ART 171 IPhone Abstracts

ART 171 IPhone Abstracts

April 10, 2024 Fine Art’s Second Floor Hallway Art 171 students were tasked with capturing abstract images using their phones, looking to both Western’s campus and their own apartments/living spaces for inspiration. They were able to practice and explore...
Artist Resource Sign Up: The Open Call List

Artist Resource Sign Up: The Open Call List

The Tuscan-based photographer Aidan Avery has shared with the WWU photography department a resource for photo students interested in open calls, grants and job opportunities. His email newsletter, titled The Open Call List, contains a detailed list of...
Big Heads Exhibition – Winter 2024

Big Heads Exhibition – Winter 2024

February 15 – March 5, 2024 Fine Arts Second Floor Exhibition Cases This quarter the ART 371 Black and White Photography II class worked on their “Big Heads” project, where they worked in teams to build self-portraits using the basic tenants of studio lighting and...
Holga Flora Fauna: Winter 2024 Show

Holga Flora Fauna: Winter 2024 Show

February 15, 2024 Fine Arts Building Second Floor This winter quarter students in ART 171 worked with Holga cameras to create a collection of work that is now up in the Western Fine Art’s Building! Students captured photos with plastic Holga cameras then used...
ART 371 Field Trip to Vancouver

ART 371 Field Trip to Vancouver

This January 31st students in ART 371 Black and White Photography II took a field trip to Vancouver, BC to visit some galleries! They explored the Belkin Gallery and the Vancouver Art Gallery, and also met with the UBC graduate studies director and several MFA...
Photographic Center Northwest: John Henry’s Stranger Fruit

Photographic Center Northwest: John Henry’s Stranger Fruit

January 11, 2024 – March 10, 2024 Photographic Center Northwest From January 11 to March 10, 2024, Stranger Fruit will be up at the Photographic Center Northwest. New York artist John Henry uses both photography and text in this exhibition, creating photographs...