Harry Bennett's oil painting, "Young Nude," will be among those on show during the second "Au Naturel" exhibit at Clatsop Community College. Submitted photo detail

The artworks of two local artists, Dick Haward of Nehalem and Harry Bennett of Astoria, have been selected to be included in “Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century,” an international juried exhibition presented by and shown at the Art Center Gallery of Clatsop Community College. The exhibition will be held March 18 through May 15. An artists’ reception will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18.

Haward will exhibit “Repose,” a rendering done in charcoal, while Bennett will show an oil painting, “Young Nude.”

This exhibition, the second held, is the only one of its kind to be held at a community college in Oregon. It attracts artists from around the world whose work is exemplary of contemporary figurative drawing, painting and print work. Margaret Bullock, curator of collections and special exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum, juried this year’s exhibition. Bullock carefully selected 68 pieces from more than 360 submitted works of art. Submissions came from around the world, and work selected covers four continents.

The CCC Art Center Gallery is located at 1653 Jerome Ave. For further information, call Teri Sund at (503) 338-2478 or Kristin Shauck at (503) 338-2472 or visit www.clatsopcc.edu