Carol Boram-Hays (middle) with two Zulu women during her last trip to South Africa in 1997

Adjunct faculty Carol Boram-Hays was selected to participate in the Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program.

Boram-Hays, an artist and historian, will be teaching and doing research at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, starting in January of 2014 and staying through June.

“I will be teaching and working with graduate students and doing research there and in the field,” Boram-Hays said. “The project is designed to culminate in an exhibition of Zulu beadwork at [the University's] museum and a scholarly publication on the subject.”

Boram-Hays did her dissertation on Zulu beadwork and has been looking for an opportunity to return to South Africa and continue that work.

Zulu man from 1890 wearing beaded accessories; photo from Carol Boram-Hays

“I am looking forward to gathering materials to write new publications on my original area of specialization,” she said. “Johannesburg is also a center for contemporary art in South Africa, which is also a strong interest of mine, so I look forward to being able to visit galleries and meet artists in person. I always find that going to new places and having new experiences stimulates my creativity. So while I will be away from my sculpture studio, I also look forward to developing new ideas for individual pieces as well as proposals for installations and site-specific works.”

The Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program sends approximately 800 scholars and professionals per year to approximately 130 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional careers.

Cover of the April issue of “Timeline”

Adjunct faculty Carol Boram-Hays has an article featured in the Ohio Historical Society’s Timeline magazine.

Her story “Balancing Art and Science: Arthur Baggs,” which appears in the April issue, is an extension of her work promoting Ohio’s important historical role in United States decorative arts.

Timeline is published quarterly and explores the fields of history, archaeology, and natural history.

Looking Forward at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio

Columbus College of Art & Design is getting off campus with an exhibition comprised entirely of CCAD faculty, alumni, and senior staff. Looking Forward, at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, is curated by the latest addition to the CCAD family Director of Exhibitions Michael Goodson.

The exhibition, which opens Jan. 21, includes work by Julie Abijanac (assistant professor), Carol Boram-Hays (adjunct faculty), Matthew Flegle (foundation studies and fine arts instructor), Dennison Griffith (CCAD president), Danielle Julian Norton (assistant professor and 1999 Fine Arts alumna), Michael Litzau (adjunct faculty and 2004 Fine Arts alumnus), Kelly Malec-Kosak (assistant professor), Ric Petry (director of graduate programs), Tim Rietenbach (associate professor and 1977 Fine Arts alumnus), and Mariana Smith (adjunct faculty and 2002 Fine Arts alumna).

“Putting together this exhibition has been an affirmation of the great work being done in my new home town. In the end, the exhibition is a meditation on the harmony that is created when we share a starting and a finishing point and the dissonance that pushes us along the path in between,” Goodson said.

The exhibition will be open Jan. 21—May 20, 2012.

A curator’s talk and gallery walk is Jan. 22, 2 p.m. and the artists’ talk and walk will be March 11, 2 p.m.

work by Mylesant Carreno

An exhibition that centers on the unique approach to art making through the collaboration and mixing of media will feature 15 artists affiliated with Columbus College of Art & Design.

Alumni, faculty, and staff are all involved in Crossroads, an invitational exhibition at the Schumacher Gallery at Capital University.

Casey Bradley (CCAD 2001), a Fine Arts alumnus and Lab manager at CCAD, developed the exhibition.

“Crossroads is an exhibition devoted to the enduring spirit of the artist as a creative seeker,” Bradley said.

Bradley invited 20 artists to participate in the show. He went through a jurying process with the Schumacher Gallery director and the director’s assistant to choose the work.

“All of the artists were selected based upon the ability of their work to push the boundaries of the materials and the processes that they are working with,” he said.

The final show comprises of 55 pieces with mediums including watercolors, glass, ceramics, printmaking, found objects, and more.

“It is the orchestration methods and interactions with each artist’s materials that allow a sense of discovery to translate to the experience of the viewer,” Bradley said.

CCAD artists involved in the exhibition include Bradley, and Carol Boram-Hays (adjunct faculty),  Steven Bush (1994 Fine Arts alumnus), Mylesant Carreno (SMAC instructor and 2005 Fine Arts alumna), Elizabeth Fergus-Jean (adjunct faculty), Nicole Gibbs (adjunct faculty), Michael Goodson (Exhibitions Director), Hiroshi Hayakawa (associate professor and 1995 Photography alumnus), Kelly Malec-Kosak (assistant professor),  Tina Matthews (2003 Fine Arts alumna), Lauren Mudd (2004 Fine Arts alumna),  Brandon Noblet (adjunct faculty  and 2005 Fine Arts alumnus), Mariana Smith (adjunct faculty and 2002 Fine Arts alumna),  Nicki Strouss (SMAC instructor and 2008 Fine Arts alumna), and Christopher Yates (associate professor and 1987 Fine Arts alumnus).

For more information and the full list of participating artists click here.

The exhibition will be at the Schumacher Gallery at Capital University through Dec. 9, 2011 with a reception on Friday, Nov. 11 5–7 p.m.

Perpetual Obsolescence is on view until Feb. 5, 2010 and a reception is 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.

Boram-Hays is a Liberal Arts adjunct instructor at CCAD.

For more information go to http://www.otterbein.edu/Art/news-events.asp.

Field Corn by Sarah E. Fairchild

CCAD alumni and faculty are participating in the Ohio Art League’s 100th anniversary exhibition.

HERE and Beyond: Ohio Art League’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition, is at the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe gallery in downtown Columbus.

The 16 featured artists include CCAD alumni Sandra Aska (’61-64), Mary Fahy (’94), Sarah Fairchild (’94), Curtis W.M. Goldstein (’84-’86), Brent Payne (’06), Stephanie Sypsa (’04), and Alicia Jean Vanderelli (’08); and CCAD Liberal Arts instructor Carol Boram-Hays.

The exhibition is on view through October 25, 2009.