{"id":17367,"date":"2021-07-16T14:03:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T18:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=17367"},"modified":"2021-07-19T08:40:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T12:40:29","slug":"from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One of the first opportunities Hunter Kissel \u201914 had after transferring to Transylvania as an art major was a career-defining trip to New York City. He\u2019d been there before, but this time the visit was brimming with visits to museums. He remembers heading directly from an early morning flight with his bleary-eyed classmates to the Museum of Modern Art. It didn\u2019t take long for him to realize that he was smitten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSeeing the art and architecture and all the people there,\u201d Kissel remembers, \u201cI had this shift in my thinking.\u201d Instead of focusing on his own art, he wanted to become part of the process of \u201cmaking art happen for people,\u201d as well as giving voice and gallery space to a variety of perspectives, not just the canonical few. He hoped to create programming that would help people connect with art and artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was that experience of going to New York that I realized I may be more interested in museum administration and working in museums and providing those engagement experiences,\u201d says Kissel, now the director of engagement and visitor services at KMAC Museum (formerly the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft) in Louisville. And by pursuing an art major in the context of Transylvania\u2019s expansive liberal arts, he built the foundation he needed to thrive during his graduate work and in his current job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Transy, he emphasizes, \u201cinstead of coming out of college with just a knowledge of art and art history, you come out understanding the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reflecting on the strength of his Transylvania experience, he explains how art, rather than being the single focus, \u201cbecomes a lens to understand everything else, a lens to explore science and social systems.\u201d He remembers how classes in very different disciplines connected to each other and how those added dimensions of knowledge helped him break out of a familiar mindset and aesthetic to find layers of new meaning in his figurative artwork. He grew in his understanding of art and people \u2014 and himself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process, he says, helped \u201cdevelop my critical capabilities to build art that is about more than just the person.\u201d A class on Hinduism, for example, greatly affected his approach to portraiture. He recalls how the course helped him \u201cunderstand that the ways we live in America and similar countries are not necessarily the natural order of things.\u201d Around the same time, he took a course on evolutionary psychology. \u201cIt got me thinking about how we portray figures.\u201d He remembers asking himself: \u201cWhat qualities of ourselves can I hone in on and explore so that my art isn\u2019t just a portrait, but is informed by other realms of society?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of coming out of college with just a knowledge of art and art history, you come out understanding the world.<\/p>
After graduating from Transy, Kissel stepped easily into a three-year double masters program in his hometown of Louisville, earning a Master of Arts in critical and curatorial studies and a Master of Public Administration in nonprofit management at the University of Louisville. His Transy-honed writing chops served him well as he researched and wrote a master\u2019s thesis on Lexington-based photographer Eugene Meatyard (now considered to be in the canon of American modernism), and published art criticism in UnderMain and ruckusjournal.org (and republished in Louisville’s LEO). He was selected for fellowships at the Speed Art Museum and KMAC, and he curated exhibitions at the KMAC and at galleries affiliated with Spalding University and the UofL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the director of engagement and visitor services at KMAC, Kissel is actively realizing his ambition to expand access to museums. \u201cI\u2019m really drawn to museum engagement and education,\u201d he says, \u201cto democratizing museums \u2014 especially contemporary art museums \u2014 so they aren\u2019t intimidating.\u201d A major impetus for his mission is that he sees the greater societal value that the arts and culture play in opening the minds of people to each other. \u201cArt provides different perspectives and voices,\u201d he notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kissel relishes the simple process of people being physically present in a quiet museum, forming their own responses while interacting with the art. \u201cThe best part about my job,\u201d he says, \u201cis interacting with people and providing experiences that are surprising, fun and really moving.\u201d He enjoys seeing visitors leaving an exhibit \u201cblown away by what they see.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kissel speaks with Bette Levy, an artist exhibiting in “KMAC Triennial: Crown of Rays.” (Photo courtesy KMAC Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
In addition to bringing contemporary art, artists and the public together, Kissel is eager to represent local and regional artists side by side with international stars, along with companion programming \u2014 from poetry slams to artist talks \u2014 that can help people relate. He even has a hand in writing grants to help fund the enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through the process, Kissel has found himself dedicated to nurturing smaller organizations that work with local artists. These institutions, he says, allow communities to see themselves in the displays. And he knows that by virtue of being exhibited in a museum, art becomes imbued with authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople are always wowed by Picasso \u2014 for instance, KMAC did a Picasso show in late 2019,” he explains. “But I always love to see visitors unfamiliar with contemporary art relate to works that are about them to some degree. The arts environment in Kentucky is far different than the one in New York or Chicago, and I feel institutions here should feel compelled to not only show artists from the local and regional community, but they should also use those programs to educate the community on what museums do, how to navigate them and what to expect from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kissel will soon be married to Danielle \u201cDani\u201d Kane \u201914. They met in their senior year while taking a Lifetime Fitness and Wellness class. She was a double major in math and Spanish who minored in classics. \u201cTransy brings people together,\u201d Kissel says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Museum professional Hunter Kissel ’14 is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":17382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"12476,16132,7633,1399,8420,12401","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12,190],"tags":[746,174,631,744,747],"feeds":[],"class_list":["post-17367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-admissions","category-alumni-outcomes","tag-art","tag-liberal-arts","tag-opportunities","tag-prepared","tag-transfer-student"],"yoast_head":"\n
From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience - Transylvania University - 1780<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Museum professional and Transylvania alumnus Hunter Kissel is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time. He discovered his career path on a class trip to New York City. And by studying art in the context of the liberal arts, he graduated not just with knowledge of art and art history, but with \u201can understanding of the world.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Museum professional and Transylvania alumnus Hunter Kissel is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time. He discovered his career path on a class trip to New York City. And by studying art in the context of the liberal arts, he graduated not just with knowledge of art and art history, but with \u201can understanding of the world.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"1780\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transylvaniauniversity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-07-16T18:03:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-19T12:40:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1-1200x630.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Robin Hicks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@transy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@transy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Robin Hicks\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Robin Hicks\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3cf5216a4bc889240a7f7ab6db595c97\"},\"headline\":\"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-16T18:03:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-19T12:40:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1006,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/14\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Art\",\"Liberal Arts\",\"Opportunities\",\"prepared\",\"Transfer student\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Admissions Insider\",\"Alumni Outcomes\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/\",\"name\":\"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience - Transylvania University - 1780\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/14\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-07-16T18:03:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-19T12:40:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3cf5216a4bc889240a7f7ab6db595c97\"},\"description\":\"Museum professional and Transylvania alumnus Hunter Kissel is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time. He discovered his career path on a class trip to New York City. And by studying art in the context of the liberal arts, he graduated not just with knowledge of art and art history, but with \u201can understanding of the world.\u201d\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/14\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/14\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":691,\"caption\":\"kissel talking to an artist\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/\",\"name\":\"1780\",\"description\":\"The Official Blog of Transylvania University\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.transy.edu\\\/1780\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3cf5216a4bc889240a7f7ab6db595c97\",\"name\":\"Robin Hicks\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience - Transylvania University - 1780","description":"Museum professional and Transylvania alumnus Hunter Kissel is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time. He discovered his career path on a class trip to New York City. And by studying art in the context of the liberal arts, he graduated not just with knowledge of art and art history, but with \u201can understanding of the world.\u201d","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience","og_description":"Museum professional and Transylvania alumnus Hunter Kissel is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time. He discovered his career path on a class trip to New York City. And by studying art in the context of the liberal arts, he graduated not just with knowledge of art and art history, but with \u201can understanding of the world.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/","og_site_name":"1780","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/transylvaniauniversity","article_published_time":"2021-07-16T18:03:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-07-19T12:40:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1-1200x630.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Robin Hicks","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@transy","twitter_site":"@transy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Robin Hicks","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/"},"author":{"name":"Robin Hicks","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/#\/schema\/person\/3cf5216a4bc889240a7f7ab6db595c97"},"headline":"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience","datePublished":"2021-07-16T18:03:36+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-19T12:40:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/"},"wordCount":1006,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg","keywords":["Art","Liberal Arts","Opportunities","prepared","Transfer student"],"articleSection":["Admissions Insider","Alumni Outcomes"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/","url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/","name":"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience - Transylvania University - 1780","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-07-16T18:03:36+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-19T12:40:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/#\/schema\/person\/3cf5216a4bc889240a7f7ab6db595c97"},"description":"Museum professional and Transylvania alumnus Hunter Kissel is democratizing the art experience, one exhibit at a time. He discovered his career path on a class trip to New York City. And by studying art in the context of the liberal arts, he graduated not just with knowledge of art and art history, but with \u201can understanding of the world.\u201d","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":691,"caption":"kissel talking to an artist"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2021\/07\/from-art-major-to-art-engager-transylvania-alumnus-is-out-to-democratize-the-art-experience\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From art major to art engager, Transylvania alumnus is out to democratize the art experience"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/","name":"1780","description":"The Official Blog of Transylvania University","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/#\/schema\/person\/3cf5216a4bc889240a7f7ab6db595c97","name":"Robin Hicks"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/feature_Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23345,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2024\/03\/transylvania-alumnus-and-artist-stays-connected-to-his-alma-mater-through-wikipedia-edit-a-thon\/","url_meta":{"origin":17367,"position":0},"title":"Transylvania alumnus and artist stays connected to his alma mater through Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon","author":"Alexandria Lopez","date":"March 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Despite his small-town origins, Josh Porter \u201919 always knew that city life was right for him.\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In "Academics"","block_context":{"text":"Academics","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/academics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Image of Josh Porter in front of the campus library","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/Josh-Porter-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/Josh-Porter-4.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/Josh-Porter-4.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/Josh-Porter-4.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/Josh-Porter-4.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/Josh-Porter-4.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1639,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2012\/02\/transylvania-theaters-spinning-into-butter-explores-dangers-of-both-racism-and-political-correctness-feb-16-19-and-23-25\/","url_meta":{"origin":17367,"position":1},"title":"Transylvania Theater\u2019s \u201cSpinning into Butter\u201d explores dangers of both racism and political correctness; Feb. 16-19 and 23-25","author":"Office of Marketing and Communications","date":"February 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University Theater\u2019s first production of 2012, \u201cSpinning into Butter,\u201d explores the dangers of both racism and political correctness in America today. The play runs Feb. 16-18 and 23-25, at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. in the Lucille C. Little Theater. Transylvania senior Annie Barbera directs\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Events"","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Spinning into Butter","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/images\/illustrations\/spinningintobutter.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1514,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2012\/05\/juried-student-exhibition-runs-may-4-18-in-transylvanias-morlan-gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":17367,"position":2},"title":"Juried student exhibition runs May 4-18 in Transylvania\u2019s Morlan Gallery","author":"Office of Marketing and Communications","date":"May 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014The Juried Student Exhibition runs May 4-18 in Transylvania\u2019s Morlan Gallery.\u00a0 All students who made art during the 2011-12 academic year were invited to show their work in the exhibition. There are about 50 pieces, from 30 artists, on display. At a public reception honoring the artists on Friday,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Events"","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/images\/illustrations\/studentart2012.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12280,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2017\/09\/amazing-opportunities\/","url_meta":{"origin":17367,"position":3},"title":"Amazing Opportunities","author":"Office of Marketing and Communications","date":"September 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Stevie Morrison \u201915 Connecting with the neighboring North Limestone neighborhood led Stevie Morrison to her graphic design career. Stevie Morrison \u201915 refers to \u201crandom opportunities\u201d when talking about her progression from a diffident high school senior growing up on a horse farm in Seymour, Tenn., to the confident college grad\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Alumni Outcomes"","block_context":{"text":"Alumni Outcomes","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/admissions\/alumni-outcomes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Stevie Morrison holding her bicycle above her head.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/06\/smorrison_bike.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/06\/smorrison_bike.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/06\/smorrison_bike.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/06\/smorrison_bike.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9520,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2020\/01\/transylvania-alum-scholar-of-african-art-discusses-benefits-of-cultural-immersion\/","url_meta":{"origin":17367,"position":4},"title":"Transylvania alum, scholar of African art, discusses benefits of cultural immersion","author":"Robin Hicks","date":"January 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Art historian and curator Joseph L. Underwood \u201912 recently stopped by his alma mater to meet with students.","rel":"","context":"In "Academics"","block_context":{"text":"Academics","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/academics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Underwood in a classroom","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Joseph-Underwood-for-blog-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Joseph-Underwood-for-blog-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Joseph-Underwood-for-blog-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Joseph-Underwood-for-blog-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Joseph-Underwood-for-blog-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/Joseph-Underwood-for-blog-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14338,"url":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2020\/09\/from-books-to-hoodies-transylvania-alumna-thrives-on-give-and-take-in-art\/","url_meta":{"origin":17367,"position":5},"title":"From books to hoodies, Transylvania alumna thrives on give and take in art","author":"Robin Hicks","date":"September 10, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"From books to hoodies, Transylvania alumna Annelisa Hermosilla finds connection through the give and take in art.","rel":"","context":"In "Admissions Insider"","block_context":{"text":"Admissions Insider","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/category\/admissions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"painting","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/feature-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/feature-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/feature-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/feature-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/feature-1.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/feature-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17367"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17367\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17385,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17367\/revisions\/17385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17367"},{"taxonomy":"feeds","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/feeds?post=17367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-headshot-621x810.jpg\"){kind=spacer}
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/07\/Transylvania-alumnus_Hunter-Kissel-speaks-with-Bette-Levy-scaled-1-810x599.jpg\"){kind=spacer}