PAST EXHIBITION
SUMMA 2024: Yearbook
SUMMA 2024: Yearbook is an exhibition celebrating the remarkable talents of the 2024 McMaster School of the Arts visual art graduates. This showcase illuminates the profound evolution of each student throughout their senior year, marked by spirited classroom discussions and a fearless commitment to challenging established and colonial creative norms.
Yearbook features a diverse array of artistic mediums, from cutting-edge VR/AR and 3-D printing technologies to traditional forms such as sculpture, painting, and drawing. Addressing contemporary issues such as social consciousness, cultural identity, memory, sexuality, and sustainability, each artwork serves as a narrative thread inviting viewers to delve deeper into these themes. Through exploration and experimentation, the collective body of work transcends artistic boundaries, fostering inclusivity within the art community.
Read the full curatorial statement here.
Opening Reception
Thursday, April 11, 4-7PM
Artists: Matthew Bailey, Brooke Bielak, Melissa C. Iza, Geneva Cooper, Leah Corrigan, Stefanie Croning, Emma Eichenberg, Hannah Essex, Oliver Fu, Anna George, Ardyn Gibbs, Shay Guan, Jessica Hadall, Zeina Hamada, Rebecca Han, Camryn Hardaker-Schabauer, Jenny Kim, Pippa MacDonald, Jacob Micallef, Eli Nolet, Olivia Outlaw, Paryse Reed, Anthony Rizkalla, Cameron Russell Roberts, Ren Tolbert, Sara Notdorft
SUMMA is the annual graduating exhibition for the McMaster University School of the Arts BFA.
Image: SUMMA 2024 logo, Produced by Eli Nolet and Ardyn Gibbs in consultation with the full cohort.
Curated by: Christina Leslie
April 09, 2024 – April 26, 2024
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SUBMISSIONS & ASSISTANCE
SUBMISSIONS:
The McMaster Museum of Art is presently not accepting artists’ submissions for exhibitions at this time of leadership change at the museum. Our Interim Director will be undertaking a review of the museum’s forward exhibition schedule, as well as our policies and procedures, in the coming months. Our present focus is the ongoing maintenance of our permanent collection and storage needs for future collection activities.
The museum remains committed to our collecting priority in the continued support of early career, mid-career and established Indigenous artists, artists of the Black diaspora and racialized artists through purchases and commissions. Donations will be welcomed and reviewed at a future date which will be posted on our website.
ASSISTANCE:
The McMaster Museum of Art is a third party recommender for Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Exhibition Assistance Grants.
Please note that there has been a delay in the OAC opening the 2024-2025 program. This webpage will be updated with our deadlines as soon as possible.
Priorities:
Artists who demonstrate an interest and consideration of art as a medium for social change and action.
Please follow the guidelines established by the Ontario Arts Council, apply directly through their website, and submit the following with your applications:
Brief artist statement
Confirmation letter from the gallery/museum/venue
Budget
CV
Digital images of work
