Megan Divers' “Purrs Under the Palms” is part of Butler County Community College's Student Art Showcase. Divers, a 19-year-old from Petrolia, said she spent more than 20 hours on the acrylic painting.

Fifty works including the acrylic painting “Purrs Under the Palms,” a bronze and silver scorpion sculpture and a papier mache dragon bust are featured in the Butler County Community College fall 2018 Student Art Showcase.

BC3 art instructors David Ludwick, David Todd and Beth Anne Black culled the 50 works from 150 pieces painted, drawn or sculpted by students attending BC3’s main campus in Butler Township, BC3 @ Cranberry in Cranberry Township, and BC3 @ LindenPointe in Hermitage.

The exhibit highlighting the imaginations of 44 students is on display through Dec. 3 in the Mary Hulton Phillips Gallery on the main campus.

The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and will also feature 25 selections from the BC3 Education Foundation’s permanent collection from mid-December through mid-January.

For more information, visit www.bc3.edu.