Event Title
Re-Imagining the Art in the Honors College
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Classics
Mentor Information
Melissa Morison
Department
Classics
Location
Kirkhof Center 2216
Start Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
End Date
10-4-2013 12:00 AM
Keywords
Arts
Abstract
The physical environment affects how a person thinks; it tells a story; and it creates a mood. On a college campus the physical environment, including the art on the walls, should actively engage students and faculty and inspire fresh ideas and perspectives. A strong narrative linking visual experience with student and faculty values and goals is an important element in this process. My project illustrates one way such a narrative could be developed. I explored how students and faculty in the Honors College respond to their space, and how the art displayed in the building might best reflect and inspire their understanding of what it means to be a member of a community such as the Honors College. My work involved interviewing students, faculty, and staff; cataloguing the art currently on display in the College; and working with the GVSU Art Gallery Collection to create a proposal that re-imagines, as a thought experiment, new possibilities for active engagement with the space.
Re-Imagining the Art in the Honors College
Kirkhof Center 2216
The physical environment affects how a person thinks; it tells a story; and it creates a mood. On a college campus the physical environment, including the art on the walls, should actively engage students and faculty and inspire fresh ideas and perspectives. A strong narrative linking visual experience with student and faculty values and goals is an important element in this process. My project illustrates one way such a narrative could be developed. I explored how students and faculty in the Honors College respond to their space, and how the art displayed in the building might best reflect and inspire their understanding of what it means to be a member of a community such as the Honors College. My work involved interviewing students, faculty, and staff; cataloguing the art currently on display in the College; and working with the GVSU Art Gallery Collection to create a proposal that re-imagines, as a thought experiment, new possibilities for active engagement with the space.