Undergraduate Courses 2012-2013

Click here to see the course offerings and descriptions in Art History and Studio Arts for undergraduate students in 2012/2013.

To view when specific courses are offered please refer to the Offical UWO Academic Timetable.

For additonal course despcriptions please see the UWO Academic Calendar.

Kevin Rodgers: OUT OF ORDER

July 19 to August 11, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, July 19 at 7:30pm
at the Mcintosh Gallery

Kevin Rodgers' exhibition OUT OF ORDER includes sculptures and wall works made from electoral signs, modified furniture and fragments of philosophical texts. With this new body of work, Rodgers explores the abstraction of politics and representation. While much of the exhibition indirectly refers to political and cultural events of the past 40 years (Watergate, the election of Brian Mulroney, Quebec Student Protests) the artist questions conventional notions of chronological time. In this sense the exhibition can be seen as “untimely”, where things are both no longer and not yet, and are thus “out of order”.

This project is the culmination of the artist's doctoral research at Western’s Department of Visual. A publication designed by the artist accompanies the exhibition. [more...]

Some Things Last a Long Time - Curated by Matthew Ryan Smith

July 19 to August 11, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, July 19 at 7:30pm

: this must be the place

July 21 to August 11 - Opening Saturday July 21, 2 - 5pm
at the The Katzman Kamen Gallery

The Katzman Kamen Gallery is pleased to present : this must be the place, a collaborative project by MA and MFA graduates from the Department of Visual Arts at Western University. The exhibit runs from July 21 to August 11, 2012. An official opening will be held on Saturday, July 21 from 2 to 5p with the collaborators present. A limited edition colour catalogue of the exhibition will be available for purchase.

: this must be the place is curated by and includes visual and textual works of 11 Masters degree candidates from Western University's Department of Visual Arts. The collaborators include: Stephanie Anderson, Anthea Black, Liza Eurich, Jordana Franklin, Brad Isaacs, Stefani Klaric, Neil Klassen, Kim Neudorf, Daniel O'Connor, Laura Ritchie, and Melissa Ruhloff.

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McIntosh Gallery presents Kyla Brown: Lines of Desire

July 18 to 25, 2012 Opening reception: Wednesday, July 18 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
London Co-op Store, 621 Princess Avenue, London, Ontario

McIntosh Gallery, in collaboration with Western's Department of Visual Arts and London Co-op Store, is pleased to present Kyla Brown: Lines of Desire: Community Mapping in Woodfield. As McIntosh's 2012 Artist in the Community, Brown, a graduate student at Western's Department of Visual Arts who recently moved to London from Toronto, poses the question: What are the places and routes that make London unique to the people who live here?

Kyla Brown: Lines of Desire: Community Mapping in Woodfield is on display from July 18th to 25th at the London Co-op Store, a non-profit, member-owned health food store located at 621 Princess Avenue.

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Exam schedule for April 2012 is posted here.

Exam conflicts: If a student is scheduled to write two FINAL exams concurrently, they will be notified via e-mail by the Registrar’s Office so that arrangements may be made for both exams to be written in the examination conflict room, in a sequence established by the Registrar’s Office. The Registrar’s Office will then contact the Department to ensure the Registrar receives the appropriate examination papers and supplies before the date of the exam. Please note that the instructor may choose to accommodate the student and provide a make-up examination for the conflicting exam. If a student has 3 exams within 23 hours or 3 consecutive periods, the student must contact their Academic Dean’s office in order to arrange for a make-up examination in one of the courses.

Student Show & Sale

4:00PM to 8:00PM, Friday, 13 April 2012, John Labatt Visual Arts Centre (free parking in the Visual Arts parking lot)

Don't miss out on Western University's Visual Arts Student Show & Sale, a unique opportunity to purchase work by emerging artists here at the the John Labatt Visual Arts Center! All of the work for sale is by UWO’s very talented Arts students, and money raised goes directly back to student artists to support them through their academic career.
Come early to see it all! No admission fee. Cash and carry only. For more information, contact: kneudorf@uwo.ca

Bon à Tirer 2012 launch - 30 March 2012

Bon à Tirer is a student-run academic publication committed to showcasing excellent undergraduate work on art history and visual culture. This year, students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds have contributed insightful commentaries on a wide array of exciting topics. From the Neo-Baroquain discussion of Alexander McQueen's fashion practices to the examination of Andy Warhol's impact on the political image of China's Mao Tse-Tung, the papers presented in our fifth annual issue represent some of the most engaging conversations about art today.

Practicum is the long anticipated end of a program, but also the beginning of others. From research to expression, when what it is to be an artist seems to be changing, taking responsibility for what kind of artist you want to become becomes core curriculum. These fifteen emerging artists - the Practicum class of 2012 - speak to the need for a reply to these uncertain times in Limbo, an exhibition that runs from March 30 to April 13.

Opening 30 March 7PM (opening remarks 7:30PM)