Quincy University’s Gray Gallery Hosts Art Exhibition

Quincy University’s Gray Gallery (located in Brenner Library) is hosting The Jubilee of Mercy Art Exhibition by student artists from grades 7th -12th until December 14, 2016, sponsored by the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. This exhibit is open and free to the public.

A reception will be held on Saturday, November 19th from 2:00 – 4:30 pm, with awards presented at 2:30 pm. There are 35 students featured in the exhibit from St. Anthony (Effingham, IL), St. Ambrose (Godfrey, IL), Christ the King and Little Flower (Springfield, IL), St. John Neumann (Maryville, IL), Routt Catholic High School (Jacksonville, IL), Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy, IL) and St. John’s School (Mattoon, IL).

Student artists contemplated the corporal and spiritual works of Mercy as part of the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. Jamie Willis, artist and teacher, judged artworks.

For information, contact Robert Mejer, Gray Gallery curator, at mejerbob@quincy.edu.