RTHY COLAB, an art history and visual arts collective, is a newly formed academic club at Lycoming for students interested in art history, visual arts, and museum practice. The collective was formed to build community and facilitate community art engagement by creating art together, offering workshops with professional artists and curators, and curating an annual juried student art show each academic year. COLAB meetings consist of conversation, hands-on activities and art making demonstrations, and organizing the student art show. For COLAB’s first event this academic year, the collective invited alumnus Jordon Lewis ’25, who graduated with a minor in painting and major in psychology, for an evening art workshop with students on Sept. 17 in the Fine LYCOMING COLAB Arts Building studios. In the workshop designed and led by Lewis, students were invited to express themselves through the creation of their own abstract self-portraits with chalk and pastels. COLAB’s executive board consists of Alexis Rockwell ’27, president; Krista Partusch ’27, vice-president; Allison Melbinger ’27, secretary; and Nyx Eichner ’27 and Anna Maffei ’27, social media co-managers. It’s important to note that the collective is open to all students at Lycoming, not only those pursuing art history and/or studio arts. “As the faculty advisor for COLAB, it’s exciting to see the ambitions of students who are creating opportunities for their peers to engage in the visual arts,” said Marisa C. Sánchez, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history. “The collective is bringing even more visibility and access to the visual arts on campus, and it’s a pleasure to support the collective’s interest in creating connections with their peers and the broader visual arts community in our region through a number of programs, including workshops with professional artists and curators, such as a recent talk focused on art and business by Melissa Jenkins, owner of Centered Earth in Muncy, Pa., aimed towards students considering creating a business for their art.” On Feb. 27, students celebrated the opening of COLAB’s first Student Juried Art Show, “Perceptions of Self and Explorations of Identity,” which showcased 15 works by 11 artists. 7 www.lycoming.edu
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