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MSU photography professor wins national Honored Educator Award

MSU photography professor wins national Honored Educator Award

Christina Anderson didn’t intend to take on teaching as a career. After graduating from MSU in 2000, she said she only took a teaching job so she could continue using the darkroom in the Visual Communication Building. Two and a half decades and countless trips to the darkroom later,

Artisan Fashion Show centers sustainability

Artisan Fashion Show centers sustainability

From medieval fairy core dresses to outfits made entirely out of old jeans, the second annual Birdhouse Artisan Fashion Show took over the Rialto on Saturday with flare, swagger and a focus on sustainability. This year’s Birdhouse Artisan Fashion Show was held on Nov. 15. The 24 artists involved

Painting a picture of the upcoming Fall Art Market

Twice a year, MSU student and alumni artists gather in the Strand Union Building (SUB) for the Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) Arts and Exhibits’ Art Market. The event has been a tradition for as long as anyone can remember, according to Lara Freeburg, ASMSU’s director of arts and

Jane Goodall exhibit honors her legacy and advocacy efforts

Jane Goodall exhibit honors her legacy and advocacy efforts

A traveling exhibit honoring the life and legacy of the late Jane Goodall is now on display at the Museum of the Rockies (MOR). There, visitors can learn more about her life, research and worldwide impact as a conservationist and humanitarian. The MOR, National Geographic and The Jane Goodall Institute

‘Beauty of our planet’: Meline Ellwanger’s journey to nature photography

‘Beauty of our planet’: Meline Ellwanger’s journey to nature photography

From the savannahs of Kenya to the rainforests of Brazil to the wild beauty of Yellowstone, Meline Ellwanger has devoted the past seven years to showing her love of nature through photography. Ellwanger, a senior studying fish and wildlife ecology management, moved to California from Germany when she was 15.

Exit Gallery holds Fall pop-up exhibit

Exit Gallery holds Fall pop-up exhibit

This semester's Exit Gallery pop-up exhibit is a well-seasoned showcase of creativity, perfectly plated to match the theme “You Are What You Eat.” Inside the white walls of the gallery, pieces on wooden canvases range from acrylic paintings to mixed-media 3D sculptures. The Exit Gallery

Awakening the dream with Lola Ellen LaForge’s new book

Awakening the dream with Lola Ellen LaForge’s new book

Lola Ellen LaForge, an international compliance specialist at MSU, works in an office in the basement of the library — a space few have explored, much like the dream states she examines in her writing. LaForge, a newly published author, brings her dreams to life through poems, art and sketch-prose.