Co-Presenters: Emily Campagnola, Emily Pellini, Amy Edwards, Tom Toth
Title: East Carolina University Metals Symposium
Abstract: With the guidance of our mentor, Becky McDonah, Millersville University provided the opportunity for 5 Fine Arts metal students to attend the 2016 In Flux Symposium in Greenville North Carolina. This symposium provided a unique circumstance for these students to meet fellow art students and numerous professionals within their field of interest. The ECU Symposium included seven art exhibits (that some attendees participated in) and featured numerous designs in metals and other mediums. The group was able to meet some of their favorite artists and question their specific techniques as well as network with them. Besides exhibitions, there were numerous educational lectures offered by professionals in the Metals Art Field that spoke extensively about their personal journeys as artists and offered details of their specific working methods. Speakers shared encouraging words for students going into the field and were open to questions throughout the weekend. Another highlight of this event were the four Break out sessions each participant could attend. These were two hour classes in which individual artists described their work and did detailed demonstrations of how they achieved the specific details seen in their work. All in all, this opportunity inspired each student that attended in a unique way.
Keywords: Fine Art, metals, seminar