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Artist of the Week: Alyssa Zhang ’24 on Embracing Her Passion for the Arts

When Alyssa Zhang ’24 arrived on campus in the fall of 2020, she intended to pursue a double major in Economics and Music. As a talented pianist, Alyssa wanted to continue her passion while balancing it out with a field that she

February 17, 2022

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Artist of the Week Selma Wu ’25 on Visual Experiences

“I’m always a very visual person,” expressed Selma Wu ’25. During our interview, I came to realize that Selma is both humble and interdisciplinarily talented, having had no professional training in art but rather a lifelong experience with optical aesthetics. In fact,

February 10, 2022

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Artist of the Week Rivers Redclay on Pottery and Community

For potter, painter, and singer Rivers Redclay ’23, art is a method of community bond-building and a connection to the natural world. At Swarthmore, she is majoring in studio art and film and media studies. She grew up around art, and since

December 2, 2021

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Artist of the Week: Yanyi Liu on Art and Design

Perhaps you’ve noticed this past week that some Swarthmore students have been sporting matching long-sleeved white t-shirts. The back of the shirt uses light green and yellow tones to depict three campus scenes with an intersection of nature and architecture, painted by

November 18, 2021

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Artist of the Week: Philippe Kame on the Transformative Power of Art and Design

Ever since Philippe Kame ’23 was six years old, he knew he wanted to be an architect. To him, architecture is an art form that has tangible, transformative powers, allowing him to both channel his creativity and connect to his community. “As

November 11, 2021

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From Ballerina to Actress: Lydia Churchill’s ‘22 Deep Relationship with the Arts

Growing up and attending an art-focused school in France, Lydia Churchill ’22 has always found art meaningful. Lydia is a dance minor and political science major, in the a capella group Grapevine, and is involved in theatre. She is also in Senior

November 4, 2021

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Artist of the Week: Veronica Yabloko on Duality and Womanhood

“I had a mock trial tournament this weekend. I wrote a song on the flight there and a song on the flight back.” In this manner, completely humble and matter-of-fact, Veronica Yabloko ’22 described the impressive accomplishments of her past few days.

October 28, 2021

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Artist of the Week Marcos Castro on Reimagining the Artistic Status Quo

Marcos Castro ’22, an art major, began his time at Swarthmore studying S.T.E.M. When he took the course Asian Art: Past and Present, however, he became fascinated with art as a full-time pursuit. “Learning about how people write about ethnic art made

October 21, 2021

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Artist of the Week Julia Stern on Painting for its Meditative Processes

Julia Stern ’25 smiles and chats as she sips her morning coffee out of a cornflower-and camel-colored mug. A closer look reveals an intricate painting of a rock formation juxtaposed against the open space of a baby blue sky. Julia’s painted mugs,

September 30, 2021

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Spencer Tate ’22 on Making Music during a Global Pandemic

Spencer Tate ’22 lives at a plastic desk in his living room, and as we talked over Zoom, I could see one of his three sisters in the background. He laughed and told me that’s the sister now staying in his old

May 7, 2020

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Artist of the Week: Alyssa Zhang ’24 on Embracing Her Passion for the Arts

Artist of the Week Selma Wu ’25 on Visual Experiences

Artist of the Week Rivers Redclay on Pottery and Community

Artist of the Week: Yanyi Liu on Art and Design

Artist of the Week: Philippe Kame on the Transformative Power of Art and Design

From Ballerina to Actress: Lydia Churchill’s ‘22 Deep Relationship with the Arts

Artist of the Week: Veronica Yabloko on Duality and Womanhood

Artist of the Week Marcos Castro on Reimagining the Artistic Status Quo

Artist of the Week Julia Stern on Painting for its Meditative Processes

Spencer Tate ’22 on Making Music during a Global Pandemic

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