By Ariana Sumpter
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery will host its Senior BA/BFA exhibition Nov. 3-Dec. 1.
Students graduating in December with a Bachelor of Arts with emphases in Fine Arts or Art Education or a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art must show work in the senior show.
Two receptions will be held in the Baum Gallery for this exhibition: Thursday, Nov. 3 from 4-6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 20 from 2-4 p.m.
“The exhibit will feature 11 seniors who have worked hard to master their personal ideas and skills into their artwork,” said Brian Young, director of the Baum Gallery. He said the exhibit would be an exciting opportunity to see what these students have worked hard to create.
“I enjoy senior shows because they represent the culmination of each student’s four years encapsulated into a limited space,” Young said. “That process is both daunting and rewarding. Then, in installing the artists’ work together, the senior exhibit coalesces into a display of ideas, process, and execution.”
Seniors exhibiting their work include Taylor Helfrich of Cabot, BFA in Studio Art: Graphic Design; Rachel Avery of Glenwood, BA in Art: Fine Art; Rebecca Brandon of Vilonia, BA in Art: Art Education; Tyler Burton of Conway, BA in Art: Fine Art; Lorenzo Garnett of Chicago Heights, Ill., BA Art: Fine Art; Mackenzie Nunnally of Lynn, BA in Art: Fine Art; Jocelyn Robles of Conway, BA in Art: Fine Art; Tori Cullins of Conway, BA in Art: Art Education; Melissa Foster of Conway, BA in Art: Fine Art; Luke Smith of Vilonia, BA in Art: Art Education; and Kaitlyn Mikeal of Vilonia, BFA in Studio Art: Printmaking.
The Baum Gallery is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Entry to the exhibitions and the gallery is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Young at (501) 450-5793 or bkyoung@uca.edu.
The Baum Gallery is an educational art museum on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas. The museum promotes student and faculty work, coordinates original exhibits distinctly suited to an academic environment, and brings significant national and international touring exhibitions to central Arkansas. The museum aims to encourage the appreciation and understanding of art for learners of all ages, as well as inspire the creative insight and growth of museum visitors.
The UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication includes the Departments of Art, Music, and Film, Theatre and Creative Writing, as well as the School of Communication. The college’s primary mission is the preparation of the next generation of artists, educators and communicators. For more information about CFAC, visit www.uca.edu/cfac or call 501-450-3293.