Comparing the Spike Open and the Fine Art UWE Degree Show

Lloyd, Wayne

Abstract

Delivered at the NAFAE Annual Conference 2019, Making Public: The Fine Art Degree Show, this case study focussed on two ambitious, public facing exhibitions staged by Fine Art students during their final month of learning at UWE, Bristol: a student led exhibition for Spike Island’s open studios, and their degree show. By comparing these two fundamentally different events one can examine significant differences in relation to art, professional practice and audience reception that suggest that a conventional Degree Show may hold less possibility than alternative, student led events.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Making Public: The Fine Art Degree Show
• Start Date: Apr 12, 2019
• End Date: Apr 12, 2019
• Acceptance Date: Apr 12, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2019
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: fine-art degree-show, Spike-Open exhibition, professional audience
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/848907
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Making Public: The Fine Art Degree Show