I celebrated the end of my first 15-minute pose by picking up my feet and smacking them against the floor like the limbs of a mannequin, confirming their numbness to the cluster of artists gathered for Sketchy Sunday. In a few months, I’d gone from pretending to model Walmart clothes on Instagram to posing for...
In the quiet moments of a hectic wedding day, a soon-to-be-couple clasps hands in a church courtyard. They pray together. The groom is crying. Behind a camera, a girl snaps photos to remind them of this moment again and again. Only a high-school student, this young woman is quietly directing the show as if she’s...
Smudges of blue paint like footprints speckle the snow beside a mud-worn path. A traveler in a blue coat, which seems to have been stamped on his torso by a divine finger, ambles forward, proceeding down the muddy trail to leave the town behind. In “Snow at Argenteuil” by Claude Monet, a handful of travelers...
From the rapid pace of Capitol Hill, eight friars’ sensitive harmonies and lovely acoustic instrumentals present a sophisticated knowledge of faith. The Hillbilly Thomists rose to the top ten bluegrass albums of 2017, according to Billboard, along with Alison Krauss’ “Windy City,” and Steve Martin’s “The Long-Awaited Album.” This group of eight friars and two...
At the beginning of each spring semester, more than 20 students — music and non-music majors — vie for a coveted spot to perform a solo with the Hillsdale College Symphony Orchestra. On Monday the music department announced this year’s winners: Sophomore Keely Rendle, junior Thomas Ryskamp, and senior Susena Finegan will perform in the...