WRITTEN BY BRITTANY GARRETT, STAFF REPORTER Senior Kaylin Beckwith is combining her passions to make a difference in the lives of children, one piece of artwork at a time. Beckwith’s senior honors thesis project, “Improving Mood in Grieving Children: An Analysis of Necessary Components,” takes her love for art and mixes it with psychology to…
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 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…
Art students revive club
Last fall, art became an official major in the Jordan College of Fine Arts. This fall, art students are reviving an organization that brings art back to the students. The Visual Arts Student Organization is open to everyone and welcomes students of all levels of talent and majors. Elizabeth Mix, an associate professor of art…