Micol Hebron, Associate Professor of Art, recently spoke on censorship of art as part of Wilkinson College’s Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on Gender and Sexuality 2024 Series. Hebron, a video and performance artist who has been creating artwork in Los Angeles for over 15 years, spoke on the history of censorship in art
This edition of From Our Eyes features Ysabella Rodriguez (Art History). Rodriguez attended The Structure of Photography lecture by event, Photographer Catherine Opie. Rodriguez reflects on the event and what it meant to her. Earlier this month, photographer and educator Catherine Opie took the audience on a journey through her body of work beginning with
During the spring 2024 semester, the Escalette Collection of Art and the Department of English’s Creative Writing Program collaborated to host an Ekphrasis Poetry Competition. Undergraduate and graduate students were invited to submit ekphrasis poetry in any style inspired by artwork from the Escalette Collection on display in Smith Hall and Roosevelt Hall, the home
This past summer, Cassie Chan (‘25 Art History) and Bella Marinos (’24 Psychology major, Studio Art minor) interned for the Escalette Permanent Art Collection. The two students worked on collections management, curation, research, and more. Chan and Marinos reflect on their ten week internship; what skills they learned, the projects they worked on and how
TikTok offers much more than showing off killer dance moves or clever videos; it is helping students and recent grads land internships and jobs, and offers career advice. Although TikTok does not have a recruitment tool yet, there are many ways to navigate TikTok to your career advantage. First, using TikTok to build your personal
This past spring semester, Art and Text (ART 195), the introductory class for all studio art and art history majors and minors, piloted an exciting class project with the Escalette Collection of Art, an academic unit of Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Art and Text (ART 195) educates art students on how
The job market is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements and social changes. This means new and exciting career opportunities for Wilkinson College graduates. Let’s dive deeper into some of the emerging career trends, understanding the context and the skills required for these roles. Interested in some of these career paths? Consider an internship in
For several years, it has been standard practice for the Escalette Collection of Art in Wilkinson College to include students in its acquisition process. Student input supports our goal of building a collection that can serve as an educational resource that is directly tied to students’ classes, research, and interests. It also helps students feel
Seeking to understand the rich artistic cultures of the Mexica (Aztec) civilization in Tenochtitlán, Dr. Amy Buono’s Art History class ––The Arts of Tenochtitlán-Mexico City (AH 323) –– embarked on a semester-long journey through the Florentine Codex, a Nahua manuscript that records Indigenous history and knowledge of sixteenth-century central Mexico. Researched for decades by Spanish
Lorena Ochoa, Studio Manager for the Art Department,oversees the Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture Labs in Moulton Hall. She recently launched the Fiber Lab – an artistic practice that spans a wide range of techniques, such as quilting, thread painting, weaving, and soft sculpture, usually to create works made of natural or synthetic fibers such as