The Hays Arts Council will have a special exhibition in the honor of John C. Thorns Jr.

Thorns, a longtime teacher, arts advocate and founder of the Hays Arts Council, died at age 88 on July 15, 2014.

An opening reception for the exhibition will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Moss-Thorns Gallery at Rarick Hall on the campus of Fort Hays State University.

The exhibition will run through June 5.

Artwork will be for sale, with proceeds benefiting the FHSU Department of Art and Design.

For more on Thorns’ legacy, click HERE.