Bachelor (of Fine Arts) Party
February 27th to March 30, 2009
Andreas Buchwaldt, Erin Gee, J.G. Hampton, Rachel Ludlow, Lindsay Mitchell, Levi Nicholat, Julie Oh, Amber Reed
“What are you going to do with that?” Nearly everyone who has made the decision to pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree has fielded such a question, often couched in a tone of deep concern, from friends, family and well-wishers alike. With a dearth of “real world” job positions for artists per se, is a BFA education more of a liability than an asset? What prospects face BFA students after graduation? With these questions in mind, this exhibition, featuring a selection of current BFA students from both the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina. and a panel discussion held in the gallery on February 28th were assembled to investigate the current state of BFA programs in Saskatchewan. A special thanks to all of the students who submitted to this exhibition and the faculty at both universities who helped organize studio visits and participated in the panel discussion.
Read AKA Director and show curator Tod Emel’s full essay here.
