 The staff at Bemidji State University are showing off their talents with their annual Faculty Arts show at the Tally Gallery. Reporter Sherell Moore has that story for this week's In Focus. This is a fabulous show, frankly. We see each other professionally in our roles as professors at the university as we engage with our students. But to see the ability and the creative talents of my colleagues, it's phenomenal. After three years, the faculty of Bemidji State University take over the Tally Gallery and display their personal artwork. I think a lot of our students want to see our work and we don't always have time to do work first off and then get to share it. And so this is a great opportunity for our students to be like, oh, you totally made that. And it's just kind of fun. This year, 14 artists are a part of the exhibit and they all come from the School of Technology, Art and Design. One thing that's really important about the show like this, if I could just say, is leading by example. So instead of just telling students, hey, you need to make this really high-quality work, it's good to show the students that we're taking it seriously as well. One interesting part about this exhibit is learning how the artists created their work. For example, these are all fingerprints, and then the artist created these canvases using only her fingertips, and then these pictures were created with an iPhone. We have an extremely diverse faculty set, and it's really fun when we can all kind of take space and time to devote to creating something where we're working on it together. The faculty members get a chance to show their second passion, next to teaching, and everyone involved learns something new. I think it's the satisfaction you get from taking an idea from its genesis to fruition. And as you work, you're always thinking about your next project as much as the project you're in, because there's always opportunities for improvement. It's really fun to look around the room and see some of the other professors that really surprised me. I did not know that they were working on some of this stuff, and so it's kind of feels good to be part of a small faculty of really talented people. The faculty exhibit will be up at the Tally Gallery until February 19th, reporting in Bemidji with this week's End Focus. Cheryl Moore, Lakeland News. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.