Hobart and William Smith Colleges - art

Serving Two Nonprofits in One Summer

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Erin Houck '11 is participating in two internships this summer, both with nonprofit organizations in Dallas, Texas. Most of her time is spent working as an intern marketing and public relations coordinator for Camp Jubilee, a camp for children with sickle cell disease. In the position she develops community relationships, direct marketing programs and events to solicit volunteer pa...

Aub's Work Exhibited at MAG

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Work by Professor of Art Ted Aub will be featured at the 4th Rochester Biennial at the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG), starting Sunday, July 25. Aub is an award-winning sculptor and professor at the Colleges. The invitational exhibition features "yoU woulD crY toO" by Aub, as well as recent works by six other regional artists. It runs through Sept. 26. The opening reception for the exh...

Kirchoff ’06 Earns Prestigious Award

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Sarah M. Kirchoff '06 recently received a prestigious award from the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD), a national design organization. The "Do A Lot with a Little" Award recognized her Master of Fine Arts graphic design thesis project, completed in 2008 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. As part of the award package, SEGD fully sponsored a trip to Washington, ...

Arts Triathlon to Complement Musselman

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Smith Center for the Arts will host a series of artists performing and improvising together in an entertaining, creative fusion on Saturday, July 10. Hosted in conjunction with the Musselman Triathlon, the second annual "Musselman Arts Triathlon" features well-known composers, musicians, choreographers, dancers, and visual artists from the region who will perform from 10 a.m. ...

An Evening of Art

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Alums are invited to an evening of art and music at the newly expanded arts facilities from 9 p.m. to midnight on Friday, June 4, on the Houghton House grounds. An exhibit by Hobart alumnus Jonathan White '80, "The Colors of the Urban Landscape," will be featured in the Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center. White's work captures colors and iconic images of urban life. From Maril...

Sophomore Paints for Pakistan

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In September 2007, Hobart sophomore Ali Sana, from Pakistan, was deeply affected by a terrorist suicide bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Rawalpindi. It was near enough to his school, Roots College International, in Islamabad, to cancel classes for the day. Faced with helplessness, confusion and anger, he searched for something that would not only help him cope, but begin to raise a...

Studying Fashion Law

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

In the fall, using her liberal arts background and a passion for fashion, Annie Lindenhovius '09 will attend New York Law School, one of the oldest independent law schools in the United States. Concentrating on fashion law is a natural extension of Lindenhovius's interests while at the Colleges. As secretary of the HWS Arts Collective, Lindenhovius helped spearhead the Arts Colle...

Castner Forges New Ideas for Students

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

As a shop technician and adjunct instructor of art and architectural studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Sam Castner is responsible for helping to oversee the woodworking and metal shops in the Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center. A professional sculptor with a B.A. in fine arts from Alfred University, Castner provides a level of professionalism and real-world experie...

From NYC to Paris

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

With the assistance of the Eric Cohler Internship and Travel Award, Katherine Giglio '11 will spend two weeks at Eric Cohler Design, Inc. in New York City before crossing the Atlantic for an intensive, 10-day study of different architectural styles throughout Paris. "To understand architecture you need to understand the historical context in which a building is created," says Gigli...

Chin's "Artificial Selection" Exhibition

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Between Friday, April 24 and Saturday, June 26, photographs by Assistant Professor Christine Chin will appear in the exhibit "Artificial Selection" at 516 Arts in Albuquerque, N.M. Chin's photographs, which include selections from two bodies of work, "The Vegetable Human Hybrids" and "Sentient Kitchen," encourage the viewer to consider the uneasy relationship between biology and t...