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Grace McClellan, a senior majoring in art education, was named Artist of the Year for the Blueroom arts magazine during a ceremony at Doudna Fine Arts Center April 1.

Art revolves around McClellan

Rylee Kurth, Reporter April 24, 2024

Grace McClellan, a senior majoring in art education, was named Blue Room Magazine's Artist of the Year during a ceremony at Doudna Fine Arts Center April 1. McClellan was nominated for the award by the...

Grace McClellan, TaNea Brigham and Shelby Herboth show the students their activity for the day in Tarble Art Center on Eastern Illinois University Campus Tuesday evening.

Tarble welcomes the next generation of artists

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor October 4, 2023

Eastern’s art education students are gathering their crayons and markers this week, as middle and high schoolers from Mattoon and Charleston assemble for the first day of Art Mix on Tuesday at the...

Hadley Clark presents on her studio practice at Tarble Art Center Thursday evening.

Creating repurposed art with Hadley Clark

Jacob Adcock, Reporter September 29, 2023

The Tarble Arts Center holds many events and displays, but on Sept. 28, a special guest gave a presentation entitled “Art Speaks.” Hadley Clark, an artist with an educational background in painting...

Jo Rich-Valdez, the founder and curator of Gaslight Art Colony and Gallery, points out artwork in Marshall.

Rural art beautifies, enhances communities

Heather Vosburgh, Reporter May 2, 2023

A new funding project out of the Tarble Arts Center was created to support local artists’ creative endeavors and build a stronger connection between the Coles County community and the arts. The project,...

Candy Fordjour Frimpong, a graduate student studying art, details her ceramics project in the Ceramics Studio Sunday afternoon. Fordjour Frimpong said with her artwork she hopes to promote a message of diversity. "I want to use my indigenous background to relate well with the contemporaries around [Charleston]," Fordjour Frimpong said.

Students tell stories through their art

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Features Junior Editor November 9, 2022

Art; a word that takes many forms. For some, it can mean music, while for others, it can be theatre. For many of the students here on campus, it can also mean physical artwork.  Art is everywhere,...

Luke Taylor is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Artistic inspiration in unexpected places; or, how D&D made me a better writer 

Luke Taylor, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2022

“Art” is perhaps one of the broadest categories I can think of. Everything from oil paintings to architecture to the design of everyday objects can be classified as art- don't even get started on the...

Kate Pihlstrom, a junior 2D art major, makes a pendant for the Metals 1 class in Doudna Fine Arts Center Monday afternoon.

THROUGH THE LENS: Pendant creations

Ashanti Thomas, Photo Editor February 21, 2022

Ashley Spencer, a junior 3D studio art major, mixes glazes for textiles in Doudna Fine Arts Center’s sculpture studio.

THROUGH THE LENS: Works of art

Onyekachi Okoh, Photographer February 13, 2022

At Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday afternoon, Sam Tolch, a junior art education major, and Angela Risinger, a junior 2D studio art major, talk to each other about the showcased paintings inside the Glenn Hild Student Art Gallery that were created by students.

Eastern’s Advanced Painting course showcases art from the semester

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter December 9, 2021

Students in Eastern’s Advanced Painting class had the opportunity to showcase their semester’s work on Thursday evening in Doudna. Chris Kahler, who teaches Painting 2 through 6, said the class...

COLUMN: The Interactive Van Gogh Exhibit truly is immersive

COLUMN: The Interactive Van Gogh Exhibit truly is immersive

Elise Keane, Columnist December 1, 2021

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, we were looking for things to do, and my youngest sister suggested that we go to the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Chicago. I had seen a couple of my friends back...

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