Graduating art students exhibit work at McDonough Museum

The works of Youngstown State University students achieving completion of the bachelor of Fine Arts degree are featured in the Spring Graduating BFA Exhibition opening Friday, April 21, in the McDonough Museum of Art on campus.

An opening reception is set for 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit remains on view in the museum’s galleries through May 5.

The show features the work of 29 students in the areas of graphic + interactive design, photography, digital media and 3D studies. Students participating in the exhibition are Melina Bairamis, Meg Bell, Shannon Black, Jamie Bogdan, Deanna Cameneti, Mara Clark, Madelyn DeCesare, Tiffany Fiedler, Anne Flood, Kerrianne M. Ghinda, Michael Hardy, Abigayle Jones, Andrew Karmecy, Sierra Leveto, Amanda Miller, Whitney Miller, Michelle Nagel, Stephanie Nussle, Mariah Peek, Alex James Ploskodniak, Victoria A. Riley, Marisa Rothbauer, Tiffany Marie Simone, Rebecca Stafford, Mackenzie Sturtz, William Sutak, Alexzandria Traficant, Stacy Tucker and Alexa Zackasee.

The students work closely with nationally- and internationally-known faculty in the YSU Department of Art who are engaged in a broad range of art and design practices.

The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is open to the public and admission is free. Parking is available in the Wick Avenue deck for a nominal fee. During construction on Wick Avenue, follow detours posted for the Walnut Street entrance to the parking deck. For more information, call 330-941-1400 or visit www.mcdonoughmuseum.ysu.edu.