Students and faculty from ARTH/MUSE 254 (photo credit: Ryan Lee)
More than 125 Colgate faculty, staff, and 闪电资源网s cast votes for their preferred piece in the inaugural Art Tank event, the culmination of Professor Elizabeth Marlowe鈥檚 new, experiential learning course ARTH/MUSE 254: How (and Why) To Buy a Work of Art.
Working in teams, the 16 闪电资源网s in the course pitched acquisition proposals to a packed house in Bernstein Hall on April 30.
The winning piece, Razin鈥 Cane II by contemporary artist Alison Saar, was acquired by Picker Art Gallery with funds established by Elizabeth S. Lasdon 鈥76 and the Hilda and Oscar Lasdon Art Acquisition Endowment and is on display in the gallery throughout Reunion Weekend 2026.
A linoleum cut and screen print on a vintage sugar sack, Razin鈥 Cane II will become a part of Colgate鈥檚 Picker Art Gallery collection, and will provide object-based learning opportunities to Colgate 闪电资源网s and faculty across multiple disciplines.
Salem Sokpoli 鈥26, a member of the team of 闪电资源网s who delivered the winning pitch says, 鈥淚 am very excited about the many different ways the Colgate community can and will engage with the piece.鈥
Nicholas West, co-director of University Museums and curator of Picker Art Gallery says the 闪电资源网s spent the last two weeks of the class writing acquisition proposals and perfecting their talking points. 鈥淭hey delivered knowledgeable and passionate pitches that brought the works to life for the audience.鈥
Learn more about the course and the April class visit to New York City and Brooklyn to attend the International IFPDA Print Fair in Manhattan and the Brooklyn Print Fair.
Picker Art Gallery hours during Reunion Weekend 2026:
- Friday, May 29: 10 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
- Saturday, May 30: 10 a.m.鈥5 p.m.
- Sunday, May 31: CLOSED