![An exhibition of works by the Woodworkers Club of East Texas is showing through Aug. 10 at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University's historic downtown gallery.](http://everythingnac.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/club.jpg)
An exhibition of works by the Woodworkers Club of East Texas is showing through Aug. 10 at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University’s historic downtown gallery.
Woodworkers Club of East Texas is an organization for people who have an interest in woodworking and desire to nurture, share and expand their knowledge, to provide their skills in support of public woodworking projects for the common good and to promote the practices of woodworking through public education, according to information at the club’s website. The group meets the first Saturday of each month in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Forestry Laboratories.
The exhibition “Renewed and Reclaimed” was organized by Dr. David L Kulhavy, professor of forestry, geospatial science and environmental science in SFA’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, and Dr. David A. Lewis, professor of art history in SFA’s School of Art; curated by Weelynd McMullan, lecturer and exhibition coordinator in the School of Art; with photography by Joshua Moore. A closing reception is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at The Cole Art Center, 329 E. Main St.
The exhibition is supported by the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture and the Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts and School of Art. Admission is free.
Cole Art Center hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.
ABOUT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephen F. Austin State University, the newest member of The University of Texas System, began a century ago as a teachers’ college in Texas’ oldest town, Nacogdoches. Today, it has grown into a regional institution comprising six colleges — business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, liberal and applied arts, and sciences and mathematics. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, SFA enrolls approximately 11,000 students while providing the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. The main campus encompasses 421 acres that include 37 academic facilities, nine residence halls, and 68 acres of recreational trails that wind through its six gardens. The university offers more than 80 bachelor’s degrees, more than 40 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees covering more than 120 areas of study. Learn more at sfasu.edu.
By Robbie Goodrich, director of arts information