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Art professor attends Lilly Conference for Teaching and Learning in Texas 

Art professor attends Lilly Conference for Teaching and Learning in Texas

Professor of art Dragana Crnjak, alongside eight other YSU faculty members, attended the Lilly Conference for Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning in Austin, Texas May 20 – 22, 2024. The Lilly Conference provides a forum for educators to share and model their scholarly approaches to teaching and learning that report quality learning outcomes and promote professional development of faculty.

“Junior Portfolio Review” to open in Solomon Gallery

“Junior Portfolio Review” to open in Solomon Gallery

The Department of Art’s “Junior Portfolio Review” exhibit will be open to the public beginning Monday, April 22, 2024 through Friday, April 26 in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in Bliss Hall. All junior-level Department of Art students will present their bodies of work for review by a studio faculty committee in this exhibit.

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Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series to welcome Johannes DeYoung

Internationally recognized artist and filmmaker Johannes DeYoung will give a presentation as part of the Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM in the McDonough Museum of Art lecture hall (room 3000). He currently serves as an assistant professor of electronic and time-based media at Carnegie Mellon University.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to exhibit work by Serbian-American artist Natalija Mijatovic

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to exhibit work by Serbian-American artist Natalija Mijatovic

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery will exhibit the work of Serbian-American artist Natalija Mijatovic in a new exhibit titled “Of Snow and Sorrow” beginning Monday, March 25, 2024. Works in the exhibit examine quiet voids, repetition, and memory.

Record producer Ian Nagoski to join Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

Record producer Ian Nagoski to join Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

The Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series will welcome music researcher and record producer Ian Nagoski for a presentation Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM in the McDonough Museum of Art lecture hall (room 3000). His lecture will focus on non-English language recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s.

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Red Press Collaborative program to welcome guest artist Jeffrey Sippel

YSU’s Department of Art is welcoming guest artist Jeffrey Sippel to its Red Press Collaborative program starting Monday, March 18, 2024 through Friday, March 22. Sippel will present an artist talk and hold multiple open studio sessions throughout the week.

McDonough Museum to host 87th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition

McDonough Museum to host 87th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition

The McDonough Museum of Art will host the 87th Annual Student Art & Design Exhibition, sponsored by the Cliffe College of Creative Arts, the Department of Art, the McDonough, and the Student Art Association, beginning Friday, March 22, 2024 through Saturday, April 6. Liz Maugans will serve as juror for the exhibition.

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“Postcard Exhibition” to open in Judith Rae Solomon Gallery

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located on the second floor of Bliss Hall, will present the “Postcard Exhibition” beginning Monday, February 26, 2024 through Sunday, March 31. The exhibition will feature artwork completed by local high school students on postcard-sized pieces of paper.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery opens Black History Month exhibition

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery opens Black History Month exhibition

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located on the second floor of YSU’s Bliss Hall, is featuring local artist and DJ Nasir Watson in its annual Black History Month exhibition that will be open to the public Thursday, February 1, 2024, through Thursday, February 22. Watson is best known for his painting and photography work.

McDonough to conclude fall semester with two student exhibitions

McDonough to conclude fall semester with two student exhibitions

The McDonough Museum of Art will conclude the fall semester with two student exhibitions that will run December 1 – 16, 2023. The “Fall 2023 Graduating B.F.A. Exhibition” will feature the art and design work of students graduating from YSU’s Department of Art in December, and “Community as Canvas – Murals by YSU Students” will feature murals installed in the Youngstown community by students enrolled in professor of art Dragana Crnjak’s Mural and Site-Specific Painting course.