The exhibition, "Tom O'Day: Lost Itinerary," opens Sept.7 and closes on Oct. 7. That one month will allow gallery visitors to explore the constant state of flux that has characterized O'Day's work since 1988, when he began exploring the concepts of art through the use of explosions, chemicals, exposure to climate change, sinking in salt and fresh water among other media. In doing so, he denies the static nature of art and affirms the role of chance.

For this exhibition, O'Day will reassemble a ripped 10x20-foot drawing from photographs of graffiti in Ireland taken at the end of last year, to be further manipulated by viewers here.

Three additional mixed-media installation works document past itineraries and artworks in transition, including a video installation, the artist's manifesto and an art disposal in transition which will change two works over the course of the show.

O'Day has been director of the Spokane Falls Community College since 1998. There he has sponsored an exhibition program of both established and emerging international and national artists. Prior to his move to Washington, O'Day received a bachelor's degree at Cal State Long Beach and his master's from CSUN. Active in the Los Angeles gallery exhibition scene in the 1980s, he continues to exhibit in the Pacific Northwest. He is currently preparing a book on his disposable art and lost itinerary artworks.

O'Day will give a gallery lecture on his work on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 3 p.m., followed by an audience-participation art performance. The CSUN Arts Council is hosting a reception after the performance. The lecture, art performance and reception are free and open to the public.

A gallery talk on the exhibition is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sept. 11.

Gallery hours are from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and from noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday. For more information about the exhibition or the lecture, call (818) 677-2156.