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Taro Takizawa, assistant professor of art, is displaying a solo exhibition titled Slipping the Splash at Augusta University's Mary S. Byrd Gallery through Oct. 2. His works combine traditional printmaking processes with contemporary approaches while exploring nature, memory, pattern, texture, and mark-making.

James Farley, photography lecturer, led middle school students from D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy and the Friends School of Wilmington in creating cameraless cyanotypes of longleaf pine trees as part of an interdisciplinary day of environmental education at the Cameron Art Museum.

Katie Knoeringer is showing her exhibit "Homescapes: Expressions of Dwelling" at The Art Gallery (TAG) at Congdon Yards in High Point, North Carolina through Feb. 20.

Shabnam Jannesari, assistant professor of studio art, is showing her solo exhibition, "She Sat Where the Light Awaited" until March 4 at the Erie Art Museum in Erie, Pennsylvania. Her paintings explore memory, identity, and the emotional architecture of domestic and psychological space.

From Mountains to Sea, at the Cameron Art Museum from Nov. 8-May 10, reflects, celebrates, and engages with the inextricable relationship between humanity and the natural world. Artists from western North Carolina respond directly to Hurricane Helene, the deadliest strike on the mainland United States since Hurricane Katrina. See works of art from many artists including Gene Felice and Ana Rankin.

Nicholas Hudson, professor of art history, presented new research at the November annual meeting of the American Schools of Overseas Research (ASOR) in Boston. His paper examines the remarkable Roman silver tableware from the Casa del Menandro at Pompeii, arguing that these lavish sets were not the showpieces of grand banquets but were instead used in intimate gatherings among close friends.

Meredith Connelly, UNCW Alumni: "Nested: Where Light Gathers and Nature Holds” is an outdoor installation of glowing nests that takes visitors on a warmly lit nature stroll through the cold night.

Ewa Matyczyk, PhD, assistant professor of art history, published her article "Unearthing Site: Locational Dissonance and the Latent Possibilities of Wilmington's 1898 Memorial" in the September issue of the journal "History & Memory." Her article considers the site of the memorial and argues that despite its locational dissonance, the monument is one of transformative possibilities.