Student Art Association takes their work off-campus

By Connor Bucy

The "Vallo 10" exhibit took student work public.

While most UM art students might have to wait for their senior year before showing their work in a gallery, the Student Art Association (SSA) took their art public with the "Vallo 10" exhibit held at Birmingham's T-Rex Tiny Gallery.

Located in the Crestwood area of Birmingham, the T-Rex Tiny Gallery is owned and curated by Tyler Webber, who took over the gallery from its previous owners three months ago. Webber took over the gallery under the conditions that the space remain a gallery and that it be available and affordable for local artists.

President of UM's SSA, Amy Matthews, found the gallery while inquiring about Delta Psychodelica, an art collective that Webber is a member of. Matthews wanted to see UM's artist branch out and gain visibility.

"Montevallo is such a creative environment," said Matthews, "but we really need a metropolitan atmosphere to thrive in.

While the show was meant to merely showcase work, it proved a profitable venture for Amy George, who sold her painting "Sweets" for $450.