Upcoming Events for Spring 2022 at UNCG

Sydney Thompson Senior Staff Writer On March 12, the student population returned from spring break for the second half of the Spring 2022 semester. As the semester continues, there are several events being hosted on campus that are open to students to participate in. Here are a handful of upcoming events on campus available to the student body. Saturday Drop-In Museum Tours The Weatherspoon Arts … Continue reading Upcoming Events for Spring 2022 at UNCG

Ignoring the Standard: Lorraine O’Grady at the Weatherspoon

Corban Mills Staff Writer I had the opportunity to go to the Weatherspoon Art Museum twice to see the current exhibition displaying Lorraine O’Grady’s work. The exhibition is titled “Both/And” which is commenting on the entire idea of what O’Grady is attempting to do with her work, where she challenges many avenues of philosophical, political, and societal belief by directly comparing two things, not to … Continue reading Ignoring the Standard: Lorraine O’Grady at the Weatherspoon

The Open Window: Angela Fraleigh and Women in Art

Corban Mills Staff Writer On October 21, 2021, I attended a talk with the American artist Angela Fraleigh talking about her new painting at the UNCG Weatherspoon Art Museum titled “Splinters of a Secret Sky.”  This piece is inspired by the art collections of Claribel and Etta Cone, two prominent art collectors who were also notoriously independent women. Fraleigh’s other works beyond this one all … Continue reading The Open Window: Angela Fraleigh and Women in Art

Great Art in Difficult Times: Sheena Rose’s New Mural at UNCG

Corban Mills Staff Writer This year at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNCG, a new mural has been put on display titled “Pause and Breathe, We Got This.” This piece was created by artist Sheena Rose of Sheena Rose Inc., an artist who graduated from UNCG in 2016 from the MFA Visual Arts program and won the 2020-2021 Distinguished Alumni Award for her work.  On … Continue reading Great Art in Difficult Times: Sheena Rose’s New Mural at UNCG

Mindful Monday at Weatherspoon Art Museum

Mckenzie CampbellStaff Writer Thirty minutes. Sometimes, that’s all it takes. Meditation bells ring to make the audience aware that it is time to begin, and it is only silence that proceeds. A clock ticks while the time passes. Sitting upright in a chair with eyes closed, positive affirmations fill the minds of each person sitting in the room. Outside the door, the Weatherspoon Art Museum … Continue reading Mindful Monday at Weatherspoon Art Museum

Weatherspoon Museum: Human Form as Art

Gabrielle LoweryStaff Writer  From March 9 through October 20, the Weatherspoon Museum will be holding an exhibition on the second floor in the Gregory D. Ivy Gallery and Weatherspoon Guild Gallery. The exhibit entitled ‘Here We Are: Painting and Sculpting the Human Form’ is a collection of pieces portraying the human body with a variety of artistic approaches.  Stepping into the exhibit, you immediately feel … Continue reading Weatherspoon Museum: Human Form as Art

Art on Paper at the Weatherspoon

Rachel SpinellaFeatures Editor Beginning on Feb. 3, the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNCG is holding an exhibit featuring a selection of different pieces of art crafted by various artists. The event celebrates contemporary art in which artists use paper to create surface structures and or other material. There were many different interesting and rather eccentric pieces on display. A piece that had particularly grasped many … Continue reading Art on Paper at the Weatherspoon

Weatherspoon Art Museum Revives 1960s for Greensboro Community

Eden Landgrover Staff Writer The Weatherspoon Art Museum is currently displaying a variety of works from the 1960s in an extensive exhibit they’re calling “A Survey of the Decade.” The exhibit is aptly named for its thorough spans of the ten-year period. The exhibit has been compiled from the museum’s personal collection in correspondence with the university-wide initiative “1960s: Exploring the Limits.” Organized by the … Continue reading Weatherspoon Art Museum Revives 1960s for Greensboro Community

The 1960’s- A Survey of the Decade

Alfonzo Rodriguez Staff Writer There is currently a multitude of gems here UNCG, and Weatherspoon Art Museum is a gold mine. The museum is currently running a gorgeous exhibit of art that reflects the political and social atmosphere at the time of the 1960’s. With themes ranging from the Civil Rights Movement to toxic masculinity, this survey of the decade is a must-see for any student with … Continue reading The 1960’s- A Survey of the Decade

Weatherspoon Exhibition: Fairy Tales Retold

Meagan Bess Staff Writer “Dread and Delight: Fairy Tales in an Anxious World” is an art exhibition that took place on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The exhibit was curated by Dr. Emily Stamey, who is Weatherspoon’s Curator of Exhibitions. She had the pleasure of presenting the debut of a contemporary spin on classical tales. First, imagine some of your favorite … Continue reading Weatherspoon Exhibition: Fairy Tales Retold