2008 Woodie Awards
Senior Seminar Art Show displays students' work in library
Tracy Cesso
Issue date: 5/3/04 Section: News Stories
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"This is the best group of art we've had," Flanagan announced at the start of the show.
Flanagan then handed the show over to the artists, who stood by their work and proceeded to explain the focus of their projects, the techniques they used, and difficulties they encountered throughout the development of their projects.
Each student had seven pieces of work that revolved around a specific topic. Blondin did acrylic paintings of roses, Kane painted self portraits using oil paints, King did landscape paintings of the chapel, Provost showed her landscape paintings and drawings, Sweeny displayed her photographs of members of the senior class, Bacotti did geometric abstract paintings and drawings, and Basiliere displayed her hand and face paintings and drawings.
"I had an idea in my head about what I wanted to do, but getting it out on paper was the most difficult," said Basiliere. "No one is telling you how to do it, you have to come up with it on your own."
The seminar, usually consisting of fewer than ten students, is conducted very differently from other studio art courses in that it places greater demands on the students.
"The seminar is a lot different because you definitely have to push yourself to get your goals done," said Sweeny.
The art seminar class met once a week for three hours during spring semester. During this time, Flanagan held a critique to guide the students in their work, but no work was actually done during class time. The premise of the seminar is for students to work independently.
"In other classes you get assignments," said Flanagan. "The concept of the seminar is that you work like an artist in the real world."
As for next year's senior studio art majors and minors, the seminar will be conducted in the same manner and will once again be offered during spring semester. However, Flanagan and the rest of the Art Department are hoping to change the seminar to the fall semester for the 2005-2006 academic year due the seminar's heavy workload.
"In the last semester students are so busy and distracted," said Flanagan.
For those still wishing to see the work of this year's seniors before they leave Assumption, the Senior Seminar Art Show will be in the library through May 16th. Be sure to go and support your peers as they display an entire semester's worth of artwork.