Art exhibit showcases black community
Kathryn Hurst, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
“A Different World: Artwork From Guilford’s Black Community” debuted with an opening reception in the Founders Hall Galleries from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. Curated by Assistant Professor of Art Antoine Williams, the exhibit saw a large turnout of Guilford students, faculty and staff...
Building community through storytelling
Fernando Jiménez, Senior Photographer
April 20, 2018
Social documentary photographer Lewis Hine knew that he needed his images to elicit emotion from the audience because he knew that emotion spurs action. In order for emotions to be valid, photographs must represent authentic and genuine subjects. One non-profit organization which uses powerful photography...
Photojournalist shares his experience in Washington
Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor
March 16, 2018
“My father didn’t really engage the topic of Cuba on a larger scale, but we knew that it was a special place to my dad,” said Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images News staff photographer. “And we knew that it was a country that had broken my grandmother’s heart.” Composed of first and second-generation...
“Behind the Bylines” features Richard Tsong-Taatarii
Praveena Somasundaram, Features Editor
February 23, 2018
From reporting on the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, photojournalist Richard Tsong-Taatarii has captured a multitude of moments, each photograph made with the goal of impact. “You want to make images with heart, where people feel or they can sort of get...
Using storytelling, activism to promote social change
Fernando Jimenez, Managing Editor
October 27, 2017
“Every social movement begins with one person telling their story.” Kat Evasco, award-winning stand-up comedian, performing artist and writer, welcomed over 40 students from nine different states and Washington D.C. to the opening workshop of the first Define American Chapters Summit that took...
National Geographic’s Amy Toensing talks about photography, traveling
Praveena Somasundaram, Staff Writer
April 16, 2017
From India to Bosnia to Uganda, National Geographic photographer Amy Toensing has captured the stories of women who have lost their husbands. “My passion is people,” said Toensing. “I like to put the human in everything I do. I’m very attracted to the emotional power of the visual language.” Toensing...
Drake discusses ‘Double Vision’ at exhibition opening
Juliet Magoon, Staff Writer
September 26, 2014
On Sept. 18, Human Rights Photographer Todd Drake displayed his multimedia exhibition “Double Vision: Perspectives of Palestine” in the McMichael Atrium in Founders Hall. The multifaceted exhibit featured an enthralling array of photos, narratives and videos taken by students living in West Bank...
Art faculty exhibits talent
Katy Andrews, Staff Writer
February 15, 2013
Walking into the main gallery of Hege Library, one is hit with a beautiful array of photographs, paintings, drawings, sculptures and ceramic pots and plates. Who created these masterpieces? None other than Guilford’s own art faculty, including Adele Wayman, Roy Nydorf, Mark Dixon, Charlie Tefft, Maia...
Shutterbugs gather under Photo-thon’s light
Josh Ballard, Staff Writer
December 7, 2012
A picture is worth a thousand words. If that is the case, then participants wrote a veritable novel at the first annual Photo-thon held by Photo Club. The event took place in Hege-Cox Hall on Sat., Dec. 1 from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. “Our initial purpose was to provide a space where photographers...
