Infrared imaging is a non-destructive technique used by art conservators to examine paintings and artworks and detect hidden details under the upper layers such as added paint, underdrawings, and hidden signatures or watermarks. The technique has been used to discover details of artists' creative processes, alterations and reworking. Infrared examination also can be used as a tool to differentiate between certain groups of pigments and inks.

This exhibition looks to engage patrons in a short history of art in the Cameroonian culture, while also looking at the symbolism of the female form across all ancient civilizations. With a twist of science, we'll take an in-depth look, utilizing computed tomography (CT) scans, to discover how our Cameroonian beaded Fertility Goddesses were constructed and gain a better understanding of their conservation needs. Come by and see What Lies Beneath the Beads…

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Texas A&M University and the US Army III Corps will hold a training event for 30 soldiers and 30 students to participate in an Intensive Design Experience (IDE) that will unlock the process of innovation for all participants. It will be accomplished by providing an Innovation Mindset framework and then practicing this by designing and building solutions to problems III Corps has identified. Phantom Invent (https://engineering.tamu.edu/student-life/aggies-invent/events/phantom-invents.html) is held in a competition format, with regularly scheduled deliverables, which will form the basis for purposeful intensity. 

Take a selfie alongside one of the implied action silhouettes, or gather a group of your fellow Aggies to photograph a silent flash mob! A bistro vignette will provide the illusion of you having a drink with a friend, while the garden view will set the scene for some work amid the flowers and plants. Celebrate a wedding from the proposal to the ceremony flower arch. Come join the fun!