Mary Forst '16 & Betsy Lewis '16
Two Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design majors, Betsy Lewis '16 and Mary Forst '16, were accepted into national exhibitions. Betsy is exhibiting in Craft Forms 2015, dedicated to enhancing the public's awareness of fine contemporary craft, while providing a venue for established and emerging artists to share their creative endeavors. Both also exhibited in Form Forge Fabricate, the Southern Illinois Metalsmith's 8th annual exhibition, which promotes metsalsmithing arts and features work by graduate and undergraduate students interested in metal as an artistic medium. Mary is also a finalist in the 2016 NICHE Awards student competition, hosted by NICHE Magazine.