UBCO graduating fine arts student Stevie Polling in their studio, creating work for the year-end exhibition that opens Saturday.
What: Odds and Ends, fourth-year art exhibition
Who: UBCO’s Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Media Studies students
Where: Creative and Critical Studies Building, 1148 Research Road, UBC Okanagan
Opening reception: April 24, 6 to 10 pm
Exhibition dates: April 18 to 26, open daily from 10 am to 4 pm
UBC Okanagan’s visual arts and media studies students will host their annual graduation art exhibition starting this week.
The event showcases the work of fourth-year students who are graduating from the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Media Studies programs. The exhibit features sculpture, performance, installation, painting, photography, drawing, digital media, game design, immersive art, new media and animation.
The students have been working hard to create a collection of original and engaging works over the past year and have come together for this final exhibition, explains Shawn Serfas, a visual arts professor and head of the Creative Studies Department. As part of their program, the two groups of students work collaboratively to create a show that complements both the visual and media art programs.
“Bringing these diverse works together in one exhibition shows the wide range of ideas and creative growth students have achieved over their four years of study in studio and digital arts,” says Serfas. “As you walk through our department, you can see how vibrant and varied their work is. We’re excited to see it all come together in their final exhibition at UBCO.”
Fourth-year students Maya Taki and Talia Gagnon are just two of the students organizing the event and will both have artwork exhibited.
“The upcoming Odds and Ends exhibition is a culmination of what we have been working on in these last four years,” says Taki. “Watching everyone’s growth throughout our years together and seeing everyone come into their practice has been such a pleasure.”
Working between two programs to organize this exhibition, Serfas says the students gain a unique set of professional skills and experience.
With the broad range of artistic practices curated alongside each other, students are looking forward to sharing with the community what they have worked towards for the duration of their degree.
“We’re really excited to showcase all our hard work and for everyone to come and see the show,” adds Gagnon. “This exhibition is full of so many exciting projects, it’s definitely not one to miss, and we really encourage people to come out and see what we’ve achieved.”
The community is invited to the opening reception on Friday, April 24, from 6 to 10 pm. Odds and Ends is a free public exhibit, open daily from April 18 to 26, from 10 am to 4 pm. The event takes place in UBCO’s Creative and Critical Studies Building at 1148 Research Road.
For more information, visit: fccs.ok.ubc.ca/bfa-exhibition.
