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We continue to interview our wonderful interns by talking with Alice Berndt! Keep reading to learn about her art historical inspirations, favorite gallery experiences, and how the Davidson art department has impacted her life. Hometown: Maplewood, New Jersey Class year: Sophomore Major and Minor: English major and Art History minor Why did you intern in the gallery?: I love learning about and being around art, and I wanted to get more involved in visual arts at Davidson. Because I'm not actually an artist myself, interning in the galleries seemed like a great way to do that. What has been your...

Read below for a short interview with gallery intern Cole Thornton! Keep checking back on the blog as we continue to introduce our entire team. Name: Cole ThorntonHometown: Nashville, TNClass year: Junior Major: Art history Why did you intern in the gallery?: I had some friends who did it and I was interested in getting experience working with exhibits!What has been your favorite memory from the job?: Driving Around Yinka Shonibare!Favorite Artist/work and why?: Francis Bacon. He isn't necessarily my favorite, but I think his painting is some of the most emotionally powerful I have seen, and it made me...

An interview with Davidson Studio Art major Jared McElveen '20 by gallery intern Sarah Jackson '22. Name, Hometown: Jared McElveen | Laplace, Louisiana What is your primary medium? I have been working mostly with animation, and that is the entirety of the show. All of my works in the show are made on Adobe programs, mostly Animate as well as some After Effects. What does the title of your show mean? “Before You Know It” is referring to the idea that the future is always here before you know it, and things like climate change, super storms, flooding, fires, and erosion...

From February 2nd to the 21st, Davidson students have been lucky to witness an entirely new sculpture being built by self-described “stick sculpture artist”, Patrick Dougherty, located on a piece of land between the union and the library. Similar to the Baik residency in the fall semester, this commission is unique in that the campus can watch as it is actively constructed through collaboration between Dougherty, students, and community members. This piece is only a small part of Dougherty’s legacy of environmental artwork scattered across the globe, and we are lucky to witness this new sculpture become an important sculptural...