by Alexa Hwang | Jan 26, 2022 | Final Reflections
This interim, while remote, was still a wild ride. Democracy and the Arts turned out to be so much more than I expected; in coursework, museum visits, information, learning, and in all of the knowledge that I gained. Although we were unable to physically travel to DC...
by Alexa Hwang | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hi all! Welcome to my choose your own adventure blog post, where I decided to go down the department interview route and talk to some of St Olaf’s fine arts majors! Before interviewing these students, I had heard both positive and negative comments about St...
by Alexa Hwang | Jan 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Reflecting on this past Wednesday’s virtual visit with Phoebe Hillemann and Elizabeth Dale-Deines, while our discussion was cut a bit short due to time/some of our questions had to be answered via email, this introduction to SAAM plus the mini “exhibit...
by Alexa Hwang | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone! Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will be meeting virtually with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Arguably, I believe that the Smithsonian and all of its sections are some of the most well-known institutions that we will examine in our class this month– not...
by Alexa Hwang | Jan 4, 2022 | Introductions
Hello all, my name is Alexa Hwang! I’m super excited to be in this course for Interim 2022– my second ever interim, and the first interim that I’ll be on campus for. I’m a sophomore studio art & Asian studies double major here at Olaf, so my...