- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to Host Exhibit Exploring Poet William Blake’s Views on Femininity and Masculinity

John Hill — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:41 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host an exhibit that explores William Blake’s, the English poet, painter, and printmaker, views on femininity and masculinity. The exhibit, “Jordan Hancock: William Blake and the Fallen Binary,” will be on display from Monday, May 16, to Thursday, May 26, the Maners/Pappas Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art and Design. The exhibit explores Blake’s views on the morality of masculinity and femininity as shown in his 1795 large print series. The exhibit is based on research by Jordan Hancock, who is graduating from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock with a bachelor’s degree in art with an art history track. Through six reproductions of Blake’s own paintings and art from more contemporary artists, we can see how Blake’s views on gender are reflected in the modern world. Blake believed both masculinity and femininity to be equally a part of Original Sin, hoping to deconstruct these concepts in pursuit of moral purity. The other artists shown also play with gender in ways that contradict traditional divisions of masculinity and femininity, often blurring the lines between the two and promoting some form of androgyny. Blake and these other artists all use gendered visual language as a way to comment on moral failings of the human condition. The exhibit features work from the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Permanent Art Collection by artists Surjit Akre, Marianela de la Hoz, Benito Huerta, James McCartney, Preyawit Nilachulaka, and Oeur Sokentevy. Additionally, the exhibit also features work by the Historic Arkansas Museum by artists Louis Freund, Lily Kuonen, Doris Mapes, Liz Noble, Bob Sherman, and Howard S. Stern. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Windate Center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock Student is Finding her Passion at Historic Arkansas Museum

John Hill — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:52:31 +0000

Jordan Hancock, a rising senior from Benton, is gaining some valuable professional experience by working as an intern at the this summer.�� “I had an internship in London in a museum last year that I had to leave a month early because of COVID,” she said. “I want to work in museums in the future, and I loved the chance to get another internship. The Division of Arkansas Heritage has all the museum internships listed on their website. It made me want to get another museum position when I could.” Hancock works in the Curatorial Department under the guidance of Victoria Chandler, curator of collections. “Jordan is a very promising intern and really has a natural feel for museum studies,” Chandler said. “We hope she will continue to intern with us in the future. Jordan clearly has a passion for objects and the study of material culture. We are excited to continue working with her as she begins her foray into the field.” As part of her duties, Hancock assists with the museum’s exhibits, investigates the history of objects in the collections, writes descriptions for objects, and tags them with identifying information. “The curatorial team’s job is to take care of the museum’s collections, restore historic objects, and create displays and exhibits for the museum,” Hancock said. “At our museum, we are actually an historic site first, and our most important objects are the buildings on site. Some are original to the site, and some have been moved a few blocks. They are the oldest buildings in Little Rock.” Hancock is also a Donaghey Scholar and art history tutor. Last year, she spent the spring 2020 semester interning at the Foundling Museum in London. “I worked with the visitor engagement team,” she said. “I was with the front desk for the most part, and I helped conduct tours and engage with guests at the front of the house. I also helped with some classes with the education department. I worked there for two months before I had to end up going back home on my 20th ��ٳ�岹��.”

Jordan Hancock examines items in Historic Arkansas Museum’s collection.

After she graduates with a bachelor’s degree in art history in 2022, Hancock plans to take a gap year so she can get more experience working in museums before pursuing a master’s degree in public history at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. “This is such a perfect internship,” Hancock said. “I will probably continue to do volunteer work with the collections teams during my gap year. I would love to make this more of a consistent part of my life. The objects focus a lot on crafts, textiles, and ceramics. I think that craft work is especially interesting to me because I’m an art history major.” The photos of Jordan Hancock are courtesy of Andrew Vogler/Historic Arkansas Museum.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock to host 31st Arkansas College Art History Symposium March 10-12

John Hill — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:05:29 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host the 31st Annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium March 10-12. Dr. Alison Kettering, professor emerita of art at Carleton College, will give the keynote presentation, “Black in Rembrandt’s Time: The Culture of Race in 17th-century Dutch Art,” at 6 p.m. Friday, March 12, via the artWORKS zoom lecture. With a special interest in 17th-century Dutch art, Professor Kettering has taught a wide range of courses on early modern art throughout Western Europe, gender issues in Western art, portraiture, and the theory and methodology of art history. She is a past president of Historians of Netherlandish Art and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art. The three-day virtual art history symposium also features 11 presentations by college students at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, University of Central Arkansas (UCA), Arkansas State University (ASU), and Henderson State University (HSU). “The annual Art History Symposium is a way to highlight some excellent student research in Arkansas colleges and universities,” said Dr. Floyd Martin, professor of art history at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock and a founder of the symposium. “For many students it is the first time they have an opportunity to present their work to an audience beyond a single class. While we will miss the informal discussions and interactions of a normal symposium, we are glad we can offer virtual talks this year.”

Keynote Speaker Alison Kettering

Wednesday, March 10: Messages of Hope and Hopelessness 2 p.m. – Madison Seiter, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, “Contemporary Art of Africa: Visual Narratives of Struggle, Activism, and Identity in Willie Bester’s Two and Three-Dimensional Works” 2:30 p.m. – Olivia Fleming, UCA, “Helen Zughaib’s Syrian Migration Series: Examining the World’s Largest Refugee Crisis through Art” 3 p.m. – Laurel Gaither, ASU, “The Conscious Insider:�� René Magritte & Surrealism” 3:30 p.m. – Maegan Wise, UCA, “Lifting Voices: Suffrage Rugs and Sharon Louden” Thursday March 11: Feminine Perspectives in Art History 2 p.m. – Jordan Hancock, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, “William Blake’s Ideas of Femininity Told through Pity and Enitharmon” 2:30 p.m. – Marti Jo Boren, ASU, “Women of the WPA and Different Versions of the Natural State” 3 p.m. – Skylar Stickford, HSU, “Power of the Female Nude” 3:30 p.m. – Cassy Christ, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, “Reconstructing History:�� Developing Feminist Identities through Non-traditional Materials and Applications” Friday March 12- Session 3: Nonwestern Traditions, Craft and Culture 2 p.m. – Mackenzie Nunnally, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, “The Esoteric Craft of Kabyle Women: Traditions of Pottery, Textiles, and Geometric Motifs” 2:30 p.m. – Avery Rudolph, UCA, “Angkor Wat” 3 p.m. LeAnne Roberson, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock, “The Old and the New:�� How Shawn Hunt’s Transformation Mask helps make Native American Art More Accessible” The Arkansas College Art History Symposium was born through friendship and an awareness that undergraduate students in the state of Arkansas did not have an opportunity to present their research — an important experience for future art historians. Martin and Dr. Gayle Seymour, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at the University of Central Arkansas, are the symposium founders and visionaries. The 30-year friends saw a need and established the Arkansas College Art History Symposium in 1991. The symposium experience echoes the expectations given to professional historians. Students have the opportunity to formally present their work, network with students in the state with similar interests and give greater attention to the discipline. The symposium also provides a unique opportunity for art history faculty from colleges and universities across the state to interact. ��The art history symposium is free and open to the public. Participants may join the virtual event . Members of the public may register for the March 12 .

��Vlog��ý Little Rock awards five grants to make a more sustainable campus

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 06 May 2019 13:51:10 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sustainability Committee has awarded nearly $7,000 to five projects proposed by ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students with the goal of making the campus more sustainable and environmentally friendly.�� Anna Griffiths, a junior environmental geology major, received a $1,000 grant to improve the university’s recycling program. She will place disposable GPS trackers in designated recycling bins on campus to track where recycling from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock goes. Next, she wants to fix any problems in the campus’s current recycling program and work with Facilities Management to roll out a new recycling program. Griffiths will use the $1,000 grant to purchase disposable GPS tracking devices, host recycling demonstrations, and create custom banners, signs, and posters to promote recycling on campus. “I wanted to focus my Donaghey Scholars final project on a sustainable, community service project,” Griffiths said. “It is important to have a working recycling program to benefit our campus and our environment. Every sustainable college has a great recycling program. Setting a foundation for a well-operating recycling system is essential for creating a path of sustainable development for ��Vlog��ý Little Rock.” A second project will allow students on campus to study outside longer by providing a designated outdoor study space with a solar-powered charging station to power up electronic devices. The team of Ethan Bowen, Jordan Hancock, Hannah Krehbiel, and Garry Roberts came up with the idea while researching sustainability projects for a class assignment. They received a $1,970 grant to purchase a solar umbrella station for a common outside area on campus. “We found solar-powered charging stations and thought it’d be perfect,” said Hancock, a freshman art history major. “This is a clear demonstration on how clean energy can be converted and used in everyday life. This will show that ��Vlog��ý Little Rock is committed to sustainability, educates students on clean energy, and encourages students to spend time outside.” A group of Donaghey Scholars will use a $1,518 grant to purchase and install a water bottle filling station for the University Commons Building. Since it is a high-traffic area for residential students on campus, the students believe this location will help ��Vlog��ý Little Rock eliminate the use and environmental impact of tens of thousands of bottles per year. �� The students include Savannah James, freshman English and political science major; Jade Keathley, sophomore music major; and D. Cecily Mobley and Karson Oates, both first-year computer science majors. “If more people on campus had access to water bottle filling stations, a higher number of people would take advantage of them, given the positive environmental impact and the health benefits of avoiding sugary drinks as well as the benefit of saving money over time,” James said. “It is necessary to increase access to these filling stations in order to combat plastic waste on campus. Ultimately, by installing these filling stations, the university would have a straightforward opportunity to combat the amount of waste produced with the use of single-use plastic water bottles and promote a healthier, more sustainable attitude within the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock community.” The fourth project, which received a $1,000 grant, includes a plan to save the campus money by planting indigenous, drought-resistant plants across campus. The grant recipients includestudents Sadie Goss, B. LaTambria Hampton, C. Sam Koon, and D. Aleigha Smith. According to their proposal, the university would save money by using local plants native to Arkansas, rather than importing non-native plants that don’t fare well in Arkansas’s harsh summers. Local plants would require less water to maintain. The team hopes that student organizations will get involved and volunteer to plant the native plants once they are purchased. �� The final grant recipient is Jason Spencer, an earth sciences graduate student, who will use a ��$1,500 grant to purchase and install a solar station that will provide power for a recently installed greenhouse at the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Campus Garden. The solar station will run fans to cool the greenhouse, lighting, and irrigation pumps. The project will allow the Campus Garden to grow food year round. The Campus Garden donates food to the Trojan Food Pantry, which benefits ��Vlog��ý Little Rock students, faculty, and staff and members of the community.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock announces Donaghey Scholars for 2018-19

Janea Snyder — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 16:46:13 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomes 25 new Donaghey Scholars for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Donaghey Scholars Program admissions process is highly competitive. The most promising applicants are invited to campus for an interview. Admission decisions are based on academic record, test scores, leadership ability, community service, interest in other cultures, recommendation letters, admissions essays, and the interview. This year’s incoming class of Donaghey Scholars has an average ACT score of 31. Donaghey Scholars receive a financial package that includes full tuition and fees (up to 18 hours per semester), a stipend, financial assistance to study abroad, a housing subsidy, and a new laptop. The program features an interdisciplinary core curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking, writing, discussion, and project-based learning that engages with the city of Little Rock. The students, hometown, high school and intended major are:

Emma Chambers, of Little Rock, Pulaski Academy, Studio Art
Alondra Cruz, of Little Rock, Mills University Studies High School, Business
Olivia Fitzgibbon, of Little Rock, eStem, Public Relations
Lucca Garcia, of Sheridan, Catholic High School, Nursing
Sadie Goss, of El Dorado, Parkers Chapel High School, Criminal Justice and Biology
Mohib Hafeez, of Little Rock, Lisa Academy West, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med
LaTambria Hampton, of Jonesboro, Academies at Jonesboro High School, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med
Jordan Hancock, of Benton, Benton High School, Art History
Meagan Herbold, of Mabelvale, Bryant High School, Physics and Mathematics
Khristina Huff, of Cleveland, Clinton High School, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med
Sabah Ismail, of Fort Smith, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Political Science
Nicholas Jaeger, of Leslie, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Computer Science
Savannah James, of North Little Rock, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Political Science
Amelia Jilek, of Alexander, Bryant High School, Philosophy/ Pre-Law
Greyson Kauffman, of Cabot, ��Cabot High School, Criminal Justice and Psychology
Sam Koon, of Little Rock, Little Rock Central High School, English/ Pre-Law
Sydney Kornelsen, of Fallbrook, CA, Escondido Charter High School, Chemistry
Hannah Krehbiel, of Fort Smith, Northside High School, Anthropology and Chemistry
Cecily Mobley, of Fouke, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Systems Engineering
Karson Oakes, of Paragould, Paragould Senior High School, Computer Science
Gage Pipkin, of Jonesboro, Westside High School, Theatre
Philip Plouch, of Little Rock, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, Computer Science
Gabrielle Roberts, of Jonesboro, Academies at Jonesboro High School, Biology/ Pre-Vet
Aleigha Smith, of Ward, Cabot High School, Accounting
Ruby Trotter, of Houston, TX, Jersey Village High School, Biology and Chemistry/ Pre-Med

Photo by Benjamin Krain

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

����Vlog��ý Little Rock to Host Exhibit Exploring Poet William Blake’s Views on Femininity and Masculinity

����Vlog��ý Little Rock Student is Finding her Passion at Historic Arkansas Museum

����Vlog��ý Little Rock to host 31st Arkansas College Art History Symposium March 10-12