The Euphrat Museum of Art is hosting the De Anza College Student Art Show through June 15.

The students’ works were judged by two jurors, Lucy Cain Sargeant and Imin Yeh, both of whom are deeply involved in the art community.

“I really enjoyed ‘Neighbors’ by Lenny Peretz,” a ceramic piece depicting three women in conversation, Bay Area artist Hana Gotesman said. “This is really something that I admire. I can almost hear them talking. I feel like I know exactly what they are gossiping about.”

Students whose art is featured were asked to submit a statement about their relationship with their work.

De Anza student Megan George submitted a clay dog named  “Mad Dog,” inspired by a magazine clipping.

“This was an image that both attracted me and repulsed me. I liked the fantasy and the colors, but was disturbed by the emotion,” George said.

Another piece involved an old scale with various items, ranging from small glass bottles to shells being weighed. The piece belongs to artist Nathan Byrne and is entitled “Detecto.”

“A lot of my work is difficult to explain as far as specific meaning. Mostly I am trying to have the artwork lead into one another and work off each other. Hopefully each work will have something unique to offer the spectator,” Byrne said.

The pieces on display range from paintings and sculptures to furniture. Irina Polyakova made a table that fit perfectly into a corner. The inspiration behind it was her inability to find such an item for sale.

“This corner table was my dream to realize for the last three years. I could not find this kind anywhere,” Polyakova said.

English as a Second Language student Gen Shibayama found himself quite fond of “Hope” by Amy Do, in which a young Asian girl is smiling at the viewer.

“It truly captures [a] child’s smile with the way it represents the child as curious and yet mischievous. I feel like the painting has taken a life of its own and is displaying its inner self through facial expressions,” Shibayama said.

The exhibit features a section dedicated to graffiti art and urban art. Among those featured was “Fresh Start” by Joseph Rodriguez, depicting a rapper with microphones for eyes.

“I really like it because there is a variety of details in the background. They express the different emotions that the artist wants to leave in the past,” psychobiology major Lien Ho said of “Fresh Start.”

The show is sponsored by various groups, among them the De Anza Associated Student Body, The De Anza Creative Arts Division, Euphrat Museum Council, Adobe Systems Inc. and Applied Materials Grants. A total of 11 pieces were given juror’s awards and will be represented during a reception on June 8 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Admission to the show is free and the exhibit is open to the public.