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Seen on Campus: James Surls

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September 30th, 2019

Walking See Flower
Upon returning to campus in August, Davidson students were welcomed by a new addition to the campus’s collection of outdoor art - the painted steel sculpture titled Walking See Flower (2001) by Texan artist James Surls. Even I, as an art history major and gallery intern, was surprised by its presence outside of commons, as it disrupted such a familiar Davidson landscape. Because it is in a high-traffic area of campus, this piece now holds a place in campus conversation by posing two questions: what role should art play on a college campus, and how do landscape, both built and...
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Intern Intro Series: Unique Summers

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September 27th, 2019

Summer 2019
Although many of the students working in the Davidson College Art Galleries major or minor in the arts, this is certainly not the case for everyone. Students from the Physics, Biology, English, and Environmental Studies departments are all represented on our intern staff. Two such exceptional interns are Paul Stouffer '21 and Elizabeth Young '20. Paul, an Environmental Studies major, had two main occupations this summer - both somewhat food-related. First, he worked at a restaurant as a "pizza artisan" - not quite a pizza artist, but not too far off. Second, Paul spent time interning with a New York...
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Announcing Call to Digital/Video Artists for Exhibition

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September 24th, 2019
The Van Every/Smith Galleries are pleased to announce a call to artists for submissions of digital and video art. The selected works will be presented in an exhibition beginning January 2020 on a large-format video wall in the atrium of the E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center, a hub for transdisciplinary learning on the campus of Davidson College.  Artists are invited to submit work that complements the spirit of cross-disciplinary collaboration, healthy debate, and creative investigation that is alive on the Davidson College campus. The submission deadline is October 31, 2019 at 11:59PM EST. Artists may submit up to three artworks. SUBMIT YOUR WORK BY...
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Intern Intro Series: Experiences Abroad

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September 20th, 2019

Alexandra Zirinis
This past summer, the interns of the Davidson College Art Galleries explored all around the country and the world. Two long-time interns, Helen Sturm '20 and Alexandra Zirinis '20 travelled across the Atlantic Ocean, spending their summers in the United Kingdom. Helen, an Art History major who hopes to one day be a museum curator, pursued a museum studies program offered by the University of Oxford. She was lucky enough to visit a plethora of British museums and galleries, including the Tate Modern, the Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Royal Academy of Arts....
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Charlotte Observer highlights two Davidson College artists

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September 16th, 2019

Charlotte Observer highlights two Davidson College artists
Joelle Dietrick and Owen Mundy — spouses, artists and frequent collaborators — make art with a message. Their work deals with global trade, climate change and privacy issues in the Internet age. This isn’t art you buy to hang over the living room sofa. This is art designed to make you think. And maybe even alter your behavior. Their joint show, “The Speed of Thinking,” opens at Davidson College’s Van Every/Smith Galleries on Sept. 4 from 7-8:30 p.m. and runs through Sept. 25. Dietrick is an assistant professor of art and digital studies at the college. Although trained as a...
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