NCECA Presentation

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Lindsey Jensen and Faculty Mentor: Tara Carpenter, Art Educaiton Tara Carpenter and I traveled to Portland and led a discussion with about 50 people at the National Ceramic Education Association. We researched the trend of unskilled ceramic artwork that has been happening in the art world lately. Conceptual work that is done by someone who […]

BYU Stamp Scavenger Hunt

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Elsmore, Mandy BYU Stamp Scavenger Hunt Faculty Mentor: Gary Barton, 2D Studio Art The goal of this project was to provide an informative and unifying activity for BYU students through an art installation and exhibition. It was inspired by Japanese Eki (Train) Station stamps, which promotes tourism throughout all of Japan, to popular and unknown […]

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A Portrait of Stanley: Preserving History Through Art

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Clegg, Amy A Portrait of Stanley: Preserving History Through Art Robert Barrett, Illustration A Portrait of Stanley: Preserving History Through Art was an idea born by two of my greatest passions. My love for painting, and my love for the outdoors. By the outdoors, I mean particularly the Sawtooth Wilderness that I have grown to […]

My Burden

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Alena Randolph and Bryon Draper, Department of Art Throughout the past year, I have been working to create a sculptural piece that conveys the conflict side of the human condition; namely the burdens we all carry. This is an ongoing project, estimated to be completed in Fall 2016. My hope is to display it in […]

Dislocation: an Exploration of Cultural Hybridization in the Arts

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Aloe Corry and Peter Everett, Department of Art Introduction My exhibition, titled Out of Order, was a series of paintings and two-dimensional artworks that explored the idea of dislocation that can occur physically, mentally, and culturally. Feelings of dislocation come most often to me as I move from a space I am comfortable in to […]

The Medicinal Plants and the Traditions of Nepal and Tibet: How Spiritual and Artistic Traditions Inform Our Appreciations of the Landscape

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Gillett, Ellie The Medicinal Plants and the Traditions of Nepal and Tibet: How Spiritual and Artistic Traditions Inform Our Appreciations of the Landscape Faculty Mentor: Mark Graham, Art Department Introduction For my project, I traveled to Nepal with Dr. Mark Graham. I studied medicinal plants that I came in contact with as we hiked in […]

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2015 Japanese Field Project

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Bradley Duke and Justin Kunz, Illustration Alongside my mentor, I have been working to create an illustrated collection of Japanese stories. Originally, I had a team of 5 BYU students, that were to select a story, research it, and develop it into a cohesive and beautiful volume; we were also working with the Japanese Department […]

Cultural Celebration and Exchange in Mongolia: An Artistic Inquiry of Community and Tradition

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Sarah Waldron and Daniel T. Barney, Art Education After spending time in Switzerland with Mongolian immigrants back in 2012, I became interested in their culture and heritage. I attended several events with my Mongolian friends in Switzerland, most notably a cultural event in the summer time called Naadam, or what we describe in English as […]

Iceland Through the Eyes of William Morris: An Aesthetic Antithesis to England’s Industrial Revolution

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Emily Snow and James Swenson, Art History & Curatorial Studies Introduction The project for which I received an ORCA grant in the 2014-2015 academic year stemmed from my senior thesis project, a requirement for graduating with a bachelor’s degree in art history and curatorial studies, which I did in August 2015. The senior thesis project […]