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Karen Blessen Journals

Alumni Achievement Awards 2018_054

Item

Open scrapbook showing a collage about a gun violence project and a classroom photo.
Alternative Title
UNL Alumni Award
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2018
Identifier
014_041918-042219_alumni_award_re photograph
Dates Completed
April 19 - 22, 2018
Keywords
Alumni Achievement Awards; University of Nebraska Lincoln; April 2018; UNL art department; old friends reunion; Jody Shields; Debby Knotts; Shelley Thornton; Candy Dickenson Becher; Columbus childhood friend; Sandra Johnson; early university days; close friendship; Jane Johnson; Kelly Nash; Shelley’s children; Phoebe Little; Nate Luginbill; Kirby Little; Jihan Najjar; marriage and separation; Gretchen Dykstra; New York visitor; group gathering; professional photographer; David Dale; 705 Y Street; awards banquet; group portrait session; red clothing; black clothing; white clothing; cream clothing; past and present photos; art student visuals; personal archive; digital photos; print photos; Sunday April 22; Jody’s photography; UNL student workshop; workshop documentation; visual narrative; artistic collaboration; community memory; creative legacy; celebration event; photographic record; shared history; university connection.
Transcription
Prior to Alumni Achievement Award weekend, I presented the Pearce Le Homme Art series as an educational program for young people by embedding the issues addressed in the series as the way I addressed the series for a decade. I used the gun violence project. From there, I was presented with the option to produce pro gun points of view for this audience of students. FOR TODAY: A PROJECT ON GUN VIOLENCE 29 Pieces Education Program: Artists Making a Kinder World Use the power of IF. If You Were a Great Peacemaker, what message would you have about gun violence today? You will make art that makes something out of nothing.
Rights
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Is Part Of
UNL Alumni Award
Relation
Image Gallery