CARBONDALE, Ill. — The photographic talents of 12 Southern Illinois University Carbondale students and recent graduates will be on display beginning Saturday, March 21, at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mount Vernon.
“University Spotlight: New Works from the Next Generation,” will feature 12 photographs from students in the SIU School of Art and Design and the Charlotte Thompson Suhler School of Advertising and Journalism. The exhibition in Mitchell Museum’s Beal Corridor Gallery will also feature works by students from SIU Edwardsville and Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg.
Each student from the three schools submitted one work of art; there are 31 art works in the exhibition, which runs through June 14.
Admission is free except for the March 21 opening reception, which is from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Beal Corridor Gallery as part of Cedarhurst’s “Gather at the Galleries.” Admission for the opening reception is $10 for general admission; Cedarhurst members are free.
SIU Carbondale students whose works will be featured are:
- John Boucher, undergraduate fourth year, photography.
- Emily Brinkman, undergraduate third year, photography.
- Nicholas Degidio, undergraduate second year, communication design.
- Gabby Flores, undergraduate third year, metalsmithing.
- Lylee Gibbs, undergraduate fourth year, photojournalism.
- Caroline Kendall, undergraduate fourth year, art education.
- Olivia Luesing, undergraduate third year, photojournalism.
- Dominique Martinez-Powell, December 2025 graduate, photojournalism.
- Jewon Rias, undergraduate first year, photography.
- Riley Sembler, undergraduate second year, photojournalism.
- Dakota White, undergraduate first year, management and a minor in photography.
- Olivia Zambetta, undergraduate fourth year, printmaking.
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts is at 2600 Richview Road in Mount Vernon. The facility is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. The facility is closed on Mondays and national holidays.