Winter Term Spotlight

In an outdoor and hands-on project directed by Professor of Biology Keith Tarvin, students performed research on squirrel “eavesdropping” behavior in Tappan Square. Students observed squirrels behavior and recorded nearby bird calls. This project builds on Tarvin’s previous findings that gray squirrels listen to the chatter of birds to determine if the environment is safe. ...

College and Conservatory students developed musical scores to enhance the viewing experience of silent films, such as Why Be Good and Blackmail. Students stitched together short mood-setting musical modules known as “photoplay” sheet music to create a final score. On Feb. 15 at the Birenbaum, students hosted a live performance of the scores they had composed. Throughout this process, students ...

Writers and choreographers were paired up to create a collaborative work on an element of nature. In the photo, College fourth-year Nora Mendez performs a dance inspired by the origin of fire. This project was directed by Assistant Professor of Dance Al Evangelista and Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies KJ Cerankowski....

In this mouth-watering, flour-dusted project, students learned the basics of working with dough. Students made pizza, noodles, dumplings, and crusts for pies. Baking can be a highly precise form of artistic expression, such as molding delicate lattice pie crusts. College second-year Marissa Kuriakos says her favorite thing to make was egg pasta and she loved folding pasta into different shapes whi...

In an introduction to the technical science and conceptual art of 3D printing, students were tasked with building a 3D printer from a kit, installing safety measures, and re-programming the firmware. One student built a PET bottle recycling machine that turned plastic bottles into 3D print filament, another built a small functional trebuchet. This project was instructed by Director of Language Technol...

In this intensive studio class, students manufactured paper and books by hand. Students scraped bark off of a paper mulberry tree, refined the plant material into paper, and then decorated it using a variety of global techniques. In the photo, College second-year Lanie Cheatham performs marbling technique with a glass dropper of blue paint. This project was instructed by artist Aimee Lee, OC ’99, ...