Stephen F. Austin State University

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Friends of the Visual Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University will host an appreciation event Saturday, March 4, in the home of Dr. David Lewis, director of the SFA School of Art and professor of art history.

"Art in the Home" is offered as a "thank you" to donors who have contributed at least $100 to the 2006 Friends of the Arts-Art campaign or to the 2006 SFA Gallery Fund, which is being used toward the current renovation of The Art Center at the Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St.

Ster Dubberly, Friends of the Visual Arts Board events chairperson, said the participants will see Lewis' superb art collection as well as how the art is displayed. "Dr. Lewis' unique contemporary, home designed by local architect Jerry Sutton, provides a warm, aesthetic backdrop to the collection that brings together his travels, education and love of art," Dubberly continued.

"Art in the Home" is the first in a series of artists' home and studio visits to be held throughout the year for contributors to the School of Art.

For more information about the upcoming events or how to make a donation, please contact Shannon Bailey, SFA gallery director, at (936) 468-1131.