This Week in Photos: Beautiful</h1> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: Beautiful</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:08:09 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Beautiful</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-03-31T10:08:09-04:00" title="Thursday, March 31, 2022 - 10:08">Thu, 03/31/2022 - 10:08</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo by Jonathan Clark ’25</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><a href="/events/series/black-history-month" target="_blank">�鶹��Ƶ’s Black History Month</a> (BHM) fashion show provides participants with an opportunity to express and celebrate themselves and their beauty. The show is also meant to be an inclusive space that rejects the norms and traditions of the fashion industry in regard to what body types should be. </p> <p>Because next year’s show is typically inspired by the previous year, planning begins soon after the last model has left the stage. In reviewing the recent show, committee members discuss what worked and what didn’t, and general ideas for next year’s show are also noted. Planning momentum picks up shortly after fall semester begins. </p> <p>A theme represents each BHM fashion show and often reflects the attire models will demonstrate. In 2018, <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmem22ig" target="_blank">Sankofa Remix’d: Reclaiming My Fly</a> featured African-influenced clothing. In 2020, <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmLAVmvd" target="_blank">Look Black At It: 50 Years of Fashion</a> gave audience members a glimpse at some of the unique styles that influenced the fashion industry and the nation during the last 50 years. And in 2021, models adorned pillows, hazmat suits, and sleepwear for <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUzFsUx" target="_blank">Quarantine Couture</a>. This year showcased models in a variety of African-influenced prints and formal styles in <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzHAQa" target="_blank">BLACK LIFE RELOADED</a>.</p> <p>And as with every BHM fashion show, audience members not only cheer for fashion, but for the students, faculty, and staff wearing it. This year, about 34 �鶹��Ƶ community members strutted the walkway.</p> <p>“It’s an event where students representing many parts of campus participate,” explains Candice Raynor, director and faculty in residence of <a href="/ahh" target="_blank">Afrikan Heritage House</a>. “Whether it's modeling or performing, you have both the conservatory and the college, student-athletes, performing arts students, STEM students, visual arts students, and mixes of those groups participating.</p> <p>“I think the event is popular because it's a fun and an interesting way to celebrate Black History Month and Black cultures at �鶹��Ƶ,” continues Raynor. “There is always a lot to be learned from the show as far as Black culture and Black contributions to fashion and pop culture in general.” </p> <p>We continue our photo tour with a secret marriage in Hall Auditorium, a benefit for Ukraine at First United Methodist Church of �鶹��Ƶ, art study in the Allen Memorial Art Museum, poetry reading at the ‘Sco, a historic wintery win for the men’s lacrosse team at the Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex, and finish with a kickboxing class at the Patricia ’63 & Merrill ’61 Shanks Health and Wellness Center.</p> <hr> <p> </p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A love triangle spirals out of control when an arranged marriage gets rearranged after a wealthy Count woos the sister of his contractual soulmate in <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzHtQX" target="_blank"><em>Il Matrimonio Segreto</em></a> (The Secret Marriage). This comedic opera with double crosses, confusion, and confessions serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>�鶹��Ƶ faculty, staff, and guests join forces with the First United Methodist Church of �鶹��Ƶ for a <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzH65P" target="_blank">benefit concert</a> to aid the people of war-torn Ukraine. Donations were encouraged to Unicef, the American Red Cross, or the Ukrainian nonprofit Razom. Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Students carefully study works of art in the Allen Memorial Art Museum's collection in preparation for an object talk. Photo credit: Jill Greenwood</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Students offer up <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzGCBR" target="_blank">the spoken word</a> at the ‘Sco. Photo credit: Jude Watt</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The men’s lacrosse team <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzHuBd" target="_blank">defeated Wittenberg University</a> for the first time since 1996, topping the Tigers 12-9 on a wintry Saturday afternoon at the Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex. Photo credit: Maggie Balderstone ’23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A kickboxing class at the Patricia ’63 & Merrill ’61 Shanks Health and Wellness Center. Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-03-31T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/31/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>It’s Saturday night in March and there’s a pulsating glow spilling from the windows of the Root Room in Carnegie Building. Inside, rows of spectators line the perimeter of a long narrow stage. �鶹��Ƶ’s most anticipated fashion show begins as cheers swell when models, draped in creative attire, take their turn down the walk. This is a signature event during Black History Month. It also serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2771">Athletics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2495">Black History Month</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A model displays the flag of Ghana during their walk down the stage at this year’s Black History Month fashion show.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Jonathan Clark '25</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: Bike Culture at �鶹��Ƶ</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 17:02:45 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Bike Culture at �鶹��Ƶ</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-09-08T13:02:45-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:02">Wed, 09/08/2021 - 13:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>It’s the 1960s, and a small group of students are standing with bicycles while a photographer takes their picture near a “caution 4,000 bikes in �鶹��Ƶ” sign. This iconic photo is a tribute to �鶹��Ƶ’s bike culture and serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</p> <p>Soon after students arrive on campus in the fall, bicycles begin to sprout up around buildings and under shelters. This annual scene coincides with �鶹��Ƶ’s long history of being a well travelled bike town, as documented in an October 14, 1953, <em>Elyria Chronicle-Telegram</em> article written by Carl Christman. </p> <p>“Now that the college year is well underway, �鶹��Ƶ once again comes into its own as Bike Town, USA. Day or night, in fair or rainy weather, the faithful two-wheeled steeds may be seen carrying students, professors, and �鶹��Ƶ residents to their destinations on every street in town.”</p> <p>Although the mass production of cars declined �鶹��Ƶ's interest in cycling in the 1920s and 1930s, wrote Christman, gasoline rationing during WWII and the college’s discouragement of students bringing cars to campus brought newfound interest in bicycle transportation.</p> <p>With the increase of bicycles in �鶹��Ƶ—in 1945 there were 7,771 licensed in �鶹��Ƶ—the city council enacted a regulatory ordinance in 1946, reported Christman. </p> <p>Although the number of bicycles in �鶹��Ƶ today cannot compare to those of yesteryear—according to Campus Safety there were an average of 160 newly registered bikes on campus from 2017 to 2020—bikes, skateboards, and unicycles still make it easy to traverse this 4.4-square mile community and 440-acre campus.</p> <p>See more bike culture photos on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWr4MT6" target="_blank">�鶹��Ƶ’s Flickr page</a>.</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The college’s High Bicycle Club in 1890. Photo credit: Courtesy of �鶹��Ƶ Archives</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A member of the Cycling Club in Tappan Square. Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Winter is no match for cycling in �鶹��Ƶ. Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Bikes parked in front of South Hall. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A student works on a bike at �鶹��Ƶ’s Bike Co-Op. Photo Credit: Matthew Lester</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Bikes are often featured in �鶹��Ƶ’s annual Big Parade. Photo credit: John Seyfried, 2018</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Professors on their way to morning graduation last May. Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-09-08T12:00:00Z">Wed, 09/08/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2407">Club Sports</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A photo taken in the 1960s of students standing under the iconic bike caution sign in �鶹��Ƶ.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">�鶹��Ƶ College Archives</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: 2nd Saturday in �鶹��Ƶ</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:44:08 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: 2nd Saturday in �鶹��Ƶ</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-14T16:44:08-04:00" title="Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 16:44">Wed, 07/14/2021 - 16:44</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A bustling street on a summer Saturday morning in downtown �鶹��Ƶ serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</p> <p>Vendors selling baked goods, vegetables, jewelry, handcrafted items, and other articles were nestled under canopy tents and next to tables throughout downtown and Tappan Square at the 2nd Saturday in �鶹��Ƶ event on July 10. </p> <p>2nd Saturdays began last month as a means for visitors, students, and residents to enjoy music, explore downtown stores and businesses, and take part in family friendly games. 2nd Saturdays will take place every month this summer.</p> <p>July’s theme—Family Fun and Music—invited guests to pick up a scavenger hunt passport and win a prize by finding musical instruments hidden in downtown businesses. Other events included performances by local musicians and �鶹��Ƶ Conservatory students, an origami lesson for children, and a display of vintage Volkswagen vans. </p> <p>See more photos from July’s 2nd Saturday by visiting <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWcXYHU" target="_blank">�鶹��Ƶ’s Flickr page</a>.</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A woman gives a dance performance in front of a small live band. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A guide from the <a href="http://www.oberlinheritagecenter.org" target="_blank">�鶹��Ƶ Heritage Center</a> leads a Civil War to Civil Rights History Walk. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><a href="https://www.credomusic.org/oberlin" target="_blank">Credo Music</a> members give a sidewalk performance. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Visitors stop by a jewelry vendor. Photo credit: John Seyfried</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-07-14T12:00:00Z">Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2572">Downtown �鶹��Ƶ</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">2nd Saturday in �鶹��Ƶ.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">John Seyfried</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: Birds of a Feather</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:57:25 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Birds of a Feather</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-02-18T09:57:25-05:00" title="Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 09:57">Thu, 02/18/2021 - 09:57</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A livestream faculty concert celebrates Black artistry; an in-person and virtual classroom; vaccination efforts; marshmallow roasts; and ice carved photo stations are just some of the ways the campus and community have found ways to safely gather.</p> <hr> <p> </p> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A livestream <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUjb12C" target="_blank">Celebration of Black Artistry</a> was performed in �鶹��Ƶ’s Warner Concert Hall. The concert featured violin faculty Sibbi Bernhardsson and David Bowlin in collaboration with piano faculty Robert Shannon and Haewon Song. The program included works by �鶹��Ƶ alumnus William Grant Still and �鶹��Ƶ horn professor Jeff Scott. Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Counterpoint class—virtually and in person in Bibbins Hall. Photo credit: Dale preston ’83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Kendal at �鶹��Ƶ completed its last of three COVID-19 <a href="https://oberlinreview.org/22495/news/kendal-at-oberlin-finishes-series-of-vaccination-clinics-celebrates-success/#photo" target="_blank">vaccination clinics</a> on February 11. Photo credit: Barbara Thomas courtesy of Kendal at �鶹��Ƶ</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Toasting marshmallows in Wilder Bowl. Photo credit: Mike Crupi</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Guitar heros. Photo credit: Mike Crupi</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to �鶹��Ƶ College.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2021-02-18T12:00:00Z">Thu, 02/18/2021 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A whimsical flock of socially distanced ducks on the Woodland Street pylons serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3341">Conservatory Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2588">Kendal</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2548">Concerts and Recitals</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/sibbi-bernhardsson" hreflang="und">Sibbi Bernhardsson</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/robert-shannon-72" hreflang="und">Robert Shannon</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/haewon-song" hreflang="und">Haewon Song</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Socially distanced ducks.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Judy Laushman</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: The First Concert of the Season</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:26:00 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: The First Concert of the Season</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-17T10:26:00-04:00" title="Thursday, September 17, 2020 - 10:26">Thu, 09/17/2020 - 10:26</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The live concert of John Luther Adams‘ <em>Sila: The Breath of the World</em> was performed by 55 students under the direction of Timothy Weiss on September 11. Adams, an American composer whose music is inspired by nature, composed <em>Sila</em> as an outdoor work for 16 to 80 or more musicians. As �鶹��Ƶ students played, spaced out across Tappan Square, members of the community sat on nearby grassy spaces and stood along paths to enjoy the music.</p> <p>See more photos from the performance on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQKFLEe" target="_blank">�鶹��Ƶ Flickr</a>.</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to �鶹��Ƶ College.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-09-17T12:00:00Z">Thu, 09/17/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory brass and percussion students perform a work inspired by nature during an evening performance in Tappan Square.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2545">Tappan Square</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2865">Performance & Improvisation (PI)</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=7491">Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/timothy-weiss" hreflang="und">Timothy Weiss</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: The Tradition Continues</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 02:43:07 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: The Tradition Continues</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-09T22:43:07-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 22:43">Wed, 09/09/2020 - 22:43</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Traditionally, �鶹��Ƶ’s semesterly program prompted students to begin forming lines the day before the event, in hopes of getting first dibs on their choices. Students then leafed through rows of art pieces before selecting up to two works to rent at $5 each. </p> <p>This year, in order to continue the tradition, students will enter through the main doors of the museum—keeping six feet of social distance—and exit through the rear door, all while wearing masks. The program is also being expanded by three hours this year to enable more time for students to move through the process. it will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.</p> <p>Each student will be shown a random choice of five works, eliminating the need for students to feel that they have to arrive early or camp out the night before to get their first choice. By allowing each student to only rent one work, instead of two, <a href="https://amam.oberlin.edu/" target="_blank">AMAM</a> personnel believes there is potential to serve more students. Students will also not be charged for rentals this academic year. </p> <p>‘‘We think all the works in the program are great and hope that by doing this, students will discover a work they might not otherwise have chosen,” says John G. W. Cowles Director Andria Derstine. ‘‘This year marks the program’s 80th anniversary. Museum staff felt it was important to continue this event for several reasons. The primary reason is that we believe in the importance of art not only for education but also as a means of providing enjoyment and comfort in challenging situations. </p> <p>‘‘Art is thought-provoking, can promote dialogue, and can be uplifting. This is a moment when all of those qualities can likely prove beneficial to our community. We also wanted to maintain the program simply because so much else has changed in students' lives. Keeping the program going this year helps create some sense of normalcy. The museum is here for the students and maintaining the program for them is very important to us.’’</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: William Bradford</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo Courtesy of �鶹��Ƶ College</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones'97</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to �鶹��Ƶ College.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-09-09T12:00:00Z">Wed, 09/09/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Office of Communications</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Art Rental has been an �鶹��Ƶ College tradition at the Allen Memorial Art Museum since 1940. This year it continues on Saturday, September 12, with the added bonus of free rentals for the academic year.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2378">Allen Memorial Art Museum</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25301">Art History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25436">Studio Art</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/art" hreflang="und">Studio Art</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">William Bradford</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Students Stay Connected to Community Organizations Remotely</h1> <p>hhempste — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:40:38 +0000</p> <span>Students Stay Connected to Community Organizations Remotely</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-03-30T15:40:38-04:00" title="Monday, March 30, 2020 - 15:40">Mon, 03/30/2020 - 15:40</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With students taking classes remotely due to the <a href="/news/corona-virus-updates">COVID-19</a> global health crisis, some are also finding ways to maintain the connections they have formed in the �鶹��Ƶ community. </p> <p>Both the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra (NOYO) and the Neos Center for Dance/Neos Dance Theatre are continuing to work with students in the Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, & Research’s <a href="/bcsl/programs/community-work">Community-Based Work-Study Program</a>. The work, which would normally happen on campus, is taking place remotely. </p> <p>Instead of working with students one-on-one, seniors Alec Rich and J Holzen will each lead a <a href="https://www.noyo.org/calendar/2020/04/05/noyo-knowledge-virtual-qa-sessions">virtual Q&A session</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> with NOYO students, where they will offer advice on how to prepare for a career as a musician.</p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Senior J Holzen performs on stage with Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra students. <br> Photo courtesy of J Holzen ’20.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Colin Holter, executive director of the NOYO, says the online sessions address a need for students to learn from musicians such as Rich and Holzen. Topics of discussion will include how to prepare for an audition, ways to get ready for studying music in college, and what goes into renting and maintaining instruments.</p> <p>“NOYO students will be able to ask me questions about audition preparation, specifically my experience with auditioning for college, but also at a professional level,” says Rich, a tuba performance major. “That being said, it will be an open format, so I'll take questions as they come up and do my best to help everyone.”</p> <p>While on campus, first-year Sarah Liberatore worked with the <a href="https://www.neosdancetheatre.org/">Neos Center for Dance/Neos Dance Theatre</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> as part of the Community-Based Work-Study Program. Liberatore’s work with the group will continue through a remote research project that will focus on building the organization’s modern/contemporary dance curriculum. Then, she’ll create a curriculum for three levels of classes to be used at Neos in the fall. </p> <p>According to Neos Director of Education and Outreach Gwen LeBar Feldman, the organization has also launched online classes to keep their students learning and dancing at home. Liberatore will be recording a tap dance step of the week for the fundamental-level dancers.</p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><br> First-year Sarah Liberatore will continue working with Neos Center for Dance/Neos Dance Theatre through a remote research project. Photo courtesy of Sarah Liberatore ’23</figcaption> </figure> <p>“Being connected to �鶹��Ƶ means something a bit different right now since I'm not physically there, but I'm really excited to be able to support Neos and their young dancers both in the current unusual moment and looking toward future terms,” says Liberatore. </p> <p>During this time of uncertainty in the world, cello performance major Holzen says that being able to stay connected to the community and NOYO is important. </p> <p>“Outside of performing, teaching is my biggest passion. I'm very grateful that, despite the unprecedented circumstances of this school year, I'm still able to provide guidance to my students. Any amount of normalcy we can hold onto during this uncertainty is incredibly valuable.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-03-30T12:00:00Z">Mon, 03/30/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Hillary Hempstead</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=37356">Tuba</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35261">Cello</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/winds-brass-and-percussion" hreflang="und">Winds, Brass, and Percussion</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">While off campus, Alec Rich ’20 stays connected to the �鶹��Ƶ community through his work with Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of Alec Rich ’20</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: December 10</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:46:00 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: December 10</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-12-18T14:46:00-05:00" title="Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - 14:46">Wed, 12/18/2019 - 14:46</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><hr> <h2>Snapshots...</h2> <p>The end of the semester is a busy time, as reflected in this photo series. </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The president’s house decorated for the season. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>�鶹��Ƶ’s Brazilian Ensemble performs Brazilian pop, rock, samba, choro, and bossa nova at the ’Sco. Photo credit: Michael Hartman</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>�鶹��Ƶ students visit Lorain Community College for a choreography collaboration. Photo credit: Michael Hartman</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory’s tradition of holiday celebrations included Bassoon Christmas. Photo credit: Lucie Maria Weismueller</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Members of Horn Hanukkah give a Tiny Ref Desk concert in the conservatory library. Photo credit: Michael Hartman</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Faculty and staff are invited to the president’s house for cookies and conversation. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Students, staff, and faculty present their artwork for sale at the fourth annual Art Market. Photo credit: Lucie Maria Weismueller</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Community and student members of the �鶹��Ƶ Pottery Co-Op created hundreds of unique pieces for the annual Empty Mugs sale at First Church in �鶹��Ƶ. Photo credit: Dale Preston ‘83</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Professor Chie Sakakibara gives a presentation on her research, which showcases the community-partnered exploration of Indigenous Ainu heritage in northern Japan. Photo credit:Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A young visitor is invited to pluck a cello string at the conservatory’s Instrument Petting Zoo. Photo credit: Dale Preston ‘83</figcaption> </figure> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Ornament making in Wilder Hall. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> <p><br> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-12-18T12:00:00Z">Wed, 12/18/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25351">Environmental Studies and Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/environmental-studies" hreflang="und">Environmental Studies and Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Students in Lynn Powell’s nonfiction workshop meet at the professor’s home for an end-of-the-semester potluck.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Dale Preston '83</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Back Together Again</h1> <p>ygay — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:03:05 +0000</p> <span>Back Together Again</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-11-12T16:03:05-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 16:03">Tue, 11/12/2019 - 16:03</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>More than 390 families registered for Parent and Family Weekend this fall. The event opened with an reception in the Science Center commons sponsored by the conservatory dean, Arts and Sciences dean, and other staff members. Attendees enjoyed a student jazz trio. Highlights of this year’s weekend included faculty lectures, a student dance show, swing dancing, and class visits. More than 840 people registered for the continental breakfast hosted by President Carmen Twillie Ambar, which concluded the weekend's activities.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-11-12T12:00:00Z">Tue, 11/12/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2354">Campus Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-28793" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-photo-gallery paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="section--photo-gallery o-flex--photo-gallery"> <p class="header-tag">Photo Gallery</p> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay"> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery--overlay__content"> <button class="btn js-modal" data-modal-prefix-class="fullscreen" data-modal-content-id="28793" data-modal-background-click="disabled"> View photo gallery </button> </div> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> <div class="o-flex--photo-gallery__grid__img-wrapper"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="28793" class="photo-gallery-wrapper"> <div class="photo-gallery"> <div class="photo-gallery__slides"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">More than 390 families registered for Parent and Family Weekend this fall. Highlights of this year’s weekend include faculty lectures, a student dance show, swing dancing, and class visits.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Parents visit an Introduction to History and Literature of Music course with Professor Charles McGuire.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Parents try to determine which classes to visit.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Parents visit a Religious Rituals in East Asia class with Profroessor Andrew Macomber.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Family and friends gather with students in the Science Center for a reception.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">President Carmen Twillie Amber talks with parents at the reception in the Science Center.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__wrapper"> <figure class="photo-gallery__slide"> <div class="photo-gallery__slide__image"> </div> <figcaption> <span class="figure__caption">Family and friends gather with students in the Science Center courtyard to listen to the �鶹��Ƶ Steel Drum Band.</span> <span class="figure__credit">Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</span> </figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="photo-gallery__navbar"> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> <figure class="photo-gallery__navbar__item"> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-26959" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>For more photos from the weekend, view our <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJfa7BA" target="_blank">Flickr gallery</a> <span class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></span>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Q&A with Phyllis Gorfain, Emerita Professor of English and Ohio Arts Council Award Recipient</h1> <p>hhempste — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:42:10 +0000</p> <span>Q&A with Phyllis Gorfain, Emerita Professor of English and Ohio Arts Council Award Recipient</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-02-20T11:42:10-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 11:42">Wed, 02/20/2019 - 11:42</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Learn more about Gorfain and �鶹��Ƶ Drama at Grafton in this Q&A:</p> <p><strong>You began the �鶹��Ƶ Drama at Grafton (ODAG) program in 2012, and have since directed or helped direct 11 productions; five of them full or abridged Shakespeare plays. What was the impetus for beginning this program?</strong></p> <p>Some of my friends who led a volunteer writing program at the Grafton prison asked if I would come to read a Shakespeare play with their students in the prison. Soon after, I learned about other Shakespeareans producing Shakespeare’s plays in prisons, and I became connected with them at a Shakespeare conference where a movie called <em>Shakespeare Behind Bars</em> was also screened. There, I was able to talk to the director of the actual Shakespeare Behind Bars program, which is located in La Grange, Kentucky, and I also got to talk to the directors of the film.</p> <p>The film was extremely inspiring, but not so much that I thought I would do it myself. I just thought I had found a community from which I could gather advice. But that summer, when I did read a Shakespeare play with incarcerated men, I was convinced that working with Shakespeare with incarcerated men would be a profound experience for us all and I would pursue that as a retirement project. I saw it as a way to combine my Shakespeare expertise and my theater knowledge—and my secret desire to direct Shakespeare. It would be a whole new way to experience Shakespeare in a non-academic context—to participate in exploring Shakespeare for social change and transformation.</p> <p>So following retirement, I took two acting classes and one directing class to get some of the theater training I needed. I realized this would be a great second act in my career. </p> <p><strong>What involvement do �鶹��Ƶ students and faculty have in the �鶹��Ƶ Drama at Grafton program?</strong></p> <p>Over the six and a half years of the program’s existence, 24 students have worked with ODAG, many of them for three years. Most join as student assistants in their sophomore year and participate all the way through to their senior year. That the students remain consistently involved allows the men to enjoy continuity of leadership; the men also feel very connected to the college through the students. Professors have also been involved by leading master classes and teaching fundamentals of acting. The creativity, dedication, and expertise of faculty and especially of students has been essential to the success of ODAG.</p> <p><strong>Since the program’s inception, what’s changed or evolved?</strong></p> <p>I think the biggest development was having other people direct. On two occasions, two students directed their own devised plays based on the men’s writings, improvisations, and narrated experiences while I served as the assistant director. In both of those cases, audiences were deeply affected by the men’s moving stories.</p> <p>Now, Tracey Field, a professional theater practitioner and an Equity actor, is directing this year’s production of the<em> Merchant of Venice</em>, and she earlier conducted a showcase of performances she helped make coherent and beautifully theatrical. I hadn’t originally anticipated that other people would direct plays, but it has provided the actors with different styles of directing, leadership, and plays.</p> <p><strong>Have you experienced any particularly poignant or memorable moments during the past seven years of the program?</strong></p> <p>I have probably 10 stories I could tell about profound experiences that I’ve had where actors make stunning discoveries or testify about very meaningful changes that they’ve made.</p> <p>The ODAG actors take passages in the plays to places that I never could reach myself. They go beyond my knowledge and imagination—and of course that’s very humbling. This example from a production of Macbeth is very simple: One of the actors had watched the sleepwalking scene many times, in which Lady Macbeth is imagining washing a stain from her hand. During the talkback session at the end of the performance, one of the actors said this to the audience, “When I see Lady Macbeth trying to wash the stain from her hands, it's the stain of her remorse; it’s the stain of her guilt; it’s the stain of her knowledge. When I see that she cannot wash it off, I think of the stain that I will always carry from my crime, but I also think of the stain on my victim—the stain that she will never remove.” This kind of self-examination results in growth that exceeds what I could ever anticipate.</p> <p><strong>What role does the audience who watches these productions play?</strong></p> <p>For the audience members, it can be a transforming experience to meet men who are unlike what they expected, who are capable of very profound thought, who invest so much of themselves into their roles, and who achieve such courage and artistry in a very difficult environment.</p> <p>It’s part of �鶹��Ƶ Drama at Grafton’s mission to create a community of citizens who appreciate their shared humanity through the sharing of art.</p> <p><strong>You just received the 2019 Governor’s Award for Arts Administration, an honor that recognizes individuals and organizations who have been vital to the growth and development of Ohio's cultural resources. What does this award mean to you?</strong></p> <p>I know, and actually everyone who works with me knows, that ODAG depends on a whole community—above all, the commitment, courage, and ability and talent of the actors. That’s what people come for—to see the actors perform and to meet them.</p> <p>Also, it wouldn’t happen without the prison assisting. The regional director of prisons and the warden and deputy warden have all been enthusiastic supporters of ODAG. Although the prison environment is very difficult, the top administrators have ensured that ODAG will persist and succeed. It also wouldn’t happen without all of the students, faculty, mentors, and other professionals who make ODAG.</p> <p>It’s hard to accept an award such as this when you aren’t a sole artist. What I have come to terms with is that the award isn’t for me as an artist, but for me as an arts administrator. I do actually do all of the nuts and bolts—the calling, the emails, the organizing. So I am the administrator, that’s true. But what the award is really for—is for ODAG’s impact. So I feel OK as the conduit for that recognition and honor, for ODAG—the actors, the volunteers, the audiences, and the donors.</p> <p><strong>What do you see in the future for the �鶹��Ƶ Drama at Grafton program? Any news or new developments?</strong><br> <br> I’m 75 years old, and I’ve been doing this for six and a half years. So, I’m hoping that ODAG will find a new direction sometime in the future. I hope that we will find someone or an institution that will head up ODAG to take it on its next leg of the journey.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-02-20T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/20/2019 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Emerita Professor Phyllis Gorfain, founder and artistic director of �鶹��Ƶ Drama at Grafton, received the 2019 Governor’s Award for Arts Administration from the Ohio Arts Council. The arts administration award is for an “individual who has shown sustained, impactful, and visionary leadership of an arts organization.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2414">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25346">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/english" hreflang="und">English</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of Phyllis Gorfain </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>