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The Orange Wall is featuring a new display "Sensory Overload." during the month of Febuary.

Oklahoma State’s Orange Wall Art Gallery resides in the Student Union Basement.

Organized by the Campus Life’s Student Union Activities Board, the gallery is a collection of student-made art. It ranges from sketches to sculptures, paintings and experimental materials. The wall displays a wide variety of talented students’ work.

“The inspiration behind the Orange Wall was wanting to bring more arts and culture to the Student Union,” said Izy Wilkerson, director and student liason of The Orange Wall Art Gallery.

Wilkerson remembers one of her previous Student's Art Alliance advisers coming up with the idea to put up the artwork as it was simply a blank wall before.

The Orange Wall is open to all students of all grade levels and majors. The gallery is open year-round and does not require specific elements in an artwork unless the gallery is presenting a theme.

“In April we have an exhibition with ‘1 Is 2 Many,’ so it will be through themes of support, healing and advocacy for people impacted by sexual assault,” Wilkerson said. “Any other time, I just like to do a collection of student artwork that could be from sculpture to 2D painting, drawing, whatever anyone really wants to show.”

The Orange Wall was created to inspire OSU students. The wall is a representation of the limitless possibilities when it comes to art, and any student who makes or wants to create art has a space where they feel represented. The Orange Wall can also help students gain recognition for their art.

“Anyone that (chooses) the Orange Wall is able to put that on their resume,” Wilkerson said. “And then it can be a resume builder, and then you can say, ‘Actually, I have shown in a gallery,’ and potentially, hopefully, that opens up other gallery opportunities for the artists that we have here.”

The Orange Wall is handled with care and has people supporting the gallery with passion. If a student is interested in having their artwork showcased, they can visit The Orange Wall Art Gallery website. Underneath the prospective artist information, students can find a form titled “Orange Wall Art Gallery Interest Form,” where they can fill out their information and upload their work for possible showcasing.

The Orange Wall Art Gallery is also looking for a new director to oversee the gallery itself. If a student is interested in taking over this position, visit InternOSU or contact the Student Union Activities Board office to learn more.

The Orange Wall Gallery is a testament to creative student art and is an opportunity to allow creativity among students and have your art speak for itself. Wilkerson hopes the Orange Wall will inspire more artists to continue doing what they love.

“My advice to artists just in general is never stop making art,” Wilkerson said.

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