Students will showcase their visual arts projects in the walkway leading to the Read & Relax Room.

Elijah Glassford, "Hand-Stitched: The Power of Art in a Bordertown"

The main question I am addressing is: what is art without a museum? The lack of any art infrastructure, specifically a museum scene, has left a vacuum in my hometown of Laredo, Texas, for true progress in the art world to be achieved. Laredo is a diverse border community, straddled by a river that separates two communities, which are ultimately brought together by art. Whether it be the various local storefronts lined with colorful Hidalgos, hand-stitched tapestries from Mexico, made-to-order pinatas filled with passion and story, or the hundreds of train cars filled with intricate graffiti that hold together the nation’s number one land port, art is everywhere. It is interesting to attempt to understand the dichotomy of a community that has never had a traditional art scene, and whether there is a true desire for it. Compiling a series of photos and videos on the streets of Laredo, Texas, I attempt to demonstrate the power of art, traditional or non-traditional, on the Frontera. 

Student Major(s)/Minor: History and Art History Majors

Advisor: Dr. John Riofrio, Hispanic Studies

Anna Longley, "Reductive Screen Printing: A Study of Summer" 

For a week in August, I traveled to the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina to study reductive screen printing, a type of printmaking that is not taught at William & Mary. Throughout my four reductive screen prints, I decided to use my summer as my theme, creating images that related to how I spent my days in Northern Virginia in the months I was not in school. I learned paper measurement and registration, how to use screen filler, and so much more. 

Student Major(s)/Minor: Studio Art

Advisor: Brian Kreydatus, Art & Art History

Katelyn Workman, "Mount Gretna School of Art Summer Painting Intensive" 

A collection of work from the duration of the painting intensive. Focus on plein air and observational painting/drawing, as well as, collage works in 2D and 3D. 

Student Major(s)/Minor: Studio Art

Advisor: Nicole Santiago, Art & Art History