{"id":149254,"date":"2024-04-11T09:28:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=149254"},"modified":"2024-04-12T08:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T12:54:14","slug":"artwork-by-graduating-wright-states-fine-arts-students-graces-walls-of-stein-galleries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/04\/11\/artwork-by-graduating-wright-states-fine-arts-students-graces-walls-of-stein-galleries\/","title":{"rendered":"Artwork by graduating Wright State fine arts students graces walls of Stein Galleries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Stein Galleries will host a reception for the Senior Thesis Exhibition, featuring works by 16 graduating fine arts students, on Sunday, April 14, from 3 to 5 p.m.<\/p><\/div>\n

Fine art routinely graces the walls of the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries<\/a> in Wright State University\u2019s Creative Arts Center, but this time of year the gallery features works that are special in their own way.<\/p>\n

In the gallery’s upper level are scores of paintings, photographs, prints, drawings and sculptures by 16 graduating fine art students in the annual Senior Thesis Exhibition.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is the culmination of the students\u2019 academic careers, a graduation requirement for Wright State\u2019s Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art program and provides other valuable lessons.<\/p>\n

The Senior Thesis Exhibition is on display through April 27. The gallery will host a reception on Sunday, April 14, from 3 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is open for public viewing during gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The gallery is closed Sundays and Mondays.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is curated by Kim Vito, professor of art and head of printmaking, and Benjamin Montague, associate professor in photography, in the School of Fine and Performing Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s quite a bit of work in this show,\u201d Montague said. \u201cIt takes up the entire second floor of the gallery.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBlock Tower,\u201d by Sarah Williams, who has seven works in the Senior Thesis Exhibition.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cFor the students, it\u2019s a great way to showcase the work they\u2019ve done,\u201d he said, \u201cand it\u2019s a really good culminating experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor some students,\u201d Vito said, \u201cthis is the first time they have participated in a gallery exhibition. It gives them a solid foundation of what to expect from other venues in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each student submitted up to 10 pieces that the fine arts faculty reviewed and selected for the exhibition.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome will frame their work and others take their work somewhere to have it professionally framed,\u201d Vito said. \u201cFaculty provide feedback and offer workshops, both two-dimensional and three-dimensional, to demonstrate how to present the work in a professional manner. After this is complete, the seniors are required to hang their work in the gallery space, learning and using the standards required for hanging and presenting artwork in a professional space.\u201d<\/p>\n

The learning opportunities through the exhibition are not lost on the seniors whose work is featured.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very cool experience to have your work professionally matted and framed and to hang it in a gallery yourself,\u201d said Victoria Chapman, a fine arts major with a concentration in photography from Urbana.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good knowledge to have,\u201d said Chapman, who has five photos exhibited.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m jazzed to have my art in the Stein Galleries,\u201d said Sarah Williams, a fine arts major with a painting concentration from Dayton. She has seven works displayed.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach piece was worked and reworked until a form appeared that felt real or solid or just good to me,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been leaning into the idea that art is more about finding something and less about making something.\u201d<\/p>\n

While other creative art disciplines showcase their students through their performances, Montague said, the Senior Thesis Exhibition shows what the fine arts program is capable of. \u201cWe have students who create things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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