ECU pieces to be displayed at New Bern airport beginning March 29
Four East Carolina University sculpture students will have their work displayed at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern beginning March 29.
The School of Art and Design students are Junghoon Han (graduate), and undergraduates Zach Smith, Michael Austin and Matthew Jones.
ECU student Zach Smith paints a sculpture named Perception, one of several pieces being readied for installation at the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport in New Bern. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Junghoon Han, a graduate student in the School of Art and Design, brazes a ring for his sculpture.
ECU sculpture professor Hanna Jubran has worked with the airport for more than 10 years to display student work. One piece will be selected for purchase and displayed permanently, while the other pieces will be exhibited for one year at the airport.
“It’s a great opportunity for students to display large-scale work at an establishment where many people will see their work,” said Mairin Gwyn Narron, a graduate student in sculpture.
The theme for the artwork is flight, aviation, travel and movement.
Michael Austin grinds down a weld as he works on a piece to display at the New Bern airport.
For more information, go to https://www.newbernairport.com/terminal-information/outdoor-sculpture-exhibition/.
-by Crystal Baity, ECU News Services