NDSU faculty and staff are invited to feature their collections and creativity in the proposed exhibit, “Create! Collect! NDSU Faculty and Staff Showcase” at the Memorial Union Gallery tentatively scheduled for Aug. 5 through Oct. 1.

The display can include artwork, cultural objects, items that reflect industrial design, furniture, baskets, jewelry, books, textiles or costumes.

Employees also are invited to share how their collecting/creating interests relate to their work at NDSU. Esther Hockett, visual arts and gallery coordinator, hopes to offer weekly “chat with the creator/collector sessions” during the exhibit.

“The exhibit intent is to share the wealth of diversity and unique or shared interests, represented by tangible objects, with each other and with NDSU’s students,” Hockett wrote in an email to faculty and staff.

Twenty-one faculty and staff members have already shown interest. But Hockett is looking for additional feedback on the idea to see if people are interested, would be willing to present and what type of items they would like to include. Contact Hockett with this information, questions or suggestions at esther.hockett@ndsu.edu or 1-8239.