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In the News: Dr. Heather Shirey Gives Talk on Street, Protest Art
In the NewsArt History Professor Dr. Heather Shirey was featured in the Butler Collegian, Butler University's student newspaper. She was a guest lecturer at the Jordan College of the Arts Signature Series, giving a talk on street art documentation and protest art. From the article: During the Oct. 6 lecture, she educated students, faculty and staff on…
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Crews Complete Deceased Student Memorial Installation
People & CultureHow do you honor a deceased student’s life while creating a space that can hold the weight of grief and remembrance? That is a question that has been circulating across campus for the past several years; it’s one that doesn’t have a correct answer but deserves a heartfelt attempt at a response. In 2017, the… -
Tommie Alumnus Maps Future with Help of a 'Village'
Arts & HumanitiesThere’s a phrase that says “It takes a village” – that an entire community of people helps a child achieve. For Shukrani Nangwala '21, he credits his mother, St. Thomas professors and staff, a family friend and even the university’s Urban Art Mapping Project for opening his eyes to limitless possibilities for his educational and… -
American Museum of Asmat Art Names New Director
Arts & HumanitiesThe University of St. Thomas announced Gretchen Burau '16 MA will serve as director of the American Museum of Asmat Art on its St. Paul campus. The AMAA has one of the largest collections of Asmat art in the country, with almost 3,000 objects. University officials said that Burau has a superb combination of experience… -
Design Chosen for Sculpture Commemorating Deceased Students
University NewsA stone sculpture designed to evoke strength and vulnerability, spirituality and earthliness, loss and renewal has been selected as the winning design for a Memorial for Deceased Students that will be located adjacent to the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas at the University of St. Thomas. -
Documenting Street Art, St. Thomas Researchers Better Understand Crisis
Action Plan to Combat RacismStreet art painted on the sides of buildings or plywood-covered windows can help us understand the complexity of the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, reveals a mapping project spearheaded by St. Thomas faculty. -
Iversen Center’s Commissioned Paintings Explore Complexity of Humans
Faith and MissionThe idea for the celestial, swirling colors of the Iversen Center for Faith’s largest permanent installation started with a voice memo artist Kelly Kruse recorded on her phone, wondering how she could paint a human being. Now, Kruse’s two triptychs, commissioned as a set for the space, translate St. Paul the Apostle’s biblical descriptions of human beings into visual form. Each… -
‘Tell Me a Story’ Art Installation Showcases Interfaith Architecture
Faith and MissionIn the southernmost alcove of the Hoedeman Gallery of Sacred Art, Mary Griep’s permanent installation is where architecture meets art. -
Taking Action
COVID-19 ResponseAs St. Thomas looks back on this challenging year, here are some ways university members moved forward with purpose. -
University Seeks Artist for Student Memorial Sculpture
People & CultureA sculpture memorializing students who have died while working toward a degree will soon become part of the university's permanent collection. The university is now commissioning artist proposals. In the call to artists, the university said the sculpture should be "visually engaging and improve the aesthetic quality of the space, while being sensitive to the…