Shelton State Community College Visual Arts to Showcase Work at First Friday Event
February 21, 2022 – Shelton State Community College’s visual arts students will showcase their work at Turbo Coffee on Friday, March 4 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. as part of Tuscaloosa’s First Friday event. The event is free to attend, however, student art will be available for purchase. Turbo Coffee is located in downtown Tuscaloosa at 2010 8th Street.
Halle Jenkins, a current visual arts student and employee at Turbo Coffee, coordinated efforts for Shelton State students to part of the First Friday series. “My employer is very supportive of local arts, and I thought this would be a good opportunity for Shelton State students,” said Jenkins. “It is really important for growing artists to have a chance to display their work for purchase.”
While the First Friday event is limited to one evening, the student’s artwork will remain on display throughout the month of March at Turbo Coffee.
“It is so gratifying to see our visual art students take the ‘community’ aspect of their community college education seriously by engaging with the local arts scene here in Tuscaloosa,” said Carson Grubaugh, Shelton State visual arts instructor. “They are already acting like professionals, producing artworks outside of class and finding venues in which to show that work. I could not be more proud of them or more excited to see what they do with this new, ongoing opportunity.”
As the Community College of the Fine Arts, Shelton State inspires and prepares the artists of tomorrow. With scholarships available in all disciplines, students find their dreams well within their grasp.
The exceptional facilities of the Sandra Hall Ray Fine Arts Center, top-grade instruction, and innovative arts programming place Shelton State among the elite arts education institutions in the Southeast. Blending amateurs and professionals, technology and tradition, the College promotes excellence in a broad range of artistic expressions.
Visit sheltonstate.edu to learn more or apply.
