This year, especially during these last few months, I have spent a lot more time trying to read things that are outside of my comfort zone. I typically stick to romantic fiction or young adult fiction, but I decided to start exploring the world of graphic novels. When I was younger, I sought out these… Read more »

This week I got the chance to explore “IUMusicLive!“. This platform allows anyone to see live recordings as well as on-demand recordings of performances hosted by the Jacobs School of Music from the past year. I decided to watch an opera called La Traviata. La Traviata, Opera and Ballet Theater 2019-2020 season This opera is a… Read more »

This week I was thrown into a world of whimsically bending strings, and colorful, flying chords. I watched the dexterous hands of classical guitarists move towards and away from the sound hole, coaxing the notes to fluctuate between tinny and sweet, as the musicians progressed perfectly through difficult pieces of music. When coming across the 10th… Read more »

A viewing of the Jacobs School of Music’s annual production of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker often makes the list of “must-do” IU events. I, however, somehow managed to make it four years without settling into the seats at the Musical Arts Center (MAC) for the production’s dazzling visual array of festive holiday cheer. If… Read more »

The year 2020 has definitely been an interesting year, to say the least. At the beginning of the year, many people thought it was going to be a season filled with clarity, vision, renewal, and all the other positive words people generally claim to be a part of their “new year, new me” experience. Instead,… Read more »

For some people, art is just a hobby, but for others, it is a way of life; it is a part of who they are. However, regardless of where someone may land on the spectrum, if art is something that they want to engage and grow in, the Black Art Coalition seeks to help to… Read more »

Last spring, actress, documentary film producer, and equal rights advocate Laverne Cox was scheduled to come to campus for the IU Arts & Humanities Council’s Indiana Remixed event. Due to the strike of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of these exciting events, including Cox’s appearance at the IU Auditorium, were postponed or canceled. What is Cox… Read more »

An impactful piece of advice that has stuck with me during my time as an undergrad at Indiana University was from a visiting artist, Debbie Millman. If you are not familiar with Debbie, she is a writer, designer, educator, artist, brand consultant, as well as founder and host of the podcast Design Matters, one of… Read more »

Lately, I have been trying to expand my podcast repertoire. This includes the number of art podcasts I listen to. Recently, I started listening to a podcast called “Talk Art.” It is hosted by two friends, actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament, who became friends via a shared interest in art. In the first… Read more »

Brandon Spahn knew he was going to pursue art since the early age of 13. He once created a banner for an online forum, and later in high school won a t-shirt design contest on an online art forum. Not surprisingly, he now creates and sells designs on his own website. Brandon graduated from Indiana… Read more »