Professor Amy Rogers with Shakespeare students in the MHCAM galleries, October 2018

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“Luminance” is a classic #teachingwithart visual exercise. Students are asked to recreate black and white photographs using colored paper. The key is to first construct an accurate gray scale from 5 distinct hues before crafting a matching composition. . . Scroll through to see the results of Professor Charles Flachs’ First-Year Seminar students! #mhcalums : comment below if you remember completing the “luminance” exercise! 🗣#gallerytalk THURSDAY 10/10 at 4:30pm for our new exhibition: “Money Matters: Meaning, Power, and Change in the History of Currency,” curated by Desmond Fitz-Gibbon, Associate Professor of History, and Aaron Miller, Associate Curator of Visual and Material Culture. . . . Students from the History of Money course: Emily Sheng '22, Ilika Tripathi '22, and Audrey Shannon '22 will offer insights about specific objects in the exhibition, demonstrating how money can reflect systems of political power as well as societal innovation and change. Today was the first of four visits for Professor Charles Flachs’ First-Year Seminar, “Performance Movement and the Art of Photography.” Students looked at 20th c. black and white photographs and discussed methods of suspension, motion blur, and visual representation. . . #bwphotography #teachingwithart 🏔Happy Mountain Day! On this cloudy morning @mhcartmuseum staffers John, Tricia, and Nina made the journey up to Summit House and enjoyed the view and a sweet treat 🍦. . . #mtndaymhc @mtholyoke Join us for a conversation about the Mount Holyoke College Printmaking Workshop, happening on Thursday, September 27 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. in the Museum galleries! Nancy Campbell, Professor Emerita of Art, and Katelyn Allen, AMAB Fellow, will discuss how the workshop fostered student engagement and served as a nexus for creative exploration & exchange. This event is offered in conjunction with the Museum’s new exhibition about the Workshop, titled “In the Making” and on view through June 21, 2020. We hope to see you there! Image: Sondra Freckelton (American, 1936–2019), Openwork, 1986, © www.StewartStewart.com 1987 #sondrafreckelton #mhcartmuseum #gallerytalk #printmaking #inthemaking #womenprintmakers Our first event of the semester is coming up and we couldn’t be more excited! Join us on Saturday, September 14 from 1-3:30 PM for a workshop on Sustained Observation and Mindfulness, led by guest artist Jonathan VanDyke. Through a series of dynamic guided reflections, participants will meditate upon a work of art, sparking curiosity and wonder as they utilize techniques that build mindfulness and foster self-realization. The workshop is free, but space is limited. RSVP to kallen@mtholyoke.edu to reserve your spot now! . . . Photo by Carolina Sandretto. @jonathanvandykestudio #jonathanvandyke #sustainedobservation #mindfulness #slowlooking #mhcartmuseum