On Saturday, September 7th the Karl Stirner Arts Trail hosted a series of interactive events revolving around their newest installation: Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation.The artist was on site to discuss his work and show it…
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Environmental Studies: Rust to Green
Environmental Studies: Rust to Green A reflection by Dr. Andrea Armstrong, Lafayette College The LVEHC course transformation grant brought about a new unit in my EVST 220 People, Places, and Environments of the Mid-Atlantic course. With this grant and the…
Immersive Easton: a 360 view of the last 50 years
Immersive Easton is a virtual reality exploration of the changing landscape of Easton, PA over the past half-century. The project was successfully researched, photographed, programmed, and showcased by four DeSales University students. The students, with support and guidance from Professor…
Voices from the African Diaspora in Bethlehem — SAVE THE DATE — for a taste of Bethlehem’s Black Experience
Discover the stories from never-before-heard Voices from the African Diaspora in Bethlehem. Sample their experiences from a birds-eye-view, through videos, pictures, and discussions of life in Bethlehem fifty years ago. Date: Friday, October 25th Time: 6:30 PM Location: Bethlehem…
Bushkill Creek Bug Symposium
Join the Karl Stirner Arts Trail as they welcome the newest installation on the trail: Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation. ***UPDATE: The BBQ has moved to tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. due to rain…
Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation on the Karl Stirner Arts Trail – SAVE THE DATE!
Join the Karl Stirner Arts Trail as they welcome the newest installation on the trail: Brandon Ballengeé’s Love Motel for Insects: Anax Junius Variation. This installation is part of the LVEHC Mellon grant. We invite you to engage and learn more about…
LVEHC-Sponsored Writing Retreat Takes Place at Highlights Foundation
Earlier this month, eight local writers accompanied “retreat leaders” Kate Brandes, Kate Racculia, and Ruth Knafo Setton to the Highlights Foundation for one week of writing, workshopping, and exploring the theme of “sense of place.” The retreat followed a keynote lecture…
Object Making: Techniques for Visual Narrative
Reflections on an Artist Collaboration by Jill Odegaard, Cedar Crest College With funding from an LVEHC semester-long Artist Collaborations grant, Cedar Crest College professor Jill Odegaard partnered with artist Rachel Sherk to engage students from Cedar Crest College and the…
Documentary Storymaking Capstone Reflection by Dr. Andy Smith
The Spring 2019 Capstone course in Documentary Storymaking saw five students from three Lehigh Valley institutions (Lafayette College, Lehigh University, Muhlenberg College) completing and on May 10, 2019 screening five original documentary films. During the semester students studied and made…
“Narrating Lives: Telling Stories of Ourselves and Our Community”
A reflective statement by Professors LuAnn McCracken Fletcher and Elizabeth Ortiz, Cedar Crest College Our project, to create paired classes in audio and video storytelling in order to equip students to listen to, record interviews with, and, ultimately, tell the stories…