September 2020 College News

4 | September | College News Full Circle , 2018, Caprice Pierucci Pine 58 × 98 × 9 in Twilight by SR Mattoose oil on canvas, 2019 60.00" h x 60.00" w Students working on Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) , the participatory art project 4 5 6 Mark Menjivar led a Pandemic Storytelling Workshop for nine youth, across nine zip codes in Bexar County in partnership with the CAST School Network. CAST’s innovative school model allows students to learn by doing and gain real world experience through internship, job shadowing and mentorship opportunities. Mark was commissioned by the H.E.B. Foundation to create five participatory workshops as part of their long-term work on social and economic equity. Mark also did a virtual studio tour as part of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston's Connects program. Elvia Perrin is currently exhibiting in an invitational exhibit, Shape Shift , The Lens Gallery, Durham, NC. She will be exhibiting this month in the 40th Anniversary Group Show , Wally Workman Gallery, Austin. Elvia spent her summer working to complete Bridge Series , a 20 Etching Print commission for Bridges Trust Bank, Omaha, NE. Caprice Pierucci’s exhibition, Forty Years of Making Art , opens September 12 at the Davis Gallery in Austin. [4] The exhibition runs through October 17 and is by appointment only. A catalog for the show is also available at the Davis Gallery. As of June 1st, Claudia Roeschmann holds the position as Associate Director for Entrepreneurship at MARC. Claudia has been offered and accepted to be a member of the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurial Council. Claudia was invited as a speaker to Princeton University’s Tiger Challenge “50 Days of Summer” in July, a program that tackles complex societal issues by utilizing design thinking methodologies. Omari Souza is in negotiations with Princeton Architectural Press for his second book titled Restorative Design , that will be co-authored by Lesly Noel, Ph.D. Gina McDaniel Tarver’s essay “‘The Roar of the River Grows Ever Louder’: Polluted Waters in Colombian Eco-art, from Alicia Barney to Clemencia Echeverri” has just been published in Liquid Ecologies in Latin American and Caribbean Art (New York: Routledge). ALUMNI ACCOLADES Mando Bee (B.F.A., Metals '18) was chosen by the Cooper Hewitt, the Smithsonian’s Design Museum, for their focus on LGBTQ+ spotlight. Hannah Clark , Art Ed. student teacher and Texas State graduate, spring 2020, will be the new art teacher at McLaughlin Strickland Elementary in Carrollton– Farmers Branch ISD. Lydia Gantert , Art Ed student teacher and Texas State graduate, fall 2019, will be the new art teacher at Lockhart High School. Four Communication Design alumni were published in the Graphis Design Annual 2021 : Jeremy Honea , M.F.A., Cesar Rivera , M.F.A., Hannah Gaskamp , B.F.A., Genaro Solis Rivero , M.F.A. Eden Lopez was accepted into the Sculpture graduate program at UTSA beginning in fall 2020. Carolann Morgan , student teacher spring 2020, has signed her contract to be the new art teacher at Cambridge Elementary in the Alamo Heights Independent School District. Amanda McAlpin , Masters in Secondary Education with Post Bac. Art Ed Certification, Art Ed student teacher spring 2020, has been offered an art teaching position at Farley Middle School in Hutto. Madison Nutterfield , Art Ed. student teacher and Texas State graduate, spring 2019, will be the new art teacher at Davis Elementary in Garland. Sergio Rodriguez (Mattoose) , (B.F.A., 1992) was just awarded a 2020 Gottlieb Foundation Grant. [ 5 ] SCHOOL ACCOLADES Texas State Galleries and The Gallery of the Common Experience were featured in The University Star article by Sarah Hernandez titled "Campus galleries visualize new art scene through virtual exhibits." The art gallery scene took a hit after the COVID-19 pandemic began, forcing galleries to close their doors in compliance with social distancing guidelines.. Now, gallery directors are having to make a decision to either postpone showcases or virtualize exhibits. The article highlights that gallery directors at Texas State are optimistic and working to reimagine how art can be shared online. Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory art project. The centerpiece of the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibition is an enlarged map composed of approximately 3,200 toe tags representing people who have died while crossing a particular stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border between the mid-1990s and 2020. The construction of this memorial at Texas State Galleries is realized with the help of local volunteers invited to participate in the making of these tags, which are later installed on the map in the exact locations where the individuals’ remains were found. [6] Workshop: Groups are invited to contact Texas State Galleries to arrange for a virtual tag workshop. Click here to participate. Programs: You are invited to take part in the greater migration conversation through a series of programs developed in conjunction with the Hostile Terrain 94 exhibition. Click here to participate. TEXAS STATE GALLERIES College of Fine Arts and Communication | 5