The “Building Futures: Printing Women” exhibition is currently on view at the Project Space Gallery at the McKnight Art Center and will run through March 27. A public reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 13 on the second floor of McKnight Art Center East.
The exhibition is part of an applied learning project in graphic design at the School of Art, Design, and Creative Industries, funded through the Kansas Applied Learning initiative. The project engages students in interdisciplinary research that combines archival investigation, historical analysis, independent publishing and exhibition design.
Through the project, “From Archive to Audience: Building Creative Entrepreneurship Through Editorial Design,” students engaged in research on print history. Working within a faculty-led research initiative, students learn about systems thinking, visual storytelling and the ability to translate historical research into contemporary design outcomes, preparing students to apply these skills in branding, identity design and other professional design contexts.
