APRIL 30 2009 -- Alaina Pineda '09 saw a disconnect between the campus community and the universitys art collection, and the art history major wanted to convey her passion for artwork by unmasking the problems of the art collection in a scholarly way. Her subsequent research project, More Than Just Stuff on the Wall, was presented during SURF week and is the last in a series of E-net profiles to highlight undergraduate research during CELEBRATE! 2009. Pineda, who serves as student assistant to the art collection, felt it was important to develop a hands-on project that had the ability to change perceptions. She researched artists who challenged the traditional practices of viewing art and exhibitions as decoration and explored the role different university art collections have played. After gaining a research foundation, Pineda invited eight students, faculty and staff across various disciplines to view Elons art collection and arrange their own guerrilla exhibitions on campus that would be hard to ignore. Artwork was featured in nontraditional places such as a womens restroom in Spence Pavilion and was promoted through videos and fliers that urged people to go see the temporary exhibitions. The exhibition was also displayed during College Coffee on April 21, when Pineda and others involved in the project carried artwork through the crowd.. (Photo by Grant Halverson)