Arts

Dick Hyman plays the piano with an ease that many of us display while brushing our teeth — assuming routine dental care could inspire awe in an audience of 150 Colgate community members.

An exhibition at the Picker Art Gallery features dozens of impressive pieces and a fascinating backstory about the pivotal role Herbert Mayer ’29 played in building Colgate’s art collection and intensifying its commitment to the arts.

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Jessica Blank ’11) Upon approaching the podium at Golden Auditorium in Little Hall, artist Michael Ashkin commented on the atmosphere of the lecture room, which was appropriate considering that his artwork explores spaces through various mediums.

Students in a Photo History Seminar course got a taste of stardom by producing their own exhibition of work by rock ‘n’ roll photographer Barrie Wentzell that is now on display at the Picker Art Gallery. The exhibition, No Sex, No Drugs, Just Rock ‘n’ Roll, is on view through Dec. 17.

Green laser pointer in hand, John T. Spike gestured to a woman in the background of Caravaggio’s painting of the burial of Christ. Arms outstretched, she mourns the death of Jesus – yet Spike was concerned with her abnormally tall height. Because of her positioning in the back of the painting, she should theoretically be […]

Though University Theater staged its fall production, “1,500 Meters Above Jack’s Level,” for five nights the week of Oct. 18, Brehmer Theater sat strangely empty. Instead, groups of about 50 people met on the steps of Dana Arts Center, where a yellow school bus waited to transport them to Glendening Boathouse to watch the performances.

First, last, and always, Julia Alvarez is a storyteller.

Yesterday, five years after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the city of New Orleans, an exhibition opened in the Clifford Gallery that gives visitors the sense of living in the Crescent City following the devastation. Behind the Levees is a progression of Francis Cape’s art that began in November 2005, when the New York-based artist […]

(Editor’s Note: This story was written by Ruchira Rajan ’12) An array of provocative and entertaining feature and short-fiction films resulted in sold-out screenings at the second annual Hamilton International Film Festival held this past weekend. The village of Hamilton was brimming with film enthusiasts from far and wide for the festival, which also included […]

Gary Eichhorn ’75 is no stranger to corporate boardrooms, having worked, very successfully, in the technology and medical devices field for more than 30 years. But it is his visits to music “clubhouses” these days that really fuel his passion. Eichhorn is executive director of the Music and Youth Initiative, a nonprofit organization he and […]