GRANVILLE, Ohio — The annual Bachelors of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts senior art student exhibition will open with a reception from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at the Denison Museum (240 W. Broadway). The exhibition, titled “From the Basement,” will begin with student introductions and brief gallery talks at 10 a.m. prior to the reception. The exhibition, which will run through May 17, is open from noon to 5 p.m. daily and noon to 7 p.m. on Thursdays. The gallery talks and opening reception are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served at the opening.

The “From the Basement” exhibition displays the best painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and multi-media works created during the past year. Six studio art seniors: Charles (Chick) Byrne (West Roxbury, Mass), Zachary Coneybeer (Uniontown, Pa), David Curtis (Ann Arbor, Mich), Jennifer Ingersoll (Hingham, Mass), Meghan Kirkpatrick (Cincinnati, Ohio), and Nathalie VanBalen (Pataskala, Ohio).

The Denison Museum is dedicated to providing students, faculty, and staff of the University, as well as the wider community, with a first-hand cultural experience. An on-going program of lectures, symposia, visiting artists, gallery tours, and other events is available to the Denison audience and the general public. To learn more about “From the Basement” go to the Denison Museum Website or call Amber Schott at the Denison Museum at 740-587-6225.

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling about 2,050 full-time undergraduate students from 50 states and territories and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students cultivate original thought while collaborating in research and civic engagement.

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CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville — “From the Basement” senior student art exhibition. Opening reception from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, at Burke Hall of Music and Art (240 West Broadway). Free and open to the public. For information, contact 740-587-6225.