{"id":9942,"date":"2019-04-05T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T18:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=9942"},"modified":"2019-04-05T13:43:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T18:43:02","slug":"faculty-and-staff-showcase-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/9942","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff Showcase Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Abby Koch–<\/strong>The newest art show in the HJF Learning Center features the artistic talents of non-art faculty and staff. The show is the first of its kind and is to become a brand new tradition on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show features the work of seven artists, all from\ndifferent departments. Their work ranges from photography, painting, and even a\nbit of quilting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For some of these artists, like biology professor Tim\nSesterhenn, it is their first time showing their art in a long time. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting\nactually to have it out there for people to see but it\u2019s also terrifying to\nhave it out there for people to see. I don\u2019t think of myself as an artist at\nall but it\u2019s kind of helped me thinking more about it [art],\u201d said Sesterhenn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sesterhenn has slowly returned to his love of art due to\ndrawing in his classroom and sketching. He explained that because of the art\nshow, he has begun new plans for art pieces for the future. \u201cIt\u2019s [art] made me\nthink about it more as something that I do enjoy and it\u2019s not something that I\nhave to do, so it\u2019s kind of a nice escape for me,\u201d commented Sesterhenn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show was an opportunity for these faculty and staff to\nshow a side of them that doesn\u2019t usually shine on campus. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great\nway for others to find out that not only photography and paint are the only\nways to do art, there are other ways out there,\u201d said Joan Mansfield, the\nadministrative assistant from the mass communications department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mansfield has three quilts in the show, which have intricate\nline work and details. The quilts have become a highlight of the show because\nof how they stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch Keller, a mathematical professor and artist in the\nshow, talked about how it was a great opportunity to show the campus a\ndifferent side of them. \u201cI think it is a great opportunity for the campus,\nstudents, other faculty, and the parents that might be here since it will be up\nthrough commencement to see that professors and staff are people too,\u201d commented\nKeller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keller features two of his photographs in the show. \u201cI\nstarted photography when I was living in London, traveling a fair amount and\njust mainly taking snapshots to remember places I\u2019ve been. And the more I did\nthat, the more I realized I would only go back and look at them if they had\nsome type of artistic value,\u201d explained Keller about his view on his\nphotography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all artists teach art but find it in the work they do\neveryday. These faculty and staff use art as a getaway from stress and to practice\ntheir talents. \u201cIt gives me an outlet that is very different to what I do on a daily\nbasis,\u201d said Keller.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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