Cress Gallery of Art at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga announces the UTC Department of Art 2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibitions. This exhibition features students matriculating from the Department’s curricular concentration areas of Graphic Design, Painting and Drawing, Photography and Media Arts, and Sculpture.
"Show One" opens on Tuesday, April 5. Artists’ talks begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of Cadek Hall, 725 Oak St. A public reception will follow from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center lobby, 725 Vine St. Exhibition dates will be April 5-15. Student Artists in “Show One” are Kim Appeldoorn, Aly Butler, Brooke Craig, Kiley Gunter, Erin Hall, Julie Heavner, Leah Hoffman, Haley Martin, Kelly Norris, and Andy Qualls.
"Show Two" opens ib Tuesday, April 19. Artists’ talks begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of Cadek Hall, 725 Oak St. A public reception will follow from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center lobby, 752 Vine St. Exhibition dates April 19-29. “Show Two” features Devin Caldwell, Zach Dugger, Moriah Geter, Morgan Hampton, Jessica Lowe, Kara Patrick, Anji Styles, Joshua Surrett, Megan Thompson, and Meri Wright.
"These students have each studied a minimum of four years. Their first two years provided grounding in skills and experience with materials, tools, and process. The final two years follow a mentored personal course. Art history and formal and critical theory are emphasized throughout. Students are also exposed to contemporary professional practice in the visual arts through the UTC Diane Marek Visiting Artist Series, opportunities provided by the UTC Department of Art, the student managed gallery Apothecary and its activities, a biennial trip to New York City, and the many visual arts and design lectures and events throughout the City of Chattanooga.
"Advancing a position or proposition through research that results in a final expression as visual form, these student artists respond to the contexts of our contemporary world, its issues and challenges. Conceived in a wide range of materials from traditional to innovative, the work of these students is conceptually thought provoking and timely," officials said.
For each opening presentation and reception, visitors arriving after 4 p.m. may park in lots: #10 (accessible via Vine, 5th, and Palmetto Sts.), #11 and #12 (Lupton Bldg. accessible via Vine St.), and #17 (Fine Arts Center accessible via Palmetto and Oak Sts.) View a map at http://www.utc.edu/auxiliary-services/maps.php#map04.
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Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday; 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Cress will be closed during exhibition transition April 16-18.
Admission to the Cress, and all its events and programs, is free and open to all.
For more information, email ruth-grover@utc.edu, or by voice and text at 423-304-9789.