July 10, 2018
Author: tuh41424
Students in Eric Oskey's studio class submitted designs to the Land Art Generator Initiative's Melbourne design competition this past semester. "The goal of the Land Art Generator is to accelerate the transition to post-carbon economies by providing models of renewable energy infrastructure that add value to public space, inspire, and educate—while providing equitable power to thousands of homes around the world."Students were tasked to create a design that responds to the question "What does renewable energy infrastructure look like when it is woven into the fabric of the city?"
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July 10, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Natalia will be conducting her research on her dissertation, "Beyond the City of Light: Impressionists in the Americas and the Caribbean".
Terra Foundation International Research Travel Grants offer US-based scholars working on American art and visual culture prior to 1980 the opportunity to conduct research abroad. Grant funding is available for projects that require study of materials outside the United States and that will enable scholars to:
Discover new primary source material;
Experience works of art first-hand in museums and private collections;
Make contact with artists, critics, art dealers, archivists, curators, and university scholars;
Consult archives and library collections outside the US;
Establish professional networks for future research.
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May 20, 2018
Author: Anonymous
Each year, the Art Education Department presents exhibitions of work done by student teachers and their pupils for display at the Stella Elkins Gallery. This year, four student teachers displayed the products of their time at a variety of schools as community members gathered in fellowship to appreciate the art made by friends and loved ones.Wendy Osterweil, the supervising professor of this group of students, was one of the Tyler officials present for this installation. “What’s unique about this show is that it’s a rather small group. Each student put a lot of time into this exhibition, and it shows.” The student teachers exhibiting were Brooke Mulroy, Madeline Willis, Maria Chambers, and Anna Capriotti.
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May 10, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Danielle (PhD candidate, Art History) will be researching the Latin American case studies for her dissertation, which focuses on two hospitals in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Salvador, Brazil. She will be consulting 16th and 17th century maps, views, and accounts by Jesuits and travelers of these early colonial port cities, as well as publications that contextualize her case studies and record or reproduce archival documents.
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April 24, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Two of our 2018 graduates and two class of 2019 members have just been elected into the Phi Beta Kappa Honor society: congratulations!
Emily Dugan (2018)
Madison Kochel (2018)
Emma Roberts (2019)
Tyler Valera (2019)
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April 11, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
SITSA is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Its mission is to develop scholars' abilities to integrate technical knowledge into their research. This approach will be integral to Farrell's dissertation on Bronzino's art.
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April 8, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Kaelin Jewell (PhD candidate, Art History), presented on "Topographies of Aristocratic Power in the Late Antique Mediterranean". In the same panel were Tyler Art History alumnae Shannon Steiner and Rachael Vause.
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April 3, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Renaissance rocks! Temple University stood out at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America recently held in New Orleans. At least ten current faculty, graduate students and alumni were in the juried program or attended the conference: Tracy Cooper, Bethany Farrell, Elizabeth Duntemann, and Jasmine Cloud are seen here at the Italian Art Society reception; also participating as session organizers and/or speakers were Erin Downey, Margaret Morse, Art DiFuria, Sophia McCabe, Aliza Benjamin, and Cate Wallace.
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March 19, 2018
Author: Jane DeRose Evans
Erin Riley-Lopez will be speaking on, "Gender in Contemporary Art from the 70s Feminisms to Today's Queer Cultures" at the ICA 's Coffee & Conversations series, Sunday, April 1st, at 2 PM. The lecture is part of the show Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Ways Forward,
For more information, see http://icaphila.org/programs/9101/coffee-conversation-roleplay-gender-in...
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