Fall semester finals...

Heidi Kuehn

Department of Art students are finalizing portfolios and end of the semester projects this week. We will keep you posted with some fantastic artwork as they submit throughout the week. Images in this post are from the Commercial Art II course's concept art/ polymer project.

Kelsey Wilson, Zachary Stoppel & Heidi Kuehn

Zachary Stoppel

Paul Morris Exhibition comes to a close..

The Paul Morris ceramics exhibition, "Sustaining Persistence" concluded today. The exhibition ran from November 8 - December 8th. PSU students and community members had a wonderful opportunity to meet and hear from the artist when the exhibition opened in early November. For those folks unable to make it out to the exhibition we have posted some amazing pictures of the work.

Better Homes and Bathrooms Exhibition Pictures

Better Homes and Bathrooms Exhibition Opening this Thursdsay!

A collaboration between Nicole Meyer-Foresman’s Advanced Art Class from Girard High School and PSU’s S. Portico Bowman’s DesignII class will be on view in Porter Hall Thursday December 8 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm during the Art Department Holiday party.  

The GHS students have been working since October building a bathroom out of giant pieces of foam inspired by the imagination of Dr. Seuss, whereas the PSU students have been building kitchen appliances out of cardboard after the work of British sculptor Chris Gilmour.  PSU students have been in communication with Mr. Gilmour who will at the end of the semester decide if “he likes their work.”  If he does a portion of the final project points that students can be earned will increase.


                                                                  Chris Gilmour Website

BIKES (installation view) cardboard and glue 2003© Chris Gilmour

The Girard High School students and their objects are: Sarah Valentine/Karley Kindberg: Toilet Cassidy Verska/Leah Rogers: Shower Sydney Kindberg/Courtney Page: Sink

And the PSU Design II class students and their objects are: Jennifer Clark: Mixer, JD Dryden: Fridge, Darin Keen: Margarita Mixer Elysia Kim: Blender, Abby McCoy: Meat Grinder, Ross Schartel: Coffee Maker Jenna Spencer: Stove, Emily Westhoff: Microwave

A fantastic High School Art Day!!

Geography and the Nature of Place: The American Midwest

Dr. Catherine Hooey will deliver the lecture "Geography and the Nature of Place:  The American Midwest" in response to the exhibit "Hauling Hay."  Dr. Hooey's lecture  will respond to the curatorial premise that “hauling hay” and other “classically contrived versions” of the Midwestern spirit help to shape men, and by extension art that is masculine" from her perspective as a geographer.

This lecture is the last one in the five week lecture series devoted to exploring a variety of viewpoints related to the exhibit “Hauling Hay,” guest curated by Mr. Joe Summers and featuring the artwork of Fred Kautt, Danny Meisinger and Guinotte Wise on view in the University Gallery until November 17.  

Dr. Catherine Hooey
6:00 – 7:00 pm Thursday November 17, 2011
Room 103 Porter Hall  

The registration just closed on the PSU High School Art 2011 and it is a RECORD!

The registration just closed on the PSU High School Art 2011. 

Over 200 students and their faculty from high schools around the Four-State area will arrive prepared to enter artwork into competitions, compete in on-site group and solo events such as a 3D toothpick challenge and a self-portrait drawing competition on November 17 from 8:30 – 2:00 pm. 

Ms. Holly Kranker this year’s juror will conduct an Open Forum related to her work as a studio manager in Omaha, NE and her experiences as a PSU alum. The day will be supported by the volunteer efforts of students currently enrolled in art classes at PSU who will have their own opportunity to compete for prizes.

Check back here after the 17th for wonderful pictures of the day's activities!!