NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The exhibition "Sedrick Huckaby: Quiet Dialogues" will close with a reception with the artist in attendance from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

The exhibition, which features expressive oil paintings with heavy applications of impasto depicting members of Huckaby's African-American family, has been on display since July 25. The exhibition also features a selection of prints and drawings from his recently completed "99 Percent" suite.

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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and the Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of "In the Realms of the Unreal" at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

"The Lightning Thief," presented by Theatreworks USA, is among the shows to be presented during the upcoming season of the Children's Performing Arts Series of the SFA College of Fine Arts.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts and the Children's Performing Arts Series have announced the fun and exciting shows that will make up the 2014-2015 CPAS season.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A collaborative art metals project between Stephen F. Austin State University and New Mexico State University has resulted in a unique joint exhibition that will be featured Sept. 4 through Oct. 25 in The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches.

Biologists from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay met in Misiones, Argentina, in June to assess the correlation between the existing habitat and the need for the Jaguar Credits program. Photo credit: Dr. Daniel Scognamillo

Two professors from Stephen F.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Marching Band in front of the new band trailer.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Members of the Stephen F. Austin State University Lumberjack Marching Band arriving for the start of practice this week were welcomed by a spanking new trailer emblazoned with the university's logo and musical notes from the school song.

Dr. Leon Young and his students take a break from soil fertility lessons to visit their vegetable plots. As a commercial venture in addition to their family's subsistence farms, the men hope to grow leafy vegetables during the dry season to sell to the region's emerging middle class.

As Dr. Leon Young spoke about his time in Africa, his eyes lit up.

Among the works of artist Thomas Wood that will be featured in an exhibition running Aug. 28 through Oct. 17 in Griffith Gallery on the SFA campus is "The Pollinators," 2007.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - An exhibition that runs Aug. 28 through Oct. 17 in Griffith Gallery on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus will feature the detailed work of Northwest artist Thomas Wood.

Lauren Selden, associate professor of art metals for the SFA School of Art, and Zac Selden install an inflatable sculpture for the Bienal da Bahai this past summer in Brazil.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A university research initiative this past summer took an art professor at Stephen F. Austin State University to Salvador, Brazil.

Top Row (left to right): Lou Ann Richardson and Amanda Williams Robbins; Bottom Row (left to right): Dr. Treba Marsh and Kathryn Robertson; Far Right: E. Russell "Rusty" Braziel.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas - The Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association will honor five outstanding alumni at its annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center's Twilight Ballroom.