March 5-16, 2010

The Nightingale Gallery at Eastern Oregon University is pleased to present the “Eastern Oregon Regional High School Exhibition.”  The exhibition runs March 5th through March 16th.  There will be an opening reception for the exhibition Friday, March 6th from 6-8pm in the gallery. Awards will be presented at 6:45pm.

The “Eastern Oregon Regional High School Exhibition” showcases the range and diversity of visual talent present in the high schools of eastern Oregon.  Students in grades nine through twelve are able to submit up to two works.  High Schools with students scheduled to exhibit work include: La Grande, Union, Vale, Baker City, Hermiston, and Enterprise among others.

The EOU Art Program faculty juries the exhibit and will awards several honors. There will be awards for Best of Show 2-Dimensional and Best of Show 3-Dimensional for two gifted area high school seniors. Each of these awards comes with an EOU Art Program scholarship.  Awards will also be presented in Best of Show for grades nine, ten, and eleven.  Several honorable mentions will also be presented.  This year the La Grande Arts Commission will also sponsor a cash award for one outstanding work by a La Grande High artist.

“The Nightingale is pleased to once again present the work of these fledgling artists and to encourage them in the pursuit of their artistic vision,” said Cory Peeke, Nightingale Gallery Director. “Each of these young artists deserves our encouragement and I hope the regional community will come out to show their support for the next generation of local talent.”

For further information about the exhibition call the gallery, 541-962-3667 or on the web at http://www.eou.edu/art.  To request images of artwork for publication please contact Gallery Director Cory Peeke at cpeeke@eou.edu.