Annalee Glatus Staff Writer The most recent exhibit opening at the Weatherspoon Art Museum contains a sparse room with a grouping of ceramic figures at the center. These figures, created by artist Kukuli Velarde, show a vast variety of emotions and depictions of life. The figures themselves are small and require focused attention. The ceramics look like small people with big bellies and large heads. … Continue reading Isichapuitu: An Exhibit on the Emotions of Life

Chauncey James Staff Writer Aspiring Greensboro artists and art aficionados were able to participate in a Q&A dialogue teaching valuable lessons on the subject of painting this Wednesday, thanks to the help of two local experts, Renzo Ortega and Antoine Williams. The session was hosted with the help of the GreenHill Center for NC Art as part of its ongoing “Two Artists, One Space” event. … Continue reading How Does Our Past Influence Our Art?

Emily Cramton Staff Writer Upstairs in the Bob & Lissa Shelley McDowell Gallery, striking and abstract paintings of different sizes, shapes and colors cover the walls of the Weatherspoon. The exhibit is part of the 2017 17Days Greensboro Art & Culture Festival. UNCG’s Weatherspoon Art Museum is the only southern venue to host “Louise Fishman: A Retrospective,” a traveling exhibit featuring the works of American … Continue reading Louise Fishman: A Retrospective Exhibit of Time, Inspiration and Experience

Ty’Shae’ Cousar Staff Writer It is Hispanic Heritage month; there’s the food, the dancing and the language of course, but one major component about Hispanic culture is the music. There are many Hispanic artists who have impacted not just Latin music, but also the entire American music industry, making it to what it is today. In particular, many female Hispanic artists have made a lasting … Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month – Four Influential Latina Singers

Jessica Clifford Arts & Entertainment Editor While Wordsworth and Coleridge are known for their flowery prose, Maura Way is known for her everyday language. The dual poet and New Garden Friends teacher read select poems from her new poetry book, “Another Bungalow,” to a crowd filling every seat and a few lingering on the sidelines at Scuppernong Books on Wednesday. Way’s poems are published in … Continue reading Local Poet Reads from Newest Book at Scuppernong Bookstore

Ty’Shae’ Cousar Staff Writer UNCG’s alumni, Brianna Blount, is an Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader in Atlanta, Georgia. This is her first season of being an Atlanta Falcons Cheerleader and has been a dream of hers for a long time. In May 2017, Brianna Blount graduated from UNCG, with a BA in Dance and with most of her Accelerated Bachelor’s to Graduate degree, which she hopes to … Continue reading A Glimpse Into An Artist’s Mind: Brianna Blount