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SoVA faculty member rejuvenates decade-old project with New York gallery exhibit

1/22/19

Since Bonnie Collura, associate professor in the Penn State School of Visual Arts, was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2005 for “The Prince Project,” her work completed around the concept has taken many forms — and the latest is on display at Smack Mellon Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, through Feb. 24.

Melissa Leaym-Fernandez

Judy Chicago Art Education Award invites submissions

12/5/18

Through the Flower, a nonprofit art organization, invites artists, scholars and educators to apply for the 2019 Judy Chicago Art Education Award. The award, named in honor of one of the Feminist Art Movement’s key founders, is awarded annually and is accompanied by a $1,500 prize along with a certificate signed by Chicago. The application deadline is June 1, 2019.

Portrait of Lonnie Graham

Professor of art encourages students to become artist-activists and get involved

10/23/18

As an award-winning visual artist, cultural activist, and professor of art in the School of Visual Arts at Penn State, Lonnie Graham focuses on a message geared toward social activism, inclusivity and selflessness. Graham said he aims to help his students be more inclusive in what they do, to consider all viewpoints in their lives, to understand that the world is bigger than themselves, and to learn to contribute to society in a substantive manner.

College of Arts and Architecture Alumni Award winners

College of Arts and Architecture to honor Alumni Award winners

10/19/18

The College of Arts and Architecture and the Arts and Architecture Alumni Society will honor the college’s 2018 Alumni Award winners in a ceremony at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium. Established in 1981 by the Alumni Society, the award is presented as part of a campus visit that also includes meeting with faculty, administrators and current students.

Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium Flyer

College of Arts & Architecture hosts Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium

9/7/18

Seven Penn State alumni working in the arts, design and communications fields will participate in the Women of Color in Art and Design Symposium from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium, Palmer Museum of Art. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Architecture and moderated by Kikora Franklin, associate professor of theatre, the symposium will feature a panel discussion where participants talk about career goals and the challenges of working as women of color in their respective fields.

B. Stephen Carpenter II

Carpenter to lead Penn State School of Visual Arts

5/23/18

B. Stephen Carpenter II, professor of art education and African American studies, has been appointed interim director of the Penn State School of Visual Arts (SoVA) for a two-year term, effective August 1, 2018, following the retirement of Graeme Sullivan, who has been director since 2010.

Kodilinye Igwe and his sculptures

Art education alumnus donates wood sculptures to Penn State

5/2/18

For Kodilinye Igwe, returning to Penn State to donate two of his wood sculptures to the University was like “coming home.” A native of Nigeria who received his doctorate in art education from Penn State in 1988, he unveiled the two sculptures during a ceremony March 30 at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.

Plant to Print Borland Gallery, 2012 Student Work

Getting back to art’s roots: New art course collaborates with Student Farm

4/18/18

A new course being offered this fall is combining art, science and history to create a novel classroom experience. Sustainable Studio (ART 297) returns students to the roots of the dye industry by learning about both ancient and modern production methods, and then making art themselves with natural dyes and fibers.

Helen O'Leary

Visual arts professor awarded prestigious Rome Prize

4/17/18

Helen O'Leary, professor of art, has been named as a winner of the 2018-2019 Rome Prize in the visual arts category by the American Academy in Rome. The prestigious Rome Prize has been awarded annually by the academy for over a century as a way to support innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. The visual arts category is the most competitive of the 11 recognized and O'Leary's proposal was selected from over 500 applications.

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