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Growing up, studio fine art senior Mattie Thompson of Savannah was never one to color inside the lines. Instead, she spent most of her life not believing in her art ability until her sophomore year of high school. She took a class in painting in order to graduate and fell in love with it.  Thompson’s creation “Milly Squared” was on display at the Leland Gallery in November as part of Georgia College & State University’s Art Department exhibit, “Ephemera.” The exhibit celebrated senior...

Letterpresses went from heavy to light. Then, they were replaced altogether.Now, words are everywhere. On every laptop and cellphone.But a group of art students at Georgia College & State University sees value in the past and a future for these old machines.“It's vital to recognize the strides we've made—not only with technology, but with the press and art in general,” said senior art studio major Emma Grace Avery of Suwanee, Georgia. “There was a time when letterpresses were the only...

In May 2022, the town of Uvalde, Texas, became known for a tragic mass school shooting. A year later, Rolling Stone covered the Mariachi team—comprised of high school students and their instructor—who used music to help alter the unsettled feeling of the residents. José Ibarra Rizo, ’14, captured it all through the lens of his camera.  His photos affirmed the pride people felt for their town and touched individuals worldwide. What makes his pictures so compelling are the people he...

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  The Spirit of Macon is renewed with the visual representation of music in the streets. In a press conference last week, the Macon Transit Authority formally presented the expansion of a public art installation that has enlivened a drab corner of downtown with vibrant colors, dynamic images of native wildlife and graphic renderings of Macon’s iconic city skyline. Georgia College Associate Professor of Art and Graphic Design Abraham Abebe updated his Spirit of Macon mural to feature...

 When creativity strikes, art major Lizzy Crump of Alpharetta, Georgia, draws her thoughts down on paper. The scope of her artistic subjects is limitless—as far as her imagination takes her.     Crump has always liked to draw, but her passion to illustrate was truly awakened in middle school. She started drawing more and continued through her senior year of high school. “I remember getting in trouble with some of my teachers for drawing on my homework,” Crump said. “That’s what inspired...

For Abraham Abebe, creativity runs through his veins. With his skills, he can take a blank canvas and turn it into something both beautiful and meaningful. From mid-December to mid-January, he worked most days from sun-up to sun-down installing a mural on Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority’s Historic Terminal Station. Abebe braved the cold and wind working through both Christmas and New Year to complete “The Spirit of Macon.” “I started on Dec. 18. Then, from there, I just continued...

In the darkroom, you start out with a blank sheet of paper. You have no idea how the picture’s going to turn out. Add a few chemicals here and there and, voilà! An image slowly appears. That’s how senior studio art major Laurie Gentry of Trion, Georgia, recalls her time at Georgia College––the slow appearance of who she is today. “I had struggles, of course, throughout my time here,” Gentry said, “but I know I wouldn’t feel as proud of myself or like I had come this far, if I hadn’t...

Students in Matt Forrest’s print making class enjoyed the autumn sunshine recently, making screen prints of ravens and blackout poetry with youth at Jones County Public Library. The community outreach was part of a national celebration, TeenTober, through the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Activities are hosted at libraries in October to promote services like WiFi availability and tutoring. The event encourages youth to read, while giving them an opportunity to adopt...