By Rachel McAdams
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
CONWAY — The fall 2011 BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition, an exhibition by graduating UCA art majors, will be available for viewing at the University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery of Fine Art Nov. 10-Dec. 8.
Opening receptions for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 4-6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13 from 2-4 p.m. in McCastlain Hall’s Baum Gallery. The exhibition and both receptions are free and open to the public. Most works on exhibit will be for sale.
All students seeking either a Bachelor of Arts with a Fine Art or Art Education Emphasis or a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art degree from the department must participate in a senior exhibit in order to meet graduation requirements. This fall, the exhibition will feature the work of nine BA and seven BFA undergraduates and will include painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, printmaking, illustration and graphic design.
“We always anticipate this exhibition because it is a culmination of what our majors have learned in their art classes, other UCA classes, and their experiences since coming to the university,” Jeff Young, chair of the UCA Department of Art, said. “We invite everyone to come to the Baum to see their recent work.”
Bachelor of Arts majors in Fine Art and Art Education, their hometowns and parents include: Lance Coleman of Marion, Fine Art Emphasis, son of Jerry and Lisa Coleman of Marion; Mary Douglas of Memphis, Fine Art Emphasis, daughter of Edward Douglas and Sheryl Logan of Memphis; Kelly Dugan of Roland, Fine Art Emphasis, daughter of Roland and Ellen Dugan of Roland; Emmanuel Fitz of Newport, Fine Art Emphasis, son of Kenneth and Beatrice Fitz of Newport; Haley Garrett of Little Rock, Fine Art Emphasis, daughter of Gary and Cindy Garrett of Little Rock; Nick Hillemann of North Little Rock, Fine Art Emphasis, son of Mark and Sharon Hillemann of Maumelle; Tori Houston of Cabot, Art Education Emphasis, daughter of John and Betty Houston of Cabot; John Wolfe of Conway, Fine Art Emphasis, son of Stanley and Debra Wolfe of Conway; and Rebecca Evans of Pleasant Plains, Fine Art Emphasis, daughter of Greg and Teresa Evans of Pleasant Plains.
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Studio Art majors, their studio emphasis, their hometowns and parents include: Danielle Ambry of St. Louis, Graphic Design Emphasis, daughter of Dennis and Cathrine Ambry of St. Louis; Alex Carpenter of Sherwood, Printmaking Emphasis, daughter of David and Maria Carpenter of Sherwood; Rachel Hamilton of Tampa, Fla., Graphic Design Emphasis, daughter of Andy and Denise Hamilton of Tampa; LeeAnne Maxey of Sherwood, Graphic Design Emphasis, daughter of Breck Maxey of Benton and Jan Maxey of Jacksonville; Mizuki Sasaki of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, Graphic Design Emphasis, daughter of Jun and Nobuko Sasaki of Tagajo, Miyagi, Japan; Britynn Davis of Little Rock, Graphic Design Emphasis, daughter of Mark and Jari Davis of Little Rock; and Alan Masingill of Cabot, Painting Emphasis, son of Michael and Sandra Masingill of Cabot.
To display work in the exhibit, both BA and BFA students must present their work and have it accepted by art faculty review panels. The semester before the exhibit, BFA students must submit to art faculty proposals to create a body of work that focuses on a specific idea. After the faculty accepts the idea, the students receive faculty guidance through the creation process.
Hours for the Baum Gallery are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sundays for opening receptions. For more information, contact Barclay McConnell, director of the Baum Gallery of Fine Art, at (501) 450-5793 or barclaym@uca.edu.
