Six students in their first year of the Master of Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts will offer a sneak peek at their work and practices in a group exhibition opening Saturday at SB Contemporary Art.

The exhibition, appropriately titled PEEK, features works by Patricia Coates, Nicolas de Cosson, Michael DiRisio, Tommy Mayberry, Bruce Thompson and Owen Eric Wood. They explore a range of issues and themes, including the environment, gender issues, queer theory, identity and relationships, says curator Sarah Beveridge.

“PEEK is about looking, really seeing, and at the same time is about reflection,” she says. “These artists are viscerally responding, adapting and representing the environments that surround them; they invite you to do the same.”

The show will remain on display through April 28. A free public reception celebrating its opening will run 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 17. The gallery is located at 1017 Church Street.