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Gippsland residents with an eye for art will have the chance to see and purchase works from our next generation of budding artists at Federation University Australia’s End of Year Exhibition (EYE) at Churchill’s Switchback Gallery.

The exhibition showcases works by five students from Federation’s graduating class of 2021 in the Bachelor of Arts(honours) (creative arts), and Bachelor of Visual Arts programs.

Featuring paintings, sculpture, drawing, digital imaging, video and collage, the exhibition is an opportunity for students to curate works under the guidance of their lecturers and present it in a professional setting.

The exhibition is open to the public Tuesday to Thursday until 20 April 2022, between 10am and 4pm.

To accompany the physical exhibition, an online gallery featuring works from EYE across the Ballarat and Gippsland campuses has been created, giving students an opportunity to reach an even broader audience.

The online gallery can be viewed at artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/7917181/2021-virtual-eye-end-of-year-exhibition

Quotes attributable to Federation University Australia Associate Professor Richard Chew, Director, Arts Academy

“EYE is a highlight of our annual public events program at the Arts Academy, where students are given the opportunity to curate their work and present it to their communities.”

“Many of the students represented in this exhibition have spent the greater part of two years studying online and their achievement is testimony to their creativity, resilience and courage.”

Quotes attributable to Federation University Bachelor of Arts (honours) (creative arts) student Molly Berry

“The honours course is an excellent pathway to developing and cementing your creative art practice within a specialised field of study.”

“During my time in the year-long course, I was supported by a network of strong and caring staff members and peers.”

“Through the Switchback Gallery, studio spaces and a surround-sound cinema room at Churchill, students were able to witness their projects blown up in full scale, creating a fun atmosphere of peer-to-peer feedback guided by the staff.”