Arts
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Clark students are making ArtsWorcester exhibitions pop
Undergraduate students in last fall’s “Art, the Public, and the History of Worcester: ArtsWorcester,” a Problems of Practice (POP) course taught by Kristina Wilson, professor of art history, are seeing their efforts bear fruit this spring. The students researched contemporary artists to be featured in eight solo exhibitions produced by ArtsWorcester and wrote essays about the artists’ work. The students’…
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Working with ArtsWorcester, Clark students share research with community
Art History Professor Kristina Wilson's Problems of Practice class critically examines, promotes spring exhibitions at local galleries
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Clark composer to receive honor from Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters will recognize Clark University Associate Professor John Aylward with its annual Walter Hinrichsen Award in Music, given for the publication of a work by a mid-career American composer. Professor Aylward will receive the award at the Academy’s annual ceremonies next month. This is the second time the Academy has honored Aylward; in 2011, he received a Goddard…
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Toni Armstrong ’19 turns historical research into an art
Toni Armstrong ’19 didn’t come to Clark University to take it easy. In her three years here, the art history/ancient civilization double major has indulged her curiosity and demonstrated her talents and passions in ways that span multiple disciplines. This kind of workload would be daunting for anyone, but Armstrong has learned to manage. “I need to pursue…
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From stage to page: Alumna scholar co-authors book on Chinese dance
Lynn Frederiksen ’79, M.A.’82, returns to campus as adjunct professor to teach 'African Inspirations: A Dance Collaboration'
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Students produce art, critical essays for ArtsWorcester
17 Clark artists featured in 14th Annual College Show; Professor Kristina Wilson's class works with local artists
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Clark students take the research lead on Worcester Art Museum exhibition
Problems of Practice history course explores stories behind William Bullard's photos of Worcester's turn-of-the-century people of color
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Students contribute research to Worcester Art Museum’s historic photo exhibition
Rediscovering the story of a community with photos
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Clark, Worcester Art Museum revive an underexposed history
For several months last spring, students in a Problems of Practice history seminar at Clark University painstakingly dug through genealogical records and worked with descendants to unlock the mysteries behind turn-of-the-century photographs of African-Americans and Native Americans in Worcester. This fall, their research culminated in an exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum: “Rediscovering an American Community of…
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Professor John Garton’s foray into photography results in Traina Center show
'On Roman Time' chronicles Italians' everyday lives