20 / AMAM.OBERLIN.EDU FROM CLASSROOM TO GALLERY Students in Professor ZéWille Kielwagen’s Intro to Installation: Site-Specificity class created site-specific artworks for the Allen and, with support frommuseum staff, installed them at the museum for one class period. Each project offered a thoughtful response to the museum’s spaces. Examples above: Becoming the Allen by Anna Sophia Abundis (OC 2024) used a tattoo of a phrase from the façade of the building to explore turning the artist’s body into a livingmuseum; Hyperinflation by Katie Baum (OC 2025) juxtaposes the artist’s life-changing bottle of medication with a painting of similar value. AND THE WINNER IS… The competition was stiff, but the Ben-Day Dots squeaked out a win in a staff bowling championship held in honor of our interimdirector Katie Solender. We are very grateful to Katie for her invaluable leadership during our time of transition. As a member of the museum’s Visiting Committee, we are glad she will continue her positive impact on the Allen. ALPHA CARE AND THE ALLEN IN THE COMMUNITY The Allen partnered with Alpha Care in Lorain to offer sensory-rich tours that centered touch, sound, and inclusive engagement. Participants listened to music while sketching in front of Judit Reigl’s radio-inspired painting and explored 3D prints from Multiples and Modes of Access. Later, curatorial assistant Ellis Lane (OC 2022) visited Alpha Care to share more about 3D prints and other disabilitycentered initiatives at the museum. INSIDETHE ALLEN Ellis Lane dicusses an object from the touch collection with a visitor fromAlpha Care.
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