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CHAPEL HILL – A recent graduate of the Centralrn Carolina Community College (CCCC) Pottery and Sculpturern program will have her work on display and for sale thisrn month at an art show sponsored by The Women’s Center.

rn Randi Jean Veiberg’s work will be exhibited inrn the The Women’s Center’s 22nd annual juriedrn art show and sale – Through Women’s Eyes,rn By Women’s Hands – February 17-26 at thern Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel.

rn Veiberg, the first student to earn an associate in appliedrn science degree through the pottery and sculpture programrn at CCCC, now teaches the curriculum’s exhibit designrn class in Siler City.

rn A Raleigh resident and up-and-coming artist, Veibergrn credits her CCCC instructors for giving her confidencern in her work.

rn The largest juried show of its kind in the Southeast,rn Through Women's Eyes, By Women's Hands is a celebrationrn of the vision and voice of North Carolina women artists.

rn Jurors for this year’s show are Sally Bowen Prange,rn a ceramic artist whose works have been featured at thern National Collection of American Art at the Smithsonian,rn Institution and John Rosenthal, a photographer whosern works have been exhibited throughout North Carolina andrn the Southeast.

rn Tickets are on sale now for the February 17 Opening Nightrn Preview Party, as well as the luncheon, featuring Sararn Foster of Foster’s Market, on Friday, Februaryrn 25. Forty percent of the proceeds from the art salesrn and the proceeds from the events surrounding the artrn show will benefit The Women’s Center.

rn For more information on the art show, visit www.womenspace.org/artshow/2005rn or call (919) 968-4610.

rn The Women's Center is dedicated to improving the livesrn of women and offers information, education, referralrn and support services to Triangle area women and theirrn families.

rn For additional information on the CCCC Pottery and Sculpturern program, visit www.cccc.edu/Programs/Sculpture.html orrn call (919) 742-4156.

Melchee Tate of The Women’s Center contributedrn to this report.