Ceramics artist Carrie Longley conducts workshop April 20 

Youngstown State University’s Department of Art hosts a gallery reception and workshop by guest artist Carrie Longley on Thursday, April 20. The reception is 11:30 a.m. in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, second floor, Bliss Hall, while the workshop is 2 p.m. in Bliss Hall Room 1062. Both events are free and open to the public.

Longley, a studio artist and educator, is chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department and assistant professor of Fine Art at Indiana University East. She holds a bachelor's degree in Studio Art from Wittenberg University and a master's in Fine Arts from Indiana University in Bloomington.

Her artwork investigates the relationship between the art object and scientific specimen, celebrating the space between illusion and reality. She exhibits her work extensively throughout the United States and has received numerous awards, including “Emerging Craftsman” from Ohio Designer Craftsman, “The Bobby Kadis Award” at the Penland School of Crafts, and the William and Dorothy Yeck “Young Sculptor’s Award.”

Parking is available in the Wick Avenue parking deck via Walnut Street (GPS address is 100 Wade Street, Youngstown OH 44502) for a nominal fee. Patrons are advised to watch for posted detours as construction progresses on Wick Avenue. More information is available by calling the Office of Community Engagement and Events at 330-941-2307.