CLASS Vikings Timeless Vision: Earth, Sea and Sky The Galleries at Cleveland State University presented Timeless Vision: Earth, Sea and Sky in the spring 2020 semester. The exhibition celebrated the sublime beauty of the landscape and examines the various ways in which the eight artists perceive the wonders of the world and give us a sense of our place in the universe. The show opened on Friday, January 31, with a free reception, and was to run through Saturday, April 11 but had to close early due to Ohio’s stay-at-home order. The exhibition featured work of local artists Valence Davillier, Michael Greenwald, A.D. Peters, Annie Peters, John Sargent III and Richard Vaux, as well as Thomas Pickarski from New York and Alan Paine Radebaugh from Albuquerque. “The talented people participating in this exhibition include local, regional and internationally recognized artists working in the genre of the landscape. Their unique styles, materials and methods capture the beauty of the natural world,” notes Kendall Christian, assistant director of the Galleries at CSU. “We are very pleased to be able to bring all of these artists together for an examination of the landscape and how it impacts and drives human existence.” To further enhance the impact of its exhibitions for students and the community, the Galleries at CSU started a new Thursday Night Art Talk series. Presented weekly through March 16, the series featured presentations by the artists and experts who explore the natural world and its inherent beauty as represented in the artwork. Presenters included Joe Hannibal, geologist and paleontologist with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Kevin R. E. Greenwood, curator of Asian Art for the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. For more information on The Galleries at CSU exhibitions, please visit class.csuohio.edu/art-gallery/.
Left: Joe Hannibal, Right: Richard Vaux
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THE DIGITAL CSU STUDENT SHOWCASE at Cleveland State University Digital CSU is an interdisciplinary group of faculty, librarians, institutional technologists, and staff interested in digital research, pedagogy, and content creation. The group began in 2016 and continues to grow and hold a variety of events each year. Digital CSU provides opportunities for interdisciplinary conversations about digital methods, tools, and practices. In addition to offering events for faculty and staff, Digital CSU, in partnership with the Michael Schwartz Library, hosts a student research showcase at the end of each semester to promote the importance of digital literacy, acknowledge the digital work our students produce, and offer a space for students to engage with the CSU community. The Digital CSU Student Showcase began as a small poster session facilitated by Dr. Shelley Rose (cofounder of Digital CSU) in 2016. In the years that followed, the showcase provided opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from across campus to share their digital projects. Essentially, the Digital CSU Showcase is a digital poster session held, most recently, in the Atrium of Berkman Hall, on the Tuesday prior to the last week of class. Students register for a half-hour time slot and present their digital projects. The showcase is a low-stakes, conversational environment in which students get to talk with faculty, staff, and other students about their digital work. The fall 2019 showcase was the largest yet with 41 students registering and attending the event. The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences was wellrepresented with students presenting projects from First-Year Writing, English, History, Communication, Film, and Art, as well as work done for the Center for Public History and Digital Humanities. The College of Education and Human Services was also represented. Students have presented impressive digital
