Cheap Jewelry Sale features works by UO art students
Nearly 400 pieces will be priced at $15 or less
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 7, 2008) -- The 13th annual Cheap Jewelry Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 at the University of Oregon. The sale will include about 400 pieces by graduate, intermediate and advanced students in the Jewelry & Metalsmithing program through the department of art.
Each student is responsible for fabricating 20 to 40 pieces for the sale, including rings, pendants and brooches. Materials range from silver to plastic and rubber. All pieces will be $15 or less and will raise funds for guest lectures and studio equipment.
The sale will be in the lobby of Lawrence Hall, 1190 Franklin Ave.
About the University of Oregon
The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research institution and Oregon's flagship public university. The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), an organization made up of 62 of the leading public and private research institutions in the United States and Canada. Membership in the AAU is by invitation only. The University of Oregon is one of only two AAU members in the Pacific Northwest.
Contact: Heidi Hiaasen, 541-346-3606, heidih@uoregon.edu
Source: Anya Kivarkis, 541-346-1571, anya@uoregon.edu
Links: UO Department of Art: http://art-uo.uoregon.edu/
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