News Release

Ohio Wesleyan Fine Arts Student Earns Visual Arts Award from AICUO
Senior Anh Hoang Vu to Participate in Panel Discussion, Reception with Award Finalists

March 16, 2011

Anh Hoang Vu ’11.

Photo by Linda O’Horo

Vu is among a group of six Ohio college students who will participate in a panel discussion and awards reception April 13 during a free public event at Ohio Wesleyan. Vu’s series of three artist’s books titled “Organics” will be on exhibit at the reception.

“It’s a great experience for undergraduate students to have to prepare a portfolio and write statements, as we did for this award,” Vu said. “This provides good preparation for real-world work after graduation.”

Fine arts faculty from independent colleges in Ohio were asked to nominate two outstanding senior artists from each campus for this competition. Learn more about the student nominees and the AICUO awards.

Area high school students are invited to attend the AICUO Student Panel Discussion and bring samples of their artwork for critique by the award winners. The panel discussion will begin at 5 p.m. in Room 312 of Ohio Wesleyan’s R.W. Corns Building, 78 S. Sandusky St. A moderator will lead the student-finalists, who will answer questions about their artworks, college educational experiences, and career plans.

An AICUO Award Reception will follow at 6 p.m. in the Richard M. Ross Art Museum, 60 S. Sandusky St .A small exhibit at the reception will feature one work from each finalist’s portfolio, with a poster outlining his or her achievements. Winners of the Excellence in Visual Arts Grand Award and the People’s Choice Award will be announced at this time. High school students seeking more information about this event should contact the OWU Office of Admission at (740) 368-3020 or owuadmit@owu.edu.

Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation’s premier small, private universities, with more than 90 undergraduate majors, sequences, and courses of study, and 23 Division III varsity sports. Located in Delaware, Ohio, just minutes north of Ohio’s capital and largest city, Columbus, the university combines a globally focused curriculum with off-campus learning and leadership opportunities that translate classroom theory into real-world practice. OWU’s close-knit community of 1,850 students represents 45 states and 52 countries. Ohio Wesleyan earned a 2009 Presidential Award for Excellence in General Community Service, is featured in the book “Colleges That Change Lives,” and is included on the “best colleges” lists of U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review. Learn more at www.owu.edu.