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Artist, WSU professor honored with top Oregon fellowship

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Avantika Bawa, assistant professor of fine art at Washington State University Vancouver, is the 2014 recipient of the Oregon Arts Commission’s Joan Shipley Award. Bawa was selected for outstanding talent, demonstrated ability and commitment to the creation of new work.

Digital artists-in-residence perform live installation display

VANCOUVER – The Digital Technology and Culture Program at WSU Vancouver presents multimedia artists Julie Andreyev and Simon Lysander Overstall, talking about VJ Fleet, an interactive sound and video installation involving a fleet of customized cars. Their performance will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 22 in front of the WSU Vancouver Administration Building. This event […]

Latino artist visits WSU Tri-Cities

RICHLAND – A Latino artist known for portraits of farm workers will speak to Mid-Columbia educators and students April 29, as part of WSU Tri-Cities early outreach programs. Simón Silva has appeared before thousands of students nationwide, discussing the importance of self-expression and development of personal creativity. His speeches include anecdotes from his own childhood […]

Faculty Artist Series recital funds scholarships

PULLMAN – Flute, oboe, viola, cello and piano faculty from the WSU School of Music will perform a concert featuring solo flute and oboe chamber music repertoire at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29 in Bryan Hall. The concert is part of the school’s Faculty Artist Series. Performing faculty include Ann Yasinitsky, flute; Keri E. McCarthy, oboe; […]

WSU Vancouver Diversity Council seeks art work

VANCOUVER– Washington State University Vancouver seeks proposals for individual or group art shows to be displayed in nine Diversity Council display cases in the campus library. Artists should submit an artist statement, exhibition resume, proposal including how the exhibition supports the diversity council mission and no more than three digital jpeg images of the work. […]

WSU class teaches survival skills for artists

Photo: WSU fine arts major Nick Inman measures as fellow students to Matt Hamlin (left) and Rina Gang (right) look on. PULLMAN, Wash. – Students in Stephen Chalmers’ upper-level fine arts seminar at Washington State University are getting a lesson in survival. To teach his students survival skills to employ once they are professional artists, […]