University Libraries is excited to announce this year’s featured artists for the Alkek One Student Gallery. The new gallery installations relate to this year’s campus Common Experience theme of Compassion and are available now for viewing on the first floor of the Alkek Library near the elevators and first-floor entrance.
The walls of the Alkek One Student Gallery proudly display these distinctive Texas State student projects, demonstrating how technology and creativity intersect in the Alkek One areas of the library. The selected creations were among many received submissions, narrowed down through a strenuous application review process.
This years selected finalists include:
Ale Medina, Senior, Physics Major
Mallory Warrix Senior, Biology and Education Major
Leslie Flores, Junior, Photography Major
Brooklin Harris, Senior, Marketing Major
The library’s competitive installation debuted last year, but there are some notable variances to the new Alkek One Student Gallery content. This year’s installation provides a more inclusive, immersive experience for its viewers. Tamarin Butcher, Alkek One’s Digital Literacy Coordinator, is excited about the new direction this year’s gallery has taken.
“There’s a little bit of interactivity and increased accessibility this time around, we’re very excited about it,” Butcher said. “One of the students created something that was inspired by her blind brother. The family once went to an art gallery where everything was designed for visually impaired people. You could touch it and interact with it – she took inspiration from that.”
Butcher explains that because of Alkek One’s connection with a variety of creative technologies, the student gallery submissions attract a wide range of works, in all forms of media.
“The first time we did this we got a lot of what I think of as traditional artwork- something on canvas, something you put on the wall, walk past, read, and you go on with your day,” Butcher said, “This time, because of the diverse technologies we offer in Alkek One, we wanted to stretch people to try and get deeper.”
You can visit the Alkek One Student Gallery to see the student-made creations for yourself on the first floor of Alkek Library, now through the end of 2022.
This article contributed by Emma Monreal, University Libraries student social media coordinator.