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Students in the University of North Georgia (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Department of Visual Arts (DOVA) will have the opportunity to sell their work in the Roy C. Moore Gallery in the Performing Arts Center on the Gainesville Campus.

Originally organized by Victoria Cooke, director of galleries at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, this year's event will be led by Sammy Brooks, a junior from Gainesville, Georgia, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting.

The event begins with a reception Nov. 4 and continues weekdays through Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and then 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays, excluding the week of Thanksgiving.

Brooks is currently the president of the Art Collective, a student organization that provides opportunities for art students to gather and paint or draw.

"The role of president sets me up for other opportunities like being able to set up art sales or other cool opportunities for artists in our department to get involved in our organization and get their names out there and sell their art," she said.

Brooks said the event is an opportunity to support local artists.

"Not only is the event a great way to support the artists of our community and at the university in general, but it's also a way for the artists to get their names out there, make connections and, of course, make money," Brooks said.

Pieces will include "just about everything," Brooks said, including drawings, jewelry, paintings, prints, and sculptures. Purchases can be made by credit or debit cards and apps such as Venmo.

The experience as organizer will help Brooks in her post-graduation career in production design.

"People are going to see my art and connect it to me. And that would help me make connections with people that could better my future," she said. "It's a great opportunity. It's a great steppingstone."

Cooke said the experience will be helpful to students in numerous ways outside of creating and selling.

"I'm encouraging them to take turns being there to talk to people about their work, because that does make a difference for our students," Cooke said. "It can be huge to make those sales, especially right before Christmas. It's a great way to support the students."

By Dec. 3, the student art sale will include additional pieces from ceramicists. Santa will also be on hand for photos.

"We'll be combining our art sale with our fellow ceramicists, and we'll be just having one more big art sale happening on the very last day providing people with another chance to come through and buy more artwork," Brooks said.