Last week, I received my first nomination for Artist of the Week. I was a bit surprised because I tend to reach out first. Lucy Tobier, our News Editor, emailed me that Jules Kyung-Lee Zacheis ’24 had received several community requests. Understandably,
The first time I saw Paris Kampel’s ’27 work, I was hanging up pieces for the annual first-year art show in Kitao, our student-run art gallery. I held her skateboard in my hands with sheer awe. Her colors were fluorescent, her skin
About a week ago, Benelli Amosah ’24, and I were chatting in the elevator as we often do. I was curious about the trolley of camera equipment parked outside her room, so I naturally wanted to know why. To my surprise, Benelli
I met Ark Lu ’24 in our Painting III: Materials and Methods class. It was led by Visiting Assistant Professor Dani Levine. When I walked in for our first critique, our studio space had dozens of abstract calligraphy “experiments” scattered among the
I met Tanisha Dunac ’25 when I was rushing to our Poetry Workshop led by English Professor Betsy Bolton. I sat next to her, fangirling over her collected friendliness. I admired her nonchalant chillness: she lightheartedly giggled, holding a stack of papers.
Almost a year ago, my friend invited me to his poetry reading in the Scheuer Room – a location completely unfamiliar to me at the time. I was an undecided first-year, oscillating between the periphery of religion, studio art, political science, and
When I met Gabriel Straus ʼ23, I felt a little undressed when I compared my jeans and boots to his collared shirt and sweater. He’d had a fellowship interview that morning, he told me. As a senior, Gabriel is considering what life
When I met Ella Yadav ʼ23 for our interview, I immediately noticed her laptop case. In the sterile stats center of Sci 149, it was hard not to. It had a clear vision: strawberries, bunnies, and The Japanese Footbridge by Monet, all
For a few nights in late October 2022, Raya Tuffaha ʼ23 drew in full houses to her play “Bella Bateekh in: Out of Mind,” a solo, experimental, and interactive show. Raya wrote and starred in the piece, which reimagined how one character
In a culture that so often separates athletics and art, Amanda Roessler ʼ24 finds overlap not only in the functionality of these genres but also in their relationship to her identity and daily life. Amanda, a double major in art history and