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Degas and the Laundress Opening | Congrats to Jillian Kruse and Dr. Britany Salsbury

Please join us in congratulating doctoral candidate Jillian Kruse and Dr. Britany Salsbury, Curator of Prints & Drawings at the Cleveland Museum of Art and CWRU alumna (BA Art History and English), on the opening of the exhibition Degas and the Laundress! On view in the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Gallery of the CMA until January 14, the exhibition is the first to explore Impressionist artist Edgar Degas’s representations of Parisian laundresses, as well as to place this important series in context with paintings, drawings, and prints of the same subject by the artist’s contemporaries.

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A group of about 15 smiling medievalists gathered at Harkness Chapel in front of a projector image of the title of the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Successful First GAMS Meetup!

Students in the Graduate Association of Medieval Studies (GAMS) had a fantastic time at the first GAMS event of the semester last night—Pizza and Movie Night (with nothing less than Monty Python and the Holy Grail playing)! Lots of laughs and discussion among our medievalists, musicologists, and more. We're...

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In a mixture of medieval calligraphic and modern digital font, the words "Graphic Design in the Middle Ages," annotated with red writing to suggest a graphic design mock-up of an illuminated manuscript.
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Graphic Design in the Middle Ages | Congrats to Sam Truman!

Congratulations to Sam Truman on the opening of the exhibition Graphic Design in the Middle Ages (https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/manuscript_design/)! The show explores the role of graphic design in the making of medieval manuscripts and considers how visual elements guided the ways readers experienced their books. Sam contributed to the exhibition under the...

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Photo Lab Assistant needed

Job opportunity: Monitor open photo labs every week, mix photo chemistry, assist students as needed, maintain & monitor the studio & equipment for proper use, general clean up photo lab assistant, darkroom experience required.  Prior Photography Darkroom Experience or currently enrolled in Arts 220 Photography Studio I. You must have...

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