Book Reading & Signing Beauty is Oxygen Wesley Vander Lugt, author Local artist, writer, and theologian Wesley Vander Lugt is doing a public reading and book signing of his latest book, Beauty Is Oxygen. He argues that beauty is as essential to life and the soul as oxygen is to the health and thriving of […]
In Defense of the Arts Series WHY ART? Contentious. Divided. Angry. Depressed. Uncertain. Lack of trust. Accusatory. Unsympathetic. Suspicious. War. Selfishness. Control. Power. There is no doubt that our current culture is wading through these conditions. Add to these the tension of economic uncertainty and the cultural tone stiffens even more. How does one justify […]
In Defense of the Arts Series Talking & Making Contentious. Divided. Angry. Depressed. Uncertain. Lack of trust. Accusatory. Unsympathetic. Suspicious. War. Selfishness. Control. Power. There is no doubt that our current culture is wading through these conditions. Add to these the tension of economic uncertainty and the cultural tone stiffens even more. How does one […]
In Defense of the Arts Series Art & Being Human Contentious. Divided. Angry. Depressed. Uncertain. Lack of trust. Accusatory. Unsympathetic. Suspicious. War. Selfishness. Control. Power. There is no doubt that our current culture is wading through these conditions. Add to these the tension of economic uncertainty and the cultural tone stiffens even more. How does […]
In Defense of the Arts Series Art & Being Human Contentious. Divided. Angry. Depressed. Uncertain. Lack of trust. Accusatory. Unsympathetic. Suspicious. War. Selfishness. Control. Power. There is no doubt that our current culture is wading through these conditions. Add to these the tension of economic uncertainty and the cultural tone stiffens even more. How does […]
A Crisis of Beauty: Form and Truth in the Age of AI David McGaw, Design Strategist A poet once told us that “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” and that still feels more or less right. We often take beauty in form as evidence of careful creation, depth of thought—even of validity. But with the rise […]
Digital Renaissance: The Computer’s Role in Disney’s Animation Boom in the 1990s Chris Fox, Campus Director, Friday Arts Project After a decade in decline, Disney Animation suddenly, almost overnight exploded back into the spotlight and, for the next decade, dominated the animation world. From The Little Mermaid to Tarzan, many people will still point to […]
Should you give Jane a chance? Brandi Voigt Fox “Should you give Jane a chance?” Is an exploration and invitation from our resident Janeite to discover why she finds so much value in loving six novels written 250 years and nearly 4,000 miles away This event is free. sponsored by Friday Arts Project
