{"id":2058,"date":"2016-06-01T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/cas\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:12:31","slug":"2016-annual-student-art-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/case\/2016\/06\/01\/2016-annual-student-art-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Annual Student Art Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Janice McCoy, student artist at UM-Flint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The Greater Flint Arts Council (GFAC) Gallery is currently filled with a wide variety of artwork created by UM-Flint students. The exhibit opened in May with a an awards ceremony and reception honoring the student artists. It\u00a0will remain open until June 6.<\/p>\n

This annual exhibition gives UM-Flint students a chance to not only display and sell artwork, but, as a juried show, it allows them to\u00a0receive critiques and praise from an expert in the field.<\/p>\n

Chris Waters, Professor of Art and the Associate Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies at UM-Flint, was instrumental in starting the first Student Art Exhibition years ago. When asked about the importance of such an event, she said, \u201cThe ability for students to show their work is vital to their Visual Arts education. It is also vital they understand art as a communication and learn if their work is effective in this regard. \u2028Having work selected for the exhibition, and then having an independent juror select awards helps students develop critical thinking skills about their own work and that of others while also preparing for what they will be asked to do in their professional careers in art.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the juried awards that recognize individual pieces of art at the show, the students are eligible for “choice” awards if their pieces are selected by state government officials or university administrators, and department\u00a0awards that take into consideration the students’ larger body of work and academic performance.<\/p>\n

Senior Janice McCoy, pictured above, is pursuing degrees in\u00a0Visual Arts Education (B.S.) and General Studio Art (B.F.A.) and a minor in Art History. She is\u00a0also a member of the University of Michigan-Flint Honors program. McCoy won two awards this year: “I was not only recognized for Exceptional Merit for ‘Carousel in Motion’ by guest juror Donovan Entrain, but I was also awarded the Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts by the faculty of the visual arts [program]. Both of these awards were extremely exciting and humbling to receive. All of our students are talented and hardworking, so to be recognized as exceptional among this talented group is something really special. I am overjoyed that my hard work this year has led to this recognition from my instructors and the local art community. Being acknowledged in this way only motivates me to further develop my skills and strive to create more exceptional pieces of art.”<\/p>\n

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“Carousel in Motion” by Janice McCoy received an award for exceptional merit at the 2016 annual student art exhibition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Continued McCoy, “I was inspired to create ‘Carousel in Motion’ by a photograph I took during a study abroad program with Dr. Sarah Lippert last year to Paris, France, and surrounding areas. The photograph was of a display mimicking a carousel in the Ch\u00e2teau de Chantilly\u2019s Museum of the Horse, located in their Great Stables. I loved the drama and movement created by the dynamic poses of the carousel horses, bathed in flickering lights. Additionally, I have some fond memories of riding the carousel repeatedly as a child. These experiences inspired me to research and create an original composition driven by an exciting combination of movement, light and color, divided between two canvases. I love this piece because of my nostalgia attached to the carousel and the trip to France, and the movement that draws the viewer\u2019s eyes across the canvases.”<\/p>\n

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Pieces at UM-Flint’s 2016 Annual Student Art Exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2016 Juried Award Winners:<\/h3>\n