He realized it was an opportunity to share his art with others in the hope of inspiring them to be creative. The 30-year-old Aman, who counts art, reading, writing, history and pirates among his hobbies and interests, said he felt gratitude upon seeing his PCC exhibit for the first time. “Wow, what a blessing I am so grateful to PCC for this honor.” A sign on the wall in PCC’s Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Center for Student Advancement welcomes visitors to the Michael Aman Jr. “At first, when I heard that they were setting up a gallery named after me, I was surprised, for I never quite expected this to happen to me,” Aman says. In the two months since, visitors to the Smith Center have gotten a sense of Aman’s artistic range and attention to detail while touring the first-floor gallery. When PCC administrators cut the ribbon on the college’s new 28,000-square-foot Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Center for Student Advancement, it also marked the official opening of the Michael Aman Jr. since April – and it’s a dream come true. WINTERVILLE-Though he never expected to see his creations displayed in a public art gallery bearing his name, that’s been the case for Pitt Community College alumnus Michael Aman Jr.

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