Senior art majors exhibit work in annual show

York College senior art majors will exhibit their final work in the Fall 2009 Senior Show.

The graphic design and fine art exhibitions will be on display from Dec. 4 - 17 in the Brossman Gallery and the Cora Miller Gallery. Students will give public presentations of their work beginning at 5 p.m., Dec. 4, in DeMeester Recital Hall, located in Wolf Hall. A reception will follow from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Wolf Hall lobby. Live music and refreshments will be provided. At 8 p.m., awards will be presented in the Cora Miller Gallery for Excellence in Fine Arts and Honors in Design, as well as the People’s Choice Award and the Best of Show Merit Award.

All events in the York College Galleries are open to the public free of charge. The Galleries are open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The galleries are closed Sunday. For more information, contact Matthew Clay-Robison at mclayrob@ycp.edu or call 717-815-1528.

This biannual exhibition features the work of senior art majors in their final semester of study at York College. Fine art and graphic design majors present thematically cohesive bodies of work showcasing the skills and techniques they have acquired at the College before leaving the program to pursue careers as professional artists and designers.

The students work collectively during their final semester to refine their creative vision and learn to present themselves and their work in a professional manner. This process culminates with the exhibition of their work and the portfolio presentations, where the students will present brief public lectures on the subject, content and style of their work.

Fine art participants include David A. Bubb from Manchester, Pa., whose work is a commentary on both the fragility of man and the unshakable qualities of the human experience; Evan J. Kolakowski from Middletown, N.J., whose work blends an abstract expressionist style of painting with bold, contour line graffiti-inspired illustrations; and Caroline Smith from Bowie, Md., whose experimental mixed media work pushes the boundaries of what one might consider photography.

Graphic design participants include Megan E. Harbold from York, who created an interactive website that allows viewers to help or hinder the life of the animated character, Gilroy; C. Maxwell Dell IV from Catonsville, Md., who created a fictional soccer company that produces custom themed soccer balls; Amanda K. Wagner from Bel Air, Md., who created a fictional company that makes products to inspire children to enjoy and connect with the outdoors; and Kathy M. Schreefer from Bethlehem, Pa., who created a company that hand-packages and sends baked goods to homesick college students.