2010 Art Exhibits

Fall 2010

India Ink Drawings

In the upstairs atrium, Antioch was pleased to present black and color India ink drawings by Psychology major Carolyn Schaefer.

Schaefer is a Montana born artist of Northern Cheyenne and French Canadian heritage. She is building a house and will return to Montana after graduation this quarter to live with her Husband and two spoiled cats. She will use her love of creating Woodland Style and Medicine Art to express the integration of art, ritual, and healing in the field of psychology.

Library Artwork

The Library was pleased to present works of art by members of the Library staff. Pieces range from photography, paintings and collage to altered chairs and origami.

Poetry Books

The Center for Teaching and Learning was pleased to present handcrafted books made in the summer of 2010 by students in Carolyn Hall's class: Books by Hand. Students experimented with a variety of materials and bindings. These books represent the convergence of artistic forms.

This art show featured drawings and paintings created by clients in the New Life day program at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS). The majority of the art work on display was made by the artists-participants in the on-going weekly art group, which has been facilitated by Antioch University Seattle (AUS) art therapy students. One of the pieces on display was a New Life community project exploring the question "What is important to you?"

About New Life: ACRS offers this day program for clients who can benefit from basic living skills and socialization training. The program, offered four times a week, includes English-as-a-Second Language classes, cooking, socialization and hygiene, arts and crafts, and pre-vocational training and activities, such as baking pastries and serving espresso. Participants also enjoy field trips to parks, museums and other local attractions. (Source: http://www.acrs.org)

In the student lounge, Antioch was pleased to present Pilgrimage to Kenya, A Photo Exhibit by Jane Zimmerman.

Of the experience, Zimmerman writes "I am a student at Antioch University and I am about to finish my Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Spiritual Studies. Recently, I journeyed to Kenya. I went to work in a village school and to see the opening of a computer lab which I helped to establish for the benefit of the students, the staff, and the entire village community.

I knew that Kenya would be fascinating but I did not foresee that my ultimate discovery in Kenya would be about me. I did not know that Kenya would be a pilgrimage for me. I did not expect to be fundamentally altered and awakened. But I was. And this is essentially what a pilgrimage is all about, and what it has been all about since the beginning of humankind.

I returned home humbled, inspired, filled with joy, and motivated to engage in what I have longed to do for what seems like my entire life ñ to tell stories through photographs.

Summer 2010

In the upstairs atrium, Antioch was pleased to present artwork by the students in Merryl E. Rothaus' History and Theory of Art Therapy II class. The show was titled "Stepping Into Your Shoes: A 10 week Art Exploration of Your Evolving Art Therapist Identity." The departure point for this ongoing art-piece must be a pair of shoes and/or footwear in order to respond to the metaphor and inquiry, "How do you aspire to walk in the world as an art therapist?"

Spring 2010

In the upstairs atrium, Antioch was pleased to present photographs by B.A. student Shelly Rosen. The images are related to her independent study work with children in Rwanda. This exhibit coincided with the B.A. Senior Symposium on June 3.

Rosen has been traveling to Rwanda since March of 2006. Her introduction to Rwanda was from her 5th grade son who was given an assignment to write a country report for school. Their combined research for his paper was the footwork to life-changing work for her.

Rosen's first volunteer experience in Rwanda was with Project Rwanda, a nonprofit organization providing access to transportation bikes for coffee farmers; she served as their travel and event coordinator. Her most recent work has been starting Intore Expeditions and Business Tours.

Also on display was artwork celebrating Earth Week. Make Yourself Re-Useful was a call to all students, staff, faculty and alumni to create the best use of recycled and compostable materials with the least impact on the Earth. Participants were asked to be mindful of the environment and resources when making and disposing of their artwork.

Winter 2010

In the upstairs atrium, Antioch was pleased to present works from Merryl E. Rothaus' Fall 2009 class Techniques and Practice in Art Therapy.

Over the course of 10 weeks, students were invited to identify and address a significant, personal life-theme and create a piece that visually communicates via the language of line, shape, color, texture and metaphor. This was an opportunity for students to learn firsthand how the art process and product can support an individual and their chosen theme through engaging with an issue that can benefit attention through art. The purpose is to foster a sense of contemplative self-inquiry, in visual format, that successfully communicates the chosen topic to both the artist and viewer, resulting in a final product that is visually literate.

The students were encouraged to strive to embrace and cultivate the artist part of their self in order to present a final project that embodies skillful craftsmanship and attention to aesthetics while honoring authentic attention to process.

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