Children & Families
This FREE 30-day physical activity community challenge is an easy and fun way to get active with your family. Your family can include parents, kids, grandparents, dogs, colleagues or friends. There's no time or activity requirement. Dance, pedal, run, swim, walk....just be active in your own way.
| Dates: |
04/01/2018 - 04/30/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 am |
| Location: |
Wherever you are! |
| Address: |
State College, PA (map) |
| Website: |
http://www.centremoves.org |
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The Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State is now taking registrations for summer art camps! Camps for grades 1st-2nd, and 3rd-5th are one week 9am-4pm; pottery camps for grades 6th-9th are half day (9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm), 2 weeks.
Choose from a variety of camps- polar animals, story books, nature, multicultural art, room decor and more!
Register online! http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/
Here are the dates for art camps 2018 for children entering
(grades 1-2), and (grades 3-5)
Session 1: June 18-22
Session 2: June 25-29
Session 3: July 9-13
Session 4: July 16-20
Pottery camps (for children entering grades 6th-9th)
(2 weeks, either 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm):
Session 1: June 18-29
Session 3: July 9-20
Session 4: July 16-20 (one week 9am-4pm)
Camp fee is $225
| Dates: |
03/14/2018 - 07/23/2018 |
| Start Time: |
7:00 am |
| Location: |
Center for Arts & Crafts |
| Address: |
3 Ritenour Building, State College, PA, 16802 (map) |
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Would you like to honor and serve America? Do you want to prepare for your future while making new friends? Then rise to the challenge of cadet membership in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol.
The CAP Cadet Program is a year-round program where Cadets fly, learn to lead, hike, camp, get in shape, and push themselves to new limits. If you’re dreaming about a career in aviation, space, or the military, CAP’s Cadet Program is for you. No military commitment is required.
To become a cadet, you must be at least 12 years old and not yet 19 years old. Cadets meet 2 hours per week and one Saturday per month, on average, and also have opportunities to attend leadership encampments, career academies, and other activities during the summer.
CAP also needs adults to support the cadet program and aerospace education program. CAP needs ground team members to aid in the rescue of survivors or to assess damage after a disaster, communications personnel to relay messages, administrative staff, financial managers, logistics and supply personnel are needed to document weekly meetings as well as our missions.
In today’s world we need good people who are willing to step up and help provide a healthy, drug-free environment to develop tomorrow’s leaders.
http://gocivilairpatrol.com/
| Dates: |
01/02/2018 - 12/31/2019 |
| Start Time: |
7:00 pm |
| Location: |
University Park Airport |
| Address: |
2525 Fox Hill Rd, State College, PA, 16803 (map) |
| Website: |
http://nittanycap.org |
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Classes, Films, Lectures
The Makery State College has dozens of summer classes this year. Check out our line up at http://themakerypa.com/.
| Dates: |
11/30/-0001 - 08/31/2018 |
| Start Time: |
7:00 am |
| Location: |
The Makery State College |
| Address: |
209 Calder Alley, State College, PA, 16801 (map) |
| Website: |
http://themakerypa.com |
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Silly Science, Imaginarium, Stop-Motion Animation and more! State College Friends School Summer Camp programs have something - including swimming and field trips - for everyone! For more information on our Wee Friends camps for children ages 3-5, Kids Camps for children entering kindergarten through 4th grade, or Creative Arts camps, for children entering 4th through 7th grade, please visit our website, send us an email, or give us a call.
All Friends School summer camps are guided by the Quaker principles of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. These camps are developed and supervised by Friends School staff and creative, loving camp counselors in a safe, caring community.
Join professional film makers, writers, producers, and directors for this two week summer day camp in State College, PA. For aspiring film makers entering grades 10-12. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!
• Learn from people who are working professionals in the field of film and video production.
• Our instructors are experienced film makers and have won EMMY, Telly, and numerous other awards for their work.
• The camp is taught by professionals who will help define the digital media industry and its real world opportunities.
Green Light Media Camp will run two sessions from July 16 - 27, 2018. Choose to attend in the morning or the afternoon. Each day, Monday through Friday is 3 hours long and includes instruction, discussion and hands-on experience in all areas of film / video / and digital media production including:
• Writing • Directing • Producing • Editing • Cinematography
• The realities of being a film maker...you made a movie, now what?
• Career opportunities in video production and digital media
• Exploring the options and advantages (or disadvantages) of a college education in film
Registration is open, space is very limited! Register before March 14 and take $70.00 of regular registration price!
Green Light Media Camp is operated by BlueWhiteTV, a local film, video, and digital media agency. Our instructors have more than 20 years experience in creating feature films, documentaries and all forms of educational video content.
Participants must have completed 9th grade and be entering either 10, 11, or 12th grade in the fall. Each session is limited to 20 participants. Camp will be held at the BlueWhiteTV studio in State College. This is a day camp and no meals, transportation or overnight accommodations will be provided.
This is a beginner level class emphasizing the coordination of breath with movement, as well as restorative postures designed to soothe and comfort.
Are you ready to experience a deep dive into the Neurosculpting Meditation form? Join us for this extended foundational class to receive all the tools you need to get started in a new mindful way of living!
In the Foundation Class you will learn the foundational principles of the Neurosculpting® process plus the brain dynamics of a stress cycle and how to navigate those patterns. You’ll discover the basic neuroscience of neuroplasticity and learn ways you can enhance your brain’s learning and focus. You will have hands-on guidance in the Neurosculpting® process of meditation and mental entrainment in multiple guided exercises. This class also includes a self connection process you can apply to everyday life. This foundational class will focus on releasing deep stress and limiting stories and rewiring for experiences.
Date: April 28
Time: 3-6pm
Cost: $45
Questions? elishaclarkhalpin@gmail.com
To learn more or register, including payment options please use the link below: https://thedancingpilgrims.lpages.co/statecollegeneurosculpting/
Fundamental yoga postures, breathing techniques and sequences are taught in this class. All levels of students are welcome, even those who have never done yoga before. A variety of options and modifications are demonstrated so that students can practice to their own level of ability. The atmosphere of the class is kept really laid-back so that no students feel intimidated. If you think you aren’t able to do yoga, come and try this class. We bet you can!
Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule, via our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/
Join us weekly for this mixed age class in which older students are often invited to participate in leading while also being given modifications to support their own practice. All classes will engage in an initial "mindful moment" to settle into class as well as breath work, poses, games and a period of relaxation. The use of stories, songs and crafts will also be a periodic part of our yoga experience together!
A fun, fast paced vinyasa flow designed to energize and balance the chakras or physical, emotional and spiritual energy centers. When the chakras are open, aligned and fluid, prana or energy can flow freely creating sense of self-empowerment and harmony. Students will explore a deeper sense of self-awareness and challenge their limits of dynamic, static and cardiovascular strength. If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.
Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/
Introducing Astrology Class
April 19, April 26, May 3
6:30-7:45
At BellaDonna Herbs, Lemont
Learn the basics of natal astrology using your own chart
The birth chart is a tool for understanding the self. We will employ both traditional and psychological approaches to astrology
You will gain an understanding of the “Big 3” of astrology - - your sun sign, moon sign and ascendant
We will identify your chart ruler(s)
Discuss helpful herbs and crystals based on your unique planetary positions
Pre-Registration Requested: astrologyhmarine@gmail.com; 814-777-7016; at BellaDonna Herbs, or on our Facebook Page: H Marine Astrology
$45 for 3 classes or $18 for a single class
With step-by-step instruction guided by Nancy Alpago, an experienced instructor and former art teacher, you will learn to use a one-stroke painting technique to create spring themed wine glasses. This two hour class is the perfect creative outlet for you and a friend. Come for an evening of fun, relaxation and creativity and leave with two beautiful hand-painted wine glasses! Cost is $35/pp and includes two wine glasses for painting, all art supplies and instruction, a complimentary wine tasting and a glass of wine. Wine, cheese and crackers also available for purchase on location. Payment by cash or check is due the night the event. Reservations are required and space is limited. Call the winery at (814) 466-6373.
The Radiant Temple invites you to join us for Sacred Cacao Ceremonies!
~ Learn to use plant medicine to support your personal healing and spiritual practices
~ Deepen the connection to yourself and your inner knowing
~ Experience supportive meditative practices with specific intentions led in a group setting
Known as a "Heart Opener," Cacao is used in ceremonial context as a way to deepen the experience of a self-healing journey. This beautiful plant ally supports us through physical, emotional, and energetic healing. We invite you to experience the gentle potency of this ceremony by going beyond what you know of chocolate to meet the natural source.
Join us for a Single Cacao Ceremony or the Whole Series!
Spring 2018 Ceremonies: January 6th, January 20th, February 11th, March 17th, & April 21st from 6:30-8:00pm
The ceremony will take place in a seated and/or lying down position with support, and is suitable for all mobility levels. No previous experience with Cacao or meditation is needed to participate. Persons aged 13 and up may participate, but anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Space is limited to ensure support and facilitation at the highest level for each participant.
For FULL Details including REGISTRATION and PAYMENT:
https://thedancingpilgrims.lpages.co/cacao-state-college/
Please email thedancingpilgrims@gmail.com with any questions!
Exhibits
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Portrayed as big, bad and ravenous, the wolf in fairy tales is most often the villain, a beast who tricks and then devours both children and adults before meeting a violent end. A new Penn State University Libraries exhibition, “What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales,” opening Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Penn State University Libraries’ Eberly Family Special Collections Library, takes a close look at historical depictions of the wolf in well-known and lesser-known fairy tales, drawing from several sources among Special Collections Library materials.
Highlights of the exhibition include early illustrated editions of fairy tales — especially those collected by Charles Perrault and the Grimm Brothers — as well as unusual and visually engaging pop-up, shaped and artists’ books. The variety of books on view, from “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The Three Little Pigs” to lesser-known titles, such as “The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids,” offer a trove of rich imagery for asking what the wolf symbolizes and what our complicated relationship with wolves — both real and imaginary — reveals about our own human nature.
The exhibition “What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales” asks visitors to consider what the wolf symbolizes and what our complicated relationship with wolves — both real and imaginary — reveals about our own human nature.
“Wolves and their motivations can be interpreted in a myriad of ways depending on who is doing the looking,” Clara Drummond, Special Collections Library curator and exhibitions coordinator, said. “The wolves on view range in their appearance, from dog-like and wolf-like to human-like, and express various states of mind, from menacing to friendly. Looking closely at their appearance on the page adds to our understanding of the moral lessons of the tales.”
Visitors to the exhibition also will be able to view the award-winning 2012 short documentary “Wolf Mountain,” which tells the story of Tonya Littlewolf and the pack of rescued wolves she cares for. The film offers a more nuanced portrait of the wolf than one commonly presented in European fairy tales and provides insight into the plight of real wolves in the United States.
The 2018 Charles W. Mann Jr. Lecture in the Book Arts is scheduled for March 22 in Foster Auditorium, 103 Paterno Library, and will feature an invited speaker whose research relates to the exhibit. The Mann Lecture, named in honor of Charles W. Mann Jr., the first Dorothy Foehr Huck Chair for Special Collections in the University Libraries, is an annual event featuring scholars with academic research areas connected to the materials held in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. It is supported by the Mary Louise Krumrine Endowment. Additional details about the 2018 Mann Lecture are forthcoming.
“What Big Eyes You Have! Looking at the Wolf in Fairy Tales” is scheduled for display through Sunday, May 13, in the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Exhibition Room, 104 Paterno Library, on Penn State’s University Park campus. For more information about the exhibition, contact Clara Drummond at cjd86@psu.edu.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A visual arts exhibit titled “Home: Contemporary Indigenous Artists Responding,” will be on display through Aug. 31 in the Walter and Dori Goldstein Music and Media Center, second floor West Pattee Library, University Park campus.
The exhibit gathers the work of 12 Indigenous artists working in printmaking, who each adopt a unique perspective from which to consider the ideas of community, place and belonging.
Organized by Melanie Yazzie, professor of art at the University of Colorado at Boulder, this exhibition demonstrates an Indigenous relationship to home and homeland, enmeshed in a history of defense, sacrifice, resiliency and redefinition. The exhibition includes a print and an original essay by Assistant Professor of Art Kevin Slivka, who was instrumental in bringing this collection to Penn State.
An interactive iPad kiosk accompanies the exhibit, offering biographical information about each artist, as well as complementary supplemental material related to the collection.
Other contributing artists include Norman Akers, Neal Ambrose-Smith, Ivy Hali’imaile Andrade, Corwin Clairmont, Joe Feddersen, Alexander Swiftwater McCarty, Tony Ortega, Sue Pearson, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, C. Maxx Stevens, Glory Tacheenie-Campoy and Melanie Yazzie.
For more information about the exhibit or inquiries about special accommodations, contact Mark Mattson at mam1196@psu.edu or 814-863-2480.
Visitors to the current “Depth of Field” exhibit, on display through Aug. 14 in the Diversity Studies Room at Pattee Library, can view an unfiltered look at war photography and assess its impact on audiences. Using Penn State Reads’ 2017-18 book, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Lynsey Addario, as a starting point, the exhibit seeks to highlight the intersections of the history of war in the Middle East with the history of war photography and how visual literacy plays a role in how we interpret and understand those intersections.
Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn more about female war photographers and photography covering the Middle East over the past two decades, and explore the interplay between text and image. While conflict photography continues to bring attention to issues around the world, there has been a shift in the imagery from action shots to everyday life in recent war photography.
“‘Depth of Field’ creates space for viewers to become what [philosopher Jacques] Ranciere calls ‘the emancipated spectator,’” said Rachel White, University Libraries information services manager and co-curator of the exhibit. “The creator of the artwork presents material in such a way that the viewer has to literally pause in order to digest everything that is going on within the image. The viewer learns to ask questions and not blindly stare at a photograph.” White, with Hailley Fargo, student engagement librarian, worked together to co-curate the exhibition with organizational oversight by Christina Coyle, exhibit coordinator.
Addario’s memoir, as mirrored throughout the exhibition, interweaves themes of gender roles, photographic truths, and cultural and political ideologies, while exploring the many complicated facets of war. The viewer is encouraged to play an active role in the production, consumption and transformation of culture and to become the interpreter of what they see.
Part of the exhibit focuses on brief snapshots of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq using library resources to tell these stories. Paired with these resources will be photography by visual arts faculty member Keith Shapiro, whose photographs document scenes of daily life he encountered during his travels to Syria in the 1990s.
The exhibit also sheds light on some of the female photographers that have made their mark on the profession. Finally, through iPad Pro kiosks, exhibit interactive elements — garnered from the University Libraries’ rich collection of multimedia resources — allow viewers to see how people, both foreign and native, are documenting events occurring in the Middle East today.
“Depth of Field” is open to viewing in the Diversity Studies Room, second floor central Pattee Library, during regular hours of operation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Rachel White at rhw135@psu.edu or 814-865-5429.
Anne Kenyon, Jason Bloom
Anne Kenyon’s artwork features both pastel paintings and hand pulled
prints -- drypoints, monoprints and collagraphs. Some of the pastel
paintings are part of an ongoing series of Florida landscapes.The
prints represent a new artistic direction and are often enhanced with
pastels and watercolor.
Clay is the easiest way for Jason to combine his passions for nature,
science, and design into individual, functional pieces of art. He
strives to create pottery that will become a favorite piece to be
used, examined, held, and enjoyed. Cooking and entertaining are some
of his favorite pastimes, heavily influencing the pottery Jason
creates. He believes, however, that functionality should not detract
from a form’s beauty and design. Motivated by the setting of his home
and studio near the Allegheny Plateau, he integrates the flora and
fauna he encounters each day into his glaze colors and embellishments.
In the end, he makes what he likes – pottery that is useful, beautiful
and inspirational.
| Dates: |
04/03/2018 - 04/28/2018 |
| Start Time: |
10:30 am |
| Location: |
Gallery Shop |
| Address: |
824 Pike St, Lemont , PA, 16851 (map) |
| Website: |
http://www.gallery-shop.com |
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This juried exhibition celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania and showcases the work of our area’s many talented artists. This year’s juror is B. Stephen Carpenter II, Professor of Art Education and African American Studies; Co-Director of the Summer Institute on Contemporary Art (SICA); and Chief Executive Artist for Reservoir Studio at Penn State. Founded in 1968, the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization that exists to serve students, artists, and the art-loving public in Pennsylvania’s Centre County, the adjacent counties, and beyond. The Art Alliance builds bridges between teachers and art students of all ages and actively encourages community members to become involved in diverse and ever-changing art experiences. For more information on the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania, please visit their website at artalliancepa.org.
| Dates: |
02/27/2018 - 04/27/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 pm |
| Location: |
Robeson Gallery |
| Address: |
HUB Robeson Center, University Park, PA, 16802 (map) |
This juried exhibition displays the studio art portion of the Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, offering students the opportunity to display their work in a professional setting. Visual Arts students will exhibit artwork in a variety of media, based on their in-progress work towards their thesis portfolio. The Annual Graduate Research Exhibition celebrates research in all its aspects as an essential and exciting part of graduate education at Penn State. Established in 1986, the Graduate Exhibition places special emphasis on communicating research and creative endeavor to a general audience and offers an opportunity for professional development by challenging graduate students to present their work in clear, comprehensible terms to people outside their fields.
| Dates: |
03/23/2018 - 04/22/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 pm |
| Location: |
HUB Gallery |
| Address: |
HUB Robeson Center , University Park, PA, 16802 (map) |
Health
This is a beginner level class emphasizing the coordination of breath with movement, as well as restorative postures designed to soothe and comfort.
Are you ready to experience a deep dive into the Neurosculpting Meditation form? Join us for this extended foundational class to receive all the tools you need to get started in a new mindful way of living!
In the Foundation Class you will learn the foundational principles of the Neurosculpting® process plus the brain dynamics of a stress cycle and how to navigate those patterns. You’ll discover the basic neuroscience of neuroplasticity and learn ways you can enhance your brain’s learning and focus. You will have hands-on guidance in the Neurosculpting® process of meditation and mental entrainment in multiple guided exercises. This class also includes a self connection process you can apply to everyday life. This foundational class will focus on releasing deep stress and limiting stories and rewiring for experiences.
Date: April 28
Time: 3-6pm
Cost: $45
Questions? elishaclarkhalpin@gmail.com
To learn more or register, including payment options please use the link below: https://thedancingpilgrims.lpages.co/statecollegeneurosculpting/
Fundamental yoga postures, breathing techniques and sequences are taught in this class. All levels of students are welcome, even those who have never done yoga before. A variety of options and modifications are demonstrated so that students can practice to their own level of ability. The atmosphere of the class is kept really laid-back so that no students feel intimidated. If you think you aren’t able to do yoga, come and try this class. We bet you can!
Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule, via our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/
A fun, fast paced vinyasa flow designed to energize and balance the chakras or physical, emotional and spiritual energy centers. When the chakras are open, aligned and fluid, prana or energy can flow freely creating sense of self-empowerment and harmony. Students will explore a deeper sense of self-awareness and challenge their limits of dynamic, static and cardiovascular strength. If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you.
Stay up to date on our most recent class schedule on our website: http://www.wellnessinmotionstudio.com/classes-and-events/class-calendar/
The Radiant Temple invites you to join us for Sacred Cacao Ceremonies!
~ Learn to use plant medicine to support your personal healing and spiritual practices
~ Deepen the connection to yourself and your inner knowing
~ Experience supportive meditative practices with specific intentions led in a group setting
Known as a "Heart Opener," Cacao is used in ceremonial context as a way to deepen the experience of a self-healing journey. This beautiful plant ally supports us through physical, emotional, and energetic healing. We invite you to experience the gentle potency of this ceremony by going beyond what you know of chocolate to meet the natural source.
Join us for a Single Cacao Ceremony or the Whole Series!
Spring 2018 Ceremonies: January 6th, January 20th, February 11th, March 17th, & April 21st from 6:30-8:00pm
The ceremony will take place in a seated and/or lying down position with support, and is suitable for all mobility levels. No previous experience with Cacao or meditation is needed to participate. Persons aged 13 and up may participate, but anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Space is limited to ensure support and facilitation at the highest level for each participant.
For FULL Details including REGISTRATION and PAYMENT:
https://thedancingpilgrims.lpages.co/cacao-state-college/
Please email thedancingpilgrims@gmail.com with any questions!
Penn State - Events
The Center for Arts & Crafts at Penn State is now taking registrations for summer art camps! Camps for grades 1st-2nd, and 3rd-5th are one week 9am-4pm; pottery camps for grades 6th-9th are half day (9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm), 2 weeks.
Choose from a variety of camps- polar animals, story books, nature, multicultural art, room decor and more!
Register online! http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/craftcenter/
Here are the dates for art camps 2018 for children entering
(grades 1-2), and (grades 3-5)
Session 1: June 18-22
Session 2: June 25-29
Session 3: July 9-13
Session 4: July 16-20
Pottery camps (for children entering grades 6th-9th)
(2 weeks, either 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm):
Session 1: June 18-29
Session 3: July 9-20
Session 4: July 16-20 (one week 9am-4pm)
Camp fee is $225
| Dates: |
03/14/2018 - 07/23/2018 |
| Start Time: |
7:00 am |
| Location: |
Center for Arts & Crafts |
| Address: |
3 Ritenour Building, State College, PA, 16802 (map) |
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State University Libraries launched its Penn State-exclusive creative writing platform today (Feb. 28), enabling anyone with an active psu.edu email address to join the site to submit, vote and comment on others’ original works. To celebrate, the Libraries’ Short Stories website is hosting its first short story competition with the theme “New Beginnings,” and winners’ works will be added to Penn State’s first set of short story dispensers on the University Park campus.
“The Libraries’ Short Stories site offers the Penn State community the opportunity to share and receive feedback on their creative fiction writing with an engaged audience of their peers,” Joseph Salem, the Libraries’ associate dean for Learning, Undergraduate Services and Commonwealth Campuses, said. “The program’s innovative platform provides a unique literary opportunity for our users, while supporting Penn State’s strategic plan thematic priority to advance the arts and humanities.”
The final phase of the Libraries’ innovative agreement with vendor Short Edition, the Penn State Libraries Short Stories site, psu.short-edition.com, allows any University student, faculty or staff member to create an account to submit short works of original fiction. Stories’ reading lengths of approximately one, three or five minutes can be uploaded in six genres. Stories are publicly visible on the website for anyone to read, although only Penn State account holders can login to offer comments and “like” or vote for contest favorites.
The new Penn State Libraries Short Stories site, psu.short-edition.com, allows any Penn State student, faculty or staff member to create an account to submit short works of original fiction as well as “like” and offer comments on others’ submitted stories.
The short story competition’s submissions are limited to 8,500 characters, including spaces, and must be received by April 20. Multiple authors whose stories follow the online submission guidelines and are uploaded before the contest deadline will be eligible to win prizes, to be announced, and will have their stories added to Penn State Libraries’ first set of short story dispensers for readers’ randomly selected printouts. Winners, chosen by a student-run editorial team who also will include fan favorites from website voting, will be announced on or before Friday, April 27.
Four of Penn State Libraries’ first five short story dispensers are on the University Park campus — two at Pattee Library and Paterno Library first floor entrances, plus one at the Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library, 201 Davey Lab, and one at the Division of Undergraduate Studies offices, first floor Grange Building. The fifth is inside Schlow Centre Region Library in downtown State College. With the help of donors, the Libraries hopes to expand the number of short story dispensers in strategic locations to include Commonwealth Campuses and increase the impact of the University-wide initiative.
For more information about the Short Stories “New Beginnings” contest, contact Hailley Fargo, student engagement and outreach librarian, at hmf14@psu.edu. For other questions about Penn State Libraries’ short story dispensers and online initiative, email Joe Salem at jsalem@psu.edu.
Visitors to the current “Depth of Field” exhibit, on display through Aug. 14 in the Diversity Studies Room at Pattee Library, can view an unfiltered look at war photography and assess its impact on audiences. Using Penn State Reads’ 2017-18 book, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War” by Lynsey Addario, as a starting point, the exhibit seeks to highlight the intersections of the history of war in the Middle East with the history of war photography and how visual literacy plays a role in how we interpret and understand those intersections.
Throughout the exhibit, visitors will learn more about female war photographers and photography covering the Middle East over the past two decades, and explore the interplay between text and image. While conflict photography continues to bring attention to issues around the world, there has been a shift in the imagery from action shots to everyday life in recent war photography.
“‘Depth of Field’ creates space for viewers to become what [philosopher Jacques] Ranciere calls ‘the emancipated spectator,’” said Rachel White, University Libraries information services manager and co-curator of the exhibit. “The creator of the artwork presents material in such a way that the viewer has to literally pause in order to digest everything that is going on within the image. The viewer learns to ask questions and not blindly stare at a photograph.” White, with Hailley Fargo, student engagement librarian, worked together to co-curate the exhibition with organizational oversight by Christina Coyle, exhibit coordinator.
Addario’s memoir, as mirrored throughout the exhibition, interweaves themes of gender roles, photographic truths, and cultural and political ideologies, while exploring the many complicated facets of war. The viewer is encouraged to play an active role in the production, consumption and transformation of culture and to become the interpreter of what they see.
Part of the exhibit focuses on brief snapshots of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq using library resources to tell these stories. Paired with these resources will be photography by visual arts faculty member Keith Shapiro, whose photographs document scenes of daily life he encountered during his travels to Syria in the 1990s.
The exhibit also sheds light on some of the female photographers that have made their mark on the profession. Finally, through iPad Pro kiosks, exhibit interactive elements — garnered from the University Libraries’ rich collection of multimedia resources — allow viewers to see how people, both foreign and native, are documenting events occurring in the Middle East today.
“Depth of Field” is open to viewing in the Diversity Studies Room, second floor central Pattee Library, during regular hours of operation. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations or who have questions about physical access may contact Rachel White at rhw135@psu.edu or 814-865-5429.
“I feel blessed to live in such a beautiful area, surrounded by mountains to explore, streams and rivers to fish, and an abundant source of inspiring landscape to paint. I hope to interpret my work, for others, that which moves me when I view the land.”Natural elements, such as the soothing sound of a waterfall, the smell of a field of freshly baled hay, or the feel of a rocky climb, trigger Jeanne McKinney’s desire to capture their spirit in a painted image. By working directly outdoors, she not only paints the landscape, but becomes a real part of the landscape thus allowing her to express a more authentic and honest interpretation. McKinney begins her artistic process by developing several studies followed by a gestural drawing in nupastel with a turpenoid wash. A variety of soft pastels are applied loosely over the under paintings working from the general to the specific. She often works with a limited palette of pastels to bring cohesiveness to a painting. Jeanne McKinney is a Penn State alumna and currently resides in the State College area. She is a member of several local and national professional artist groups and has studied painting workshops with numerous Juried Associate Members of the Pastel Society of America. McKinney has exhibited her paintings in juried national and regional exhibitions, and her work can be found locally at The State College Framing Company and Gallery, The Green Drake Gallery and Arts Center, and the Gallery Shop in Lemont, Pennsylvania.
| Dates: |
01/18/2018 - 06/18/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 pm |
| Location: |
Room 206 |
| Address: |
Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs , University Park, PA, 16802 (map) |
There’s something fascinating about a group of friends having a conversation. The subtle flicks of fingers and matching rise and fall of voices, the undulation of the crowd. Lydia Walton draws those moments; the lounging, the talking, the tilt of a chair’s legs leaned too far away from the ground. She brings those people into her imagination,separates them from their flawed reality, and lets them spill onto the page, altered to fit a strange world of her design that features similarly altered busses, streets, buildings, and other everyday environments. Walton’s work seeks to explore pervasive themes in popular entertainment as well as the effect of popular media on social interaction. Lydia Walton is currently a senior at Penn State majoring in Painting and Drawing.
| Dates: |
01/25/2018 - 04/27/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 pm |
| Location: |
North Hall Cultural Lounge |
| Address: |
North Halls , University , PA, 16802 (map) |
For more than 40 years the CFAC has provided quality programs and services for the ever-changing social, educational and recreational needs of the Centre County Community. Their main office and classrooms are located in Ritenour Building at the corner of Pollock and Shortlidge Roads, and the Ceramics Studio is located in the HUB-Robeson Center. The Center for Arts and Crafts offers a variety of non-credit adult art classes during Fall and Spring semesters, and children’s art camps in the summer. All classes are taught by Penn State University Art majors, Art Education majors, graduate students and professional artists.
| Dates: |
03/30/2018 - 04/29/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 pm |
| Location: |
Art Alley |
| Address: |
HUB Robeson Center, University Park, PA, 16802 (map) |
This juried exhibition displays the studio art portion of the Annual Graduate Research Exhibition, offering students the opportunity to display their work in a professional setting. Visual Arts students will exhibit artwork in a variety of media, based on their in-progress work towards their thesis portfolio. The Annual Graduate Research Exhibition celebrates research in all its aspects as an essential and exciting part of graduate education at Penn State. Established in 1986, the Graduate Exhibition places special emphasis on communicating research and creative endeavor to a general audience and offers an opportunity for professional development by challenging graduate students to present their work in clear, comprehensible terms to people outside their fields.
| Dates: |
03/23/2018 - 04/22/2018 |
| Start Time: |
12:00 pm |
| Location: |
HUB Gallery |
| Address: |
HUB Robeson Center , University Park, PA, 16802 (map) |
