Digital Library News!

Truman's student-run KTRM News 36 recently did a story about Truman's Digital Library project that featured students from Dr. Orel's ART 428 Topics in Art History:  Museums & Collecting course!  The video is available here

From Truman's website: "The Truman State University Digital Library features digitized objects from the holdings of the Pickler Memorial Library Special Collections & University Archives. These include manuscripts, photographs, glass slides, vintage sheet music, and other unique and rare items. Please check back as new items and collections will be added on a continuing basis."

To view some of these interesting documents, please click here

Art History student presents at conference

Congratulations to senior Art History major, Amy Hall, who recently presented a paper entitled "The Modern Muse:  women in the work of Gustav Klimt" at the Baker University art history conference.  The paper was drawn from part of Amy's Senior Thesis project that focuses on issues of gender and women as subjects in the work of Gustav Klimt, a highly influential painter in late nineteenth-century Vienna.  Well done Amy!

Art History Alumnus Update

Stuart Henn (BA, Art History, 2002) recently accepted admission to Northern Illinois University's Masters of Arts in Art History program and will begin studies this fall.  
After graduation, Stuart worked at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy for a time until accepting a position with the Elmhurst Art Museum as Coordinator of External Relations.  While there Stuart authored the didactic panels for Sandra Jorgensen: Fitting In, an exhibition of recent acquisitions of work by Chicago Imagist artist Sandra Jorgensen.  Currently, Stuart is the Interim Educator at the Geneva History Center presenting adult and children's educational programming on local history to visitors and area school children.  
A former McNair Scholar, Stuart is eager and excited to return to school to pursue a Masters degree in art history this fall.
If you are an alum and have news to share with us, please drop us an e-mail at art@truman.edu!

Student Awards…congratulations!

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Photo Credit:  Matt Derezinski

Congratulations to the following Art majors who were given awards by the Art faculty…well done everyone!

Outstanding Student–BA Art:  Laura Wellington

Outstanding Student–BA Art History:  Amy Hall

Outstanding Student–BFA Art (Studio):  Brittni Jakuboski

Outstanding Student–BFA Art (Visual Communication):  Sara Rudder

Departmental Service Award:  Kristine Campbell & Rachel Vaught

The following students received Departmental Honors:  Kristine Campbell, Emma Dunlap, Hannah Rosell, Sara Rudder, and Rachel Vaught

The following returning students were awarded scholarships by the Art Department faculty:  Danielle Bell, Katie Brewer, Wes Harbison, April Johnston, Shelby Maggart, Lona Moody, Danielle Naeger, Jessica Poole, Lauren Radix, Colleen Ryan, Shelby Seaman, Kathryn Sutton, Valerie Weinhaus, Kristin Williams, Carly Winchell, and Jake Wittrock.

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Congratulations Graduates!

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Photo Credit:  Tim Barcus (Campus Photographer)

Congratulations graduates!  We had a wonderful commencement ceremony on Saturday and it was great to celebrate all the graduating Art majors (including the four Vis Comm students pictured above).  Best wishes to each and all and please do stay in touch!  (art@truman.edu)

Ceramics Alumna to Intern at Arrowmont!

Congratulations to Art alumna (Ceramics) Emily (Dahmer) Nickel who has just accepted a summer internshop at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.  Here is information from Prof. Wynne Wilbur (who has often studied and taught at Arrowmont) about the school:  Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is located on a lovely wooded campus in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the gateway to Smokey Mountain National Park. It offers week-long workshops in spring, summer and fall for adult students from all over the United States and the world. Courses are taught by well-known artists in ceramics, woodworking, painting, jewelry, fibers and occasionally other media as well. Originally started as a mission school in the early 1900s by the Pi Beta Phi sorority, Arrowmont still offers classes to local school children as a part of its commitment to education.

BFA Studio exhibition up this week; opening reception on Tuesday!

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This week the University Art Gallery (OP 1114) features the work of three Seniors, Jennifer Fank, Brittni Jakuboski, and Hannah Rosell, all painters.  The work displayed in the exhibition was made in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree.  An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, April 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Gallery and presents a great chance to see the work and to congratulate these young artists.  The show will close on Friday, April 27.  As always, Gallery events are free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!

Stay tuned also for more information next week's BFA Visual Communications portfolio show on Monday, April 30th!

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