U of L art students’ work showcased at open house
Advanced and senior art studio students had the opportunity to showcase their creativity Monday, after years of hard work. At the end of the spring semester the University of Lethbridge’s art department hosts an open house event, which is organized by undergraduate students enrolled in the advanced or senior studio art class.
Dillon Edge is a third-year undergraduate student. In addition to his studio space, he had a large piece on display: The Expansion of Space and Thought.
The piece, he said, mimics the thought pattern that “every small idea has a bunch of smaller thoughts or previous experiences that would influence that thought.”
Each piece was worked on separately.
“After each piece was made, it was cut apart and reassembled into the large collage,” said Edge.
Advanced and senior art studio courses are designed for third- and fourth-year students and, according to associate professor Dagmar Dahle, approximately 18 advanced or senior studio students showcased their work.
“In the lower level structured courses, they’ve been taught these various things and this is their chance to kind of run with it,” said Dahle. “They can take something they’ve already learned and work on it in more depth. It’s like a guided independent study and they work in small groups with an art studio instructor.”
“It’s a relatively small program," Dahle added. “We see students in their first year and maybe we don’t see them for a couple of years because they’re taking other courses, but you see them again and they’re producing work that could be shown professionally. That’s very rewarding — it’s like you see them sort of blossom.”