The “Multi Channel: Currents in Contemporary Video Art” has been running in the Mary Moody Northern Art Gallery from Feb. 5 through Feb. 26. On weekdays, the art show is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Appointments can be made to see the art show on Saturdays and Sundays.

The art show is composed of pieces of video art projected on to screens in the gallery. The pieces also have access to headphones where a person can listen to what the piece is about. All of the pieces featured in the gallery are different and show the different sides to video art.

“Educate public about video art,” Jon Revett, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing said, “Opening students’ eyes, showing them that artists do everything.”

Those are just two of the reasons that Revett wanted to bring video art to campus. Revett explained that artists are not just painters and sculptors but that art comes in many forms.

Video art is not currently a type of art taught at West Texas A&M University, but it is still a form of art that needs to be explored.

Revett said that video art is a modern form of expression and that if people do not think it is art, it is art.

A video artist featured in the gallery is Chip Lord. Lord is also one of the creators of Cadillac Ranch.

“[Lord is] a pioneer of video art,” Revett said.

Lord is coming to WT to discuss the Cadillac Ranch as well as the video art gallery. A reception on Feb. 26 is being held in the Mary Moody Northern Art Gallery from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Lord’s presentation will follow at the Sybil B.Harrington Fine Arts Center Branding Iron Theatre at 7 p.m. Free food will be provided at the reception.

Lord is an artist who primarily works with photography and videos. Lord is a professor at The University of California, Santa Cruz. Besides being one of the known Cadillac Ranch artists, Lord is known for video art classics. Lord is responsible for works such as, The Eternal Frame and Media Burn.

Along with Lord featured in the art show, there are eleven other well-known artists works in the gallery.