The Department of Art in the College of Liberal Arts invites applications for a 75 percent-time Ceramics Technician (Job ID: 326640) to begin semester 2019 (08/26/2019). This is a 75 percent-time position providing health and safety and technical support for the ceramic facilities in the Department of Art. With this position, we seek to strengthen the Department of Art’s newly formed area of Sculpture and Ceramics with a technician who brings a broad perspective informed by active engagement with ceramics, knowledge of technical equipment, materials and processes used in the field of ceramic art, and experience working with undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in a university setting. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical ceramics background with experience in maintenance, repair, design, and construction of ceramic equipment and can provide instruction on ceramic equipment and health and safety methods and processes.

Paul Shambroom, Associate Professor in Photography and Moving Image, discusses his Nuclear Weapon series (1992-2001), which he spent hours each day researching weapons policy and navigating government administration to get the clearance needed to take his photographs. The images from this series picture bunkers and weapons that had previously been classified.

Alum Brittany Kieler (MFA '18) presents her solo exhibition Female Reader. The show will adjoin two meanings of the term spread, referring both to the anatomy of a book and to the anatomy of a female. Various forms of printed matter will engage with the history of information gathering, propagation, and circulation. Join Brittany for the opening reception on Saturday, September 15th from 8-11pm. On view through October 14, 2018.

Faculty Laura Stack and Jeff Milliken are exhibiting work in Pulchra Scientia: The Aesthetics of Discovery: a nationally juried exhibition of works by contemporary artists that communicate current scientific developments. Join Laura and Jeff for the opening reception on Saturday, September 14th from 5-7 pm. On view through January 20, 2019.