August - September 2014 Events & Exhibitions
Summer MFA Group Exhibition

Fine Arts Center Gallery

Closing Reception: Thursday, August 28, 2014, 5:00 p.m. 

 

The Fine Arts Center Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition of MFA students. The exhibition will present work in a wide range of media including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture and video. A closing reception will occur on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. 

 

Exhibiting are Lindsy Barquist, Wilson Borja, Ashley Byers, Jon Cromer, Drew Divilbiss, Chris Drobnock, Bryanna Jaramillo, Jon McDaniel, Aimee Odum, Todd Pentico, Cambry Pierce, Laura Polaski, Elena Volkova.

Artists Explore Place, Loss, Beauty Through Landscape

University of Arkansas Presents 'Stationary Realms'

Fine Arts Center Gallery

September 8 - October 24, 2014

 

Artist Lecture: Jennifer Steinkamp on Thursday, September 4, 2014 5:30 pm in Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall
Jennifer Steinkamp

 

The University of Arkansas Department of Art presents Stationary Realms from September 8 - October 24 in the Fine Arts Center Gallery. The exhibition includes an artist lecture Thursday, September 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, followed immediately by an artist reception. The events are free, and the public is welcome.

 

"The Department of Art at the University of Arkansas is thrilled to display the work of outstanding artists Jane Callister, Erin Harmon, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Mary Temple in the Stationary Realms exhibition," said Marc Mitchell, curator and director of exhibitions for the Department. "While these acclaimed artists are all dealing with the landscape, their artworks address diverse themes within the genre."

 

Stationary Realms, an exhibition curated by Cynthia Norse Thompson,addresses issues of place, loss, and beauty through disparate views of the landscape. Each artist in the exhibition utilizes scale and weight to explore both visual and conceptual implications of depicting the environment: Callister's painterly landscapes deftly intertwine process and imagery; each painting celebrates a material investigation that generates fictional yet enchanting landscapes. Harmon creates carefully orchestrated artworks that emphasize a systematic order that is then applied to her landscapes; like a terrarium, every facet is scrutinized to the point where it becomes synthetic. Steinkamp's video projections explore the relationship between actual and perceived space. Often focusing on trees and other natural phenomena, Steinkamp creates artworks that blur the line between observation and object. Known best for her installation work, Temple considers the boundaries between fact and fiction. Often presenting the viewer with a shadow on the wall or the silhouette of a plant, Temple creates environments that straddle the line between documentation and fabrication. 

Architecture Students to Present Artwork at sUgAR (UA Student Gallery) in September
September 4 - September 26, 2014

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 4, 2014, 6:00 - 9:00pm

Gallery hours are subject to change.  Please follow our Facebook page for updates at facebook.com/sugaruark.

 
Image Courtesy of Laura Terry

sUgAR,The University of Arkansas Student Art Gallery is proud to present work from the Fay Jones School of Architecture, titled "Navigating Nevelson." This collection of student work is generated from Louis Nevelson's piece "Night Zag Wall" located within the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's permanent collection.  "Night Zag Wall" is compiled of geometric and organic found objects to create a matte black wall sculpture, inspiring the techniques and creativity of the student work.  Using both traditional architectural drawing and experimentation with collage, collagraphs, and digital modeling and output, students will be presenting several varieties of interpretation in a two-dimensional and three-dimensional sense. The opening reception for this event will be held on September 4, 2014 from 6:00 - 9:00pm, with further open gallery hours in the month of September to be determined and available at http://facebook.com/sugaruark.

 

The Fay Jones School of Architecture equips students with both traditional and non-traditional forms of professional practice through the use of fundamental principles and techniques.  Through critical analysis, skill development and educational knowledge, students are prepared for the responsibility of leadership in their communities.   With a national reputation of producing outstanding designers, the Fay Jones School of Architecture is proud of its development within the student body and outside communities. "Navigating Nevelson" will also be exhibited at Indiana University Center for Art and Design in Columbus, IN this Fall.

 

The sUgAR gallery is an interdepartmental exhibition space featuring the visual research of students, faculty, and visiting lecturers from the Department of Art and Fay Jones School of Architecture representing the Departments of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Interior Design. sUgAR is made possible by the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Art, the Fay Jones School of Architecture, and the University of Arkansas' Facilities Management.

Visiting Artist Lectures

Ginny Sims
Lecture: Thursday, August 28, 2014 at 5:30pm in 
Room 213 of FNAR
  
Ginny Sims' work is based in traditional forms, such as the Buncheong wares of Korea, and also incorporates narrative and literary allusions.
 
Sims was born and raised in Little Rock, and has established a successful career as a ceramic artist based in Minneapolis, MN. She teaches at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and most recently has been awarded a 2013 Jerome Ceramic Artists Project Grant. 

Bottle Rocket Gallery will host an opening reception at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 for Ginny Sims, whose work will show at the gallery until Sept. 30. Bottle Rocket is located at 1495 Finger Road in Fayetteville. The event is free and open to the public. 


In the Gallery Exhibition Cases:
September 2014
Painting Department student work of Professor Kristin Musgnug and Professor Sam King
  

During the month of September, student artwork from Professor Musgnug and Professor King's Painting I classes will be on display in the hallway cases in the Fine Arts Center. The following students have paintings on view: Katie Blasingame, Beth Buckley, Julie Cains, Lindsey Hagen, McKenna Kraus, Nathan Owens, Jessie Phillips, Elsie Raborg, and Justin Seymore. 


GALLERY INFO:

Fine Arts Center Gallery
Marc Mitchell (mmitch@uark.edu)
Curator and Director of Exhibitions
Department of Art
University of Arkansas, FNAR
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-7987

sUgAR Gallery
Student Directors:
Aimee Odum (amodum@uark.edu)
Daniel Baskin (drbaskin@uark.edu)
More info: 812-887-6522 or 501-920-4386
1 East Center, Basement level, University of Arkansas Downtown Campus in Downtown Fayetteville

Gallery hours are subject to change. Please follow our Facebook page for updates at facebook.com/sugaruark.

 

Fine Arts Center Gallery and sUgAR Gallery events are free and open to the public.

 

Thank you for your interest in and support for the Department of Art's free public programming if you would like to make a gift of support to the department, gallery programming, or underwrite our lecture series please contact the J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences or call 479-575-3712.
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