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Artist, Genevieve Gaignard, features several female characters throughout her exhibit including this one from "Vanilla Ice." - Contributor / Morgan Murnane

“To Whom It May Concern” Tackles Race and Identity Through Art

Morgan Murnane & Bryant Lopez September 21, 2022

Rowan's Art Gallery held an opening reception for its newest installation, “To Whom It May Concern,” which featured pieces from interdisciplinary artist Genevieve Gaignard on Sept. 15.  The show...

Contest winner Ileana Koifman receives her winnings from Tweedie. / Photo via the Edleman College of Communication & Creative Arts

Tagging Tweedie Hits Edleman College of Communication & Creative Arts

Giulia Scatassa September 21, 2022

A mysterious new hashtag has taken over Edleman College of Communication & Creative Arts (ECCCA). The “#TaggingTweedie” challenge tasked students with posting pictures with the dean of the college,...

Rowan hosts over 25 clubs centered around expanding student's artistic abilities. / Graphic via Julia Quennessen

Getting Involved is Easy With 25+ Art-Centered Clubs

Bryant Lopez September 20, 2022

The fall semester has officially started and students have flocked to club fairs and introductory meetings, looking to find a club that fits them. Clubs are a great opportunity to build connections, create...

Dakota Dekovitch: Gender is Fake, but Drag is Everything

Dakota Dekovitch: Gender is Fake, but Drag is Everything

Berry Andres April 11, 2022

Dakota Dekovitch, 19, has spent the last three years of their life creating costumes and performing under the name Buttercrème at any "Drag Brunch" that would let them. Even after leaving the comfort...

Features Intern Jack Trabucco talks about differentiating art from the artist in this week's edition of "The Student Side." - Former Graphics Editor / Jana Jackstis

The Student Side: Art From the Artist

Jack Trabucco April 10, 2022

Why do we value art?  I believe that, in most cases, beauty points towards the truth. Beautiful things reflect great quality, a certain impressiveness in whatever aspect of them we find beautiful.  And...

Classmates, friends, family, and peers all came out to see the students’ work. - Multimedia Editor / Lee Kotzen

Honor’s Digital Photography Course Hosts Photo Gallery in Business Hall

Lee Kotzen February 2, 2022

Rowan University's Business Hall hosted a photo gallery for the first time, which featured student work from the Fall 2021 Honors Digital Photography course, taught by Professor Jenny Drumgoole Thursday,...

ECCCA Dean Tweedie delivered opening remarks during the 2021 Fall Research Showcase on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. - Photo courtesy of Multimedia Editor Alex Rossen

Edelman College Hosts First Fall Research Showcase

Jaimie McCormick December 8, 2021

The Ric Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts hosted the first Fall Research Showcase on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. in the Eynon Ballroom of the student center.  The event was free...

Independent artist performs works of classical music on the guitar for passersby in Central Park. This article explores how geography and culture provide artists a space to carve out their own identity and add nuance to a growing field of music worldwide. / Photo via multimedia editor Alex Rossen

Geography and Culture in a Growing World of Music and Artistic Identity

Alex Rossen December 1, 2021

For nearly as long as the arm of recorded history stretches, humans have relied on the sense of hearing to create auditory art. Music, commonly called the universal language, is what many have said can...

Artist, Jeanne Silverthorne and Rowan University Art Gallery Curator, Mary Salvante. / Photo via RUAG Facebook

Rowan Art Gallery’s Latest Exhibit, “What’s Going on Here?” by Jeanne Silverthorne

Chelsea Valcourt December 1, 2021

Feminism, artistic vision and cast rubber sculptures come together to form Rowan University Art Gallery’s newest exhibition, “What’s Going on Here?” by Jeanne Silverthorne.  When Silverthorne...

Billie Eilish's second number one album, "Happier Than Ever" sold 73,000 vinyl records on the first week alone. / Photo courtesy of Luke Garcia

How Vinyl Records Have Made a Miraculous Comeback

Luke Garcia September 29, 2021

In 2007, 1 million vinyl records were sold in the U.S. In 2020, that number rose to 27.5 million. In the first half of 2021, 19.2 million were sold.  After returning from the dead, this will be...

"Bob never wasted an opportunity to tell the audience about his son’s skills, yet was utterly silent about their fraying relationship which ultimately led to the Steve and Bob (via The Joy of Painting on PBS) pair not speaking for several years." - Arts & Entertainment Editor / Al Harmon.

Netflix Doc “Bob Ross Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” Pulls Back the Curtain on the Artist’s Legendary Career

Chelsea Valcourt September 8, 2021

“We tell people sometimes: We’re like drug dealers, come into town and get everybody addicted to painting,” Bob said. “It doesn’t take much to get you addicted.” On August 25, Netflix released...

The lively design for the “Glassboro Legacy Mural” that will be displayed at Town Square. - Photo via Jon Laidacker

“Glassboro Legacy Mural” Artist Jon Laidacker Discusses Creation of New Project

Jennifer McGraw April 21, 2021

A new mural is coming to the Glassboro community and Jon Laidacker, the co-artist, discussed the creative project and how COVID-19 affected its production.  Glassboro’s newest artistic endeavor,...

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