Skip to Main Content
The News Site of Indiana University South Bend

The Preface

The News Site of Indiana University South Bend

The Preface

The News Site of Indiana University South Bend

The Preface

Behind the canvas: Women in fine arts

Behind the canvas: Women in fine arts

Morgan Watters March 3, 2023
Did you know that 87 percent of the artwork in museums across the United States has been created by men? This may come as a shock to some. Surely, we have made more progress in equality between men and women in the arts. However, any progress that has been made has been fairly recent.

Art display in E&A

Ashley Rose April 14, 2022

By: Ashley Rose Photographer/Staff-Writer    As of Wednesday April 6, there is a new art exhibit available for viewing in the Education & Arts building. Along with some of the...

Submission deadline approaching for Ability 3 Art Show

Submission deadline approaching for Ability 3 Art Show

Chloe Teall February 4, 2022

By: Chloe Teall Staff-writer In honor of March being Disability Awareness month, the Civil Rights Heritage Center will be hosting the Ability 3 Art Show to showcase disabled creatives in the community....

Photo by Matt Cashore.

Use of this image prohibited without authorization and/or compensation

To contact Matt Cashore:
574.220.7288
574.233.6124
cashore1@michiana.org
www.mattcashore.com

Ron Monsma: painting a legacy at IU South Bend

Kate Luce April 28, 2021

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief  It’s been 25 years. Ron Monsma has been teaching painting and drawing classes at IU South Bend, moving up the ladder of positions, until he has reached associate...

Picture 055

Ron Monsma reflects on his art at the latest Arts Lecture Series

Kate Luce March 24, 2021

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief Known for his highly-developed still lifes and figure work, Ron Monsma, associate professor in fine arts, dove in deep with his pastel drawing and oil paintings...

Photo by Daian Gan on Pexels.com

Linda Freel, former fine arts professor, passes away

Kate Luce September 23, 2020

By: Kate Luce Co-Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Linda Freel was best known as an artist and an educator at IU South Bend. However, to many others, she was a mentor, a colleague and a friend. Freel...

Ariana Peak working on one of her paintings. Photo/Arianna Peak.

Artist Feature: Arianna Peak

Ashley Cox September 16, 2020

By: Ashley Cox  Staff Writer Arianna Peak, a senior, who does painting and drawing at IUSB has always loved doing fine art ever since she was a kid.  “I’ve had an interest in fine...

Seniors in the arts left with no place to perform among the COVID-19 response

Seniors in the arts left with no place to perform among the COVID-19 response

KATE LUCE April 23, 2020

By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer  [email protected] With the push for the final weeks of the spring semester to be completed online, some majors are working better than others with an online environment. Perhaps...

Photo by Burst on Pexels.com

Online classes don’t work for Fine Arts 

KATE LUCE April 23, 2020

By KATE LUCE Staff Columnist With school currently being online, I think the students that will suffer the most are ones in Fine Arts. I recently wrote a piece about seniors in the arts, but anyone in...

Laura Cutler stands among many of her works throughout the year in her studio in the basement of her gallery. Photo by//KATE LUCE

Bringing Los Angeles, New York City, and La Porte to IU South Bend

KATE LUCE September 24, 2019

By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer Laura Cutler truly has lived the life of an artist. Living in the artistic hubs, creating work in many studios, teaching in high schools, colleges, and art centers, and co-owning...

A crowd gathes in the Art Gallery for the Local Perspectives exhibition tied to the book. Preface photo/BEKKA OXLEY

IUSB faculty hosts annual art show

KATE LUCE September 21, 2017

By: KATE LUCE Staff Writer [email protected]   The gallery in the Education and Arts Building hosted its annual faculty show Thursday, Sept. 14. The show featured past and present staff members’...

Wolfson Press book illuminates local art history

January 28, 2014

By: RYAN L. GRUENWALD Staff Writer Wolfson Press celebrated the release of their newly published book, “Fine Arts of the South Bend Region, 1840-2000” with an art exhibit at IU South Bend’s Art...

Load More Stories