May 6th 2014
Studio art major Natalie Bensel ’15 had a work accepted into the 91st Annual Spring Show currently on view at the Erie Art Museum. Her performance art video “Burden” includes ten individual performances, playing simultaneously, that explore personal burdens in an effort to create an overwhelming feeling of the chaotic beauty of what it means to be alive. The exhibit will close on July 20.
November 16th 2013
An interview with Artist in Residence Steve Prince was published in Issue 78 of Image Magazine. The interview accompanied an article by Beth McCoy of SUNY Geneseo titled “Second Line and the Art of Witness: Steve Prince’s Katrina Suite.”
Professor Prince’s wife, Associate Professor of English Valerie Sweeney Prince, also wrote an article on Steve’s work for the International Review of African American Art. The article is titled “Portrait of a Marriage: Steve A. Prince’s Old Testament as Viewed by His Wife.”
November 15th 2013
Richard A. Schindler, Associate Professor of Art, presented the paper, “Dutiful Daughters? Phoebe Gloeckner’s A Child’s Life and Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home,” in a session on Issues in Contemporary Comics at the second annual Mix Symposium at Columbus College of Art and Design on September 27-28, 2013.
October 2nd 2013
In June 2013, Max Lindquist ’14 attended the Association of Environmental Studies & Sciences Annual Conference where he presented a paper he co-authored with Assistant Professor of Global Health and Development and Environmental Studies Liz Olson, Associate Professor of Communication Arts Michael Mehler, Professor of Environmental Science Eric Pallant, Visiting Artist Tanja Beer, Theater Designer Leslie Fairman, Shannon Wade ’13, and Samantha Hoderlein ’15. The title of the paper is “Constructing Theater Scenery That Is Waste Free, Good for the Environment, and Good for People,” which was based on the spring 2013 Junior Seminar course taught by Professor Olson.
July 1st 2013
Professor of Art George Roland had a work of computational art accepted for exhibition in the 102nd Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Annual Exhibition, April 21–June 23, held in the Heinz Galleries of the Carnegie Museum of Art. This year’s exhibition was selected by David Norr, chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland.
Roland’s work was constructed through a computer program he developed using the Processing language. The program creates the images in real time, not by video or recording. As the program runs, the images appear as a rigid grid, vibrate, and then become a looser, more fluid structure.
Inspiration for the piece came from Roland’s desire to take static structures and give them the ability to perform flowing and organic movements.
“It is a singular honor to have my work represented at the Carnegie Museum of Art,” Roland says.
March 1st 2013
The exhibit “The Cup,” created by Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Valerie Gilman, is on view at the Erie Art Museum’s Holstein Gallery. While most of the show comprises discrete sculptural objects, part of the show is a collaboration with local dancer, slate roofer and Allegheny alumnus Doug Lodge. A reception for the two will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on March 1 after they create a second site-specific sculpture in the context of an all-day (9-5) performance event. The public is encouraged to drop by during the day to see the work in progress as well as talk to the artists at the opening.
Photos of the exhibit are available here: Valerie Gilman The Cup 2013