Peter Paul Luce Gallery Coordinator and Lecturer Brooks Cashbaugh wrote an editorial for the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun newspaper that was published on March 18, 2026: “Nothing is more fun than seeing student art.”
Cashbaugh argues the importance of supporting young artists and invites the community to attend the senior art shows.
He writes:
I want to stress how enjoyable it is to see art made by student artists. First of all, you’re going to see some truly impressive artwork. Not art that is impressive for a student, but art that is impressive at any level. You’ll see art that shocks you with the technical skill, the audacity, or the soul that it takes to create something like that.
Furthermore, you’ll see something new! Not only are these young artists especially skilled, but they’re looking at the world in different ways than you are; they’re thinking different thoughts, having different experiences, and all of this is showing up in their work in surprising, weird, delightful ways. You will almost certainly see something you haven’t seen before.
The first senior art shows take place March 29–April 8. The second one will unfold April 19–29 with an opening reception on Sunday, April 19, from 2–4 p.m. Art will be displayed in McWethy Hall’s Peter Paul Luce Gallery, in the Hall-Perrine Room of the Thomas Commons, and in the gallery space in Cole Library. The second round of shows will also feature an exhibition in the SAW and in Armstrong Hall.
Peter Paul Luce Gallery is open every week, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.