'“Far East to West, A Series of Gouache Works' art exhibit

The Kent State School of Art’s Downtown Gallery will present the exhibit “Far East to West, A Series of Gouache Works” featuring artist Richard Lazarro through June 16. An opening reception, free and open to the public, will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 18. There will a brief gallery talk at 5:15 by Anderson Turner, director of galleries.

Lazzaro has been a prominent advocate for abstract painting for more than 50 years as an artist and educator. His art is represented in more than 400 private and public collections.

The Downtown Gallery is open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.