2015 SENIOR THESIS SHOW
INFORMATION, DATES AND DEADLINES
October 27 & 28
Organizational meetings: Any student who intends to exhibit in the 2015 Senior Show should
attend one of these meetings. All BFA majors are required to exhibit in the senior show. BFA
majors who expect to graduate when planned must meet all of the 2015 exhibition deadlines and
conditions. Students can exhibit in only one senior show.
After signing up to be in the 2015 Senior Thesis Show, students will be emailed the following
through the email address they provide:
• an Information, Dates and Deadlines sheet outlining important dates
• necessary preparation materials including forms and labels
• a copy of the 2015 Senior Show Participation Agreement form
(must be signed and return 2 copies to the Art Office)
• a copy of the Senior Show Work # Identification Tags
Also, during the meeting, committees will be formed (publicity, reception and salon des refuses)
and contact information will be exchanged. All senior show participants are expected to be on
the AUCTION COMMITTEE. The proceeds from the auction will fund advertising, printed
material, and the opening reception.
This year Danielle Rante and John Dickinson, the faculty advisors, and Tess Cortes, the Gallery
Coordinator, will be involved and assist in all aspects of the exhibition. Nancy Patton will also be
a valuable asset as she oversees the budget.
End of January/Beginning of February – Target date for auction
Auction Committee
Committees
The auction committee chooses a date for the auction; requests and collects artwork from
students, faculty, etc.; plans the auction location and format; makes contact with campus and
local newspapers and radio stations for publicity; and runs the event. The faculty advisors and
Gallery Coordinator only serve as consultants: the participants must organize and stage a
successful auction.
Publicity Committee
Preliminary plans for the exhibition publicity and reception can start now but no commitments
that require funds can be made until the auction takes place and the total available budget is
determined. Following the auction the publicity committee begins work by setting up a meeting
with Tess Cortes to go over printed advertisement and announcement options.
Reception Committee
The reception committee begins work by scheduling a meeting with the Reception Advisor to
review refreshment and entertainment options.
“Salon” Committee
The “salon des refuses” committee, organizes the non-juried or rejected work of graduating
seniors and interested juniors for a one-day exhibit on the day of the Thesis Show opening.
All Committees
Nancy Patton in the Art Department Office will oversee the budget. Before making any
purchases see her for instructions. Preliminary budgets must be submitted to Nancy. She will
give all committees the final okay to purchase one a final auction income has been determined.
Keep all receipts and promptly turn them in to Nancy. Also, committees are responsible for
keeping the faculty advisors, Tess Cortes and Nancy Patton up-to-date on all activities via email.
Early March
March 13
Preparation of the Art Work to be Submitted
Selection of artwork to be included in the exhibition will be handled like a professional
invitational exhibition, with artworks chosen by the studio faculty. Participants may submit up to
ten art works from which the faculty will choose the pieces to be included in the exhibition.
Consult with a faculty member to decide which works to submit. Then prepare three copies of
the Senior Show Work # Inventory Form and a Senior Show Work # Identification Tags sheet.
Cut apart the labels and attach the tags to the back of 2-D or bottom of 3-D artwork being
submitted.
First Art Work Drop-Off, Selection and First Artwork Pick-Up
Senior Show participants will deliver up to 10 artworks with Senior Show Work # Identification
Tags attached and three completed copies of the Senior Show Work # Inventory Form on this
Friday for selection by the faculty. The drop-off times are very important--please, be
prompt!!!
BFA Sculpture concentration students set up artwork in FB 140 before 8:00am and take it
down between 9:30 and 10:00am.
BFA Photography concentration and BFA Printmaking concentration students drop-off
artwork in room A026 CAC between 8:30, and pick it up between 11:30 and noon.
BFA Painting concentration students drop-off artwork in room A338 CAC between 8:30 and
9:30am and pick it up between 11:30 and noon.
Late March
April 2nd & 3rd
Preparation of the Artwork Selected
All two dimensional work must be ready to hang. An in-progress work that is accepted
provisionally must have a final review by an assigned faculty member before it can be accepted
for the show. Any installation work selected will need to be modified during this period to
occupy an assigned space in the gallery and be set up following a meeting with the Gallery
Coordinator and a faculty coordinator.
Artwork Drop-Off
Work must be dropped off at the Gallery, with tags attached, on this Thursday or Friday. Deliver
work through the glass door by the elevator. Gallery hours are 10:00-4:00. After the 4:00pm
deadline on Friday work will not be accepted. Gallery staff, in consultation with the faculty
advisors, will install the exhibition. Because of space limitations, it may not be possible to
include in the exhibition all of the pieces selected by the faculty.
Opening Reception, TBD
Doors open at noon on Sunday for the reception committee to set up. The reception will be from
4:00-5:30pm, and clean-up from 5:30-6:00pm
May 4th & 5th
Art Work Pick-Up
All artwork must be picked up between 10:00-4:00 in the gallery. Enter the gallery through
the glass door by the elevator. If you are unable to pick up your artwork at these times, you must
arrange an appointment with Tess Cortes, 775-2973 for pick-up. Neither the gallery nor the
department is responsible for anything left after this date.
THERE IS A SENIOR SHOW BINDER IN THE ART OFFICE THAT HAS A LOT OF IMPORTANT
INFORMATION TO HELP YOU THROUGH THIS PROCESS. CHECK WITH NANCY PATTON TO SEE
THIS BINDER