Alpha Psi Omega and the UTM Department of Visual and Theatre Arts are hosting the first annual Weakley County Film Fest this spring. The Rho Gamma chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, the national theatre honors society, is sponsoring the event to promote the arts in Weakley County. Since this is the first ever film fest,… Continue reading Preview of the Weakley County Film Fest
Category: Visual Arts
Art exhibit features difficult themes
On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the UTM Fine Arts Building held a student art exhibit featuring fellow students Brendaynn Triplett and Becca Toungette. Toungette’s work, which ranged from poems and paintings to some sculptures, centered all around her theme “Nocturnal.” When asked about the inspiration behind her exhibit, she said, “The inspiration behind my exhibit is… Continue reading Art exhibit features difficult themes
Overview of Rainbow Factory Pottery gallery
The Fine Arts building is hosting a pottery gallery called, “There Was an Explosion in the Rainbow Factory” until Nov. 11. This exhibit is open daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The galley’s creations are by guest artist, Dick Lehman and almost all of the pottery at the exhibit is for sale as well.… Continue reading Overview of Rainbow Factory Pottery gallery
Creative Corner: Keinesia Mason
Born into a family of musicians and dancers, UTM Junior Keinesia Mason always believed she was destined to be one or the other. However, Mason has always had a broad range of interests. When she was younger she took advantage of multiple extracurricular actives such as playing basketball, playing the drums and running track. No matter how many… Continue reading Creative Corner: Keinesia Mason
Creative Corner
Like the depths of our minds, art is difficult and complex at times, but can get even more difficult when you try and combine those two seemingly unrelated subjects together. People like Violet Durden, a sophomore art education major from Memphis, Tennessee, do this with ease. Durden wishes to work with special needs children in… Continue reading Creative Corner
Fourth annual Soybean event showcases variety of talent
The Tennessee Soybean Festival, with the help of the UTM Department of Visual and Theatre Arts, is hosting the fourth annual Guitar as Art show from Sept. 3 to Sept. 16. The guitars are displayed in the Fine Arts art gallery on the first floor. The gallery will be open from 1 p.m. to 5… Continue reading Fourth annual Soybean event showcases variety of talent
Professor brings 3D photography to J. Houston Gordon Museum
The first time Lane Last spoke in front of a crowd did not go so well. Last was attending a film competition and was completely unaware he had secured second place in the contest until he got on stage and stared into the eyes of an auditorium waiting with bated breath. Last blanked immediately, and… Continue reading Professor brings 3D photography to J. Houston Gordon Museum
Dance Recital
On March 30 and 31, the UTM Dance Ensemble put on a recital called Charisma. This recital was made of 11 different dance pieces, one live solo and two theater improvisations. The first dance was called “Welcome to America.” This was a military-style dance that changed to hip-hop music, and was an outstanding performance. “Welcome to… Continue reading Dance Recital
Senior art exhibits give students opportunity to showcase their work
On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, the UTM Visual and Theatre Arts department began showcasing two senior thesis exhibits. These exhibits will be on display until Friday, April 8. The Department of Visual and Theatre Arts at UTM prides itself by giving students and the people of West Tennessee the opportunity to have educational, artistic and cultural… Continue reading Senior art exhibits give students opportunity to showcase their work
Student Health and Counseling Services video competition teaches about bystander intervention
Student Health and Counseling Services is holding a creative video contest to raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness month. For “Love, Camera, Action!” UTM students will submit a minute long video depicting the importance of bystander intervention in situations of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or bullying. Entries are being taken from Oct.… Continue reading Student Health and Counseling Services video competition teaches about bystander intervention