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Upgrade Available: A Conversation with Julia Christensen, Associate Professor of Integrated Media
October 27, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Christensen’s new book and multidisciplinary art exhibition explores society’s perceived need to perpetually update our electronics.
The Allen Memorial Art Museum Reopens
September 1, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Late last month, a small group of new Oberlin faculty members stood in a large circle, six feet apart, in the King Sculpture Court of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. The invited group were among the first visitors inside the space since it closed in late March. This month the museum reopens with regular hours to members of the college community.
Brian Tom ’20 Wins AICUO Grand Award For Visual Arts
April 29, 2020
Kyra McConnell ’22
A senior studio art student, Tom received the top prize for his 10-piece sculpture submission that explores the human responses to death.
Staff and Alumni Use 3D Printing to Help Fight the Spread of COVID-19
April 17, 2020
Hillary Hempstead
College staff and alumni are part of a growing number of individuals and entities using 3D printers to make personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers and others on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bridget Conway Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
March 17, 2020
Amanda Nagy
Students selected for the fellowship are leaders on their campuses who demonstrate a commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities.
Applying Experience: Nia Owen ’18
May 6, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Nia Owen ’18 is heading to Cambridge University to pursue a Master of Philosophy in film and screen studies.
Nina Josephson ’19 Receives AICUO Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts
April 24, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Nina Josephson ’19 has been selected as one of six college students from throughout Ohio to receive the AICUO Award for Excellence in the Visual Arts.
Studio Art Faculty Receive Grants from Ohio Arts Council
April 22, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Individual Excellence Awards recognize exceptional merit of an artist’s past body of work.
Art for Social Impact: Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18
March 11, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18 is taking an interdisciplinary artistic approach to social impact.
Oberlin Writing Partnership Brings New Collaboration to High School
February 28, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
New program founded by Liam McMillin ’17 places Oberlin College students as tutors in Oberlin High School.
