Contact: Sasha Steinberg

STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State's art department again seeks creative upper-level high school students to participate in its INvision summer camp.

Taking place June 5-12, the visual arts experience for students ages 16 and older--including incoming freshmen at the university--now is in its third year. It offers an enriching introductory for both specific academic programs and post-graduate career paths in the studio fields of art and design.

MSU's art department is the longtime home of the Magnolia State's largest undergraduate studio art program.

Camp space is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Applications are accepted on a first-come basis and may be obtained by contacting the department office at 662-325-2970.

The $595 admission includes a non-refundable $100 filing fee that must accompany each application. Due by May 30, the remaining amount covers the cost of workshops, instruction, supplies, room and board, equipment fees, and a meal card.

To learn about the department's academic offerings, participants will take part in workshops on photography, graphic design, drawing, ceramics, and sculpting, among other media. Artist presentations, gallery exhibitions, movie nights and field trips are among the planned cultural and social activities.

Art-related career opportunities will be discussed by professional sculptors, graphic designers, illustrators, interior designers, fashion designers, and landscape architects.

In addition to interacting with faculty members, currently enrolled majors and guest speakers, participants are housed in campus residence halls under the supervision of qualified counselors and resident advisers.

At week's end, camper-produced works will be featured at the department's Visual Arts Center Gallery on University Drive. Admission to the exhibit will be free to all.

Lori Neuenfeldt, coordinator for the Visual Arts Center Gallery and departmental outreach programs, said the immersion program helps expose students to familiar and unfamiliar forms of art-making while connecting them with others from around the state and region who share a love of art.

Neuenfeldt said she and her colleagues always look forward to welcoming prospective first-time students, as well as those returning for another summer experience on the Starkville campus.

"Last year was amazing," said the art instructor who now is in her second year as INvision coordinator. "The students had a lot of fun creating stunning works of art and really discovered different forms of art and their possibilities."

Noting that camp organizers continue to add new sections, she said this year "we are offering two photo workshops, one in digital and one alternative process. We also plan to offer a wheel throwing class where students will experience making ceramic pieces."

For additional information about 2015 INvision, contact Neuenfeldt at 662-325-2973 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu, or Nicole Jackson at 662-325-2970 or njackson@caad.msstate.edu.

The art department is part of MSU's College of Architecture, Art and Design. To learn more about both, visit www.caad.msstate.edu, facebook.com/CAADatMSU and twitter.com/CAADatMSU.

A complete listing of the Center for Continuing Education's 2015 summer camps is available at www.ce.msucares.com/summer-camps/.

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