20 / AMAM.OBERLIN.EDU INSIDETHE ALLEN A CLASSY ADDITION The recently aquired artwork TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS by Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Band Choctaw/Cherokee) has quickly become a favorite at the museum, especially wtih K–12 tours. Here, Gallery Guide Callan Engstrom (OC 2025) leads a class of Oberlin Elementary School fifth graders who visited the museum for their unit on the Western Hemisphere, including Pan American and Indigenous art. GAME DESIGN MEETS ART For the past three semesters, students in Oberlin’s Computer Science 361: Game Design course have turned to the Allen for creative inspiration. Drawing from the museum’s diverse collection, they have designed games that bring artworks to life in interactive ways. Here, students playtest a game in the gallery, right in front of the still life that sparked its creation. Their innovative projects will be showcased during a special Tuesday Tea event on March 11. For more details, see page 22. ART FOR THE AGES A group of youngsters takes a break to watch Yáng Yǒngliáng’s video, Five Dragons (2020). The curators at the Allen take great pride in planning exhibitions that engage all audiences. Kevin Greenwood’s recent installation Rebirth of the Dragon: Celebrating the Restoration of the Allen’s Coiling Dragon was especially popular with young and old alike. ISABELLA MOSS
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