{"678467":{"#nid":"678467","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Community Talent on Display at ARTumn Showcase ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFollowing months of renovations, the Ferst Center for the Arts reopened on Nov. 4 with the launch of the ARTumn Showcase.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe exhibit features various mediums, including paintings, photography, digital printed art, 3D sculptures, and visual AI modeling. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDaniel Parker, director of the Office of the Arts, said the exhibit marks a new chapter for the Ferst Center.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe wanted to engage with the community in a way that would reactivate our space and bring in people more regularly,\u201d he said. \u201cThis was perfect timing because kickoff aligned with Homecoming week.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event highlights the artistic talents of the Tech community with pieces from staff, faculty, and alumni. As Parker noted, \u201cThe arts are very vibrant here, and our faculty and staff have quite a few hidden talents.\u201d He also emphasized the importance of celebrating these vast creative talents, especially at a technology and engineering-centric institution like Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe artistic talent and interest at Georgia Tech are, in some ways, an untapped resource,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are so many artistic avenues at Tech, and we\u2019re all beginning to come together and find each other. Especially in the realm of research, the arts are becoming a powerful tool for communicating findings. It helps make the research more relatable without oversimplifying it.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen asked about what he hopes attendees take away from the exhibit, Parker discussed his aspirations to facilitate connection.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen people come to the ARTumn Showcase, they\u2019ll find more art here than they realized. To see a colleague participate in something like this and discover a new dimension about them is really cool,\u201d he said. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe ARTumn Showcase runs until Nov. 21 in the Ferst Center lobby. For more event details, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/event\/artumn-visual-arts-showcase\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/event\/artumn-visual-arts-showcase\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ferst Center for the Arts marked their reopening with the launch of the ARTumn Showcase.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Ferst Center for the Arts marked their reopening with the launch of the ARTumn Showcase."}],"uid":"36652","created_gmt":"2024-11-15 18:51:40","changed_gmt":"2024-11-15 18:55:12","author":"erussell34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2024-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"675651":{"id":"675651","type":"image","title":"ARTumn Showcase","body":null,"created":"1731696734","gmt_created":"2024-11-15 18:52:14","changed":"1731696734","gmt_changed":"2024-11-15 18:52:14","alt":"A series of artworks displayed at the ARTumn Showcase.","file":{"fid":"259299","name":"artumn24_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/15\/artumn24_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/11\/15\/artumn24_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":16730046,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/11\/15\/artumn24_2.jpg?itok=1T5GU3xG"}}},"media_ids":["675651"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto: stucomm@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EEmily Russell\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}