Friday, March 09, 2012
A photography display entitled 'Standing Still; behind solitude' by Kyung Min Kim is on display in the lower lobby hallway of the Penn State Beaver Student Union Building. Kim, a native of Seoul, South Korea, is a sophomore psychology major at Beaver. Later this month, he will exhibit a series of his paintings in the same location. The public is invited to view the exhibits. For information, contact Kim at kik5129@psu.edu, or contact his course supervisor, Carol Schafer, associate professor of theatre, integrative arts, and women's studies, at cas33@psu.edu or 724-773-3591.
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Monday, November 02, 2009
Bookbinding, marbling and frakturing are not typically found in art exhibits at Penn State, but integrative arts student Monica Mixer is working to bring these "lost arts" to the forefront. Her work is featured in a mixed art exhibit, "Lost Art Meets Modern Art," in Borland Gallery, Borland Building on the University Park campus through Dec. 4. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (more)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping should help curators protect the sites, according to a Penn State researcher. (more)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
The music and visual artwork of trombonist and artist Dick Griffin were featured on Penn State's University Park campus on Thursday, Jan. 29, and Friday, Jan. 30, as a variety of Penn State entities hosted the artist in a master class and concert performance. Through a master class and a concert featuring his music, he presented a taste of his varied art forms as well as some insight into his life's path, beginning with his upbringing along the Gulf Coast and in the segregated south in the pre-Civil Rights era, through to the present. For more photos from the events, visit http://live.psu.edu/stilllife/1949 online. (more)
Friday, September 05, 2008
Carol Schafer, associate professor of theatre, integrative arts, and women's studies at Penn State Beaver, has had an article published in the noted journal, Comparative Drama, Vol. 42, Summer 2008, No. 2. Schafer's article explores the content and themes of three plays by playwright Susan-Lori Parks, the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for drama for her 2001 play, "Topdog/Underdog." (more)
