b'Cheryl Donegan vs. the Feminist Art WorldAnna C. TaylorSponsor: Dr. Rebecca L. Reynolds, Department of Art and DesignCheryl Donegans feminist video art of the 1990s explores sexuality, the media, and culture. While critics tend to categorize the work as anything but feminist, I will argue that her work is full of historically feminist themes. I will compare Donegans work to the works of women such as Yoko Ono, Marina Abramovic, and Carolee Schneemann in order to prove Donegans work is feminist. Donegan responded to her predecessors by using the same themes such as visual denial and shock factor. In Kiss My Royal Irish Ass, Donegan created shamrocks by squatting on pieces of paper, using her body as a tool to create art. Another work, Gag, which involved Donegan sitting tied up in a chair and eating a baguette between her legs until she gagged, expresses her critique of silencing women artists. In the final work, Head, Donegan drank and spit milk into a jug erotically. She utilizes shocking her audience with reference to sexual activity and visual denial: the idea of withholding a subject in the work from the viewer. By looking at these three artworks, I show that they indeed share the same themes as the works of her predecessors, thus proving that her work is feminist.Applying Research to a Realized Theatrical DesignKathalina P. ThorpeSponsor: Ms. Ruth Brandvik MFA, Department of TheaterAll aspects of a scenic designers work can be approached as craft. The challenge is to recognize the importance of the decisions that need to be made. Even the most intangible, can be approached with craft. The study of the text, research, and conceptual thinking are skills best practiced and mastered with planning thoroughness, and purpose. Robert Klingelhoefer. For the production of Truth and Other Lies this February, I had to work with both the tangible and intangible parts of the craft. I was able to utilize trial and error approaches to many design elements while still holding on to research elements and director values. The importance of sharing this process is to show how much deeper the art of theater goes. It is not a simple create and perform process. There are countless hours of research and elegant solutions to be had. My presentation will give a tangible breakdown and understanding of this process through scenic models, renderings, image research, and photos of the realized production.14'