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Marisa Lombardo Repurposes Antiques for The Artemisian

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With an interest in metals and sculpture, Marisa Lombardo decided to enroll in Tyler’s jewelry program.

“The demands and size of that kind of work were high,” Lombardo said. “So I wanted to take that knowledge and put it towards jewelry.”

During her first year in the jewelry program, Lombardo took a printmaking class.

“I had a really difficult time with jewelry, but loved the printmaking department,” Lombardo said.
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ArtNOW: Philadelphia Features Four Tyler Artists

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In 2012, the artNOW exhibition began its three-city show series with artNOW: Baltimore. The exhibition continued in 2013 with artNOW: DC, and will end with artNOW: Philadelphia.

The seven person exhibition opened February 7 at the Kohl Gallery at Washington College. Four of the artists invited to artNOW: Philadelphia are familiar faces at Tyler.

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Alyssa Wojcik’s Job Has Perks

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Alyssa Wojcik has been working at the United Zion Retirement Community in Lancaster since she was sixteen years old. When she went to Tyler she continued working at the retirement community in the dietary department.

“Before United Zion, I did not have any real art education experience other than very small projects that I had done in the National Art Honor Society in high school,” Wojcik said.

After she received her degree in Painting from Tyler in 2012, she applied for a job in the Activities/Recreational Therapy department at the retirement community.

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