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Marisol wows with the weird and wonderful

‘Marisol’ wows with the weird and wonderful

Kaitlyn Craig, Contributor October 1, 2018
NKU’s Theatre and Dance program will be performing the play “Marisol,” which falls under the category of weird and unexpected.
Big Fish: Musical makes a splash in Corbett

Big Fish: Musical makes a splash in Corbett

Rachel Smith, Contributor September 21, 2018

“Big Fish,” NKU’s new production opening late September at the Corbett Theater, is truly the catch of the day. This musical, using catchy melodies and relatable characters, gives its audience two...

Photo by Maria Dossett

“Erratics” art exhibit explores deconstructed boundaries

Maria Dossett, Arts & Life Editor September 12, 2018
Katie St. Clair's exhibition, "Erratics: Neither Here nor There," is currently on display in the SOTA's Main Gallery.
The Y.E.S. Festival will be from April 4-14, 2019.

SOTA theatre fest seeks brand new plays. Could yours win?

Maria Dossett, Arts & Life Editor August 30, 2018
NKU’s School of the Arts seeks submissions for its 19th Biennial Year End Series Festival of New Plays, the Y.E.S. Festival.

WATCH: Loch Norse Open Mic Night

April 23, 2018

NKU students and faculty alike, gathered at the Highlander Event Center on Friday April 20th for an open mic night held by NKU’s Loch Norse Magazine. Participants were able to enjoy listening to the...

A piece from Scott Sankers Objectify Me.

From portraits of hot dogs to retro typefaces, SOTA student exhibition melds mediums

Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor March 22, 2018

Spanning two gallery spaces and a wide range of mediums from photography to font-making, SOTA’s annual juried student exhibition—running from March 16-31, features the best of what NKU’s fine arts...

Student actors Jacob Miller and Alex Slade rehearse as Angels in Americas opening date draws near.

PREVIEW: Spring theatre lineup blends social commentary with classics

Jude Noel and Josh Kelly January 30, 2018

Whisking its audiences from New York City in the heart of the AIDS epidemic to the deck of a sailing ship and, eventually, to the tumultuous personal lives of a cast and crew putting on a Shakespeare production...

Serenity by JeeEun Lee explores the surreal landscapes of memory.

Ceramics professor’s ‘Serenity’ a meditative ocean

Jude Noel, Arts & Life Editor January 22, 2018

Ripples of blue clay form an aqueous mane around the slight form of a face, pushing through the surface of the watery spiral. Raindrops shaped like ghostly humans fall headfirst into a floating sea of...

Kevin Muentes Surrender.

FE18 showcases SOTA faculty’s versatility

McKenzie Eskridge, Reporter January 15, 2018

“Surrender” depicts a woman on an old-style bike in a field blocked off by construction cones. The woman longs to ride into the landscape, but the white flag waving on the back of the bike signals...

Marisa Kyle draws a portrait, based on a selfie of her friend.

Student’s witchy art finds online niche

Mackenzie Manley, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2017

Graphic design student Marisa Kyle tilts her head to the side before dipping a brush into watercolor paint, dabbing an already-sketched profile of her friend. Yellow strokes become an autumnal sweater....

NKU Informatics hosted a Q&A with Pixar character supervisor Christian Hoffman on Tuesday in Griffin Hall.

Pixar designer breathes life into “Coco” in Digitorium

Sam Rosenstiel, Copy Editor November 8, 2017
Christian Hoffman, character supervisor at Pixar, shared film clips and concept art for the studio’s latest animated feature “Coco” in the Digitorium on Tuesday.
Ana England, a former NKU professor, has an exhibit called Kinship at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Ana England’s ‘Kinship’ sculpts curiosity from ceramics

Madeline Hearn, Contributor September 30, 2017

Ana England, a former NKU professor and acclaimed ceramics artist, is the subject of a solo exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum featuring pieces that span across 20 years. Primarily large, ceramic-based...

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