UNCW’s Studio Art Faculty Biennial opened Thursday, Jan. 12, giving visitors a view into the creative process and creations of some of the university’s studio art faculty. The sixteen exhibiting artists display artworks pondering personal themes as well as global ones in a multitude of different artistic mediums including quilting, metalsmithing, painting, photography and ceramics.

On the ground floor of UNC Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building, a small art gallery hosts short-term exhibits throughout the year. These exhibits range in size, scope, expense and style, but the current...