Student Exhibitions
2011-12
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TWENTY TWELVEUBCO 2012 BFA Graduating Exhibition April 17 - 24, 10am-6pm daily
3333 University Way
RECEPTION Join us at our reception for an evening of art, music and refreshments!
Free Admission - Open to Public
Click here for 11" x 17" PDF poster.
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An extraordinary art event hosted by the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan is upon us! MAD HATTER IN THE LAND OF ODD
Opening night: February 17th 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Exhibition on view: February 18th – 26th from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Music: Windmills (Cory Myraas) http://windmillskeepmoving.bandcamp.com/
Food: Chef Michael Lyons
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So what is it about the Land of Odd?
Odd can be defined as deviating from what is ordinary or expected. It can be strange or peculiar, occasional, incidental or random.
The Land of Odd is a location for the public to experience and engage themselves in art through involvement that is not always possible in a gallery setting. The formal aura surrounding an art gallery can feel intimidating and unnatural, but the Land of Odd enables the community to experience art in a familiar, but altered environment.
There are twenty-one artists participating in this event including one student from Center for Arts and Technology (CATO), nineteen students in the Visual Arts program in Creative and Critical Studies (CCS) at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus (UBCO) and one emerging artist who has recently graduated from UBCO. This group of artists has shown determination by taking on the challenge to generate, share and inspire the community of the Okanagan through their creativity. The challenge given was to employ the viewer, enticing them to participate and to think critically about their experience.
The artists confront the viewer and encourage them to question their role in society through kinetic sculptures, installation, photography, drawing and performance art. Are we a passive society? Are we responsible for our actions? A viewer may find challenges put forward that question mundane, everyday activities. Some viewers may even be surprised to find out that they have already become a participant in the work just by viewing it.
A visit to the Land of Odd will result in an experience not likely to be forgotten. The Land of Odd is full of playful and inspiring oddities. It is a secure abode for the public to explore the imagination, the movement, the surreal, the possible and even a bit of reality.
This is great for the cultural community in Kelowna! Art has the power to alter perception and encourage positive debate.
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Advanced Sculpture Show
FIN Gallery
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Toben McFarlane is an IGS MA graduate student in the Indigenous Studies Theme. As part of her program of study she has created a compelling and provocative exhibition of photographic works which is currently on exhibition at the Fina Gallery in the Fine Arts and Health Building. Please come and visit this very interesting show that investigates contemporary Métis identity through highly personalize portraiture.
Toben will be at the Fina Gallery on Community Day, Saturday, September 24th from 11am to 3pm.
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Friday, April 8th, and preparation of the exhibition space begins........
 Photo by Emily Geen |
Third and fourth year students studying photography as part of the BFA program in Visual Arts in the Department of Creative Studies will be having an exhibition of their work at Vertigo Gallery in Vernon, BC, as part of the BC Spirit Festivals. The show, entitled Behind the Lens, and will showcase multi-faceted approaches to using the photographic image, from traditional darkroom printed black and white photographs, to montages created in the Adobe Photoshop digital darkroom. Behind The Lens
When: February 9th until March 5th, 2011 The hours of the gallery are Tuesday to Saturday,11am to 4pm. Contact the gallery (250) 503 – 2297. |
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PrintmakingAn exhibition that features the work of third-year printmaking students from the Okanagan Campus of the University of British Columbia.
When: January 15 to March 6, 2011 Opening reception: Friday, January 14 - 7 to 9 pm |
Printmaking at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia:
Rembrandt was a printmaker. So was Andy Warhol. Today, printmaking takes many different forms. It can be relatively low-tech and traditional or it can require extremely specialized equipment and expertise. Typically, the equipment and materials needed to produce prints are not affordable or available to many people. Post-secondary art programs, printmaking cooperatives, or art galleries offering print-specific programming provide a solution. Students often get their first really in-depth exposure to the various print media (lithography, etching, relief printing, and screen printing) in post-secondary institutions. The complexity and unfamiliarity of printmaking deters some students. For many others, though, it proves intriguing and transformative. Those who embrace the challenges, and learn the specialized approaches to art making, discover a world of printmaking both steeped in tradition and rapidly expanding with the advent of new media technologies. Students in this exhibition made the conscious decision to work with these diverse materials and ideological approaches to image making. They are discovering the wealth of possibilities and are finding their own voices in the world of contemporary art.
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UBC Okanagan Campus Advanced Printmaking Proof Positive
When: January 6 - March 10, 2011 Opening reception: Thursday, January 6 - 5 to 8 pm Lacia Vogel, Laura Widmer and Briar Craig culled through all of the prints in the UBCO teaching collection - somewhere between 500 and 100 works - and chose 23 for this exhibition. |
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INTUIT UBC Okanagan Visual Arts Graduating Exhibition Opening Reception: Saturday, April 17 - 6:00pm to 11:00pm, UBC O Fine Arts Building Well over 250 people come to this annual event to buy art and to look at what this year’s graduating class has produced. It’s one of the premier visual arts events in town, where local collectors and art lovers gather to scout out the up-and-coming young artists in the community. The Fine Arts building at UBC Okanagan is packed to the rafters as people circulate from floor to floor to experience the buzz and enjoy the huge range of art. This year's event is set to go above and beyond the traditional opening reception with guests being treated to an exciting cultural event that includes hors d’oeuvres, wine, poetry and a genre-crossing variety of musical performance. Our headliner performance is an esteemed trio from the Kelowna Jazz Café that includes Anna Jacyszyn, Bernie Addington and Neville Bowman. As the night continues, five local bands will cap off the evening with sounds that range from Folk to Indie Rock to West Coast punk. Admission to the reception and exhibition is free. The exhibition runs from April 18th - 25th, 10:00am to 6:00pm. To preview the bands playing cut and paste the links below.
-Anna Jacyszyn, and the Jazz Cafe Band http://www.reverbnation.com/annajacyszynjazzcafeband Find more info on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=232441003458&ref=ts td> |
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