The Rankin Art Gallery will be fea­tur­ing the works of Ferris State University and Kendall College of Art and Design fac­ulty for a period of time through­out January.

The Ferris/Kendall Faculty Exhibit fea­tures the works of staff mem­bers from the Big Rapids and Grand Rapids cam­puses. The fac­ulty exhibit is dis­played yearly, but the exhibit alter­nates between the Ferris art gallery and the Kendall art gallery in Grand Rapids.

Carrie Weis, Director of the Rankin Art Gallery, said that the fac­ulty exhibit is a chance for Ferris stu­dents to see the works that their pro­fes­sors cre­ate. By show­cas­ing the work of fac­ulty, Weis believes that the stu­dents will gain a greater appre­ci­a­tion for their pro­fes­sors because they can see how much time they put in out­side of the classroom.

“For art and design fac­ulty it is crit­i­cal to cre­ate new work on a reg­u­lar basis,” said Weis. “It is the equiv­a­lent of research for any other discipline.”

Robert Barnum, pro­fes­sor of art at Ferris, said, “This com­bined Ferris/Kendall Faculty Art Exhibit is a visual exam­ple of the sub­stan­tial growth in and with a cre­ative aca­d­e­mic agenda at Ferris.”

Barnum went on to say, “This cre­ative poten­tial, as is obvi­ous when one con­sid­ers this aca­d­e­mic tal­ent pool in this exhibit, sug­gests the growth in uni­ver­si­ties away from man­u­fac­tur­ing and labor and towards new ideas.”

Barnum has mul­ti­ple pieces of art being fea­tured in the fac­ulty dis­play this year. He said the art that was most inspir­ing in the dis­play to him was the small scale sculp­tures designed by the Kendall jew­elry faculty.

There is a vari­ety of work on dis­play in the gallery includ­ing video art, sculp­tures, paint­ings, draw­ings and printmaking.

The fac­ulty art exhibit will be on dis­play from Jan. 11 to the 26. The gallery is open for view­ing from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be an artist’s recep­tion with live music and hors d’oeuvres on Thursday, Jan. 14 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.