Selected Assignment: Cultural Enrichment

 

Wasmer Art Gallery: 23^rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Visited on: March 19^th at 1:00PM, March 22^nd at 12:30PM

Reflection:

The art Wasmer gallery was hosting its student exhibition from March 19^th- April 1^st, and I was lucky enough to see it twice in that time! The first time I visited however, I forgot to take any pictures as proof of going so I went back with a friend the second time. I am so impressed by the artists on this campus! Some of my favorite pieces, which I will picture below, include Adrian Cruz’s Skull Life, 2020 in ceramic and Eric Loya’s Dystopia Utopia #1-3, 2020 graphic design collection. One that I did not take a picture of, but I loved as well was Megan McCarthy’s Sunlight Kisses, 2021 which was acrylic pain on canvas. Overall, my socks were knocked off by this art, to put it quite plainly. March 19th was my first time ever going into the Wasmer art building on campus. I was showing a girl that I tutor for high school math the campus, and she wanted to peak her head into the building since she is really involved in theater. Upon entering, we saw that there was a class going on, and they were doing set design. We had a chance to talk to the professor about the difference between the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts, which I had no idea about, and look at a set some students were designing for the class. After, we walked to the art exhibit and checked it out. Art is so amazing, and I liked how there were a variety of mediums used. For example, there was a toolbox with several smaller objects scattered around it, all covered in silvery glitter, which was named the COVID survival kit or something like that. It was awesome. I like art and seeing how people can be so creative. There were also (what appeared to be) glass heads which were cool. In terms of highlighting the multicultural student body, I think the art exhibit did a great job. There was a painting I really enjoyed that displayed an African American girl getting her hair braided by an older African American woman and another woman sitting next to them braiding another little kid’s hair. It did a beautiful job of highlighting the importance of hair, family, and tradition within the African American culture, and had a beautiful sense of warmth and inclusivity to it. Overall, I am glad I was able to see this art exhibit two times and show a friend and highlight the different cultural backgrounds, hobbies, techniques, and styles highlighted through this art exhibit. I think that it was important that the diversity of the student body was represented through this art exhibit and I hope to see more of it in the future. Here are some photos taken while I visited: