OTC Fine Art Gallery to open fifth annual faculty exhibition during First Friday Art Walk

The Ozarks Technical Community College Fine Art Gallery will hold its first opening reception of the spring semester during the First Friday Art Walk on Friday, February 1, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event will kick off the Fifth Annual Fine Art Faculty Exhibition, featuring original art works from OTC instructors. The OTC Fine Art Gallery is located on the third floor of the historic Gillioz Theatre complex, 325 Park Central East, in downtown Springfield.

The gallery will include art works from Fine Art Instructors Tom McCune, Cathy Clemens, Kat Allie, Cynthia Moore, Megan Frauenhoffer, and Jim Delgadillo, as well as performances from Music Instructor Andrew Bishko. A wide variety of mediums and techniques will be on display, including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and mixed media assemblage. Additionally, this years exhibition will feature unique “green,” or “upcycled,” metal sculptures from guest artist Tom Stage, a member of the Ozarks Technical Community College welding faculty.

The Fifth Annual Fine Art Faculty Exhibition will be open from February 1-25. The gallery’s regular hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays. For more information, contact Kat Allie, Fine Arts and Humanities department chair and OTC Fine Art Gallery manager, by calling (417) 447-8975, or by emailing finearts@otc.edu.