The fourth triennial “Making History” exhibition will be on view in the Eisentrager-Howard Gallery Nov. 27 to Dec. 1.
The gallery is located on the first floor of Richards Hall. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are weekdays 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by appointment for groups larger than 10. A closing reception will be 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1 in the gallery.
The class, which has been taught by Margaret Bohls, associate professor of art, every three years since 2014, is composed of undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Art, Art History and Design. Throughout the semester, Bohls presents a series of lectures about specific cultures, geographic areas and time periods. Each student chooses several objects that they then research and reproduce using, as much as possible, the materials and techniques used by the original makers.
“This is an effective way for ceramics students to gain a more complete understanding of the long, complex history of their medium and to develop a broader and deeper technical grounding in ceramics,” Bohls said.
The goal for this exhibition is to create a physical space in which one can explore the relationships that emerge between ceramic objects across time periods and cultures, from the 6th millennium BCE up to the mid 20th century, including objects made in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas.
As one of the students in the 2020 Making History class wrote, “In contemplating these objects — their forms and surfaces, symbology, construction techniques, and intended uses — we are conversing with the history of human beings: their daily lives, beliefs, customs and sacred ceremonies.”
This year’s participating students include:
- Sara Alfieri, graduate (M.F.A.)
- Emmanuel Asamoah, graduate (M.F.A.)
- Casey Beck, graduate (M.F.A.)
- Daniel Garcia, graduate (M.F.A.)
- Joshua Goering, graduate (M.F.A.)
- Charlotte Middleton, graduate (M.F.A.)
- Katherine Kastens, undergraduate (B.F.A.)
- Marina Kushner, undergraduate (B.F.A.)
- Cayden Moore, undergraduate (B.F.A.)
- Jasmine Palmer, undergraduate (B.F.A.)
- Samatha Spencer, undergraduate (B.F.A.)
- Sarah Rady, undergraduate (B.F.A.)
- Christopher Williams, graduate (M.F.A.)
For more information on the exhibition or to set up an appointment, e-mail eisentragerhowardgallery@unl.edu, call the School of Art, Art History and Design at 402-472-5522 or visit the Eisentrager•Howard Gallery webpage.
