Author: Vivian Hughbanks (Vivian Hughbanks)

Envision a cut of bacon, heating on the griddle, spitting all its spittle, wafting lovely odor, becoming tasty fodder.  It’s almost poetic.  It commands the attention of every sense.  The first stanza, once eaten, reminds me of the goodness of home, family meals, and luxurious breakfast.  It comforts. Good art does that.  Good art touches...

With so much artistic talent within our school, it can be easy to overlook or neglect the artistic life of our local community. But to do so is to miss something valuable. There is something natural and authentic about the culture that has grown with and from the area. It is personal and accessible to...

The art department’s plans for this semester include a new Digital Illustration course, a field trip to the ArtPrize exhibition, and visiting artist and student exhibits. Digital Illustration, a new course this semester, was designed so that students who enjoyed studio art, like drawing and painting, could combine this interest with computer graphics. The class...

Hillsdale’s Professional Artist Series begins with a bang this month in the music department, with three professional concerts over the next four weeks. Gospel quartet Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem will play this Saturday, Sept. 6, at 8 p.m. in Markel Auditorium. On Sunday, Sept. 21, renowned pianist Andreas Klein will perform in Markel at...

“Fires where all our sparks could scatter, midnight stars could drop their ladders, I’m not sure any of it matters, but all of it was music,” a crooning voice emerges over a thick folk guitar base. The folk band Over the Rhine will perform at Hillsdale during the English department’s Visiting Writers seminar on Oct....