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'Arts Research Revealed' to showcase arts faculty members' work through April 22

While at the Arts University of Bournemouth, Richard St. Clair learned the technique for building this hat, drawing from material in a millinery book from 1909. The hat is made on a wire form covered with a variety of sheer materials, which allows light to come through the hat despite its large brim.  Credit: Alex Bush / Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The research and creative activity of Penn State College of Arts and Architecture faculty members is on display in a Borland Project Space exhibition titled, “Arts Research Revealed,” though April 22. A public reception will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. The Borland Project Space is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The featured faculty members are Cristin Millett, associate professor of art and sculptor; Amara Solari, associate professor of art history, whose current research focuses on the colonial Maya; Richard St. Clair, associate professor of theatre and head of costume design in the School of Theatre; Ann Clements, associate professor of music education, who created the Virtual Reality Teaching Lab; and Tim Baird, associate professor of landscape architecture, whose current research focuses on landscape materiality.

Short videos highlighting these faculty members’ work, produced by Cody Goddard and Cynthia White, are posted on the College of Arts and Architecture’s YouTube channel.

Last Updated April 15, 2016