The Bees are Here!

Posted on January 27, 2012

Five members of the  Beehive, a design cooperative based in Machias, Maine, will be in residence in the Art Education Department from February 21-28.  They will be visiting classes and studios, installing an exhibition in the Arnheim Gallery, and giving two public presentations.

The Beehive’s mission is to create collaborative, anti-copyright images that can be used as alternative educational and organizing tools. Best known for their posters, the bees  collaborate to create visual narratives that break down and deconstruct complex and overwhelming political/social issues.

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Uproar in the Arnheim

Posted on February 3, 2012

Uproar
An Artistic Noise Retrospective 2001-2011

Arnheim Gallery
February 6-24
Reception: Wednesday February 8, 5-8pm
Gallery Talk:  February 8, 6:30pm

Two journeys are revealed by this retrospective exhibition.  The first is the collective journey of hundreds of youth involved with the juvenile justice system and youth living in the communities  served by Artistic Noise, who have made art over the past ten years in Boston and New York.  Through their artwork, these young artists have made their voices heard.  The exhibition title “Uproar” describes the intensity and force of their voices when brought together under one roof for this exhibition.

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Dan Serig’s Latest Publication

Posted on January 27, 2012

Dan Serig has an essay in a new NAEA publication Matter Matters:
Art Education and Material Culture Studies, edited by  Paul Bolin and Doug Blandy. Matter Matters provides readers with theoretical perspectives and practical instructional ideas related to teaching about and through objects and expressions from the surrounding world. The book is divided into two primary sections: Theoretical Perspectives on Material Culture and Art Education, and Practical Application of Material Culture Studies within Art Education.

The research for Dan’s essay is based on the purchases of the graduate students who went on the first Art Education Department trip to Ecuador in July 2008. After the trip students  laid out their collection of purchased items, and Dan interviewed them. The essay examines such questions as whether goods produced solely for tourists are authentic artifacts of the culture. A wonderful story about John Crowe’s purchase of a broken St. Francis statue is included.

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Alumna Kassandra Derby Returns with Show in Arnheim

Posted on January 17, 2012

BIG Issues, LOUD Generation, GREATER Solutions
An Exhibition by Milton High School Students

Arnheim Gallery
January 17 – February 3

Curated by Kassandra Derby (BFA 2008), who has been teaching at Milton High School since September 2008.

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