The Shinnery Review literary magazine faces crunch time for development as the spring deadline for submissions approaches. The literary magazine will be accepting all 2D art, photography, poetry, prose and short stories until March 1. Two seniors, Lexi French, English major from Palestine, and Maggie Marshall, English major from Tulsa, ... [Read More…]
ACU professor casts statues for summer festival
The National Center for Children's Literature has commissioned two statues from an ACU professor for the annual children's literature festival. Geoffrey Broderick, associate professor of art, was asked to cast the sculptures into bronze for the Children's Art and Literacy Festival in June. "Every summer, the festival connects with the NCCIL ... [Read More…]
“There’s a Difference” with Black History Month this year
The Office of Multicultural Enrichment put together a documentary called "What's the Difference." It displays several black ACU students that speak on their racial experiences. Video by Jessica Clark ... [Read More…]
Art professor sculpts characters to life
Art professor Geoffrey Broderick has been sculpting bronze children's book characters for the Abilene Children's Art and Literacy Festival. Video by Kynzie Newman ... [Read More…]
The radio people and The Bone Clocks
The Bone Clocks... in short, it's a work of beauty. It begins with Holly Sykes in 1984. She is a rebellious teenager, determined to prove to her mother she can survive on her own after leaving home, only to be jilted by her older boyfriend. As a young girl, she was visited by a woman named Miss Constantin - a mysterious figure who fades in and ... [Read More…]
ArtRap creates venue for social issues dialogue
ArtRap created a venue for the public and local artists to discuss social issues in contemporary art at the Center for Contemporary Arts Feb. 12. Debbie Manns, gallery manager and marketing director, and Burgess Thomas, curator of fun learning experiences, led the conversation about social issues in the presence of two of the artists whose ... [Read More…]
Project Merge gives back to community through Notes and Joe
The Department of Art and Design conducted its second annual fundraiser, Notes and Joe, at the Shore Art Gallery last Friday to benefit a local home renovation project. The event supports a goal of the art department's Project Merge to raise money to help the Abilene community. The event included s'mores, musical performances from students and ... [Read More…]
Students raised s’more money with music
The Shore Art Gallery smelled of warm coffee and toasted marshmallows and soft melodies as students came in to support Project Merge's second annual fundraiser and watch their friends perform. "I played last year," said Wes Robbins. "It was really awesome. They did an incredible job of running the event and making sure that everything went ... [Read More…]
Solving the summer mystery
Centered around a wealthy family who spends their summers on a private island, We Were Liars by E. Lockhart starts off feeling pretentious and unrealistic. Cadence Sinclair, the narrator, feels familiar, if not one-dimensional, in the first quarter of the book. She's a 15-year-old in love; it's a perfect setup for your classic young adult ... [Read More…]
Zamperini triumphs in ‘Unbroken’
The recent film American Sniper has sparked a national discussion of what it means for war veterans to receive hero worship as opposed to genuine human depiction. But while the debate continues about how we view our soldiers, we might risk overlooking the more personal struggles they face in the darkest parts of service. Angelina Jolie's film ... [Read More…]
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