‘Crossroads of Discovery’ exhibits sStudent rResearch & work at Helen E. Copeland
The School of Art at Montana State University is pleased to announce the Crossroads of Discovery: Research in the College of Arts and Architecture at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery this fall. The show will be on display through November 22nd. On view will be the research and work from students across the College of Arts and Architecture, representing the following disciplines and concentrations: Architecture, Music, Photography, Art Education, Art History, Studio Art, Graphic Design and Film.
A panel and reception will be held on Thursday, November 7th. The panel “From Ideas to Action in Undergraduate Research” will begin at 5pm in Cheever 215. Moderated By Dean Royce Smith, panelists Vaughan Judge (Director of the School of Art), Dr. Lucia Ricciardelli (Film Associate Professor of Documentary Studies), Jason Bolte (Associate Professor in Music and Coordinator of Music Technology), Alexis Pike (Associate Professor of Film & Photography), and Andrew Vernooy (Professor of Architecture) will discuss what constitutes “research” in art, as well as methods for teaching undergraduate art courses. The reception will follow in the gallery from 6–8pm. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. All events are free and open to the public.
In the exhibition, viewers will get to see the final product and discussions or elements of the research that went into that product. Alongside the exhibits will be an audio tour: short interviews with the artists about their work and process. The interviews on individual artist pages can be accessed through the gallery website or QR codes, so be sure to bring your smart phones and headsets!
The following students will be in the exhibition: Jessica Bone, Thomas Callahan, Mo Easterly, Anna Pirkey, Bella Reber, Carlos Palmer, Ian Baldwin, Matt Biasotti, Ned Bardsley and Spenser Potter. The subjects will range widely including architectural design with an emphasis on communal living and sustainability; kiln-building in Brazil; eco-friendly design; research into the Founder of the School of Art, female botanical artist F.E. Marshall; experimental underwater analogue photography; ambient music and funeral doom metal; papermaking; and more.
Crossroads of Discovery is part of the Year of Undergraduate Research (YoUR). MSU will be hosting the National Conference of Undergraduate Research March 26th–28th when students from across the country will present work in all fields, closing classes for two days. YoUR is the local celebration that focuses just on MSU with lectures, presentations, exhibits and events throughout the academic year. Keep posted to the MSU website for more information all year long.
The Helen E. Copeland Gallery is located on the second floor of Haynes Hall, across from the Aashiem Gate off 11th Ave. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9am–5pm. For more information on this exhibition or the gallery, please visit www.hecgallery.com or find them on Facebook (@msuhecg).
