Art work by Northern Essex Community College Art & Design students studying drawing, painting, photography, dimensional foundations, digital, interactive and multi-media, will be on display Wednesday, April 30, through Monday, May 19, in the ArtSpace in the Bentley Library on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St.

This event is free and open to the public. The opening reception will be held Wednesday, April 30th, from 3 to 5 p.m.

The President’s Purchase Award will be awarded at 3:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

NECC offers an associate degree in general studies: art which provides a two-year degree with a focus on specific area of the arts, such as fine arts, multi-media, photography, or visual communications.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The gallery will also be open during the NECC college commencement on Saturday morning, May 18.

For additional information contact Patricia Kidney, Chair, Arts & Design Department, at pkidney@necc.mass.edu or Marc Mannheimer, Gallery Coordinator mmannheimer@necc.mass.edu