It is time that we reconsider how we value art. Does Principia keep great art around as a monetary safety net? Is a painting simply a giant dollar bill filling space on a wall? Or is it art a beautiful expression of creativity that can teach us lessons that lectures cannot?

This winter, a new visiting professor brings her expertise and oddly-shaped hats to Voney Art Studio. Kristin Serafini (C’98) is teaching drawing classes and helping out in the art department. Serafini is an artist who loves her field for the creative side of it as well as the logical aspect of drawing. She enjoys playing with spontaneous ideas in an orderly way.