Metamorphosis: ݮƵstudent art exhibition raises awareness for mental health
Contact: Mary Pollitz
STARKVILLE, Miss.—From first-year psychology majors to doctoral candidates and graduates, Mississippi State students and alumni across campus aim to spark conversation and raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention through a university-wide art exhibition.
“Metamorphosis: From Pain to Possibilities” features a range of artistic mediums—photography, canvas paintings, posters and origami—created by ݮƵstudents. Hosted by the Office for Student Well-Being, the collection will be in the Colvard Student Union Art Gallery Sept. 20-Oct. 2, with a public reception on Monday [Sept. 22], 2-4 p.m.
By hometown, student exhibitors include:
BOONEVILLE—Zuri Tye, senior social work major
EUPORA—Jesse Newton, fashion design and merchandising graduate
JACKSON—Meredith Hawkins, freshman art major
JENSEN BEACH, Florida—Kristina Schoenthaler, doctoral student in applied psychology
MADISON—Emeree Moncrief, junior fashion design and merchandising major
MERIDIAN—Rachel Thaggard, senior communication major
OLIVE BRANCH—Kathryn Felder, junior art major
OXFORD—Dontavius Webb, student affairs and higher education graduate student
PERKINSTON—Kyla Lynch, freshman psychology major
PHILADELPHIA—Trillany Sims, sophomore accounting major
RIDGELAND—Jonathan Warnock, freshman undeclared
STARKVILLE—Sharel Charry Ocampo, master’s student in foreign language
TRUSSVILLE, Alabama—Veronica Walker, freshman biological sciences major
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