Pedro Perez will receive a second chance at what was once an opportunity cut short.

Perez, a graduate student in drawing, painting and printmaking, had a collection of 30 works of art put on display in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union this summer before they were taken down two weeks before his show was scheduled to end.

Union officials failed to inform Perez that the Odyssey of the Mind competition in June was to be held in the Pioneer Room during his display, causing a conflict in the scheduling of the room.

Perez said he feels his works, two of which displayed nude figures, were taken down because of their context.

Kathy Svec, marketing coordinator of the MU, said a mistake in the scheduling for the room and a lack of communication on the Union’s part contributed to the removing of Perez’s work.

Now, the Union is giving him the opportunity to do a second show in February free of disruption.

However, they made the offer to Perez about a month after his art was taken down, Svec said.

During that time, Perez said he tried to contact Union officials many times and got no response. So he decided to take matters into his own hands.

He went to city hall and filed charges in a small claims court against the Union for not paying him his 40 percent commission for his art show.

Perez said he feels the Union wouldn’t have offered him to do another show if it hadn’t received court papers.

Svec, who has been a liaison between the Union and Perez, said the person who handled the scheduling for Perez is no longer at Iowa State. But she said an apology was made to him about a month later.

“It would have been more appropriate to respond in a more timely manner,” Svec said.

She also said that the Union had its priorities set during the summer with the signing of a new vending contract and renovations.

“For Pedro, I do understand that it was an important thing for him,” Svec said. “We just had a different perspective on it.”

Perez said he is pleased with the Union’s offer and will present his show, which will consist of at least 20 pieces of art.

He will also get to keep all of his commission, a decision on the Union’s part for their error.

“It takes a lot of money, about $2,000, to put a show together,” Perez said. “The work that goes behind it is amazing.”