Visiting Artist Tom Torluemke
Visiting Artist Tom Torluemke has been working with Academy students making inlay paper collages. He has been teaching techniques for how to create three separate but harmonious color patterns on different pieces of paper, and then cut and mix them up into different designs.
Musical Theatre Spring Show "Nine"
Check out a few pictures from Musical Theatre's Spring Show Nine. The production is based on Federico Fellini’s iconic and autobiographical film 8 ½. The story concerns the great film director Guido Contini (the Fellini stand-in) who is facing a personal and artistic crisis on the verge of his fortieth birthday.
Pi Day at The Academy!
Every year, the Academy Department of Science, Math, and Technology makes sure that Pi Day is done right.
Media Arts Winter Juried Festival
Check out the Media Arts students holding it down on the red carpet at their Winter Juried Festival.
Vocal Jazz Showcase Winter 2016
Photos from the Music Department's Winter Vocal Jazz Showcase.
As You Like It
Photos from the Musical Theatre and Theatre Department joint production of As You Like It.
Senior Choreographed Dance Show 2016 "Uninhibited"
Each year, the seniors in the dance department choreograph their own show. This year's show, "Uninhibited" featured work from Sydney Jones, Dani McGowan, Grace Horgan, Jada Dudley, Miya Kim, and Aiyana Martin.
Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend
Today I sold my Premier drumkit, and I feel like I’ve parted ways with an old friend.
Goals are for Losers (and Other Interesting Reads)
Like many people, I have always enjoyed using New Year’s Day and the weeks that follow as an opportunity to set goals. I’m a habitual resolution maker (both big and small) with a long history of satisfying successes and disappointing failures.
Save your soul. Turn off your gadget.
"When you are so lucky as to witness something beautiful… resist the temptation to whip out
your gadget. Enjoy this rare sliver of time called now. It will be gone before you know it."
Education is the Work of Teachers, not Hackers
The terrorist attacks in Paris last week (and the subsequent arguments about everything from Facebook solidarity to Syrian refugees) reminded me of a powerful essay I read years ago: Education is the Work of Teachers, not Hackers.