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Department of Art students complete large-scale mural in East Liverpool

Professor of art Dragana Crnjak and three former and current YSU art students—Rachel Hritz (B.F.A., ’22), Mia Mondora (B.F.A., ’22), and junior B.F.A. student Lindsay DeLullo—recently completed a large-scale mural located on Bradshaw Avenue in East Liverpool, Ohio. The mural was commissioned by East Liverpool Mayor and YSU alumnus Greg Bricker.

New exhibit to feature student mural concept posters

Mural posters created by students enrolled in professor of art Dragana Crnjak’s Mural and Site-Specific Painting course will be featured in a new exhibit in Bliss Hall’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery April 11 – 22, 2022. The gallery is open 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

Red Press Collaborative welcomes guest artist Richard Repasky

Chicago-based stone lithographer, educator, and artist Richard Repasky is the guest artist for this year’s Red Press Collaborative at Youngstown State University. Repasky and YSU art students will participate in printing sessions from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 – 4:00 PM beginning Monday, April 4, 2022 through Friday, April 8 in room 4025 of YSU’s Bliss Hall.

Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series welcomes Paolo Pedercini

Paolo Pedercini, a game developer, artist, and educator, will present a free virtual lecture Monday, March 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM as part of the Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series. Pedercini, who teaches at Carnegie Mellon University, has lectured and exhibited worldwide.

Yuahao Jiang to present for Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

Yuehao Jiang, a Chinese new media artist and educator, will present a free virtual lecture Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Yuehao, whose work examines the relationship between mass-produced commodities and digital data under the impact of consumerism, has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 2019.

Department of Art welcomes Jacob Hashimoto for virtual lecture

The YSU Department of Art will welcome Jacob Hashimoto for a virtual guest lecture Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 4:00 PM. Hashimoto’s modular work, which has been featured in museum exhibitions across the globe, references video games, virtual environments, and cosmology.

Grayson Cox to guest lecture for Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

The YSU Department of Art’s Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series will welcome Grayson Cox for a virtual guest lecture Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM. Cox is a New York-based artist and educator whose work involves printmaking, philosophy, and furniture-like sculpture.

Department of Art to welcome Elana Herzog for virtual lecture

The YSU Department of Art will welcome artist Elana Herzog for a free virtual lecture Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM. For the last two decades Herzog has been the subject of museum surveys and solo exhibitions across the United States and Europe.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to highlight alumnus for Black History Month

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery will highlight the work of photographer and YSU alumnus James Rogers Jr. (B.A., ’72) in an exhibition beginning Monday, January 31, 2022. The free public exhibit, titled "This, That, and the Other (The Way I See It)," is part of YSU’s Black History Month activities.

Andrews Avenue Mural earns CityScape Beautification Award

The 500-foot-long Andrews Avenue Memory Mural, which was a collaborative project between YSU's Department of Art and Lit Youngstown, earned a Youngstown CityScape Beautification Award for Institutions November 18, 2021. The project, led by professor of art Dragana Crnjak, was funded by a Neighborhood SUCCESS grant from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation and was also supported by Youngstown CityScape and the Andrews Avenue Business Group.