Take Note: A Conversation With Artist Rebecca Strzelec, This Year's Penn State Laureate

WPSU | By Patty Satalia

Published June 9, 2017 at 1:00 PM EDT

Rebecca Strzelec, Professor of Visual Arts at Penn State-Altoona, and the 2016-2017 Penn State Laureate

Hear Rebecca Strzelec's perspective on the future of Arts Funding under this new administration.

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Rebecca Strzelec finds inspiration in what other people throw away. A professor of Visual Arts at Penn State-Altoona, and the 2016-2017 Penn State Laureate, she describes herself as a "rescuer of objects that are underappreciated." Her sculptural jewelry, which is fueld by yard sales and made using 3-D printing, is prized on and off the body.

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Patty Satalia

Patty Satalia was a senior producer/host for WPSU-TV and FM from 1987 to 2017. Prior to joining Penn State Public Broadcasting, she worked in commercial television in Pittsburgh, first as a film editor and fill-in capsule news anchor for WPGH-TV, and later, for WPTT-TV as public affairs director and co-host of the talk-show, People, Places and Things.

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