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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.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to feature 18 student art sculptures

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall, will feature 18 sculptures by students enrolled in the YSU Department of Art November 8 – 19, 2021. The exhibit is free and open to the public 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

Department of Art to welcome Sarah Awad for free virtual lecture

YSU’s Department of Art will welcome painter Sarah Awad for a free virtual lecture Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 12:00 PM. Awad’s work depicts female subjects floating in indeterminate landscapes and celebrates the expressiveness of the human form.

Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS) to welcome Craig Clifford and Debbie Kupinsky

The Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS) will welcome artists Craig Clifford and Debbie Kupinsky to campus for a free lecture and two workshops October 5 & 6, 2021 in YSU’s Bliss Hall. Clifford is the head of ceramics at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and Kupinsky is an associate professor of sculpture at St. Norbert College.

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