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Student artists during COVID-19: Mikki Barnett talks pandemic art

Written on March 26, 2021. Posted in Arts.

Death smells like roses. At least, that’s the case for Mikki Barnett, Con-Ed ’21, whose tenfoot sculpture Perspective—a cave built from mirrors, chicken wire, rose-dyed polyester and twinkling lights—has been left to gather dust in Ontario Hall for over a year. Last March, Queen’s Fine Arts...

Arts students deserve more credit

Written on November 26, 2020. Posted in Editorials.

Despite the creativity and perseverance necessary to pursue a degree and career in the arts, Arts students are consistently labelled as less motivated, less driven, and less realistic than their STEM counterparts. The tension between STEM and the arts has been present for decades, but the shifting...

Queen's students use art to cure quarantine blues

Written on June 1, 2020. Posted in Arts.

Although quarantine measures have many students feeling trapped, some Queen’s students are staving off feelings of anxiety or boredom by turning to art as a form of self-therapy. The Journal spoke to Claire Parsons, a third-year politics student, Erin Marcia, a Bachelor of Education student, and...

BFA student uses art to push back against animal mistreatment

Written on November 8, 2019. Posted in Arts.

Kate Malenfant-McNeice uses her artwork to force viewers to re-consider their rights as pet owners. Fourth-year BFA student Malenfant-McNeice’s focus on animal rights and the fair treatment of domestic pets has brought her a lot of criticism. However, she’s met this challenge head-on and is...

Ada Yuewan Chen criticizes perceptions of beauty

Written on November 1, 2019. Posted in Arts.

Ada Yuewan Chen’s art is full of colour, spreading teal, orange, lavender, and pink across broad canvases to create smooth, blurred dreamscapes. The fourth-year BFA student seeks to question the idea of beauty through her painting. Originally from China, Chen’s early training prized realism as the...

Queen’s BFA grad talks environmentally conscious art practices

Written on September 12, 2019. Posted in Arts.

BFA graduate Claudia Zilstra’s artistic work shows that environmental consciousness is applicable to every discipline. During her undergraduate degree, when learning about different types of sculptures artists make, Zilstra said the type that prioritizes the use of found materials was the kind that...

Union Gallery accused of mistreating student artists

Written on July 8, 2019. Posted in Arts.

In a signed letter, BFA alumni say Union Gallery is unsupportive and disrespectful to student artists. On May 8, Kaitlyn Hollander posted an open letter addressed to the Union Gallery—signed by herself and six other fine arts grads—to her Facebook page. The letter listed a number of claims detailing...

Victoria Kim paints the anxieties of introversion

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in Arts.

For Victoria Kim, painting her feelings has typically been easier than explaining them. Ever since she was young, Kim, BFA ’18, can remember drawing, doodling and sketching. As a child she said it was one of the few ways she could confidently express herself to others. As a current fine arts undergrad,...

Gender equality in fine arts is long overdue

Written on January 23, 2018. Posted in Editorials.

When I tell people my program is all-girls, they’re usually pretty confused. Enrollment for Fine Arts at Queen’s University is over 90 per cent women and my class in particular is composed of 23 girls. This is a very different demographic than what I see in museums and in most art history classes,...

Student artist’s work to be featured on an upcoming wine bottle

Written on September 30, 2016. Posted in Arts.

Dry, intense, bold and full-bodied – that’s Kelly Baskin’s art. Baskin, a fourth-year Fine Arts student and wine enthusiast will have her art featured on a Cabernet bottle after winning the 2016 Magnotta Winery Art Competition. Her painting, Presence of a Night Walker, won for its striking design...

BMO Arts Competition winner pours heart into art

Written on September 18, 2015. Posted in Arts.

Lindsey Wilson, the provincial winner of the BMO Art! Student Art Competition, says her winning piece was deeply personal. Wilson, who graduated from the Queen’s Bachelor of Fine Arts program earlier this year, created a statue piece, entitled Murmur I, as a part of her final year in the program. The...

The State of the University

Written on January 13, 2014. Posted in News.

Welcome to the State of the University, a seven-part multimedia project by the Queen’s Journal. Over the past few months, our staff have dug into some of the most important issues affecting students, compiling them into this online format. The features will have a staggered release, so click here...

Student artwork below ground

Written on September 17, 2013. Posted in Arts.

The rebranding of Alfie’s brought more to the table than just a new name. If you’ve paid a visit to The Underground, you may have noticed the graffiti and eclectic art splattered across the walls. The reopening of the student-run bar introduced an edgier and grungier atmosphere, and that’s what inspired...

University ousts underwear art

Written on June 24, 2013. Posted in News.

The University has sparked controversy after it banned a student’s artwork at a high-profile donor event. On May 29, David Woodward, BFA ’13, was invited to display his artwork at a donor event in Goodes Hall, but was later told to take down his display after some organizers deemed it too “inappropriate.” The...

Suspension of admissions policy finalized

Written on June 24, 2013. Posted in News.

Senate has passed an official procedure for suspending academic programs, almost two years after the controversial suspension of the University’s Fine Arts program. Passed in a motion on May 28, the final document sets recommendations for faculty deans, who will be given most of the decision-making...

BFA admissions to reopen

Written on June 25, 2012. Posted in News.

Queen’s will reopen admission to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program for the Fall of 2013, Associate Dean of Arts and Science Gordon Smith said. Students were informed of the decision to reopen admissions on June 12 in an email from Smith. “It was always a strong possibility that we would reopen admission...

Fine Arts to resume

Written on June 18, 2012. Posted in News.

The Fine Arts program will see first-year students return come 2013 after a one-year admissions suspension is lifted. Students were informed of the decision to reinstate the program in an email from Associate Dean of Arts and Science Gordon Smith on June 12. “There was always the possibility...

Lawyer to revisit BFA decision

Written on March 2, 2012. Posted in News.

The University’s decision to suspend admissions to the Fine Art program will now be examined by an independent lawyer. “Our feeling is that if we get another legal opinion, then Queen’s will have to start listening,” Senator Mark Jones said. Jones, an English professor, brought forward a motion to...

BFA crucial for fundraiser

Written on February 7, 2012. Posted in Arts.

Cezanne’s Closet has been a steady source of income for Union Gallery over the past 18 years, but that could change with the recent suspension of the BFA program. The gallery’s major annual fundraiser relies on donations from student-artists to make up half of the artwork auctioned off at the event....

ArtSci faculty members at odds with admin over Fine Arts suspension

Written on December 13, 2011. Posted in News.

The Arts and Science Faculty Board voted to reinstate admissions to the Fine Arts program for the next academic year, but University administrators say this vote won’t affect the suspension decision. A motion was brought forward at a Faculty Board meeting on Dec. 9 and passed with two thirds of members...

Fine Arts students protest at Summerhill

Written on December 2, 2011. Posted in News.

Twenty students gathered at Summerhill today to show their support for the Fine Arts program. The students created a formation on the grass to spell out the letters “BFA.” A video was taken of the formation. Fine Arts Departmental Student Council chair Kaisa Moran said the stills from the video will...

Senate stalls initiative on suspensions

Written on November 25, 2011. Posted in News.

On Tuesday, Queen’s Senate tabled an initiative that called for guidelines for future program suspensions. The motion was tabled after a Senate vote. It was brought to Senate on the same day that 30 Fine Arts students protested the admissions suspension outside the meeting. They held personal works...

Students protest outside Senate meeting

Written on November 23, 2011. Posted in News.

Fine Arts students used personal artwork to protest before Senate earlier this afternoon. Approximately 30 students lined the entrance to the Robert Sutherland Building on Nov. 22 in protest of the administration’s decision to suspend admissions to Fine Arts next year. Rosalind Breen, BFA ’13, said...

Program must make changes

Written on November 18, 2011. Posted in Opinions.

When I was appointed as director of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program in April 2011, my priorities were to develop publicity and to raise the profile of the program. The current media coverage regarding the suspension of BFA admissions for 2012-13 is not the publicity I had in mind. The BFA...

Fine arts admissions suspended

Written on November 11, 2011. Posted in News.

AMS Assembly voted to create a committee last night that will investigate the University’s decision to suspend admissions into the fine arts program. On Wednesday, University administration sent an email to fine arts students informing them that the program wouldn’t accept any new students for the...

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