Art used to stress me out. As a kid, I would make little drawings or doodles of things I saw. Whether it was the knick-knacks on my nightstand, photos from the magazines in our mailbox or the flowers growing outside our house, I loved capturing these bits of beauty in my everyday life. I have fond memories of proudly showing parents and siblings my work. In turn, they … [Read more...] about Good News: Perfecting the Art of Imperfection
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Seaver Research Symposium Celebrates Student Scholarship and the Arts
Students and staff gather in the Fireside Room for the Opening Reception of the 2022 Seaver Research Symposium. Vice Provost Lee Kats said the event has grown from a group of 10 student participants in 2006 to over 150 this year. Photo by Sammie Wuensche On March 25, dozens of seats in the Fireside Room filled with students and faculty dressed in their nicest business attire … [Read more...] about Seaver Research Symposium Celebrates Student Scholarship and the Arts
Pacific Sounds Brings Students Together Through Music and Art
The Nashville-based band The Brook & The Bluff perform a concert for students at Alumni Park. The band sang soulful indie music as the crowd swayed to the beat. Photo by Lucian HimesAn archway of colorful balloons, a row of food trucks and a lit-up ferris wheel on Alumni Park welcomed students to the 2022 Pacific Sounds Music and Arts Festival.After a week of events and … [Read more...] about Pacific Sounds Brings Students Together Through Music and Art
Getty To Host Cultural Concert and Dance Film Screening
A still from Chris Emile's "hbny (pronounced eh-boh-nee)" shows dancers posing together in costume. Emile's short film is one of the three that will be screened as part of “Poussin Projected: A Screening of Contemporary Dance Films” at The Getty Center. Photo courtesy of Ciarra K. WaltersThe Getty Villa in Malibu and The Getty Center in Los Angeles are set to host … [Read more...] about Getty To Host Cultural Concert and Dance Film Screening
Missing Money: How an Art Piece Prompted a DPS Investigation
A series of three photos show junior Luke Knox's original sculpture (left), the sculpture after sophomore Rufus Florin took the money from it (center) and the note Florin left in the money's place (right). Knox said he thought people might take money from his sculpture little by little, but Florin proved Knox wrong by taking all of the $200 just hours after the Junior Thesis … [Read more...] about Missing Money: How an Art Piece Prompted a DPS Investigation