FCCS ART

My drawings grow from tangled lines and chaotic layers. Up close they seem meaningless, but from a distance hidden forms emerge. The beaver, notorious as the god of disruption, creates habitats that appear messy. What seems broken is, in fact, vibrantly alive, a quiet resistance to humans’ need for order. That is where my friendship with the beaver began. This...

A new generation of young artists considers the rich territory of textiles, fibre-art and soft sculpture, reasserting the power of the needle and tangible materials to communicate their ideas and vision. In Hands for Eyes, personal histories, cultural traditions, socio-political, and formal themes serve as reference points for this group of 2nd-year Sculpture students who created work grounded in traditional...

Jim Kalnin is an emeritus professor from our fine arts program, where he taught drawing and painting from 1987 to 2009. He was the founding Curator of Lake Country Art Gallery from 2010 – 2011. He has taught art in many community settings, eager to convey his belief in the value of art in people’s lives. Jim has published two...

Annual FCCS Faculty and Staff Exhibition An annual exhibition and speaker series featuring the artwork of selected faculty and staff in FCCS. All of our visual art and media studies instructors are practicing artists, as are many of our staff. This is an opportunity to showcase their work and offer opportunities for our students to learn more about our faculty...