“Bank of the Oise at Auvers” by Vincent van Gogh Grace Brennan | Collegian Live jazz echoed through every room, immersing the visitors of the museum into the art. Getting even more involved in the art, some sat on wooden benches called “horses” where they used drawing material provided for them, or their own, to...
It is crucial students engage and interact with artwork they are researching, according to Assistant Professor of Art Christina Lamb Chakalova. Chakalova organized a trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts for students and faculty on Sept. 16. The DIA has an extensive art collection featuring art from Ancient Mesopotamia to Andy Warhol. “The impetus...
Statues, murals, arched ceilings, beautiful windows, and patterned floors surround the Detroit Institute of Arts in downtown Detroit. Thanks to SAB’s new “Day in Detroit” event, students now have a chance to spend an afternoon viewing and touring the art and special exhibits currently on display. Student Activities Board is taking students on a trip...
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...