Arts Village

Gordon Ricketts : Director of the Arts Village

Gordon's Statement on the Art's Village:

I like to think of the Arts Village as an intersection of the arts and people. In the Arts Village, we work on providing an atmosphere that promotes learning through participation and personal experience. We offer a wide variety of arts-related and general education courses that are coordinated by the individual academic departments, plus a broad range of extracurricular activities that promote critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and community. In the Arts village you will find a mentoring program helping to aid with the transition into college and create ties within the artistic community. In the Arts Village, there is a commitment to seeing our students succeed both personally and academically. College is a time for curiosity, ideas, and exploration; the Arts Village is dedicated to that endeavor.

Gordon's Biography:

Gordon Ricketts, M.F.A— Director / Arts Village, 2005 to present

Born in San Diego, California, Gordon grew up surfing on the beaches of Southern California and Mexico. In 1966 he entered the armed services, where he served in the Marine Corps. He has worked as a car salesman, beer truck driver, bartender, carpenter, general building contractor, artist and teacher. The Special Olympics, National Ski Patrol and working with marginalize peoples are and have and have been his volunteering interests. In 1991 returned to school and received his Bachelor of fine Arts degree in painting at San Francisco Art Institute. He then came to Ohio’s Bowling Green State University where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing. He is a working artist and maintains an in house studio. He has been teaching at BGSU since 1999 and has directed the Arts Village for four years. He loves to travel; Kathmandu, Timbuktu, and Machu Picchu to name a few. He promotes and leads many student trips realizing the great benefits students gain on these unusual trips and explorations.