Byron School of Art has been delivering Year-Long programs in Visual Art since 2014. Our first Year-Long course, the Visual Arts Foundation Course, evolved into a two year course when we introduced the the Visual Arts Practice Course in 2015. As our students completed this level, the momentum gathered by their dedication and enthusiasm forged the way for a third study year to be added to the program, bringing in the Visual Arts Research & Portfolio Course in 2016.
Since these early years BSA has guided a steady stream of talented and committed visual arts students through these year-long courses, who developed strong work practices and investigated contemporary debate throughout their time here.
In 2017, the production of a Graduate Yearbook was introduced to the final year program as a group project, aiming to showcase the work and ideas of the graduating students as they complete their studies with BSA.
BSA GRADUATE YEARBOOKS
Since 2017 our graduating students have produced a beautiful yearbook documenting their final year work and practice. Some of the early yearbooks also contain interviews with practising artists whom they admire.
WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? is our 2024 publication, featuring the work and ideas of graduating students: Chris Fryer, Nat Kafka, Andrew Macklin, Fred Oualid, Katie Pink, Sharon Rhodes, Ivonne Rother and Quentin Wright.
EXIT 9 is our 2023 publication, featuring the work and ideas of graduating students: Elizabeth Allen, Emily-Sarah Boldeman, Victoria Rehn, Isabell Heiss, Anne Hicks, Greg Hughes, Dean Stewart, Luke Thomas and Emma T Woodburn.
HELLO I MUST BE GOING is our 2022 publication, featuring the work and ideas of graduating students: Todd Clare, Victoria Clayton, Grace Fayrer, Max Hangan, Locky Hill, Jennifer Hogan, Chelsea Jewell, Yuka Takagi, Joshua Vogel and Eliza Worner.
TEN THIRDS is our 2021 publication, featuring the work and ideas of graduating students: Anastasia Saphira, Jenny Schirmer, Cindy Alice, Elizabeth Dwyer, Priya C. Link, Shanti Des Fours, Susan Davidson, Tamara Lea Cox, Tiffany Gee and Bill Meertens.
ABANDON PROCEEDINGS is our 2020 production, featuring work and statements by Josephine Ehlers, Di Kelly, Cedar Jeffs, Andrea Portela Moreno, Gabe O’Neill, Belle Raine, Aly Russell, Zen Staff, Julia Stockhausen, Justin Telfer and Meg Walters.
DANCE THIS MESS AROUND was produced in 2019 and features work and statements by Haley Calderon, Rebecca Cook, Jane Couttie, Teresa Ebenstreit, Sandra McKenny, Rachel Pierssene, Lizzie Turnbull and Christina Waterson.
Untitled. Produced in 2018, this yearbook features work, statements and artist interviews by Kath Egan, Renee Gordos, Marita Kohl, Spider McKey, Steve Bush, Helen Farley, Laura Tate, Teresa Ebenstreit, Anna Honeychurch, Toni Clarke and Diana Miller.
Our 2017 INTERVIEW PROJECT & YEARBOOK was our first publication, featuring artist interviews, artwork and artist statements by: Casey Arnaud, Kim Bennett, Cyd Crossman, Courtney Cook, Helena Jackson Lloyd, Sabine Pick, Maraya Rodostianos, Leeby Sotheren, Tanya Taljaard and Marilyn Wallace-Mitchell.
The BSA CLASS OF 2016 were pioneers in the story of the Byron School of Art. This group of dedicated visual arts students came to BSA looking to not only improve their skills and knowledge, but wanting to deepen their art practice through commitment and continued growth. It is thanks to the enthusiasm and hard work of this talented group of people that the BSA Year-Long course program became what it is today.
We acknowledge our 2016 graduates Lisa Arronis, Leora Sibony, Alex Hudson, Pru Bleasdale, Roberta Brooks, Elaine Pollen, Rosie Jones, Jolene Winckel, Vivien Hart, Carole Coffey, Vicky Attenborough, Suryo Cunningham and Bridget Kearney.