After three weeks of delay, the first Foundations Showcase Exhibit is open in Jack Arends Hall. While a little incomplete with one piece missing and attributions having yet to be added, it’s a look into the creations that students in the foundational art classes have made over the last two years.
Ari Norris, instructor and student exhibitions coordinator at the NIU School of Art and Design said the idea for the Foundations Showcase began through conversations in the art department.
“This is the first one, so we’re kind of figuring it out along the way,” Norris said. “I think we’ve been talking about this for a while.”
Originally set to debut on Jan. 12, Norris said the delays were due to him and Ben Stone, one of the foundation’s coordinators, not having all of the pieces to feature in the art exhibition, in addition to some technical difficulties.
“We just came back from winter break,” Norris said. “There’s some technical issues with the video that we’re working on right now, but that’s the only thing that remains. So besides the video thing that needs to be put up everything is featured,” Norris said.
As well as missing the video art piece, all of the pieces on display have yet to include their attributions. While the exhibit is currently unfinished, it is open to the public. Here are some of the pieces to look forward to:
The “iPod” sculpture, made by Chase Simpson, a junior art and design education major, is an approximately 4 foot tall brown wooden ipod sculpture with black and white paint used to make the screen and buttons.
Another is a functional clock sculpture with a knife in it, featuring the word “killing” on the handle. The sculpture was made by Patrick Lambrecht, a freshman design media arts major, for the 3D Foundations class.
Lastly, a sculpture of a mounted crazed deer head holds a gun in its mouth by Savanna High, a sophomore art and design education major, also made for 3D Foundations.
The exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Feb. 13 with the reception, a more formal debut of the art, on Feb. 12 in Jack Arends Hall in the Olson Gallery on the second floor.
