Brenau launches President's Summer Arts Series featuring works of 4 Gainesville painters

GAINESVILLE - A mix of styles and life experiences come together in a new art exhibit when Brenau University kicks off the inaugural exhibition in its new "President's Summer Arts Series" running May 9-31 on the Gainesville campus.

Paintings by artists Ann Alexander, Rosemary Dodd, Joyce Hornor and Alice Paris will be on display. The exhibit will be in the Sellars Gallery at the Simmons Visual Arts Center, 200 Boulevard. Brenau President Ed Schrader will host an opening reception for the artists at 6:00 Wednesday. The reception and the show are free and open to the public.

"Brenau has a rich tradition in the arts primarily because of the support for the arts by the Gainesville community," Schrader said. "And one of the main reasons for this support is Gainesville's wealth of local artistic talent. In this exhibition we will showcase some of our Gainesville treasures, art and artist."

The four artists are Gainesville residents and all bring a lifetime of experiences to their work. Three of them

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