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Ten years after the original Underground Railroad mural displayed beneath the Aurora Street bridge on Green Street was painted, it is being revitalized by four local artists.

Stories of justice painted into Ithaca murals

By Grace Azaula, Contributing Writer October 16, 2020
Bold, bright colors express even bolder ideas at the Underground Railroad mural displayed beneath the Aurora Street bridge on Green Street.
LA Originals is a fascinating dive into Chicano art, but director Estevan Oriol is too hesitant to tell the dark side of the story. Oriol and his partner, Mark Machado, have lost friends to gang violence and drug abuse, but an avoidance of these topics leaves the narrative feeling disjointed.

Review: Documentary “LA Originals” suffers from rose-tint

By Dylan Campbell May 20, 2020
"LA Originals" is a fascinating dive into Chicano art, but Director Estevan Oriol is too hesitant to tell the dark side of the story.
Senior Lily Dickinson works with Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas, assistant professor in the Department of Art, during the Ithaca College Introduction to Print Media class.

Politics meets Introduction to Print Media class

By Arleigh Rodgers February 27, 2020

Political movements call for change through protests, speeches or executive action from national leaders. But in the Ithaca College class Introduction to Print Media, art is a medium for social justice. The...

Q&A: Professors dance company receives grant

Q&A: Professor’s dance company receives grant

By Brontë Cook September 25, 2019
The grant, allocated by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, will help the company create interactive digital resources to increase dance literacy.
Anna Gardner ’19 is taking over the Handwerker Gallery as interim manager. The usual director, Mara Baldwin, is on parental leave until November. Gardner will manage three events and a few smaller projects on campus.

Alumn Anna Gardner temporarily takes over Handwerker

By Arleigh Rodgers, Assistant Life & Culture Editor September 3, 2019

As an undergraduate, Anna Gardner ’19 worked at Ithaca College’s Handwerker Gallery. In May, she was given the position of interim gallery manager, a temporary position she will hold for Fall 2019.  “It’s...

Senior Matt Palmeri prepares the Creative Space Gallery for the Theories of Art class final exhibition. With the donations running out, the Department of Art may not have the space next year, but is discussing other options with the School of Humanities and Sciences.

Art class exhibit may be last at Creative Space Gallery

By Ash Bailot, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

Across the street from Ithaca College at the Creative Space Gallery (CSG), art students are preparing for the chance to showcase the work they’re proudest of. The CSG is about to open its doors for one...

Senior Elizabeth Goldberger is a public and community health major, but is showcasing her work as part of an independent study project. Her work portrays colorful spaces in oil paints.

Seniors to showcase artwork at Handwerker Gallery exhibit

By Liv DiPasca, Contributing Writer April 16, 2019

Cups of paint and collections of work consume the floors and walls of the South Hill Business Campus’ Creative Space Gallery as students put the finishing touches on their final art projects of their...

Pamela Drix, lecturer in the Department of Art is teaching a class in which students use printmaking  techniques to create moth prints. These prints will be part of an international art installation in Australia.

Art students’ prints migrate to global exhibit

By Vivian Goldstein, Staff Writer April 2, 2019

Though moths are often associated with contaminated food, clothing damage and lamp memes, Ithaca College’s Intermediate Printmaking-Lithography class students are reimagining them as beautiful creatures...

Ithaca Murals is a group that connects muralists with workspaces around Ithaca. The organizer of the organization, Caleb Thomas founded Justice Walls, a contest to promote more artist recognition through the painting of murals.

Justice Walls supports social justice street art

By Sean Murphy March 5, 2019

One of Ithaca’s most defining characteristics is its commitment to public art. It’s difficult to drive around the city without seeing something painted, designed or sketched on the side of a building...

Senior Monica Ramich plays the maid, Laetitia, in “The Old Maid and the Thief.”  Italian-American composer Gian Carlo Menotti wrote the show in 1939 for radio.

IC Theatre Arts performs two one-act operas

By Olivia Riggio, Life & Culture Editor February 28, 2019

A wealthy woman and her maid take in a handsome beggar and go to absurd and hilarious lengths to compete for his love. A fraudulent medium abuses her mute foster son and eventually slips into insanity...

IC Mixed brought artists together to express their identity through creativity. The event was one of many other Black History Month festivities at the college.

IC Mixed holds black history month collaborative art showcase

By Olivia Riggio February 20, 2019

Some students sit at a table in the center of the Campus Center’s Klingenstein Lounge, doodling on a large sheet of paper with paint and pastels. Others wander around the room, looking at vibrant visuals...

From left, Jason Harrington and Brad Lewter, associate and assistant professors in the Department of Media Arts, Sciences and Studies, present their duo exhibition “Symbol/Symmetry” on Jan. 25.

Q&A: Professors’ art exhibition utilizes symbols and icons

By Meredith Burke, Opinion Editor February 6, 2019
Opinion Editor Meredith Burke spoke with Harrington about his decision to do the exhibition, the type of art it contains and the impact he hopes it will have on his audience.
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