Street artists defy stereotypes in the community

March 13, 2013 • Anna Schwartz, Staff Writer  
Filed under A & E, Visual Art

Minneapolis is full of art, home to world-class institutions like the Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and award-winning orchestras. But beyond the four walls of the buildings that house these arts is another art scene. Weathered, often hidden in alleys, and definitively urban, these... Read more »

Terracotta Warriors exhibit offers a unique look at Chinese history and culture

January 17, 2013 • Frances Matejcek, Staff Writer  
Filed under A & E, Reviews, Visual Art

Twin Cities residents are very lucky to have easy access to millenniums of Chinese history at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts this winter by traveling through the Terracotta Warriors exhibit. Here, artifacts never before shown in the west, are being exhibited. The Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the... Read more »

Therapists use creative process of art as alternate therapy

January 17, 2013 • Ryan Wiskerchen, Staff Writer  
Filed under A & E, Visual Art

For many people, making art serves as a way to relax or to kill time during a boring class.  But art has been proven to assist with many different ailments, both in the setting of therapy and in more group-centered activities. The world of treatment for those with physical or mental disabilities is... Read more »

Cindy Sherman’s influential work shown at Walker Art Center

January 17, 2013 • Etta Harkness-Bartholdi, Staff Writer  
Filed under A & E, Top Stories, Visual Art

Cindy Sherman is an artist, an actress, and a critic, whose inspiring work is being showcased at the Walker Art Museum through February. I left her exhibit at the Walker feeling enlightened and empowered. Through various disguises she effectively persuades you that she is who she wants to be. When she... Read more »

Ceramics students contribute to community through Empty Bowls

October 28, 2012 • Caroline Stevens, Opinions Editor  
Filed under A & E, Visual Art

Students, local artists, and other members of the Powderhorn community have been crafting bowls for months in anticipation of this year’s Empty Bowls event, which will take place for the 6th year in a row at Powderhorn Park on November 2nd. At the beginning of last November, over a thousand community... Read more »

New mural opened at dedication ceremony

September 16, 2012 • Elise Sommers, News Editor  
Filed under A & E, News, Visual Art

The new mural spread a staircase at South High was officially opened at a dedication ceremony wednesday, September 5th. The celebration was an acknowledgement of the work and thought that went into creating the mural, titled “We the People.” The creation process began in the spring of last year;... Read more »

Four South students recognized for their art on national level

March 16, 2011 • Caroline Stevens, Staff Writer  
Filed under A & E, Visual Art

“I have a burning need to create stuff,” sophomore Sinjun Strom says passionately about her art, “I can’t get to sleep without making something.” Strom is one of the four South High students that won a Scholastic Art Award this year. The other three students were senior Paul Hagen, senior Nina... Read more »

Graffiti in and around South

February 7, 2011 • Eddie Ortegon, Staff Writer  
Filed under A & E, Visual Art

Graffiti art is an element of the Hip Hop culture misinterpreted and misrepresented by government and mainstream media as “destroying” property. It is most especially hated by people who only see it as vandalism, but don’t understand the roots or meaning of the writing on the walls. Graffiti... Read more »

South High students in the 1920s: they weren’t so different from us

February 3, 2011 • Tamar Myers, Editor-in-Chief  
Filed under A & E, Visual Art

The Southerner, April 23 1924 Former students returned to visit their alma mater They took senior pictures: They cared about fashion: They cared about fashion They had school plays: The Southerner, May 21 1925 Share this:  Read More →