March 31 ¨C May 12, 2018
March 31 ¨C May 12, 2018
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 7
The ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ College of Visual and Performing Arts proudly presents its 2018 Thesis Exhibition in two locations in Downtown New Bedford from March 31 through May 12. Fourteen graduating students representing a wide range of media including painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and design are exhibiting their work for the first time, not only at the Star Store Campus, but also at the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks!
The presented work, according to Viera Levitt, exhibition co-curator and University Art Gallery director, is driven by compelling and engaging themes such as vulnerability, feminism, cultural differences, spatial explorations, and the disappearing life of the American farm.
The Museum will feature works in ceramics, sculpture, fiber, digital art, prints, drawings, paintings, and a virtual reality experience within their Fiber Optic Center New Media Gallery. The exhibition co-curator, Jamie Uretsky, New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!, says, she is "always looking for compelling emerging talent and this year's batch of CVPA graduates are just that!"
The exhibition catalog, designed by ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Graphic Design students, will be available during the reception on April 7. Artist talks will take place in both spaces during AHA! Night on May 12 (6 pm Star Store Campus, 7 pm Museum). In June, selections from this exhibition will be on display at in the urban arts district, South of Washington (SoWa), in Boston (Opening Reception Friday, June 1st).
Artists:
Robert Abele III
Suzi Ballenger
Christina Baril
Robert (boB) Brzozowski
Renata Cassiano
Linan Chen (³ÂÁ¢ÄÐ)
Orfeo Fabbri
Natasha Feliciano
Emily Franicola
Jingyuan Luo (ÂÞ ¾¹Ô)
Ilir Mborja
Anuja Roy
Erin Monet Wheary
Summer Wenyu Wu (ÎâÎöÏÄ)
Jillian Shixiaoci Yu (Ó÷ Ê«Ïþ´Ê)
Locations:
University Art Gallery
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 7 (3-5 p.m., Introductions 4 p.m.)
College of Visual and Performing Arts
ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ,
umassd.edu/universityartgallery
Open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and until 9:00 pm during AHA! Nights (every second Thursday each month)
Free admission.
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 7, (3-7 p.m., After Party with a DJ: 5 p.m.)
Open Wednesday ¨C Sunday 12:00 ¨C 5:00 pm; Thursdays 12:00 ¨C 9:00 pm