Bringing Digital Art Experiences To You
Bringing Digital Art Experiences To You
Ernest Entsie is a 21 years old artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He was born and raised in Agona Swedru, Ghana and immigrated into the United States in 2013. He is a senior studying Studio Arts and Political Science at Dickinson College. His work focuses on highlighting black experiences, identities, sexualities, and representation of …
Clara Roth is a studio art and environmental science double major at Dickinson College. Photography has been means for her to document and explore social and human rights issues. Previous work has explored and documented stories from the opioid epidemic, Rwanda’s rebuilding, and refugees’ relocation in Idaho. This series explores the divisive 2020 Presidential …
Trout Interpretation Assistant Jackson Rhodes sat down with Dickinson’s newly-appointed Director of LGBTQ Services, Dr. Todd Nordgren. They discussed LGBTQ representation and how photographer Lissa Rivera is interacting with artistic traditions to tell new stories. Jackson: Art classes often provide comfortable environments for students to engage in discussions of social issues, political topics, and …
Student Snapshot Emily Benson, ‘21 American Studies Major Before attending Dickinson College, I had no interest in studying art history– it just seemed too pretentious to me. Then my sophomore year at Dickinson, I stepped out of my comfort zone and into the halls of Weiss Center for the Arts, where I took a course …
Trout Education Management Assistant, Megan McElroy, is working with us from her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. Here, she shares with us Romare Bearden Park, named for an artist we have in our collection. Located in almost exactly the center of downtown Charlotte, Romare Bearden park, named after Charlotte, North Carolina-born artist Romare …
It seems as though in recent months after any bad thing happens, it’s required to say something like “Yeah, 2020’s rough.” The connection between something tragic occurring and this year frustrates me. While I’m urged to say that correlation isn’t causation, and the Gregorian calendar cannot be blamed for societal calamity, this frustration remains because …
Art Activity: Social Justice Bus Recently, The Trout Gallery had the chance to talk to the artist Steve Prince. Prince believes that art can play an important part in bringing people together to support important causes. That’s why his art pictures often focus on things like taking care of the environment, treating people equally …
Well, it’s been a while since our last Tales from the Vault — things behind the scenes at the museum have been busy with virtual gallery installations, cataloguing, updating collections databases, and matting and framing future exhibitions. Not that I haven’t been thinking about this column during this busy stretch, though. In fact, one item …
During an ordinary year at Dickinson, this long weekend—the midpoint break of Fall Pause—would be full of movement and smiles. Students would go home for some well-deserved rest, travel with friends, or relax in the quiet on-campus. Now, with the semester online, any plans are uncertain—and the stress of midterms lingers on. Are you …
Recommended Materials: A rectangular piece of paper at least 3.5 inches high x 5 inches long, but no more than 6 inches high x 11.5 inches long Scissors Ruler Watercolors or watercolor pencils Paintbrushes Pencil Water and paper towels Calligraphy or ballpoint pens and markers (markers are optional) Envelope and stamp (if you plan to …