ESU's October art exhibitions explore Flint Hills and found objects
Emporia, KS (10/03/2025) — Emporia State's School of Visual and Performing Arts is kicking off October with multiple events and exhibitions.
On Friday, Oct. 3, from 4 to 5 p.m., speakers Lu Colby and Gregory Scott Cook will host Art Forum at the Lyon County History Center. Both artists, currently teaching art at Murray State University in Kentucky, will discuss their practices involving the manipulation and reference of found objects and materials-objects with known or unknown histories connected to them or lived through them. Art Forum is free and open to the public.
Cook and Colby are visiting artists at the Gilson Gallery in King Hall, where their exhibition MT Mountain will be on display. The exhibition is open to the public Oct. 3 to 31.
The Eppink Gallery features ESU art program painting student Lucy Jenab's Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibition titled In the Grass, which includes large-scale paintings and found objects-a love letter to the Flint Hills. The exhibit is also open to the public through Oct. 31.
A reception honoring the exhibitions by Cook, Colby and Jenab will take place Oct. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. during Emporia First Friday in ESU's King Hall. Students, employees and the community are invited.
About Emporia State University
Emporia State University offers a range of academic programs through its institute and seven schools: Applied Health Sciences, Business & Technology, Humanities & Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Studies, Library and Information Management & Library and Archives, Science & Mathematics and Visual and Performing Arts, along with The Teachers College.
ESU stands out for its innovative education practices. It ensures accessible education by offering in-state tuition rates to full-time undergraduate students from all lower-48 United States. Additionally, full-time undergraduates benefit from flat-rate tuition - students enrolled in 12 or more credit hours with at least one credit hour on campus pay a flat rate.
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