Topic: visual arts
Slideshow: Student draws connections between art and education
1 May 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
- Living Portland
An accomplished artist and world traveler, Ross Christy ’09 did not always picture himself becoming a teacher. After receiving honors for academic and artistic excellence and earning a degree in art from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003, Christy moved to Portland and heard his calling. For the past year, he has worked as a student teacher [...]
Video: Senior Art Exhibit showcases fresh talent
3 April 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
This year’s Senior Art Exhibit showcases the works of 22 studio art majors working within the mediums of ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. To help students prepare for a career in art and help push their creative boundaries, student art majors are required to complete a senior project. They begin the process by working with [...]
Video: Students capture global experiences
25 March 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
For many Lewis & Clark students, moving to Portland, Oregon is just one more stop on a lifelong international journey. With one of the country’s most robust programs for Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and Global Nomads, Lewis & Clark takes pride in its commitment to international students. Today, approximately 120 international students from six continents [...]
Slideshow: Photographers of tomorrow at Hoffman Gallery
16 January 2009
- Engaging our World
The work of 50 up-and-coming photographers from around the world will be on display at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art this spring. reGeneration: 50 photographers of tomorrow, which opens January 22, is comprised of 150 images that explore what young photographers are up to at the outset of the twenty-first century. Click to [...]
Slideshow: Tracing the history of bookbinding in Special Collections exhibit
30 September 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Despite the proverb, judging a book by its cover can illuminate the rich creative and cultural history in the art of bookbinding, as demonstrated by an exhibition at Aubrey R. Watzek Library. The exhibit examines 500 years of bookbinding history, from the era of vellum through contemporary handmade books, revealing some of the lesser-known [...]
Grad student leads Roosevelt freshmen to define their own community
16 May 2008
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—At a high school most often in the news for its record-breaking dropout rate and gang violence, students are redefining themselves and their neighborhood. With the help of Lewis & Clark graduate student Kristen Goessling, Roosevelt High School students have undertaken a photography project aimed at giving Portlanders a more authentic portrayal of their [...]
Integrating science and art, senior speaker captivates campus
6 May 2008
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- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Meagan Nuss, an environmental studies major, with a concentration in art, will be this year’s senior speaker at the 2008 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement this weekend. Nuss says she hopes her speech will remind graduating seniors that, despite their diverse backgrounds and the innumerable journeys they will take in the future, their shared [...]
Art seniors exhibit diverse disciplines in spring show
3 April 2008
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Twenty senior art students will display works celebrating their educational journey through the field of art in the Senior Art Exhibition 2008, which opens April 4 at the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art. Reflecting the diverse disciplines taught in the Department of Art, the exhibition will include works in a variety of [...]
Faculty exhibition reveals connections between teaching and making art
16 January 2008
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Stepping out of their classrooms and studios, members of Lewis & Clark’s art faculty will show their diverse contributions to the field of fine art in an exhibition at the Eric and Ronna Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art opening January 24. Heather Watkins, a visiting assistant professor of art who teaches graphic design and foundations, [...]
Undergraduate wins American innovation contest held on YouTube
19 November 2007
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Lewis & Clark senior Adan Vielma recently won a national video contest, culminating in a trip to Capitol Hill and a scholarship from the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation. The purpose of the contest, featured on the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube, was to show how federally funded research has changed [...]