Penn State theater professor William Doan uses art as a way to cope with his anxiety and depression, and his exhibition âThe Anxiety Projectâ in HUB-Robeson Galleries is his way of sharing his creative process with the Penn State community.
As someone who has lived with anxiety and depression his entire life, Doan decided to make his artwork about his experiences with mental illness.
While Doan said he always loved to draw, he never imagined doing it professionally. Instead, Doan gravitated toward theater. He said it was only about five years ago that he decided to combine the two passions.
A selection of virtual and in-person cultural events happening at Penn State this weekend and next week The Anxiety Project by Bill Doan, is on display at the HUB-Robeson Galleries at University Park campus and online through March 14.Image: Ashleigh Longtine
Things to Do at Penn State: Jan. 28-Feb. 4
January 27, 2021
What s happening at Penn State? Here s a look at some of the cultural events both in-person and virtual taking place at the University this weekend and next week:
Performances
IMAGE: Amir Aghareb
HUB-Robeson Center, Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
An installation by artist Tamara Gayer will remain on display at the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity at the HUB-Robeson Center. This three-part mural adorns the center s exterior windows, the interior windows along the ramp, and the windows facing into the HUB-Robeson Center. Abstract interpretations of pattern, color, symbol and light not only present the intricacies of the current moment in sexual and gender identity, but also allow for the viewer to feel both themselves and the space around them. Taking the contemporary abundance of gender symbols and the overlapping color schemes of numerous pride flags alongside a line from June Jordan’s “Poem for South African Women” as its starting point, Something Means Something Else weaves itself into and around the center and its surroundings.
The Anxiety Project is installed in HUB Gallery and online through March 14.
Image: Ashleigh Longtine
HUB-Robeson Galleries hosts Anxiety Project exhibit, events through March 14
January 20, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The HUB-Robeson Galleries presents The Anxiety Project, works by William Doan, professor of theatre at Penn State, on view daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in HUB Gallery and online through March 14.
Drawing, performing, and sharing have helped Doan – and others – cope, he said. Therapeutic and alleviating symptoms, drawing, performing, and storytelling have helped Doan to imagine his mental health, rather than to be defined by mental illness. The Anxiety Project invites others to draw for their mental health.
Where: HUB-Robeson Center, Wall Case
This installation contains two paintings and a site-responsive wall painting. By artist Carlos Rosales-Silvia, the paintings consider cultures of the American Southwest, the western art historical canon, and the political and cultural connections and disparities between them.
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Where: HUB-Robeson Center, Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
This installation by Tamara Gayer will remain on display at the HUB’s Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity. The three-part mural presents the intricacies of the current movement in sexual and gender identity through abstract interpretations of pattern, color, symbol, and light.
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