Austin College to Host Integrated: Materials & Process Exhibit

SHERMAN, TEXAS – The Austin College Art & Art History Department is hosting a reception for the art exhibit Integrated: Materials & Process, by art faculty Brianna Burnett ’02 and Mark Monroe ’81, known collectively as Alliterations, on February 17 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (with remarks from the artists at 5:30 p.m.) in the Betsy Dennis Forster Art Studio Complex. The exhibit documents the production of a sculptural mural which was commissioned for the Texas Instruments Collection. You can RSVP to the event, which is free and open to the public, with registration requested, here.

Integrated: Process and Material is a project-based exhibition documenting and expanding upon a public sculpture installed in 2025 at the Texas Instruments facility in Sherman, Texas. This work was designed by Alliterations, the collaborative partnership of Austin College art faculty Mark Monroe and Brianna Burnett. The exhibition presents the artwork not only as a completed public installation, but as a layered process—showing how research, regional history, design systems, and fabrication methods intersect to shape a final visual form.

The exhibition will feature photographs, mock-ups, sketches, and process materials that trace the development of the sculpture from initial concept through final execution. Viewers will be able to follow the project’s evolution through archival references, compositional studies, and detailed material planning that connect Sherman’s history to contemporary innovation.

At the core of Integrated is the merging of place and progress: archival photographs, a historic 1891 birds-eye map of Sherman, and visual references to semiconductor architecture are layered together to create a narrative about community identity and technological transformation. The exhibition emphasizes how local landscapes—roads, rail lines, industry, and civic structures—become a framework for understanding growth over time.

The exhibit will remain on display through April 3 during normal gallery hours of 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Austin College, a private national liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas, has earned a reputation for excellence in academic preparation, pre-professional foundations, committed faculty, and hands-on, adventurous learning opportunities. One of 44 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges That Change Lives, Austin College boasts a welcoming community that embraces diversity and individuality, with more than 50 percent of students identifying as persons of color. The residential student body of approximately 1,300 students and an expert faculty of more than 100 educators allow a 13:1 student-faculty ratio and personalized attention. Related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA), Austin College cultivates an inclusive atmosphere that supports students’ faith journeys regardless of religious tradition. The College, founded in 1849, is the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original name and charter.