





Why We Make
RSM Art Gallery, Bentley University
September 2 - October 9, 2025
Why We Make is a photo-ethnographic project convened by Brian Wilson. This project aims to foreground the motivations of creative professionals and document their work in various disciplines. Artists have an innate sense that we see and experience the world in a different way and a persistent need to share these experiences with others. Portraits, interview excerpts, and the featured work from each of the nine participating artists will be presented.
Featuring work, portrait, and interview excerpts from Bill Porter.
Visual descriptions & wall text
Student-Led Peer Review:
A Practical Guide to Implementation Across Disciplines and Modalities
Based on the authors’ extensive experience and research, this book provides a practical introduction to the key principles, steps, and strategies to implement student peer review – sometimes referred to as “peer critique” or “workshopping”. It addresses common challenges that faculty and students encounter. The authors offer an easy-to-follow and rigorously tested three-part protocol to use before, during, and after a peer review session, and advice on adapting each step to individual courses.
"This book offers a research-based, practitioner-focused approach to using peer review in the classroom. The authors do a masterful job of anticipating the challenges of student peer review and describing the considerable benefits that accrue when students are asked to take responsibility, think critically and gain agency. The book is an excellent resource for teachers, as it provides strong rationale for encouraging peer review and compelling ideas for designing instruction and environments that foster student growth in this vital area. Highly recommended!"
- Peter Afflerbach, University of Maryland