RUSSELL — The Deines Cultural Center, 820 N Main Street in Russell, will host an opening reception for Rebel Mahieu’s exhibition, “Master of Ceremonies,” from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday. The exhibition will run through Jan. 4, 2023.

Mahieu was born in Beloit in 1972 and grew up on a farm north of Glen Elder. She received an Associate of Arts Degree from Cloud County Community College, studied commercial design at Kansas State University, and received a B.A. in Art Education with an emphasis in printmaking from Fort Hays State University in 1995. She then taught art for eight years, coached basketball and helped STUCO students build floats for parades at Ruppenthal Middle School in Russell.

In 2012, Mahieu received an MLS degree in sculpture from Fort Hays State University and is now in her 15th year of teaching Art at Colby Community College; she absolutely loves working with students to encourage them to experiment with materials and ideas and to promote art and artists in the community. When Mahieu is creating, she enjoys using layers of various materials in a mixed medium style; in her layers you will see symbols, color, and texture used to express an idea or moment in time. Mahieu enjoys going to galleries, taking part in and organizing Art Walks, and traipsing around the country with her boys and family looking for Native American petroglyphs/pictographs and studying the culture.

Admission is free. Call 785-483-3742 for information.