League of Striving Artists Announces Holiday Art Bazaar

University of Tennessee at Martin League of Striving Artists is offering its annual Holiday Art Bazaar from November 19-21 for shoppers to take advantage of unique, one-of-a-kind gift opportunities for the holiday gifting season. File Photo

BY JASON STOUT

UTM LSA Advisor

MARTIN (November 5) – The League of Striving Artists, the student art organization of the University of Tennessee at Martin, announced last week that it is hosting a Holiday Art Bazaar Thursday, November 19, through Saturday, November 21. This event will be held in the Fine Arts Building Gallery sponsored by the UTM Visual and Theatre Arts Department. This event is free to attend and open to the public.

The LSA Holiday Art Bazaar presents the opportunity for members of the community to see and purchase a wide selection of hand-made gifts from UTM art students, art faculty and alumni. Purchase gifts for family and friends, just in time for the holidays and support the local art community. Proceeds from the event will go towards the LSA Scholarship Award Fund.

Dates and times for the event are as follows: Thursday, November 19 from 5-8 p.m.; Friday, November 20 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday, November 21 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

All items in the LSA Holiday Art Bazaar will be available for purchase. Cash, check and charge accepted.

STARTS contributors will join students and faculty for an early “Insider” opening of this soon-to-be must-attend event on Thursday, November 19, from 5-6 p.m. For more information on the STARTS Program and how to become a STARTS contributor, visit www.utm.edu/starts or call 731-881-7400.

The UTM Fine Arts building is located at 16 Mt. Pelia Rd., Martin, on the UTM campus. The event will take place in Room 201 of the Fine Arts Building. For more information, contact Jason Stout, Professor at UTM and Faculty Advisor of LSA at 731-881-3402 or jstout7@utm.edu

About the League of Striving Artists

The League of Striving Artists (LSA) is the student art organization of The University of Tennessee at Martin. The primary mission of the LSA is to encourage the growing of art enthusiasts and artists in academics, community, service, leadership and artistic development. LSA also works to foster art within its community through art related community service projects.