1. Janet Ballweg invited to China Print Festival
Janet Ballweg was one of four international artists invited to participate in the 2nd Qijiang Festival of Prints in Qijiang, China from October 25-31, 2009. Ballweg exhibited two prints in the International Print Exhibition held at the Cultural Center and gave a presentation on her work at the Sichuan Academy of Art. She also gave a presentation on "Printmaking in the U.S." at the festival symposium.
2. Janet Ballweg receives residency in Provincetown
Janet Ballweg was awarded a 3-month residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA in June-August, 2009. Sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council, the residency provided the artist with a studio, apartment, stipend, and enrollment in 3 workshops while at the center. During the residency, Ballweg completed 4 intaglio prints and held a solo exhibition at the Hudson D. Walker Gallery.
3. Hershberger Gives Five Invited Presentations in Ohio in 2009
The Akron Art Museum in Akron, OH, the Follett House Museum and Sandusky Library in Sandusky, OH, the Zanesville Museum of Art in Zanesville, OH, the Ohio Historical Society and the University of Findlay in Findlay, OH, and the Ohio Historical Society and the Educational Service Center of Central Ohio in Columbus, OH, have all invited Andrew Hershberger, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, to give presentations on the history of photography in 2009. The focus of most of these lectures has been Hershberger's ongoing involvement in an NEH-sponsored project on the Farm Security Administration or FSA in photography, dating from the 1930s and the Great Depression. BGSU's Lynn Whitney and Lou Krueger are also working on the NEH team.
4. Mitchell's Animation is Shown in Australia
Mitchell and Lillios' animation "2BTextures" was shown in the Melbourne International Animation Festival in Australia in June, 2009. This exhibition travels to Southeast Asia.
5. Mitchell Exhibits New Installation Art at KAFI and Wins Award
Mitchell and Lillios exhibited their new immersive installation, "Inhabitants" at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International in May 2009.
Mitchell and Lillios were awarded Third Prize in the Abstract/Experimental Animation category at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International for their animation, "2BTextures".
6. Mitchell presents at SIGGRAPH 2009
Bonnie Mitchell and Dr. Elainie Lillios (College of Musical Arts) did a presentation at SIGGRAPH 2009, entitled "Exploring Shifting Grounds" where they talked about their work. Their collaborative animation, "2BTextures" was also shown in the SIGGRAPH Animation Festival.
7. New Faculty member in Digital Arts
Dave Schwan joins the Digital Arts faculty and will be teaching Professional Practices and an Imaging class. Dave owns his own caricature company, Ugly Duckling Art, and also worked as an Interactive Media Artist and Programmer at Media One in Salt Lake City.
8. Hershberger begins third Visiting Scholarship at the Arizona Senior Academy
Andrew E. Hershberger, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, has been invited back to the Arizona Senior Academy (ASA) for a third summer as a Visiting Scholar. During the five-week event, Hershberger will continue the projects he began during his 2004 Ansel Adams Research Fellowship at the Center for Creative Photography (CCP), and his 2006 and 2007 Visiting Scholarships at the ASA. Like the CCP, the ASA is a National Center for the Advancement of Learning affiliated with the University of Arizona in Tucson. In addition to researching and writing at the CCP, Andrew will be teaching a five-week course at the ASA on the history of photography.
9. Hershberger Lectures at Akron Art Museum
The Akron Art Museum invited Andrew E. Hershberger, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, to give a March 2009 lecture in conjunction with the exhibition, Edward Weston: Life Work. Hershberger's presentation, entitled "Overwhelming Interconnectedness: The Art of Edward Weston," was very well received. Alison Caplan, the Associate Educator at the Akron Art Museum, wrote after the event that she was "extremely pleased" with the the presentation and that she would "love" to bring Hershberger back to Akron in the future. Photographer John Powers described it as an "excellent presentation," and wrote that "it was very clear" that Hershberger "had spent much profitable time" studying Weston and that "we were the fortunate audience."