APRIL 18, 2017
9:30-1:30 (Ongoing, drop-in anytime)
Performance
Cheney
Begin Anywhere
Paul Scharfenberger, Music Faculty and Students
Begin Anywhere is a presentation of the music of John Cage. Faculty and students will present various works by American composer John Cage (1912-1992) in Cheney Hall over the space of four hours. The beginning time and ending time of these works will be determined by chance and will be spaced over the four-hour period. Sometimes, one piece will be performed, at other times more than one piece may be going on, and at other times, no prepared music will be happening. This is a performance practice used by Cage himself. Listeners may come in at any time during the four hours and experience whatever is happening at that moment and stay as long as they wish.
9:30-12:00
Exhibition
Thoreau Gallery
Artists Presentation
Kayla Cunningham, Emily Moore, Phillip Moran
Three senior Fine Arts majors, Kayla Cunningham, Emily Moore, and Phillip Moran, will be discussing their artwork and artistic process in the Thoreau Gallery as part of Academic Showcase. The Fine Arts and Graphic Design majors are participants in the senior exhibition which they have collectively planned, installed and presented. They will each talk about the works in the exhibition, their experience in creating these works and be available to answer questions from the audience. Kayla Cunningham has photographic work, drawings and photopolymer intaglio prints and dry-point prints. Emily Moore has drawings, stained glass and relief prints. Phillip Moran will be discussing his drawings, graffiti inspired works and his glassblowing work. Each of these artists have worked over the past four years to hone their skills in various disciplines culminating in their senior exhibition. The exhibition dates are April 5-21, 2017, with an opening reception on April 12 from 4-6pm.
10:00-2:00
Demonstration
Academic Triangle
Cultural Showcase
David Hamilton, Jessica Harpell
The SGA and the Office of the President, as well as a few other areas of the campus, present the first Cultural Showcase at Franklin Pierce University. This event will be showcasing numerous cultures from around the world that may or may not be represented here in our Franklin Pierce Community. The event will include various cultures representing their native skills, language, and cultural norms of that area of the world. For those that are not represented here in our community, members of the University will be researching a culture and attempting to represent it to be as inclusive as possible. The even will have snacks and music, as well as passports to be filled out in order to enter into a raffle for a large prize. The overall event is aimed towards educating the community of what cultures may or may not be represented here at the university.
1:00-2:30
Exhibition
Ceramic Studio
Learning to Make Beautiful Ceramic Art
Carley Shugart
This oral presentation will show the progression of the artistic ability of a ceramics student, from a beginner level to ranking as the most experienced. Starting with the skills of a first semester ceramics student, this presentation will show the timeline during which a student gains a more refined artistic skillset. Through the use of videos, pictures, and various pieces of the students work, there will be not only an oral timeline, but a visual timeline to illustrate it. The student will also demonstrate the results of various throwing, glazing and firing techniques. In the first semester, the student knew only basic throwing techniques, but throughout the two years, the student has gained the abilities necessary to create bigger, thinner, and sturdier pieces. A first semester ceramics student typically picks a glaze color randomly, as they do not have the knowledge of each type of glaze. Over time, though, the student was able to gain a knowledge of each glaze and has since used that knowledge to glaze pieces in ways that complement each other. The Fine Arts may seem a small portion of this school, but it is what gives the school its refined beauty and it should be displayed in such a way.
1:00-4:00
Exhibition
Thoreau Gallery
The integration of digital medium and print
Jon Holmes
A gallery discussion of the integration of the digital medium and print and how a collaboration of the two creates a modern look seen throughout media, fashion, etc.
1:30-2:15
Demonstration
Glass Volcano
Samantha Cordiliko, Mark Josselyn
Teamwork is the theme for work of our advanced glassblowing students this semester. Each of the three advanced students is taking a portion of the semester to develop projects requiring collaboration of at least the other two students in their group. In some cases most of the class becomes involved to complete their vision. Glassblowing is classically a team endeavor weather completing elaborate sculptures or creating production items like everyday tableware. Working as a team develops everyone's skills while enjoying camaraderie during the effort. The energy of the moment is great regardless of the final result. Everyone learns. Potentially a work of art or functional object results from planning and choreography of making.
Today we will be making Sam's vision for a glass volcano. Sam, Steph, and Mark have worked together to make a volcano during class. Beginning students became involved and developed their skills bringing colorful hot bits of lava for Sam to trail down the sides of the volcano. It is an intense experience. Steph and Mark help keep the volcano the correct temperature to prevent shattering. They also assist in establishing the basic shape. If everything goes well the final form will be loaded into the annealer!
2:00-3:00
Performance
Cheney
From the “Land of Song” to the “Land of Liberty”: Ballards, Songs & Stories- Ireland to American!
Seamus Pender
Seamus is a collector of songs, a “Song Catcher,” specializing in the ballads, songs and lore of Ireland, but he also draws his rich repertoire from Scotland, Australia, the British Isles, and North America. Although he is steeped in the “Irish Song Tradition,” he often includes a wide variety of material in his programs that ranges from “The Great American Song Book” to “Country-Western” from Sing-a-Longs to Broadway Tunes; from Comic Ditties to Murder Ballads; and from Old Favorites to Work Songs and Sea Shanties.
2:30-4:00
Performance
Black Box:
Dramatic Effect Presents: A Snip-It of a Midsummer Night’s Dream
Ryann Dorain, Kimberly Gerlarneau, Lisa Muscedere, Ryan Potts, Brianna Young
3:00-4:00
Performance
Various Locations
Emma Gelinas: Strolling Minstrel
Emma Gelinas
Emma will perform six songs as a strolling minstrel.
Ongoing throughout the day
Exhibition
Macucella 209
Soundfield
Rhine Singleton, Douglas Blank
The Soundfield is an interactive sound installation that allows participants to walk through a physical space (roughly 12 feet x 12 feet) and trigger notes that correspond to the average global temperature in the past and leading into the future. There is a beginning and an end to the Soundfield; the beginning corresponds to the year 1900, the end corresponds to the year 2100. The frequency of the notes for the years 1900 to 2016 is based on historical data – higher frequencies correspond to higher temperatures. The frequency of the notes for future years is based on projections. The Soundfield allows participants to walk down different pathways into the future that correspond to different increases in global temperature. These pathways correspond to differences in the speed and degree to which humans stop using fossil fuels as their main energy source. Users can walk forwards and backwards through time, and explore different future scenarios.
Ongoing throughout the day
Exhibition
Marcucella 129
Flakes, Snakes and Bifaces
Alexandra Thornton, Michael Crossman, Callie Mathers
The Monadnock Region, part of the Abenaki homeland known as Ndakinna, has been home to Native American people for 13,000 years. Their history is reflected in a rich archaeological record that is only now being seriously studied. This presentation will display and interpret artifacts from fifteen years of archaeological work by Franklin Pierce students on a dozen Native American sites in the Monadnock region. The artifacts, which range in age from 7,500 years old to the mid-18th century, include stone tools, flakes left behind from stone tool manufacture, elaborately decorated pottery, preserved animal bones (including timber rattlesnake) and artifacts from the mid-18th century trading post at Fort Hinsdale, where Native Americans, African slaves, and English settlers interacted on the colonial frontier. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight the research of Franklin Pierce students, illuminate the rich history of the Native Americans in this region, and provide an opportunity to view these artifacts and ask questions of student archaeologists.
8:15
Display
Manor Lawn
Fireworks