Boise State University’s art galleries will open three exhibitions over the next few weeks and will host the first University Gallery Stroll from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, March 9. The Gallery Stroll will feature receptions in all three university galleries. Free parking will be available on the evening of the Gallery Stroll. The exhibitions in each gallery are as follows: Feb. 23-March 16. "The Sleeper Must Awaken." Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, in the Hemingway Center. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday. This exhibition, in conjunction with Women’s History Month, is a juried show featuring women artists from the Pacific Northwest. The theme reflects the idea that women must awaken to discover their own personal power and potential as they grow in their life stories.

March 2-April 6. Cesar Martinez Exhibition. Student Union Gallery, upstairs in the Student Union Building. Open 7 a.m.-11 p.m. daily. Martinez, who is from San Antonio, Texas, is a prominent Chicano painter who has exhibited work throughout Mexico and the United States. He will speak at 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom D, as part of the Mexican American Studies Conference at Boise State. All conference programs are free.

March 9-April 6. Chicano/Chicana Juried Art Exhibition. Boise State Visual Arts Center Gallery 1, in the Liberal Arts Building. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday. This is an exhibition of mixed media work by noted professional Chicano and Chicana artists. The exhibition is organized in conjunction with the Mexican American Studies Conference at Boise State.

Admission to all campus galleries is free. Several Boise State departments have teamed up to sponsor the University Gallery Stroll and these exhibitions, including Student Union and Activities, the Women’s Center, the art department and the sociology department. For information on the Cesar Martinez exhibition in the Student Union, call 426-4636. For information on the Visual Arts Center galleries, call 426-3994.

Contact:
Richard Young
Visual Arts Center
426-3994

Media contact:
Pat Pyke
communications and marketing
426-1987