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AMANDA CARCHEDIUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Curating Careers: Creatively Engaging Fine Arts Students

CURATING CAREERSCreatively Engaging Fine Art Students

Amanda Carchedi Marketing and Communication Manager UConn Center for Career Development

14 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

• College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources

• School of Business

• School of Dental Medicine

• School of Engineering

• School of Fine Arts

• The Graduate School

• School of Law

• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• School of Medicine

• Neag School of Education

• School of Nursing

• School of Pharmacy

• Radcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture

• School of Social Work

Career ExpoCLAS Alumni Panels

STEM Career Fair

Engineering Career Fairs

CAHNR Career Night

College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural

Resources

School of Fine ArtsSchool of Engineering

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

School of Business

THE STUDENT ART EXHIBITION

@ WILBUR CROSS

• Semiannual art exhibition open to all UConn undergraduate and graduate students

• Hosted by the Center for Career Development, the program provides UConn students the opportunity to display their artistic talent in a professional juried exhibition

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

• Engage and interact with Fine Arts students

• Provide an opportunity for students to display artwork publicly

• Provide a résumé builder

• Create an engaging and inviting atmosphere

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

• Transforming the CCD office into a gallery space

• Open to all students from all 14 schools and colleges• students from outside the School of Fine Arts who have

an interest in art are welcome to participate

ENTRY AND SELECTION

• Entry through online form

• Required materials: • image of the artwork• updated résumé• artist statement

• The submission process takes place from November 1 – 30th for the spring semester exhibition, and April 1 – 30th for the fall semester exhibition

• Submissions reviewed by CCD/SFA collaborative jury

OPENING RECEPTION

• First/second week of each semester

• Open to faculty, staff, students, and other UConn constituents

• Employer invitations• Students participating are encouraged to bring

business cards to the event

OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION

• 147 submissions

• 65% had previously never used CCD services

• Of that 147, 52 artworks were accepted

• Of the 52 artworks, 39 were submitted by a students from outside School of Fine Arts

• Support from the University

OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION

The art exhibition was a major success and I’m glad to have been a part of it. As a full time art major it was great to see other parts of the university reaching out and showcasing artists work. We are used to always being a close knit community in the other side of campus but it was a nice change to interact with other people and departments from the university.

-Franklin Canales ‘16

I was very glad to have been accepted into the Student Art Exhibition. I am used to only seeing my work as a digital medium and entering into the exhibition really broke me out of the digital-only shell and got me to finally get a print of my work. It was also great seeing all the other artists that are involved in the UConn community. As a non-art major, it was really cool to learn that a lot of the submissions were also from non-art majors. I will definitely submit work next time there is another exhibition.

-Francis Gilbert ‘17

• 195 submissions

• Of the 195 submission, 89 had never used CCD services before ( 45.6%)

QUESTIONS?