2008 FSU Student Exhibition
Kurt Geisler
Issue date: 3/12/08 Section: The Pulse
On Friday, March 7, in the art center, FSU students had a chance to witness some of the head way many up-and-coming artists had made.
At the 2008 FSU Student Exhibition, work from students from all majors was displayed in the FSU Stephanie Roper Art Gallery. The art work displayed ranged from metal sculpting, wood work, photography, along with sculpting and painting. Many of the artists could be found throughout the crowd mingling. Mary Waalkes could be seen posing for the camera with her three photo series, Spincicles. All three photographs where of a icicle Mary had found after a ice storm. It's deep blue hue, and rippling ridges going down the icicle give the photographs a haunting over-tone. Ryan Fletcher, another winner, talked about his piece, Time. A black and white linoleum print, Ryan explained that his original image, that of a older women holding a child, was a photograph, which he then carved that onto linoleum, and made a print out of. Later that night, Ryan, along with Jennifer O'Sullivan, won the Jonathon Berkowitz Scholarship
Along with the bragging rights of having your art worked picked from over 120 other pieces, students had a chance to qualify for up to 8 scholarships which will apply to the 2008-2009 school year. However, some scholarships did have some criteria attached to them. Whereas some where open to anyone, for others, students may have needed a 3.5 GPA in art, or even have been a student from Allegany High school. With the scholarships applying towards next year, many of the senior art students had a chance of winning cash prizes and the chance to be displayed on other parts of campus. Dustin Davis, a member of the FSU art department, said that "students have the chance to have there work displayed in the president display area...since the prize for first place is 100$, 2nd place is 50$, and 3rd place is 25$, this gives the seniors a equal chance of winning something" All students also had the chance to win Best in Show. Best of show is chosen after a multi-step process. Out of the 120 something pieces submitted, 55 of the pieces are chosen which are a good representation of students. Then, from those 55 pieces, 10 are chosen, and the winner is the one that the judges, a local artist and a former student, thought stood out among the rest. The winner is then given 125$. The People's Choice, which was voted the most by people attending the galley opening was also given 125$.
Francesca Pehr, an oil painter, with her painting SHH! displayed in the gallery, explained that she's "been an artist most of [her] life, with painting being the real center of [her] creativity" When asked about if she was worried about not getting a scholarship, she simply replayed "I got my stuff put up in a gallery, man! Who cares?"
At the 2008 FSU Student Exhibition, work from students from all majors was displayed in the FSU Stephanie Roper Art Gallery. The art work displayed ranged from metal sculpting, wood work, photography, along with sculpting and painting. Many of the artists could be found throughout the crowd mingling. Mary Waalkes could be seen posing for the camera with her three photo series, Spincicles. All three photographs where of a icicle Mary had found after a ice storm. It's deep blue hue, and rippling ridges going down the icicle give the photographs a haunting over-tone. Ryan Fletcher, another winner, talked about his piece, Time. A black and white linoleum print, Ryan explained that his original image, that of a older women holding a child, was a photograph, which he then carved that onto linoleum, and made a print out of. Later that night, Ryan, along with Jennifer O'Sullivan, won the Jonathon Berkowitz Scholarship
Along with the bragging rights of having your art worked picked from over 120 other pieces, students had a chance to qualify for up to 8 scholarships which will apply to the 2008-2009 school year. However, some scholarships did have some criteria attached to them. Whereas some where open to anyone, for others, students may have needed a 3.5 GPA in art, or even have been a student from Allegany High school. With the scholarships applying towards next year, many of the senior art students had a chance of winning cash prizes and the chance to be displayed on other parts of campus. Dustin Davis, a member of the FSU art department, said that "students have the chance to have there work displayed in the president display area...since the prize for first place is 100$, 2nd place is 50$, and 3rd place is 25$, this gives the seniors a equal chance of winning something" All students also had the chance to win Best in Show. Best of show is chosen after a multi-step process. Out of the 120 something pieces submitted, 55 of the pieces are chosen which are a good representation of students. Then, from those 55 pieces, 10 are chosen, and the winner is the one that the judges, a local artist and a former student, thought stood out among the rest. The winner is then given 125$. The People's Choice, which was voted the most by people attending the galley opening was also given 125$.
Francesca Pehr, an oil painter, with her painting SHH! displayed in the gallery, explained that she's "been an artist most of [her] life, with painting being the real center of [her] creativity" When asked about if she was worried about not getting a scholarship, she simply replayed "I got my stuff put up in a gallery, man! Who cares?"
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