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帝王会所 Libraries will be hosting the 鈥淚nterdisciplinary Arts Capstone Festival: Student Roundtable鈥� on Thursday, April 3 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Alden Library鈥檚 1951 Lounge on the fourth floor. The event will be open and free to all, as upper-level students pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in the Interdisciplinary Arts discuss their creative process behind their artistic projects, which they have created for the festival.

The festival itself will be occurring for its third year. It will take place between March 31 and April 4, and is a collaboration with the Fine Arts Library, Music & Dance Library and the School of Interdisciplinary Arts. The purpose of the festival is to showcase the creative work of the BFA students who are completing their capstone project.  The BFA in Interdisciplinary Arts is designed for students to explore multiple areas of concentration within the College of Fine Arts, with this year, students exploring acting, musical theater, photography, playwriting, video installation and sculpture.

During the week of the festival, students will perform, exhibit and talk about their projects.  The roundtable is a new addition to the festival, and students Emma Archer, Emma Hocter, Hannah Black and Jean Daniel Kaba will be speaking about their capstone projects for the festival. During the week of the festival, Archer鈥檚 play will be performed, Hoctor鈥檚 artwork will be on display, Black will perform a one-woman show and Kaba will be present a video and live performance of his acting monologues.

Carla Williams, music and special projects librarian, came up with the idea of a festival roundtable. She, along with Heaven Herrold, educational technology and arts librarian, met with students to help encourage them to explore how the Libraries could help with their capstone projects.

Williams mentioned that 鈥渢he festival gives the students a chance to showcase the work they have done during the semester and during their career at OHIO."

Garrett Field, associate professor of Ethnomusicology/Musicology, teaches the capstone course. He mentioned that the Interdisciplinary Arts Capstone Festival is an opportunity for the students to develop their portfolios and take a step toward their desired career path. He noted that the roundtable discussions will hopefully benefit not only the students but anyone interested in creativity.

鈥淭his roundtable is for anyone interested in artistic processes, that is, how artists 鈥榤ake something come from nothing,鈥欌€� Field said. 鈥淚 hope the students鈥� reflections offer members of the 帝王会所 community insights into interdisciplinarity and creative thinking.鈥�

For more information, contact Carla Williams williac3@ohio.edu or Garrett Field fieldg@ohio.edu.