McCook college sets dates for student art show

    Dates for the 2023 McCook Community College High School Art Exhibition and Paint-In is set for April 3-14.
    Chase County Schools has submitted artwork for the show in the past and sent students to the paint-in, which plans to be represented again, said Chelsea Zuege, CCS high school art teacher.
    The art exhibit will be in the Wrightstone Gallery April 3-14 with the annual paint-in competition set for the final day of the exhibit April 14.
    The paint-in will be held in the Peter and Dolores Graff Event Center and starts at 9 a.m. with the theme announced at 9:15 a.m. and artists will have until noon to complete their murals.
    The awards ceremony for both the art exhibit and the paint-in competition starts at 1 p.m.
    That show will follow the McCook High School art show in the Wrightstone Gallery at MCC March 20-31 with a gallery reception on March 31.
    MCC plans an exhibition of students in the Associate of Fine Arts program in April along with a portfolio exhibition of Graphic Design and Visual Communications students.