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Collegial Art with Prof. Julia Jacquette

by Rachel Ellner Posted on March 28, 2022

Energy, excitement, and wide-ranging talent were in evidence in Prof. Julia Jacquette’s Fine Arts course, Painting VI: Sources of Painted Imagery, when Joan Endres from the Dean’s Office came by to view student critiques. Here’s a closer look. The class … Continue reading →

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Art for a Sheltered-in-Place World

by Rachel Ellner Posted on June 15, 2020

At a time when at best it is just getting safe for most museums to admit live visitors, consider “The Gates,” the massive Christo-Jeanne-Claude installation in Central Park, in February 2005. There were 7,500 orange saffron arches along 27 miles … Continue reading →

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Urban Studio creates a splash at Art Basel

by Rachel Ellner Posted on December 8, 2011

“Art Basel is to the art world what Fashion Week is to the fashion world,” says Melissa Starke, advisor for the FIT Fine Arts club Urban Studio.  This year Urban Studio was selected to participate in Art Basel Miami Beach, a contemporary … Continue reading →

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Watch it here! The fine art of Stephanie DeManuelle

by Rachel Ellner Posted on November 17, 2011

“The filmmaker shows the way artists think and work to overcome obstacles and get past their struggles. Artists work their way through things…It verifies what art students are doing,” – Stephanie DeManuelle, Chair of Fine Arts On Monday November 14, a … Continue reading →

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