THE RANGE: Opening of ‘A Thousand Words’@Futures Gallery
On November 7 an exhibition by students from the Visual Arts department of the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE was opened in the Futures Gallery in Toowoomba. The paintings, prints and their presentation as a gallery exhibition have been created as part of assessment for the Certificate IV Visual Art and Contemporary Craft..
David Taylor, Faculty Director of the Education, Commerce and the Arts addresses the opening audience
One of the biggest opening crowds filled the gallery space with excited and proud students presenting their works to family and friends.
David Taylor, Faculty Director of the Education, Commerce and the Arts, commented on the quality of the works presented in the exhibition and the enthusiasm of the teaching team that worked with the students, Dr Deborah Beaumont, Jo Murphy, David Lemay and Tim Fry. The exhibition was opened by USQ’s Head of the Creative Arts School, Associate Professor Janet McDonald who discussed the close links of students and teachers between USQ and TAFE and the possibility of future collaboration between the two institutions.
Janet McDonald and David Taylor
One long term attendee at TAFE vis arts students end of year exhibitions commented that this is one of the best exhibitions that they’d seen since the early days of the art department with teachers like Fred Weitzsaker, Joe Ottway, Patrick Petein and Michael Schlitz.Congratulations to the students and teachers for the diverse and stimulating artworks presented in this exhibition. A Thousand Words Exhibition @ Futures Gallery continues until 12 November 2012.
A Thousand Words panorama
A selection of student work from A Thousand Words follows…
Alysa Mae Amor Fraterna
Amanda Jones The Wait
Steven Lamb Tiny Interactive Planet
Danielle Schull The Three Lost Friends
Elizabeth Hudson Just Imagine
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