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A few weeks ago, Virginia Heiser and I harvested the remainder of the corn from the Unshadowed Land sculpture. Then, student Oliver Podushnick and staff members Halle Murphy, Lia Newman, Marisa Pascucci, David Sackett shucked and braided it for drying. A fair amount of corn of all shapes and sizes was harvested, similar to what had been produced at the Pat Peroni Green House and the Wall Center as well as at the Catawba Reservation Farm. This was different than the more consistent cobs harvested a few weeks back from the College Farm.  The variation in cob size is likely...

Meet Sarah Willoughby, one of our amazing returning interns on staff at the Van Every/Smith Galleries! Sarah Willoughby is a Sophomore at Davidson College from Greensboro, NC. Sarah is currently studying Art History, and has worked in the gallery for the past year. Learn more about Sarah: What has even your favorite exhibition during your time at Davidson? “I thought that Nicholas Galanin's exhibition "Dreaming in English" was incredibly impactful and the interactive element of making the beds was particularly interesting.” You can check out this exhibition here: https://www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org/dcag-exhibitions/nicholas-galanin/ What is your favorite thing about working in the art gallery? “I...

In the fall of 2021, Davidson College released a Call For Qualifications for the creation of a commemorative work of art to honor the contributions of enslaved people and others whose labor was exploited. The call was open to professional artists, architects, landscape architects, and design teams with experience managing, designing, and completing public art commissions. The jury identified the most highly qualified artist(s)/architects/teams for this opportunity, and selected five finalists, including Studio Zewde. Join the conversation with Studio Zewde during their Zoom Community Engagement session on September 6 from 7-8:30 p.m. RSVP here. Studio Zewde invites residents and members of the...