Baylor’s Martin Museum of Art to Host BFA Senior Exhibition and Reception

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WACO, Texas (April 20, 2015) – Baylor’s Martin Museum of Art will kick off its annual Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Senior exhibition with a reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23. The exhibition will run April 23–28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Graduating studio art seniors are required to exhibit in order to receive a BFA. Students will exhibit 10 pieces from their areas of concentration, such as sculpture, painting and graphic design. This semester, there is one print-making major, one photography major and eight graphic design majors.
“These students have been working with their respective professors to create and exhibit a body of work,” said Karin Gilliam, director of Baylor’s Martin Museum of Art. “It’s going to be a wonderful exhibition.”
The pieces will be evaluated by faculty members who will grade their work based on predetermined criteria. Unlike other exhibitions hosted by the Martin Museum of Art, the BFA exhibition requires the students to install their own pieces.
“It gives the students experience in the process of exhibiting. Along with doing their own installation, they do their own lighting and exhibition announcement. It is very much a capstone, hands-on experience for them,” Gilliam said.
The students began installation on Monday, April 20.
The exhibit and reception will be free and open to the public.
The Martin Museum of Art is located in Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center at 60 Baylor Avenue in Waco.
For more information, contact Karin_Gilliam@baylor.edu
by Sarah Czerwinski, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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ABOUT MARTIN MUSEUM OF ART
The museum’s mission is one of education and service by bringing outstanding art exhibitions, speakers and guest artists to Baylor University and Central Texas. The museum serves as a valuable teaching tool for students and faculty. Exhibitions complement the courses of art history and studio art taught within Baylor’s department of art. The permanent collection consists of approximately 1,300 objects representing a variety of art that has been donated to or purchased by Baylor. The collection contains art by such well-known artists as Robert Rauschenberg, Kathe Kollwitz, Francisco de Goya, and Edouard-Leon Cortes. Included in the collection are approximately 300 paintings by famous watercolor artists, among them George Post, Phil Dike, Edgar Whitney and John Marin.