The 5th Annual Student Art & Art History Symposium is a showcase for student artists and scholars who have developed topics on art or art historical subject matter.  This event helps students to prepare for graduate programs, teaching occupations and professional activities requiring public speaking.

The symposium takes place at the Flint Institute of Arts as a public event where guests may participate in asking questions about the topics after each presentation.  It is a unique opportunity to learn something new about the different aspects of art and to see what kinds of work and research are happening at the University of Michigan-Flint.

As part of the process for participating in the symposium, students answered a Call for Papers and submitted proposals in the form of Abstracts. Once chosen, the students are guided by faculty to develop presentations based on on scholarly research.

The students chosen for this year’s symposium are:

Emily Legleitner – Moku Hanga:  A Lost Art and Its Revival

Angela Whitlock – Tony Shafrazi and Guernica: How Museums Can Benefit From Acts of Vandalism and Prevent Future Incidents

Mary Kelly – Overlooked Ornamentation:  Italian Devotional Paintings as Images of Power

Leon Collins – Modern Day Renaissance Men

Marta Watters – Cardin: An Innovative Mind

 

Please Join Us!

Sun. April 10, 2016 at the Flint Institute of Arts 1-3:30pm

Free and open to the public, light refreshments and door prizes. Bring your friends and family!