April 12, 2017

UAB School of Medicine art show returns for 17th year

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som art show 2016Last year's winning faculty entry, a study of Claudel’s Bust of Rodin, by James Banos, Ph.D.The winners of the 2017 University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine art show will be announced at a reception beginning at 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, in The Edge of Chaos, fourth floor of the Lister Hill Library, 1700 University Blvd.

The 17th annual show consists of artwork from students, residents and faculty of the School of Medicine. The works are judged by a panel of UAB faculty, staff and students. The top three winners receive cash prizes, and all entries are on display.

The reception will feature a silent auction of many of the pieces in the show to benefit the Hope and Cope program in the Alabama Center for Childhoold Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s of Alabama.

The show is hosted by the Alabama Alpha Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha and the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences.