Sep 28, 2015 | Essay, From the Chair
I hope everyone had a chance to witness the Super Moon and eclipse that occurred on Sunday. Nature sets the bar very high, however, it also provides sublime inspiration for our own creativity; a creativity that is not bound by historical limitations. One of the...
Sep 21, 2015 | Essay, From the Chair
I have been thinking about recent developments in art lately, especially in a digital culture where images are freely accessible. One such contemporary practice that is magnified exponentially in a digital world is Appropriation; a term that signifies a kind of...
Sep 14, 2015 | Essay, From the Chair
As the semester began, I found myself talking a lot about the role of the arts in society; the value of creativity and wonder, and our ability to make a case for the arts in the face of diminishing resources and tightening budgets. On more than one occasion in the...
