| Tower in sight for USI
Courtesy of Holzman Moss Architecture This is an artist's rendering of how the new University Center would look after the first phase of a project to link the existing center and the old library at the University of Southern Indiana. The dominant feature after the two buildings are linked would be a conical tower with a masonry exterior. USI trustees heard an update of the architectural plans for the University Center on Thursday. .
Innovation First, Inc. to Debut Vex Robotics Education Web Page at ...
GREENVILLE, Texas, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc., a leader in educational and competitive robotics products today announced the company will debut the Vex Robotics Education Web page, hosted on the Vex Robotics Web site at VexRobotics.com. The new Web page will serve as a resource for educators looking to introduce robotics into their STEM curriculum. The new education Web page will feature a uniquely tailored selection of classroom lab kit packages, available for purchase, which provide a custom solution for robotics education on multiple levels, including middle school, high school and college. The custom packages were developed using feedback from teachers, schools and districts throughout the country that have integrated hands-on robotics programs into their classrooms.
Green fashions finding a following among designers
At the "aWear: An Eco Fashion Event," an all-day teach-in and celebration of sustainable style held recently at Green City Gallery in Berkeley, designer Kirsten Beneke showed off her dresses made from recycled fabric scraps. To conserve electricity, Beneke didn't use a sewing machine, instead making an elegant pink evening gown by simply cutting the fabric and securing it with a purple sash. Other attendees showed their support for ecological fashion by participating in a clothing swap that featured fuzzy scarves and lots of fluorescent caftans (it was in Berkeley, after all). "I made sure everything I was wearing tonight was sustainable" - as in purchased at thrift stores, said Abraham Kneisley, the gallery's spokesman. Even though "aWear," an event put together by Beneke, was sparsely attended, it points to a growing area of fashion interest among those who aren't just obsessed with having the latest looks from the hottest designers on the pages of glossy magazines.
Dallas Seitz: Hunted - the cannibalism of colonial collectorexia
Pump House Gallery is pleased to present Dallas Seitz's first solo show in a UK public gallery, which will include a number of significant new commissioned works. Moving between the mediums of video, sculpture, drawing and photography Seitz investigates the processes of hunting and collecting as a form of colonization and obsession. Though the artist's practice is largely conceptual, much of his work originates from the personal. Often drawing on his own family, upbringing, and memories Seitz moves towards psychological and political terrains - exploring the wider motivations, intentions and implications behind the act of collecting. HUNTED (the cannibalism of colonial collectorexia) features a variety of artworks in a number of different media including films, images, handmade objects and bronze and glass sculptures.
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