The Hillsdale art faculty will be holding a reception to celebrate the opening of a new visual art exhibit, this Saturday, Sept. 28th. This event is free and open to the public. The reception will be held in the Daugherty Gallery of the Sage Center for the Arts and will run from 6 to 8...
Year: 2013
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Study abroad part three: England
The Oxford professor raises his eyebrows as Senior Evan Gage reads his paper aloud. Surrounded by English history and culture, Gage presents his ideas one-on-one to the professor for examination, discussion, and academic growth. Hillsdale Students spent a month during the summer studying in Oxford. “It honestly surpassed my expectations,” Gage said. “I had the...
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The times they are a-changin’
“People don’t realize how much information and history can be stored in such small objects,” Brenna Henry, technical service librarian said. One person who does realize is sophomore Connor Gleason. Gleason began dealing rare coins in the summer of 2012 as a way to supplement his summer income before coming to Hillsdale. “I was doing...
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Art department makes “Joyful Discovery”
“The past and the future meet in the present day classroom-studio where the pursuit of beauty in creative expression can become a doorway to a lifetime of joyful discovery,” reads the introduction to “Joyful Discovery,” the Hillsdale College Art Department’s new faculty publication. Hillsdale’s art department will host an exhibit Sept. 28 through Nov. 15...
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Colors that move: The Ballet Russes
In September 1919, a Russian exile named Serge Diaghilev and his friend, Igor Stravinsky, dropped by Henri Matisse’s home to make the painter an offer he couldn’t refuse: the opportunity to create something extraordinary, “like a painting, but with colors that move.” Within the year, Matisse was in London, personally producing the sets and costumes...