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Former and current faculty, students and alumni come together for a yearlong exhibition starting July 26 and running through June 20 to celebrate both the history of the sculptural arts at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å and one of its greatest champions, former University of Tampa art gallery director, alumna and artist Dorothy Cowden ’70. Always Welcome: In Honor of Dorothy will be in the Saunders Foundation Art Gallery on the first floor of the Ferman Center for the Arts.

Dorothy Cowden, director of the Scarfone/Hartley Gallery from 1977 to 2016, died in March, leaving an incredible legacy and culture of artist mentorship that continues to be the foundation of the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Department ofÌýArt and Design.

Demonstrating the wide array of sculptural forms and styles taught at ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å, Always Welcome will include work by Dylan Berry ’14; Samantha Burns ’11; Hoang van Bui ’90; Gil DeMeza ’65; Cor Faringer ’14; Associate Professor of Art and Design Kendra Frorup ’92; Dana Fidler ’22; Jeff Gibbons ’10; Tori Hales ’19, staff assistant in the Art and Design Department; Jack King ’70; Micheal Massaro ’99; Cortney McNamara BFA ’24; Sar Powell; Carlos Camargo; and Averia Wright ’09.

A reception for the exhibition will be held in the Charlene and Marty Gordon Performance Gallery in the Ferman Center for the Arts on Sept. 27, from 6 to 8 pm. It is open to the public.

The Saunders Foundation Arts Gallery is in the Ferman Center for the Arts at 240 N. Boulevard. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is no charge for admission.

For more information, contact Jocelyn Boigenzahn, college galleries director, atÌýjboigenzahn@ut.eduÌýor (813) 253-6217.