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UCSD'S GROVE GALLERY PRESENTS EXHIBITION EXPLORING CARDBOARD AS AN ARTISTIC MEDIUM

Cardboard: A Group Exhibition is being presented through Oct. 31 in Grove Gallery of the Crafts Center Complex at the University of California, San Diego. A reception for the artists will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on closing day, Oct. 31. The reception is free and open to the public.

Erin Coleman, a UCSD graduate student in the Department of Visual Arts, curated the exhibition which is designed to demonstrate the use of cardboard as an artistic material/medium.

"Our idea is to utilize the inherent simplicity and beauty we find in everyday objects, such as cardboard, and create from that," Coleman said. "We deal with form, function and texture. It's art for the masses, very down-to-earth."

Among artists/crafts persons exhibiting works, in addition to Coleman, are Grove Gallery director Ron Carlson, Clay Logan, Joel Murphy, Matt Hincman, Amy Jorgensen, Maryanne Boreen, Jim Christensen, Jim Reed and Pinky Clinton.

The Cardboard exhibition will be on view in UCSD's Grove Gallery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 31. Grove Gallery is located in the UCSD Crafts Center Complex on the Revelle College campus off Eucalyptus Grove Lane. Gallery directions and parking information are available at the Gilman Drive information center at the entrance to the campus. For exhibit information call (858) 534-2021.