History 212: The United States: A General Survey Since 1860
Kathelene McCarty Smith, Carolyn Shankle, and Stacey Krim curated a pop-up exhibit for the students in Alyssa Kuchinski’s HIS 212 class. The exhibit highlighted United States history from 1860 – 1990s through primary sources and popular culture artifacts.
SCUA Field Experience Students’ Preservation Lab Session
During the spring, senior SCUA Field Experience students, Elissa Ukhueligbe and Elena Mendenhall, were able to spend time in the Preservation and Conservation Division talking to conservator Audrey Sage. They learned about aspects of preservation and were able to spend time learning about book structure and bookbinding. They were very excited to make a book from start to finish while in the lab. Their enthusiasm and work was exceptional!
ART 387 Alternative Photographic Processes (Leah Sobsey)
Department Head Kathelene McCarty Smith and Archivist Sean Mulligan developed a presentation and exhibit featuring vintage photography equipment for students enrolled in ART 387.
CCI 117 The Spartans (Dr. Esposito)
Archivist Scott Hinshaw curated a pop-up exhibit featuring UNCG’s mascots, Spartan and Minerva, for Dr. Esposito’s CCI 117 class. The students enjoyed the opportunity to view the development of both mascots over time.
ART 322 Variable Topics in Drawing (Miriam Stephan)
MLIS student Max Earle conducted two sessions in Special Collections for Miriam Stephan’s ART 322 students, demonstrating how artists’ materials preserved in archives and rare books can be explored and integrated into the students’ artistic education.
Letterpress Workshops
Both ART 326 Printmaking I (Chris Thomas) and ART 328 Printmaking II (Topher Alexander) particpated in a letterpress session with Suzanne Helm and explored a curated exhibit by Carolyn Shankle.
Zine Workshops
During the spring semester, Suzanne Helms and Carolyn Shankle co-presented several instructional sessions focused on zines and zine-making. Suzanne Helms led an interactive workshop on zine creation or letterpress use, while Carolyn Shankle delivered a presentation on the history of zines and curated a related pop-up exhibit in support of their research projects, which are formatted as zines. Here are a selection of those sessions.
