Venture off-campus to explore the amazing world of student art at Java Cafe before April 1.

Until April Fools Day, nine student artists are having their work displayed at the local coffeehouse located across the street from Wendy’s.

Featured in the exhibit are works by Jayme Hobbs, Stephanie Raines, Bryan Vaux, Jessica Wilson, Stephanie Bauer, Stephen Burgin, Trey Prewitt, Kristin Davis and Blake Page.

Thirty-six pieces from several students were submitted but only 16 pieces were chosen. The pieces were hand selected by UTM art professors.

The artists featured used a variety of schemes to best express what they saw.

Among the outlets used were mixed media, acrylic on canvas, conte crayon, photoshop, graphite, marker and charcoal.

With artworks varying from paintings of people, places, things and everything imaginable in between, these extremely talented young men and women brought an array of thoughts, feelings and emotions to the artistic spectrum.

A beautiful 48x36 painting entitled Earth, Wind, Fire, Water by Kristin Davis hangs over the fireplace of Java Cafe.

This painting is the eye-piece of the room and is the most colorful of the works. It almost ensured to be a crowd favorite.

The next painting that is as equally mesmerizing is Leisure Time by Trey Prewitt.

This acrylic on canvas is a tranquil piece showing how comforting it is to just curl up with a good book in front of a fireplace.

Prewitt has another piece on display in the art exhibit. His mixed media piece, Youth in War is something distinct and thrilling to the senses.

The piece that all eyes are immediately locked upon is the painting next to the door.

The Rooster by Blake Page is self-explanatory. It is a huge rooster that can be seen from a mile away. It is in your face and screams “Look at me!”

Jayme Hall is the female high-achiever of the artists featured.

With three paintings in the showcase, she displays her wide range of talent. Her very distinct paintings are Daydreams, Breath of Air and Liz.

The male high-achiever of the showcase is Bryan Vaux. His mixed media pieces Cosmic Golfing and Pink Pearl are displayed at opposite ends of the cafe.

Vaux’s acrylic on sand paper piece, Big Billy Joe Bob is a unique but delightful piece in a simple black frame that is a face with eyes peering mischievously to the left.

The simplest piece of the exhibit is Stephen Burgin’s Face in the vines. His phenomenal graphite drawing is a perfect living room piece.

To see all the paintings listed above and a few more, meander off the UTM campus to Java Cafe to gaze into a world unlike any other and sip some cappuccino. It is the perfect end to a hard day of classes and studying but hurry because the exhibit closes forever April 1.