Student Exhibitions On Campus, In the Community

In Gerald Mead’s DES 414 Senior Seminar, design students gain first-hand experience in all the facets of being a working artist.

A successful artist must balance the roles of event-planner, promoter, and curator. Moreover, artists have to prepare and maintain a portfolio, market their work for representation and sale, seek and apply for exhibitions, and hone their resume-writing and interview skills.

This is all in addition to spending countless hours in a studio, creating and refining their work. 

As a requirement of the course, each student must have a solo exhibition. Whether the exhibition is on or off campus, the students are responsible for securing the location, creating and distributing invitations, promoting their show, hanging and installing their artwork, and connecting with their audience.

Independently orchestrating a show gives students practical experience that they will be able to apply to their future careers.

Student exhibitions included in this project:

 

Cinematic Decades
Re-imagined posters by design major Evan Duckett
Open through April 10
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday, noon to 6:00 p.m.; Saturday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m.

 

 

Galactic Expansion
Planetary sport identities by Dave Travale
April 12–17
Opening reception, Sunday, April 14, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Mezzanine Gallery (First Floor), E. H. Butler Library
Gallery hours: Sunday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Friday, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

 

 

 

More Than Millinery: A Boutique’s Identity
By Monica Consiglio
April 13–19
Opening reception, Saturday, April 13, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Project 308 Gallery, 308 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda
Gallery hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., or by appointment. Call 523-0068.

 

 

Dreams Resembled
Photomanipulations by Gina Figura
April 13–19
Opening reception, Saturday, April 13, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Project 308 Gallery, 308 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda
Gallery hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., or by appointment. Call 523-0068.

 

 

Americana
Stamp designs by Jenna Hutzler
April 19–24
Opening reception, Saturday, April 20, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
464 Gallery, 464 Amherst Street, Buffalo
Gallery hours: Tuesday–Friday, noon-6:00 p.m.; Saturday, 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

 

Refreshed: Ashker's New Branding
By Jaime Strible
April 19–24
Opening reception, Friday, April 19, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Ashker’s Gallery, 1002 Elmwood Ave.
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

 

 

Gig Promo: Indie Concert Posters
By Katie Frank
April 20–26
Opening reception, Saturday, April 20, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Mezzanine Gallery (First Floor), E. H. Butler Library
Gallery hours: Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

 

 

Familial Facades
By Allyson Pierce
April 21–26
Opening reception, Sunday, April 21, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Mezzanine Gallery (Second Floor), E. H. Butler Library
Gallery hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Friday, 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

 

 

Product to Palate
Food package designs by Dana Heider
April 26–May 1
Opening reception, Friday, April 26, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Project 308 Gallery, 308 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda
Gallery hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., or by appointment. Call 523-0068.

 

 

Lyrical Revolution
Beatles inspired posters by Jane Levine
April 26–May 2
Opening reception, Friday, April 26, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Ashker’s Gallery, 1002 Elmwood Ave.
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

 

 

Afternoon Errands
Business identity designs by Jodi Soper
May 3–8
Opening reception: Friday, May 3, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Main Street Studios, 515 Main Street
Gallery hours: Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Saturday, noon–3:00 p.m.

 

 

New Fidelity
Album Packaging and Posters by Nate Hillabush
May 3–8
Opening reception: Friday, May 3, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
464 Gallery, 464 Amherst Street, Buffalo
Gallery hours: Tuesday–Friday, noon–6:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon–5:00 p.m.

 

 

Riveting Start
Video game inspired metalwork by Veronica Keymel
May 6–10
Bacon Gallery, Upton Hall
Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, noon-3:00 p.m.; Friday, 4:00–7:00 p.m.