Holtry granted sabbatical leave
Danielle Heaps
Issue date: 4/1/09 Section: News
Sabbatical is something most teachers dream about on their free time. After eight years of teaching at the Mount that dream is coming true for Professor Elizabeth Holtry, a visual and performing arts professor. From mid-May till December, Holtry plans on spending her free time working on a new body of artwork.
"I need the extended time to complete a new body of artwork that will be exhibited at the Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center in Frederick," said Holtry, via email. Holtry said that she has been thinking about going on sabbatical, "since I earned tenure, which is when I was eligible to apply."
At the Mount, Holtry has taught studio courses such as Painting I and II, Drawing I and II, Mixed Media, Basic Design, Public Art / Mural Painting, and Printmaking. She has also taught core classes such as Renaissance to Revolutions, The West in the Modern World and Freshman Seminar.
"Painting, which is my professional scholarship, is labor and time intensive," Holtry said. "My paintings are detailed and carefully crafted. Because my work is time-intensive, sabbatical leave will allow me an extended, uninterrupted period of time to finish a stylistically and conceptually cohesive body of work, which is vital for a successful exhibition."
While on sabbatical, Holtry also plans on taking a trip to Singapore and Thailand because she has friends abroad and has never been to Asia.
"Professor Holtry is an excellent teacher and will definitely be missed at the Mount, but it is still great that she will get to travel and then bring those experiences back to the Mount," said Junior, Codi Miller.
"Creating artwork, more than anything, helps me 'recharge' as a teacher, especially when I can give it my uninterrupted concentration," wrote Holtry.
"I was a little surprised because I heard about her leaving through a student and she is my advisor," said Junior, Catherine Allen. "However, Professor Rahaim will be here so I'm sure it will be a smooth transition."
"My goal is to devote sabbatical time in a concentrated pursuit to complete a series of paintings which explores the myths about the kinship between humans and nature and the cycle of life," wrote Holtry.
Some of Holtry's artwork is currently displayed in her office on campus. More of her work and her artist's statement can be found on her Web site at www.elizabethholtry.com. Though both students, Miller and Allen, mentioned that they will miss Holtry's presence at the Mount they both also wished her luck. Hopefully this trip will allow Holtry adequate time to form even more new and creative art.
"I need the extended time to complete a new body of artwork that will be exhibited at the Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center in Frederick," said Holtry, via email. Holtry said that she has been thinking about going on sabbatical, "since I earned tenure, which is when I was eligible to apply."
At the Mount, Holtry has taught studio courses such as Painting I and II, Drawing I and II, Mixed Media, Basic Design, Public Art / Mural Painting, and Printmaking. She has also taught core classes such as Renaissance to Revolutions, The West in the Modern World and Freshman Seminar.
"Painting, which is my professional scholarship, is labor and time intensive," Holtry said. "My paintings are detailed and carefully crafted. Because my work is time-intensive, sabbatical leave will allow me an extended, uninterrupted period of time to finish a stylistically and conceptually cohesive body of work, which is vital for a successful exhibition."
While on sabbatical, Holtry also plans on taking a trip to Singapore and Thailand because she has friends abroad and has never been to Asia.
"Professor Holtry is an excellent teacher and will definitely be missed at the Mount, but it is still great that she will get to travel and then bring those experiences back to the Mount," said Junior, Codi Miller.
"Creating artwork, more than anything, helps me 'recharge' as a teacher, especially when I can give it my uninterrupted concentration," wrote Holtry.
"I was a little surprised because I heard about her leaving through a student and she is my advisor," said Junior, Catherine Allen. "However, Professor Rahaim will be here so I'm sure it will be a smooth transition."
"My goal is to devote sabbatical time in a concentrated pursuit to complete a series of paintings which explores the myths about the kinship between humans and nature and the cycle of life," wrote Holtry.
Some of Holtry's artwork is currently displayed in her office on campus. More of her work and her artist's statement can be found on her Web site at www.elizabethholtry.com. Though both students, Miller and Allen, mentioned that they will miss Holtry's presence at the Mount they both also wished her luck. Hopefully this trip will allow Holtry adequate time to form even more new and creative art.
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norfolk movers
posted 4/29/09 @ 11:38 AM EST
Having the extra time will really enable her to concentrate on her artwork and to create an excellent exhibition. It's great that the school is supporting her in this sense. (Continued…)
Christine
posted 5/23/09 @ 8:14 AM EST
I have great admiration and respect for professor Holtry. However, you present this story as though she is the only professor who ever got a sabbatical at the Mount and that this is such an extraordinary case. (Continued…)
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