February 3–March 31, 2025
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Friedman Art Gallery is hosting a campus exhibit featuring artworks by Penn State Wilkes-Barre students enrolled in the following three courses:
Students in Art and Music History: Renaissance through Modern Times (ARTH 112), taught by Jonathan Pineno, studied various modern art and painting techniques. The class discussed environmental art and how to use recycled materials to create art. Using recycled plastic caps and hubcaps in a variety of sizes from all types of bottles in addition to recycled cardboard, paint, and glue, class members created their own unique “CAPS” — Creative Art Project for Students.
Students in Perceiving the Arts (INART 001), also taught by Jonathan Pineno, studied various artworks and painting techniques. For their class project, students incorporated techniques from a painting by well-known professional artist Bob Ross entitled “Shades of Grey.” The class members created their own interpretations of the painting while following the painting instructions provided by the artist.
Rhetoric and Composition (ENGL 15), taught by Christyne Berzsenyi, is a required course for all students at Penn State. The students’ art projects accompanied their “Storytelling with a Point” assignment, reflecting their stories and lessons for readers. The artistic renderings of the stories add a new dimension to their creative and intellectual communications.