By M.K. Bryant, News editor Every year, on the third Saturday in April, the Montevallo Arts Collaborative hosts the Montevallo Arts Festival in Orr Park. This year’s festival was held on April 20, and featured…
Dr. Scott Meyer on his work and inspirations
By Rowan Futrell, Layout manager Dr. Scott Meyer has been a professor of ceramics for 36 years at the University of Montevallo. Meyer has been invited to solo exhibitions internationally as well as here at…
Local Birmingham poet speaks at UM
By Josie Shaw Local Birmingham poet Elizabeth Hughey discussed peace and justice and read her new book “White Bull” at UM on Tuesday, April 12. “White Bull” is a collection of poems written exclusively using…
Artist Talk and Reception Held for “A Ribbon…
By Wesley Walter Bloch Hall’s featured show for January and February “A Ribbon of Quicksilver, Art and the Environment of the Kankakee River” provided artistic explorations of the human impact and manipulation of Illinois’s Kankakee…
Digital art fraud made easy with NFTs
By Madelyn Alexander Mary Campbell, a digital artist and graduate student of art education at the University of Montevallo, never expected to see her art for sale as an NFT. She certainly did not expect it to…
Student pop-up show: Identity
Updated on 11/18/21 at 2:17 p.m. correction was made to show that Anna Grace Askelson was a junior, not senior. Also added Isabella Ziglar as a featured artist. By Nethan Crew Identity was a student pop…
The Crucible Project: Remnants of Exchange
By Madelyn Alexander Exchange is the key to any worthwhile conversation as Dr. Scott Meyer explained on the gallery’s opening day. Exchange ensures that everyone involved is getting the best possible output from the interaction. It is also what gives The…
Q&A with the authors of “The Sprite and…
By Anna Grace Askelson “The Sprite and The Gardener” is a lush botanical story set in a world similar to our own with one notable exception; colorful flower powered garden fairies called sprites have the…