By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer kmluce@iu.edu Student art shows at IU South Bend come around every semester, but recently, the Fine Arts Department was asked to put on an art show at the Box Factory for the Arts in St. Joseph, Michigan. Fine arts students are showing alongside regional artists Kathleen Newman, Kristin Hosbein and
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer kmluce@iu.edu A new printmaking project brought students to a new place to show off work; the world around them. Unlike the usual print projects, the audience was the community. Although places differed, the idea of the project was to get artwork out in the world rather than have it in
By: BRENDAN MCDANIEL Staff Writer @brendan_preface It’s not exactly breaking news that the film industry isn’t the most welcoming place for women. With the #MeToo movement finally starting to slow down, roughly a year and a half after its start in October 2017, people are beginning to wonder what’s next in the fight for equality
By: CARTER DEJONG Staff Writer cadejong@iu.edu Marvin Curtis has announced he will step down as Dean of the Ernestine M. Raclin School of Fine Arts at IU South Bend on June 30, 2020. By then, he will have served as dean at the school for 12 years. Curtis has many accomplishments during his time at
By: TAYLOR WALDRON Web Editor/Staff Writer The BFA students, along with the Integrated New Media students, showcased their best work and senior pieces at the BFA Exhibition on Thursday, March 28. Faculty, family, friends and community supporters were in attendance as the seniors explained their inspiration behind their work. The 11 artists also spoke on
By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer Art, music and technology combine together to create a technicolor wonderland for the Performing Media Festival. The Performing Media Festival kicked off in the campus Art Gallery this past Thursday night. The weekend-long festival celebrated New Media artists from around the world and within the community and showcased Integrated New
By: ASHLEY COX Staff Writer IU South Bend will be hosting a bee art contest this April to help the community become educated on the importance the black and yellow insects. Julianne Rieckmann, a worker for the Bee Art Contest, and the Center for a Sustainable Future will be holding a bee art contest on
By: C.A. PRINTUP @DontWriteDown Staff Writer IU South Bend is hosting the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Big Read for the month of March. According to Arts.gov website, “The NEA Big Read exposes people to new genres and ideas and challenges their current tastes in literature….Showcasing a diverse range of contemporary titles that reflect
