Red Deer Polytechnic Arts

Next up, meet Ava!

We will miss their dogged work ethic, their persistent questions and eagerness to always push themselves to improve!
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My name is Ava Stang, and I’ve just completed my Visual Art Diploma, and will be going on to AuArts to complete my Bachelor of Fine Arts.

In my practice Ive been exploring gender dysphoria as a transgender male. Using deer as a metaphor for myself has been a way to open up about these complex feelings without directly including myself in the art.

One of my favourite memories is from my very first day of first year, in sculpture class, when Teena made us make face molds with people who, at the time were strangers. I was paired with Janessa, and as she smeared vaseline over my face we could not stop laughing. We were the only people laughing in a class that was other wise silent. This class was a catalyst to some of the best memories I’ve made over my time spent at RDP.

My advice for future students is to constantly bounce ideas off of the friends you make at RDP. Having people around you that can add deeper meanings or an interesting compositional choice is super important to having less stale or stiff pieces, and many of the brainstorming by sessions had with my classmates bettered my art significantly.

TOMORROW!!!

Last event of the school year!!!

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Open Studio Event!
Studios open from 3:00pm - 8:00pm

To celebrate the end of term and the incredible work made across all of our studios, we turn our studio's into galleries and invite the public to come check it out!

Bring your friends and family to come see the incredible work done across the year and across mediums!

All are welcome!