The Bryant Arts Center at Denison will host a Community Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). Throughout the building and grounds, students will lead family-friendly workshops in painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography and printmaking. Snacks, music, games, balloons and prizes will be available all through the day. All events are free and open to the public.

Opening at noon, a photography exhibit, “I MADE THIS!” will celebrate the people who actually made the building, their ingenuity, creativity and problem-solving skills.

Jack Beyer, Bryant Arts Center architect and Denison alumnus, will give a presentation on the creative process that led to the design of the Bryant Arts Center at 1 p.m. A panel discussion will follow.

The Benchmark Collective’s student-designed bench will be unveiled and dedicated at 2:30 p.m. The Benchmark Collective is a student art collective that serves as the organizing body for any contribution to the campus from senior studio art majors and is under the auspices of the Denison Art Collective.

The studio art faculty will open an exhibition of their work “Showroom: NINE at Bryant Arts” at 3:30 p.m. The faculty will represent various media including ceramics, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Community Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 17, in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). For more information, contact 740-587-6596 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — “I MADE THIS!” Photography exhibit at noon on Sat., Oct. 17, in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). For more information, contact 740-587-6596 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Presentation by architect Jack Beyer at 1 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 17, in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). Panel discussion to follow. For more information, contact 740-587-6596 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Dedication and unveiling of the Benchmark Collective student project at 2:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 17, on the grounds of the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). For more information, contact 740-587-6596 or visit www.denison.edu.

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville — Opening reception for the studio art faculty exhibition “Showroom: NINE at Bryant Arts” at 3:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 17, in the Bryant Arts Center (210 West College Street). For more information, contact 740-587-6596 or visit www.denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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