Courtney McWhorter and Dr. Martha Peacock, Department of Visual Arts Originally, when I set out to begin this project my intent was to show ‘Art Forgery as an Art Form’, as the title of this project was originally called. However, the intent of my research was very broad, as I intended to discuss forgery’s role, […]
The Music Within Urban Noise
Todd Kitchen and Dr. Steven Ricks, School of Music My goal was to expose the musicality inherent in urban environments through a musical composition involving sound recordings made in New York City. Specifically, I used the sophisticated software available to me in the BYU Electronic Music Studio to identify the specific frequencies (pitches) and rhythmic […]
The Provost Elementary Project: Organizing and Administering Art Education in a Local Low-Income Elementary School
Katie Jahner and Professor Daniel Barney, Department of Visual Arts The purpose of this ORCA project was to give students in a local low-income elementary school the opportunity to experience a quality and interdisciplinary art education program for six weeks. Through the McKay School of Education, I was able to organize my elementary school student […]
Provo’s Ghost Town
Bryan Hutchison and Professor Peter Everett, Department of Visual Arts Provo’s Ghost Town project has been a constant developing project over the past year. It began with what I had originally proposed for the ORCA Grant—to do research on houses and to use that information to create a body of artwork dealing with buildings that have […]
Albert: A documentary film
Dustin Hulet and Professor Tom Lefler, Department of Media Arts Two years ago, I came across an essay written by my great-grandfather, Albert Hulet. The short, two-page document, entitled “I Remember,” is a reflective piece written from a vantage point high in the Tetons. In the essay, Albert reflects as an old man, looking down the […]
Modern Cartoons
John Herzog and Professor Kelly Loosli, Department of Visual Arts My grant from the BYU Office of Research & Creative Activities afforded me the opportunity to study and research the limited animation style pioneered by UPA in the 1940s and 1950s, and to use my research to design a UPA-style character. UPA, or United Productions of […]
Smart Space: Student Managed Professional Gallery
Chad Ruger and Professor Fidalis Buehler, Department of Visual Arts We started by networking with colleges around the state and have established five new locations; 2 spaces in Snow College, 2 at Weber State, and 1 at Utah Valley University. We are currently constructing the spaces and all of the existing spaces and newly constructed spaces […]
The Cultural Preservation of Ecuador through Art
Jason Harmon and Professor Mark Graham, Department of Visual Arts The purpose of my project was to research the indigenous cultures of Ecuador through art (painting, drawing, and photography). My hope was to bring a lot of visual reference home, and to create an art show that would inform its viewer of the rich cultural diversity of […]
DramAutism: How Drama Pedagogy Informs the Process of Working with those with Autism
Anna Hargadon and Professor Julia Ashworth, Department of Theatre and Media Arts What started out as a research project turned into a delightful creative project. Because there weren’t any research professors on campus that specialized in the field of “Drama with People with Autism,” the research side of the project wasn’t able to move forward. My mentor […]
An Artistic Investigation of Coming of Age: Inspired by Jugendweihe
Alyssa Grant and Professor Daniel Barney, Department of Visual Arts I am profoundly grateful for the opportunities opened to me through the funding of this ORCA grant. With my grant I was able to travel to Germany to gather source material and experience relevant to my artistic investigation of personal identity and notions of coming of age. […]
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