Art Club brings new opportunity for students
Posted by The Skyliner on October 21st, 2009Rachel Ham
Staff Writer
From painting to pottery, a new campus club gives students a way to unleash their creative sides.
Students are encourage to join clubs on campus to expand their horizons.
As with the other clubs on campus, the Art Club offers a chance to learn new skills and practice acquired ones. Any student from biology to Christian studies majors are welcome to join and make new friends.
Students had the idea to form the club last year, but the club officially began this fall semester.
The club has already had a couple of meetings with the first being a simple, get-to-know-everyone meeting. Homecoming event planning was the topic for the second meeting.
It already has about 20 members and is open to any students who would like to learn more about art techniques.
Currently, the club president is Lydia Rodgers, junior studio art, the vice president is Bekah Baker, senior studio art, and Amy Rooks, senior studio art, is the creative director.
The group has plans to meet twice a month. One meeting will feature a special speaker or demonstration of art techniques. Zac Buser, art department chair, Blake Smith and Elena Lee, each art instructors at North Greenville, have been invited to do demonstrations of their choice. Lee, who teaches painting, ceramics, and drawing, is also the faculty adviser for the club.
The second meeting of the month will let students have a group studio time to practice their skills. It is set up to be more of an open workshop. The members will get to hang out and give each other advice and inspiration for their individual projects.
The club members will be meeting in the drawing and painting studios in the Runion Building which is above Einstein Bros. Bagels.
This newly-formed club is a great example of students taking initiative to start a club for them to learn and meet new people.
Tags: Fall 2009, Vol. 109 - Issue 6