Years of Work, One Site: 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock BFA Students Take the Gallery Stage
After years of late nights in the studio, critiques and creative breakthroughs, 17graduating artists are ready to show the world what they鈥檝e made. The Windgate Center of Art + Design at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host Aggregate: BFA Projects, a spring exhibition showcasing the work of the university鈥檚 graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students. Works will be on display from April 30 to May 17. The exhibition is free and open to the public at the Windgate Center of Art + Design on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus.
Organized by Clark Valentine, Assistant Professor of Drawing; Brian Young, Gallery Director; and Nathan Larson, Assistant Gallery Director, the exhibition is a collaborative effort between students and faculty in the School of Art and Design (SoAD). Students with a BFA emphasis in either Studio Art or Applied Design work alongside SoAD faculty and staff to install their work in a professional, museum-quality setting.
For Studio Art BFA students, participating in the senior BFA exhibit isn鈥檛 optional 鈥� it鈥檚 a rite of passage. The exhibition has become one of the most anticipated events in the SoAD鈥檚 calendar, drawing students, faculty, families, and art lovers from across central Arkansas.
鈥淭his exhibition is an important tradition that a number of people in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock community enjoy visiting. We openly welcome our students, staff and family, and the public,鈥� said Brian Young, Gallery Director.
Joli Livaudais, SoAD director, sees the exhibition as more than a checkbox on the path to graduation.
鈥淭his exhibition is the culmination of their art education at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Collectively, the work represents a cross-section of the overall effort in the art department. In addition, it allows the graduating seniors the chance to prepare their work for a professional setting alongside that of their peers.鈥�
Beyond the diplomas and the milestone, Aggregate is also a gift to Little Rock, it is a chance for the broader community to step inside the Windgate Center and experience some of the most compelling new art being made in the region.
This year鈥檚 exhibiting artists come from across Arkansas and beyond:
- Arianna Kegler, Sherwood, AR
- Leianna King, North Little Rock, AR
- Sarah Roberts, Bryant, AR
- Skylar Boone, Vancouver, WA
- Savannah Brinkley, Little Rock, AR
- Chloe Risques, Hot Springs, AR
- Virginia Singleton, Moore, OK
- Aidan Pianalto, Benton, AR
- Sydney Davidson, Sherwood, AR
- Maggie Bamburg, Palmer, AK
- Madelyn Hall, Sherwood, AR
- Rocio Pantoja, Sherwood, AR
- John Davis, Little Rock, AR
- Chelsea Lakey, Little Rock, AR
- Scarlett Clements, Little Rock, AR
- Aubrey Sprinkle, Dover, AR
- Nat Emons, Philadelphia, PA
For more information, contact Gallery Director Brian Young at (501) 916-5117 or [email protected].