The Studio Art Majors Association is putting on UNC’s Print and Art Sale for the 12th year in a row.
The sale, which will be held on Dec. 8, is open to any undergraduate UNC student interested in selling their art. Aside from being a way for the artists to potentially sell their work, the show also showcases their talent to the public.
A wide variety of pieces will be showcased in the sale, including work such as etchings, letterpresses, handmade prints, fine art and lithography.
“You could sell your mixtape — literally anything goes,” event host Samprati Prasad said.
This is Prasad’s third year working to organize the annual sale. She works to recruit artists to contribute work for the event and advertises the event to the public.
“It’s just a really good way to support student artists and get presents in time for the holiday season,” Prasad said.
Sellers receive 90 percent of the profits from sold pieces. The remaining 10 percent goes back to the Studio Art Majors Association. This money helps the organization buy materials and put on future art shows.
“It’s a big opportunity to just sell stuff that you have made because normally you don’t really get that kind of exposure to the community unless you really go out and try to gather it for yourself,” veteran art seller Zita Voros, a former design editor for The Daily Tar Heel, said.
Voros has been a contributor of artwork for the past several years, and they are contributing this year as well. They have submitted a wide range of art from handmade soaps to ceramics. They became involved with the sale as a first-year when their printmaking professor encouraged them to submit their work.
