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RECEPTION | Bachelor of Fine Art Portfolio Exhibition
November 14, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
This exhibition gives graduating students in the WCU School of Art and Design the opportunity to share their work with the wider community. Fourteen studio art majors will share their capstone projects in the fall 2024 semester. Their art portfolios, which include paintings, photography, ceramics, installation art and other mediums, explore a wide range of topics including isolation, community, the intersection of faith and life, and the destruction of Hurricane Helene and Maria.
Featured Artists: Dani Akre, Amber Bachmann, Katie Barnett, Naomi Michelle, Macie Bishop, Zoila Carrasco, Isaiah Davis, Nikayla Glover, Riley Highland, Samara McKnight, Valeria Ramos, Jessica Rial, Samantha Taube, and Grace Turner.
Parking is free for this event at Bardo Arts Center. The address of the event is 199 Centennial Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723. Come early and listen as students present their work in BAC Room 130 from 4-5 pm. Reception for the exhibition will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 5-7 pm. This event will include a gallery talk by the artists along with complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Free parking is available.
Image Credits: Samara McKnight, What Once Was (detail), 2024, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Image courtesy of the artist © Samara McKnight.
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