Concrete Playground

In true education-institution style, Sydney University announces the 2009 Degree Show at its art school affiliate, Sydney College of the Arts, to be "a chance for all students to stand together with their peers and reflect on their achievements as well as their goals for the future". Bah! While this may be true, did they really have to put it like that?

Let's re-phrase.
 
A bloody great opportunity to see the final year works of some 270 art students (and for them, the chance to show it), the SCA Degree Show kicks off a month of the Big Three — SCA, College of Fine Arts and National Art School. All up the work of over 700 students of sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, photography, new media and design will be exhibited.

There'll be plenty of duds, for sure, but you can bet your bones the next big thing in art is in there somewhere.

Sydney College of the Arts -
Rozelle Campus, Balmain Rd, Rozelle
Undergraduate Degree Show - Opens Tuesday 17 (6.00pm)  - Friday 27 November
Postgraduate Degree Show - Opens Wednesday 9 (6.00pm) - Wednesday 16 December

College of Fine Arts
Cnr Oxford St and Greens Rd, Paddington
COFA Annual -  Opens Tuesday 24  (6.00pm) - Sunday 29 November

National Art School
Forbes St, Darlinghurst
Honours Show on now - Thursday 3 December
Degree Show - Friday 4 - Tuesday 15 December 

Image: Marguerite Walsh, Phantom Limb. BVA (Honours), Photomedia.