Artist reception will be Sept. 12, artist talk Sept. 13

Works by Visiting Master Artist Neal Ambrose-Smith will be exhibited at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the Pensacola State College campus Aug. 19 to Oct. 4.

Admission is free and the public is invited to the Artist Reception from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, and to the Artist Talk at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at the Switzer Gallery.

A respected painter, printmaker and sculptor, Ambrose-Smith also is an educator in using non-toxic printmaking techniques. His work combines drawing, painting, printmaking and collage to create a layered grouping of images.

Ambrose-Smith often combines his Native America tribal imagery with current events to create images that are intended to tease, inform, educate and puzzle viewers.

Pensacola State’s Visiting Master Artist Workshop Series brings together students and contemporary artists of the highest skill levels from across the country, providing an exceptional hands-on learning opportunity for students.

The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Building 15, anchors PSC’s Pensacola campus, at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Airport Boulevard.

Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday. Tours are available with prior arrangements.

Admission is free. For more information, call 850-484-2550.