April 10 - May 10
St. CLAUDE GALLERY
Lumensecity - Kourtney Keller
Kourtney Keller is a multi-media artist who is graduating from the UNO-MFA program. This is the culmination of her three years in the program
Reception : April 10, 2010
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April 16 - May 10
UNO - GALLERY
Svenson Drawing Show
Ernest and Shirley Svenson donated money to the UNO Fine Arts Department in support of student artwork and this show is a competition for our Fine Arts students.
Reception : April 16, 2010
4:00-6:00PM
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May 16 - Summer
UNO - GALLERY
Senior Project show
Ernest and Shirley Svenson donated money to the UNO Fine Arts Department in support of student artwork and this show is a competition for our Fine Arts students.
Reception : May 16, 2010
4:00-6:00PM
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Right now in New Orleans, Artist Based Collectives are showing up on the St. Claude corridor near the UNO St. Claude gallery. These collectives have provided the perfect environment for emerging artists to show work. Good Children and The Front collective are two spaces that have members who are recent MFA grads as well as faculty members.
THE FRONT
GOODCHILDREN
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The Department of Fine Arts is a branch of UNO's College of Liberal Arts, which offers an undergraduate curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. Students are encouraged to enter regional and national competitive exhibitions, and seniors must mount a professional-quality exhibition of their work in the UNO Fine Arts Gallery before they graduate. The UNO Department of Fine Arts has:
- Full accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
- A dedicated faculty who are all actively working professional artists exhibiting throughout the United States and Europe.
- Support facilities, including a computer lab and an in-house slide library with over 80,000 slides, periodicals, reference books, and video tapes.
- A Fine Arts Gallery that focuses on exhibitions of undergraduate and graduate student work.
- A separate University "Arts" Library housed within the main campus library.
- An extremely diverse and committed student body offering a myriad of influences of life experiences and cultural viewpoints.
- A regular program of visiting artists and lecturers, both within the department, and in the Greater New Orleans community.
- A proliferation of galleries, institutions, and professional artists in New Orleans, providing an extraordinarily rich field of influences and opportunities.
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Applications are currently being accepted for one three-year MFA Fellowship, to begin in the fall semester, 2010. Areas of concentration include digital media, painting, printmaking, photography, or sculpture. The total Fellowship award is $57,750, comprising a $15,000 cash stipend and a full tuition waiver each year for the three year period. Recipients also receive an individual studio work space for the duration of the three year award. All qualified American citizens are elligible. Applicants should submit the UNO Department of Fine Arts MFA Application (with an expanded written description of the applicant's critical ideas and historical awareness), and the University of New Orleans Graduate School Application to:
Graduate Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Fine Arts
University of New Orleans, Lakefront
New Orleans, LA 70148 |
