The University of Delaware Department of Art and Design will host the second annual Holiday Art Sale on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2, and Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Taylor Hall on UD’s Newark campus.

All are welcome to attend and celebrate the season at an opening reception from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, in Taylor Hall.

The second annual Holiday Art Sale offers for sale one-of-a-kind artworks created by more than 30 talented UD undergraduate and graduate students, staff and alumni. Works include ceramics, printmaking, photography, painting, drawing, posters and more.

All proceeds directly fund the international graduate exhibition and the undergraduate BFA exhibition. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.

Hours for the sale are

• Friday, Dec. 1: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Opening reception 5-7 p.m.
• Saturday Dec. 2: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 5: 2-7:30 p.m. Closing reception 5:30-7:30 p.m.

For more information, call UD’s Department of Art and Design at 302-831-2244.

The University of Delaware Department of Art and Design, part of a distinguished research and teaching university, believes that making art is an expansive process. The department has a special responsibility to develop students' individual artistic practices as well as their critical understanding of art and design. In line with the university’s strategic plan, the department promotes in its students the role of art and design in understanding and expressing the human experience. It cultivates an inclusive atmosphere of diversity, discovery, experimentation, problem-solving and creative thinking. The department’s approach is learner-centered with the aim of educating socially and culturally engaged artists and designers who comprehend and challenge definitions and assumptions with a wide spectrum of artistic production. UD graduates enter the world equipped to adapt to the rapidly evolving world as creators capable of effecting culture. UD graduates activate the future.

UD’s Art and Design Department undergraduate programs are bachelor of fine arts (BFA), bachelor of fine arts (BFA) in visual communications and bachelor of arts (BA). Graduate offerings are master of fine arts (MFA) and master of fine arts in interactive design (MAIxD).