Experience Michiana is made possible in part by the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, and the Indiana Arts Commission, which receives support from the State of Indiana and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Professor Steven Hansen talks about what he learned at the Department of Art, Art History and Design at Notre Dame. Then, Professor of Art Leticia Bajuyo has some of her artwork on display at the Snite and will talk about her approach to teaching. We'll hear about what activities are happening at Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture and we'll get a tour of the The Snite Museum of Art.
The Department of Art, Art History and Design at Notre Dame is a multidisciplinary department that offers programs of study in studio art, art history and design. Steven Hansen
went through the program and has a Masters of Fine Arts and now is a professor teaching art at Andrews University. He talks about what he learned at Notre Dame, and how that
helped to shape his role as an instructor and artist. http://www3.nd.edu/~ndsculpt/Hanson/Hansen.html
Leticia Bajuyo received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from Notre Dame. She now teaches at Hanover College in Madison, Indiana and has some of her artwork on display at
the Snite Museum of Art. She talks about her artwork and how she approaches teaching her students about art in the classroom. http://www.leticiabajuyo.com/
Alex Schaufele is the art curator at the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture, which is actually located off campus at 1045 W. Washington Street in the West Washington
National Historic Register District of South Bend. The building houses the Crossroads Gallery, Segura Fine Arts Studio and the University’s Office of Community Relations. Alex
talks about the various activities, events and exhibits going on there. http://artsandculture.nd.edu/about/
Guests
Alex SchaufeleArt CuratorND Center for Arts & Culture
The Snite Museum of Art at Notre Dame is considered to be one of the finest university art museums in the country with an extensive collection featuring virtually all kinds of
art from every era. Cheryl Snay, Curator of European Art at the Snite, gives us a short walking tour through part of the museum through the galleries that feature 18th & 19th
century art. For more information, http://sniteartmuseum.nd.edu/