At the Allen Magazine, Fall 2025

AT THE ALLEN / FALL 2025 / 15 “ SharedArt began as a simple idea—could onework of art bring students together? Four years later, it’s become ameaningful tradition.Watching that first group graduate this springwas a powerful reminder of howdeeply art can inspire dialogue.” —Emily French, InterimCurator of Academic Programs ON VIEW / EDUCATION HALLWAY / AUG 6–JAN 25 SHARED ART 2025: SUZANNE BENTON For the incoming class of 2029, the student-led committee selected Young Lady Graduates, Oberlin College, 1855 by Suzanne Benton—a powerful print that invites reflection on Oberlin’s complex history and the intersections of race, gender, and class. This evocative image will become a point of connection for first-year students as they navigate the start of college, sparking dialogue, curiosity, and community. Organized by Emily French, Interim Curator of Academic Programs, and Shared Art Committee Members: Miriam Barnhill-Wright (OC 2027), Joanne Kim (OC 2026), Mimi Montefiore (OC 2025), Tanisha Shende (OC 2026), and Sereena Sperry (OC 2027) Top left: LaToya Ruby Frazier (American, b. 1982), Grandma Ruby’s Refrigerator, 2007. Gelatin silver print. Carl Read Gerber Contemporary Art Fund, 2018.21. Bottom left: In addition to viewing the Shared Art work, Block Party activies include crafts, games, snacks, andmusic. The event is designed for first-year students to get aquainted with the museum and each other. Right: Suzanne Benton (American, b. 1936), Young Lady Graduates, Oberlin College, 1855, 1997. Monoprint with chine-collé. Gift of Mrs. Annabel Shanklin Perlik (OC 1949), 2009.29.

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