The JCA Art Department embraces its warehouse-style facility as a center for its community.
Art + Design alumni show to open at the Schrott
Butler University’s art program will open its first alumni art show in the Schrott Center for the Arts on Jan. 24, featuring the work of 38 art + design alumni.
Alumni Spotlight: Laura Kramer, class of 2012
WRITTEN BY ALBERTO MANTOVANO, STAFF REPORTER It is by design that Butler University prepares all students—regardless of major—for the professional world beyond college. It is rare to see, however, a career that utilizes two vastly different fields of study to accomplish a goal. Laura Kramer, a Butler alumna, has done just that with business and…
Elizabeth Mix to direct Art and Design program
WRITTEN BY MARIA LEICHTY, STAFF REPORTER Elizabeth Mix has been named director of the Art and Design program after helping build it from the bottom up. The art program today has changed vastly from what it was a decade ago. It started as a visual arts minor in the Media Arts program, which used to…
Art Now features student work
Every semester, the Art Now show transforms the Reilly Room into an art exhibit with aisles of drawings, collages, paintings, photography, sculptures, interactive pieces and other works of art. It is that time of the semester. The art will be available for viewing today, starting at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Art +…
Arts annex hosts first art show
Paper cranes hang from the ceiling in long, colorful strands of yellows, reds and pinks. Two students criss-cross an intricate pattern of yarn on the front windows. Tables set up just when you step in contain half-installed works of art. The Jordan College of Fine Arts Annex—also known as the JCX or the annex—is almost…
Art expands into annex
Jordan College of Fine Arts students and faculty members will soon have more room for expression. Renovations are under way to turn the former Jordan Academy of Dance building into the Jordan College of Fine Arts Annex. About 50 percent of the space in JCX will be dedicated to the art + design program, with…