Four St. Mary’s College students – Nick Conroy ’18, Conner Dorbin ’18, Carl Freeman ’19 and Cecelia Marquez’18 – participated in a photography workshop led by acclaimed photographer Anne-Stine Johnsbråten, as part of advanced photography course during the 2017 fall semester. Their photography projects, which begin in the workshop, have been selected to be exhibited Find out more »
Casey Published in Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Emily Casey, assistant professor of art history, had an essay published this week on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The timeline is an invaluable public resource for the study of the history of art, from one of the most prestigious art museums in the country. Titled, “Visual Culture of the Atlantic World,” Find out more »
Carrie Patterson to Launch New Course: How to See
Professor of Art Carrie Patterson is writing 24 lectures for The Great Course Lecture Series program. The Great Courses are a series of educational classes offered to “surround the world’s greatest teachers with a team of experts who collaborate on crafting a customized and entertaining educational journey.” Titled “How to See,” Patterson says this about Find out more »
Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s Work Featured at The Muscarelle Museum
Beginning Saturday, Feb. 10, Professor of Art Sue Johnson’s art historical reinterpretations will be featured in “Women with Vision: Masterworks from the Permanent Collection” at The Muscarelle Museum of Art located on the campus of William & Mary. The selection presents works by more than 30 women artists including historically important figures such as Marguerite Find out more »
Women’s March on Washington Organizer Linda Sarsour to Speak at St. Mary’s College
On Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 4:45 p.m., in Auerbach Auditorium at St. Mary’s Hall, Linda Sarsour, social justice advocate and civil rights activist, will be the Margaret Brent Lecture series guest speaker. The event is free of charge and open to the public. Sarsour is the former executive director of the Arab American Association of Find out more »
Black History Month exhibition to aid the College in examining its relationship with slavery
(St. Mary’s City, Md) Feb. 2, 2017 – An anonymous gift to St. Mary’s College of Maryland will aid the College with educating students and the public on its relationship with slavery. A couple who wish to remain anonymous donated shackles over the summer they discovered in a barn in the Chaptico, Md., area. The Find out more »
Art History Professor Joe Lucchesi’s Exhibit Opens at the Smithsonian
Joe Lucchesi, associate professor of art history at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and coordinator of the college’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, was consulting curator of “The Art of Romaine Brooks,” an exhibition that opened June 17 at the Smithsonian’s American Art Museum. The exhibition runs through October 2 and includes several of Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Tiny House Project Gets Underway
Students will ‘think big and build small’ as they explore how, when, and where environmental studies and arts education converge to shape communities In September, a group of St. Mary’s College of Maryland students, along with high school students from the Forrest Career and Technology Center, began work on the construction of two tiny houses, Find out more »
Cash Co-Curates Frederick Layton Gallery Exhibition
Associate Professor of Art History Cristin Cash is co-curator of “ First Person: Contemporary Cuban Art,” an exhibition at the Frederick Layton Gallery, Jan. 17 – Feb. 15. Cash also participated in a panel discussion with exhibition artists Yaima Carrazana and Glenda León.
Cash Awarded Grant for Exhibition
Associate Professor of Art History Cristin Cash has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Mary Nohl Fund of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for her exhibition, “First Person: Independent Voices in Contemporary Cuban Art,” opening Jan. 15, 2014, at the Layton Gallery, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.