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The revolution continues: Rowan Progressives advocate for Art & Music at annual showcase event

Maryela Gallardo • April 10, 2024

Music and art created by Rowan students have aided in shaping the culture of the university. With Westby Hall giving space for student artists to display their art and also rising clubs such as Rowan...

10 of 80 + 1 Exhibition challenges art censorship & celebrates women in the visual arts

Beth Cimaglia • February 28, 2024

10 of 80 + 1 is an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts and is a (re)FOCUS 2024 participant. There are a total of twelve pieces on display now...

Women of Winter: Art showcase illuminates Westby Hall with diverse mediums & styles

Sarah Shockey & Marchella Mazzoni • January 31, 2024

On Jan. 29, members of the club Women of Westby unveiled their Women of Winter gallery showcase in Westy Hall. Featuring a display of 31 pieces from the group, the art presented multiple different mediums...

Challenging the divine: Cynthia Mailman’s feminist art and “The Origins of God”

Al Harmon • November 8, 2023

Some people have committed their lives to questioning conventional narratives and pushing limits in the fields of art history and feminist studies. Cynthia Mailman, an outspoken feminist artist who has...

“The Sister Chapel” Exhibit Located in Westby Hall

Chelsea Valcourt • November 3, 2021

The Sister Chapel started with one woman’s idea to create an artistic tribute for strong, empowering women and now there are 11 paintings. Mimicking the layout and meaning behind the famous art of the...

Spotlight: You (Yes, You) Can Be a Woman of Westby, Too

Tara Lonsdorf • April 7, 2021

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect Liliana Muñoz Lozada's role as a leader of Women of Westby. Senior advertising major Noel Waldron has spent a good portion of her time at Rowan...

The Center for Art and Social Engagement is a shrine to inclusion

Tara Lonsdorf • April 17, 2019

Tucked into a back corner of Westby Hall's first floor, the newly-built Center for Art and Social Engagement is like no other gallery on Rowan's campus. With one permanent exhibit, The Sister Chapel,...

The Rowan Arts Collective hosts juried exhibition and celebrates participation

Tara Lonsdorf • April 10, 2019

To celebrate its sixth year as an on-campus organization, the Rowan Arts Collective (TRAC) hosted its annual Juried Exhibition on Monday. Jurors were Rowan TRAC alumni Allyson Cook, Nick Vicente and Justin...

REVIEW: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Live!’ combines improv and the famous RPG for a night of laughs

Laura Kincaid • March 27, 2018

Taking improv to the next level with a roll of the dice, the cast and crew of “Dungeon & Dragons: Live!” performed this past Friday to two sold-out audiences. The directors, theater senior majors...

‘The Designed Experience’ in Westby is a student display

Maria Morales • January 23, 2018

On the second floor of Westby Hall, more than 100 pieces of student artwork are currently on display in the Student Gallery for "The Designed Experience" exhibit, which opened with a reception this past...

Rowan Artist in Residence Jay Walker sheds light on his gallery “Archetype”

Dylan Maslowski • January 26, 2017

Some would typically imagine tape as a fast and efficient way to mend what's been broken. However, with a seemingly mundane tool, Philadelphia-based artist Jay Walker is able to create works of art in...

Student documentarian points his lens at foreign cultures

Ellie Leick • November 7, 2016

Julian Zuniga, a senior radio, television and film major at Rowan, doesn’t consider himself an artist, but his work says otherwise. Originally from Colombia, Zuniga draws a lot of inspiration for his...