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Honors Senior Project: Painted Portraits, Justice Fox-Hille Oct 2016

Honors Senior Project: Painted Portraits, Justice Fox-Hille

WWU Honors College Senior Projects

A depiction of the paintings and artist statement for the Honors Senior Project requirement of Justice Fox-Hille.

Artist Statement: Integrating elements of the Art Nouveau immortalized by Alphonse Mucha, these works present representations of the nine Greek muses of classical mythology. Each young woman which modeled is a person in my life who, in a more modern sense, acts as a muse in my life. The people around me inspire me just as the Greeks were inspired by these artistic personifications. Young women don’t always recognize their own value and beauty, so raising their forms up to a level of …


Ouachita To Host "Emanate: A Fragrant Installation" Exhibit By Stephen Watson Sept. 10-Oct. 17, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau Sep 2016

Ouachita To Host "Emanate: A Fragrant Installation" Exhibit By Stephen Watson Sept. 10-Oct. 17, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

The Rosemary Adams Department of Visual Arts at Ouachita Baptist University will host Stephen Watson in a guest exhibit, “Emanate: A Fragrant Installation,” Sept. 12- Oct. 17. The artist invites the public to installation viewings of Sept. 10-11. An opening reception and artist lecture will be held Monday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m. in Moses-Provine Hall’s Rosemary Gossett Adams Gallery, where the exhibit will be displayed. The exhibit is free and open to the public.


Drawing On Walls And Other Alliances, Barbara Merolli Sep 2016

Drawing On Walls And Other Alliances, Barbara Merolli

Staff publications

How can the divide between science and the humanities be bridged? This article describes a series of collaborative art projects initiated by the science librarian at the College of the Holy Cross, who worked with faculty from Visual Arts and Creative Writing. Participating faculty were eager to help design opportunities that would highlight student work as well as form alliances with the libraries. These collaborations were innovative in that they brought together two academic worlds which don’t always have opportunities to mix with each other, generated other projects that drew non-traditional users into the science library, and, most significantly, enabled …


Alexander Castro ’14 Captures 2016 Rhode Island Press Association Award, Jill Rodrigues Jun 2016

Alexander Castro ’14 Captures 2016 Rhode Island Press Association Award, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

Part of the first class of journalism grads at Roger Williams, Castro takes first place in arts criticism.


"California Landscapes" Displayed Through August 30, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee Jun 2016

"California Landscapes" Displayed Through August 30, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

The Opening Reception for Dominican University of California's "California Landscapes: Variations on a Theme" was June 9 in Alemany Library on the Dominican campus.


Service-Learning Students Team On Restorative Art Project, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee May 2016

Service-Learning Students Team On Restorative Art Project, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

Once closed due to concerns about illegal camping, San Rafael’s Boyd Park now hosts a mural that homeless and unemployed people helped create in collaboration with Dominican faculty and students.


Student Team Leads Brand Coventry Campaign To Promote Town’S History, Community, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University May 2016

Student Team Leads Brand Coventry Campaign To Promote Town’S History, Community, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

Featured News Story

Via the Community Partnerships Center, a team of public relations students partner with Celebrate Coventry! Committee to promote the Town as tourist destination.


Electrified Art: "Devotee", Jason Scullia Apr 2016

Electrified Art: "Devotee", Jason Scullia

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Electrified art: "Devotee," a print created by associate professor of art Jason Scullia


Faculty Focus: The Art Of Curating; And Big On The Bard, Taylor Manges Apr 2016

Faculty Focus: The Art Of Curating; And Big On The Bard, Taylor Manges

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Faculty Focus features "The Art of Curating": Elizabeth Seaon, curator at the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, brings a variety of art to the K-State campus; and "Big on the Bard": K-State professor of English Don Hedrick shares his passion for Shakespeare with students.


Rwu’S Writing Program Earns National Award For Excellence, Nadine M. Hapst Apr 2016

Rwu’S Writing Program Earns National Award For Excellence, Nadine M. Hapst

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National Council of Teachers of English recognizes Department of Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition with 2016 Certificate of Excellence among universities and colleges across the nation.


From Bristol To Holland, Professor Rachel Mccormack Pilots Book Drive For Syrian Refugees, Sabrina Polin Mar 2016

From Bristol To Holland, Professor Rachel Mccormack Pilots Book Drive For Syrian Refugees, Sabrina Polin

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Literacy education professor spearheads efforts to bring Arabic education to Syrian children in Dutch refugee camps.


From The Depths Of History, Early Women Sailors Surface In Student Research Project, Sabrina Polin Feb 2016

From The Depths Of History, Early Women Sailors Surface In Student Research Project, Sabrina Polin

Featured News Story

History majors partner with Herreshoff Marine Museum on new exhibit.


Ouachita To Host Student Juried Art Exhibit Feb. 1-March 2, Brooke Zimny, Ouachita News Bureau Jan 2016

Ouachita To Host Student Juried Art Exhibit Feb. 1-March 2, Brooke Zimny, Ouachita News Bureau

Press Releases

Ouachita Baptist University’s Art Club will host its annual Juried Student Art Exhibit from Feb. 1-March 2 in Ouachita’s Hammons Art Gallery, located in Mabee Fine Arts Center. This year’s juror was John Deering, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Winners will be announced at a reception on Feb. 12, 6-7 to p.m., in Hammons Gallery. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.

A variety of student work will be featured in the exhibit, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and other media.


Students Venture To The Dominican Republic For Scholarship, Service, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Jan 2016

Students Venture To The Dominican Republic For Scholarship, Service, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Faculty-led study abroad trip focuses on public health and social justice via community immersion and volunteer opportunities with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children.


Uno Website Art And Art History Uno Art Gallery, Uno Department Of Art & Art History Jan 2016

Uno Website Art And Art History Uno Art Gallery, Uno Department Of Art & Art History

Student Support

Opened in 1992, the UNO Art Gallery is a professional exhibition spaces consisting of two large galleries (1,500 square feet) and a Hexagon gallery (675 square feet) plus adjoining offices, a kitchen, and a storage facility.