Class Projects

Dorothy Krovosky paints energetic abstract works at 72. The paintings of Jessica Wood, 19, focus on being a precocious teen-ager. Their fellow students are just as diverse, but their goal is the same: to study and create art.

Artworks by 60 students and their professional artist teachers at the fledgling Santa Monica College of Design, Art and Architecture are on display at the Spring St. Gallery. The exhibit celebrates the school’s fifth year of offering art education for a $100 annual tuition.

The two-year school is based in a warehouse in which students are given their own studio space. The students are divided into three disciplines: visual arts, furniture and product design, and environmental architecture.

The works in the school’s exhibit include minimalist pieces that comment on Islamic culture and sculpture using found objects.

“People will really get a flavor of the school,” said Laddie John Dill, the school’s visual arts director. “One thing that will hit them right away is the diversity.”

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The exhibit runs through July 10 at the Spring St. Gallery, 333 S. Spring St., Los Angeles. Gallery hours are 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Admission is free. Information: (310) 471-8171.