Above photo: Freshman graphic design student Kevin Brown views art at the Campus Grind Art Gallery. Dylan Hart | The Crow’s Nest
By Dylan Hart
Alongside the aroma of brewing coffee and the laid-back atmosphere of The Campus Grind comes a new addition: student art.
The Grind hosted a student art gallery on Feb. 23, displaying fascinating paintings, drawings and photography for visitors to enjoy.
“A few years ago, The Grind used to do art shows, but then it stopped for a variety of reasons,” said Chris Campbell, multimedia specialist for VideoWorks and adjunct professor of photography. “[The Grind] asked if we wanted to do it again, and I thought it would be a great opportunity for students to show their stuff.”
Campbell expressed a desire to return to more regular student art exhibits in partnership with The Grind and has encouraged his students to submit their work.
The Campus Grind, a coffee bar tied to USF St. Petersburg, is located on the east end of campus, sharing a building with The Tavern at Bayboro.
Art from the exhibit ranged from Campbell’s students’ landscape photography to abstract paintings and drawings displayed separately from the photography on the wall.
Haley Jordan, a senior journalism major, submitted two art pieces to the gallery.
“One of them is an undead chihuahua and the other is my cat,” said Jordan, who makes art in her spare time, expressing the tediousness of painting for her.
Submitted art ranged vastly in theme. While landscape photography was a well-represented art form, paintings (such as Jordan’s animal paintings), drawings and more avant garde mediums such as a large cereal advertisement were sparse in comparison.
