The NDSU Division of Performing Arts and Memorial Union Gallery are scheduled to present “Art and Improv: NDSU Performing Arts Students Respond to the Permanent Collection,” Saturday, Oct. 4, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Memorial Union Gallery. The improv event will be based on selected work from the NDSU Permanent Collection.

The experience, in conjunction with the exhibition “Composition: Selections from the NDSU Permanent Collection,” will reaffirm music and visual art as inseparable forms of expression.

The hanging exhibition is on display Sept. 19-Oct. 11. It explores the concept of composition as it relates to visual art and musical performance. Merging improvisational performance with visual compositions, the art and improv event is intended to deepen the comparative relationship between musical and visual compositions.

The Memorial Union Gallery is located on the second floor of the NDSU Memorial Union, at 1401 Administrative Ave. Visitor parking is available in the South Union Lot; free parking available on weekends and after 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. More information is available at www.ndsu.edu/mu.programs/gallery/.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.