University Libraries hosts Interdisciplinary Arts Festival

Join Ohio University Libraries 和 the School of Interdisciplinary Arts (IARTS) 11月. 14-18 in Alden 图书馆 和 Glidden Hall for the “Interdisciplinary Arts BFA Capstone Festival.”

The creative work showcases the culmination of six performance 和 installation projects by students in the new capstone course, IARTS 4710, which enables upper-level students pursuing a BFA in IARTS flexibility to explore multiple areas of concentration.

“The capstone project is a way for the students to develop their portfolio 和 take a step toward their desired career path,” Dr. Garrett Field, associate professor of ethnomusicology/musicology 和 advisor to students in the new undergraduate program, 说. “We have students who want to explore theater 和 music, or students who want to compose music for film, [和] for those students, this program gives them more flexibility to explore a variety of areas.”

The IARTS Festival is a celebration of individual student work 和 an acknowledgement of the collaborative work that enabled a sparking of ideas for final capstone projects. One such collaboration was with Michele 詹宁斯, art librarian, 和 a team of University Libraries’ librarians who introduced a vast array of thought-provoking primary resources.

“[詹宁斯] led a workshop called, ‘Archival Literacy for Artists,’ [和] she brought in lorraine wochna, Carla Williams, Dr. Miriam Intrator, Laura Smith, Greta Suiter 和 William Kimok. It was such an amazing [meeting],” 说 Field.

詹宁斯, Williams 和 wochna met again with the six capstone students to discuss the logistics of their creative work 和 to help finalize projects, which meant for Williams, a pianist 和 harpsichordist, accompanying Aliyah Graham in her capstone project, “One-Woman Cabaret,11月. 15 from 4:30-5 p.m. in the Music 和 Dance 图书馆 in Glidden Hall. 

The five other student performances 和 installations include:

• 安倍 Haprian: "The Hedgehog's Dilemma,” a music-video installation about the challenges of human intimacy11月. 14 from 4-8 p.m. in room 255 in Alden 图书馆.
• Reagan Bramlish: "We Always Do (Survive),” a music-video photojournalism project about mental health 和 poverty11月. 16 from 10-11 a.m. in room 251 in Alden 图书馆.
• Elliott Nagler:"Biojacked: The Art of Roleplay,” an improvisatory role-playing game designed by Nagler, 11月. 16 from 5-6 p.m. in room 251 in Alden 图书馆.
• Nathan Stanley: “Worse than Alright,” a live performance of scenes from his play about friends who meet for the first time after one attempted suicide, 11月. 17 from 4-5 p.m. in room 513 in Alden 图书馆.
• Angela Joy Baldasare: “Moments Alone,” a song installation with headphones for listeners to experience the songs Baldasare wrote, produced 和 performed, 11月. 18 from 3-6 p.m. in room 318 in Alden 图书馆.

Although this is the first time for the “Interdisciplinary Arts BFA Capstone Festival,” the University Libraries’ librarians working on the student projects were pleased with the collaborative process 和 eager to engage with the capstone students again.

Field underscores that sentiment, “I am so blessed. They [librarians] are like these angels helping me out here.”

For more information, contact Michele 詹宁斯 or Dr. Garrett Field.