Oct 13, 2011
Jim Toia Explores Wonders of Natural World in Latest Exhibits
For Jim Toia, director of community-based teaching, there was no “aha” moment when he discovered a passion for art – it was always there. With the…
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Oct 7, 2011
Photo Gallery: Exhibit Opening for Artist-in-Residence Karima Muyaes
As part of this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, El Beso de mí Arte (The Kiss of My Art) will run Oct. 6-Nov. 20 in the EPI Riley Temple…
Oct 7, 2011
Pivotal Works by Berrisford Boothe ’83 Featured in Grossman Gallery Exhibit
Collaboration with others and focus on a geometrical archetype of the human psyche nudged internationally known artist Berrisford Boothe ’83 to a fundamental…
Sep 23, 2011
Art Professor Robert Mattison Celebrates Liberal Arts Education in New Exhibit
Robert Mattison, Metzgar Professor of Art, understands the importance of a liberal arts education. Not only has he experienced its benefits, he is celebrating…
Sep 23, 2011
Students Soak Up Art and Culture of Spain through Rothkopf Scholars Program
Each time Shannon Cannizzaro ’12 (Verona, N.J.) looks at her favorite painting, Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, she notices something different. This spring…
Sep 19, 2011
Woodcut Printmaking: New York Artist Francine Affourtit Works with Students
Francine Kay Affourtit, a New York-based artist working with printmaking, sculpture, and installation, worked with Lafayette students in art classes last…
Sep 15, 2011
Meet the New Faculty
This fall, Lafayette welcomes 11 new professors, bringing the College’s total to 213 full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Over the past several years…
Aug 26, 2011
Ellis Kelleher ’08 Manages One of London’s Leading Art Galleries
By Matt Sinclair ’90 In this age of specialization, liberal arts majors often hear questions about what they hope to accomplish with a degree in English…
Aug 11, 2011
New Book of Poetry by Ross Gay ’96 Reviewed in New York Times
Poets have been called “guardians of truth.” They prod the consciousness of our society, moving us toward the transcendent but also toward commitment…
Aug 5, 2011
Megan Cassidy ’12 and Katie O’Neall ’12 Live in Venice while Restoring Some of World’s Greatest Masterpieces
Standing on the scaffolding in the Church of San Sebastiano, Megan Cassidy ’12 (Manalapan, N.J.) could literally reach up and touch ceiling canvases…