The annual UMKC Student Art Exhibition opens this Thursday, April 24th at the UMKC Gallery of Art, 203 Fine Are Arts Building.

The year’s exhibit features a selection of works by 32 graduate and undergraduate artists across a variety of media. Scholarships will be awarded during the opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday.

The guest juror is Erin Dziedzic, curator and head of adult programs at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Before joining the Kemper in 2013, she worked more than six years as curator at Savannah College of Art and Design. She is founder and editor of artcore journal, an online biannual contemporary art journal.

The UMKC Gallery of Art hours through May 16 are 9 a.m. to noon, 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Hours will change in summer. The exhibit runs through Aug. 1.