For the past sixteen years Mary Washington has set aside the last day of classes in the spring to celebrate Research and Creativity Day. But recently the last days of the fall semester has also become a time of celebration of student research and creative work. On December 7 and 8, 2023 UMW students will present at six symposia across campus. On Thursday, December 7, from 11:30am to 4pm, in … [Read more...] about A Busy Fall Semester 2023 Punctuated by Symposia Across Campus
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Student-created docuseries highlights summer work across campus
In the summer of 2023, Eniya Cropper (Studio Art, ’24), Ben Dickinson (Political Science, ’26), and Kasey Ripper (Communications and Digital Studies ’25) worked with Dr. J.D. Swerzenski (Assistant Professor of Communications and Digital Studies) on a project titled “Community-Based Documentary Series” as part of the UMW Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Summer Institute (AHSSSI). The aim of … [Read more...] about Student-created docuseries highlights summer work across campus
Studio Art and Art History Graduates Finding Success Beyond UMW
Spring 2023 was filled with good news from several of our UMW Studio Art and Art History graduates. In March, Sarah Zhou was awarded a prestigious Virginia Museum of Fine Arts fellowship for 2023-2024, to pursue her painting. Zhou commented that: My art has always been a part of my life where I can explore interests and topics where words cannot suffice. I’ve struggled to find what path I … [Read more...] about Studio Art and Art History Graduates Finding Success Beyond UMW
Students and Faculty Help Curate Exhibit of Contemporary Black Artists
The University of Mary Washington's Ridderhof Martin and duPont Galleries have been host to the exhibit Healing Through the Preservation of Our Histories and Our Selves, January 27-March 24, 2022. This exhibition of modern and contemporary works from The Petrucci Family Foundation’s Collection of African American Art provides an opportunity to acknowledge tensions, consider the need to preserve … [Read more...] about Students and Faculty Help Curate Exhibit of Contemporary Black Artists
Art Student Learns to Ask the Questions
Art major Jess Oertle spent Fall semester 2021 working with Professor Carole Garmon in an individual project. This goal of the project was to focus on the personal professional development of the artist through the process of creating four sculptural works. Putting in the work needed for exploration and experimentation of materials and processes, rather than waiting until an idea is fully … [Read more...] about Art Student Learns to Ask the Questions