The Kentucky College of Art + Design at Spalding University will open its third annual Senior Thesis BFA Exhibition with a reception on Friday, May 12, at the 849 and Huff Galleries on the Spalding campus. The opening reception will be held 6-8 p.m. and is open to the public.

As graduating seniors, KyCAD’s nine Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates are required to create their work, develop artist statements, orally defend their work, and ultimately install the artwork in the gallery.

Assistant Professor Andrew Cozzens, who teaches the class, said Senior Thesis is an important part of a KyCAD student’s growth and maturation. “Senior Thesis is a culmination of the student’s time at KyCAD, a process of focusing their individual creative interests,” he said.