North Central students exhibit artwork at Aurora's Paramount Theatre

Art students at North Central College have been chosen to showcase their work through March 30 as part of the Aspiring Artists series in the art gallery at Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora.

Titled "People, Places and Things," the exhibit features a variety of media, including oil and acrylic paintings, drawings and photography by eight North Central students and works of art by Nick Freeman and Scott Harding.

The following students have artwork in the exhibit:

• Meaghan Green, a junior majoring in art and English, acrylic paintings and colored pencil drawing;

• Alyssa Hepker, a sophomore majoring in art and entrepreneurship, scratchboard drawing and marker drawing;

• Robert Herrera, a sophomore majoring in art, oil on paper and oil on canvas;

• Jasmine Hobbs, a senior majoring in Japanese, East Asian studies and art, acrylic paint and acrylic paint with tissue paper;

• Alicia Laubsted, a senior majoring in mathematics, photographs;

• Gabrielle Magnuson: a freshman majoring in studio art, pastel drawings;

• Jessica Pacetti, a senior majoring in journalism, acrylic painting and colored pencil drawing;

• Jenna Szerszen, a senior majoring in art, acrylic paintings

Each exhibiting student went through a competitive jury process with the college's art faculty to be selected for this professional exhibit. North Central College encourages student exhibitions as part of its art curriculum, with many classes taught by practicing artists. Exhibiting at the Paramount Theatre art gallery allows students the opportunity to showcase their work in a commercial environment and gain real-world experience as they prepare for their careers in art. Most work of the is for sale.

For information about the Paramount exhibit, visit paramountaurora.com/art-gallery.