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Current Exhibitions

Fall 2007 11/5 – 12/13

BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition
This exhibition shares original works by UCA graduate candidates.   Candidates design the announcement card, formulate press releases, and install the exhibition.  Works are often for sale; a price list is provided.

Spring 2008 1/17 - 2/21

Return of the Yellow Peril:
A Survey of the Work of Roger Shimomura, 1969-2004
This national tour includes paintings and prints from four bodies of work by this Asian-American artist that explore family history, cultural and ethnic bias, and racial stereotyping.  Known for his use of concentrated color, pop culture references, and interpretations of current events, Shimomura combines images from the Japanese printmaking tradition with Western-style comic book-type characters to create unique visual commentaries that cross time and generations.  A Program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance with the Arkansas Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Views From Both Sides of the Barbed Wire Fence
This exhibition combines prints and paintings by Roger Shimomura and John Newman to share diverse cultural perspectives based on family associations with Japanese-American internment camps that were operational during World War II.  Shimomura spent two years as a toddler in Camp Minidoka in south-central Idaho with his family, and John Newman’s family observed Camp Rohwer as African American sharecroppers who lived in southern Arkansas. Curated in-house: Barbara Satterfield, Baum Gallery director.
Featured Artist Lecture: Roger Shimomura, University Distinguished Professor of Art Emeritus, The University of Kansas, Thurs. Jan. 17, 4-6pm, Art Lecture Hall, McCastlain Hall.

Exhibit Essays
See the links below

Jason Morgan Ward: Beyond the Barbed Wire
Dr. Sondra Gordy: Executive Order 9066
Dr. Stacey Uradomo-Barre: Prints of Childhood Recollections
Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs: Newman's Side of the Fence
Richard Yada: Memory Statement

Inside/Outside: Student Drawings from the Rohwer Camp
This exhibition gives evidence of the youthful presence in the Rohwer internment camp and of the curriculum developed by its resident art educator, Mabel Rose Jamison, through drawings completed on site and preserved by McGehee resident and community leader Rosalie Gould.  The drawings offer glimpse into student life and artistic response during an era of heightened political and cultural prejudice.  Curated in-house: Dr. Gayle Seymour.

Spring 2008 3/06 - 3/20

Annual Student Competitive Exhibition
This exhibition features works submitted by any current UCA student and selected by an off-campus juror who also names eight award winners who receive a portions of the $1,000 in funds provided by the UCA Department of Art to recognize distinction.  Entry is free of charge; entry forms are available at the gallery and the art office.

Spring 2008 4/10 – 4/24

BA/BFA Juried Senior Exhibition
This exhibition shares original works by UCA graduate candidates.   Candidates design the announcement card, formulate press releases, and install the exhibition.  Works are often for sale; a price list is provided.