Current Exhibitions
FALL 2024
The artLAB gallery is currently closed for installation. Please join us Thursday, September 5 from 5-7PM for the opening reception of "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)," featuring work by Hannah West, MFA Candidate.
Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)
Hannah West, MFA Candidate
Exhibtion: September 5 – September 26, 2024
Reception: Thursday, September 5 / 5-7pm
artLAB Gallery
Image credit: Hannah West, "Sequins," coloured pencil on wood panel, 8 x 8 inches, 2023
This exhibition is the culmination of a project that has been in development since my time as a student at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) consists of select drawings created during my two years as an MFA candidate.
The drawings explore the beauty of everyday life, seeking to bring attention to moments, objects and spaces that are often overlooked, using coloured pencil, an overlooked fine arts medium. I am inspired by scenes I have discovered in passing, choosing to capture what stands out to me in the moment I encounter it. I emphasize these moments by highlighting elements of lighting, colour and reflection. My work is a way for me to find comfort in isolation and to cope with the inevitable passage of time, as I view the world with a sense of childlike wonder.
River Through Your Eye: Campus Community Photography
RiverFest2024
Exhibtion: September 5 – September 26, 2024
Cohen Commons
Western Sustainability
Office of Indigenous Initiatives
Indigenous Students’ Association
River Through Your Eye: Campus Community Photography is an exhibit curated by the campus community through the annual celebration of Riverfest. This collection on photo submissions from 2022 and 2023, showcases the beauty of the Deshkan Ziibi (Antler River/Thames River) captured through different perspectives.
River Through Your Eye returns for another year, with submissions being accepted from September 7 – 27. Those who submit photos will be entered into a Sustainability prize pack draw that includes Riverfest-branded swag. Participants are encouraged to submit their photos via Instagram to @WesternuSustain or email sustainability@uwo.ca.Be sure to use the hashtag #RiverThroughYourEye2024.
Learn more about Riverfest and how you can get involved by visiting the Western Sustainability website here.
