The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Grace McClellan, TaNea Brigham and Shelby Herboth show the students their activity for the day in Tarble Art Center on Eastern Illinois University Campus Tuesday evening.

Tarble welcomes the next generation of artists

Audra Gullquist, Assistant News Editor October 4, 2023

Eastern’s art education students are gathering their crayons and markers this week, as middle and high schoolers from Mattoon and Charleston assemble for the first day of Art Mix on Tuesday at the...

Hadley Clark presents on her studio practice at Tarble Art Center Thursday evening.

Creating repurposed art with Hadley Clark

Jacob Adcock, Reporter September 29, 2023

The Tarble Arts Center holds many events and displays, but on Sept. 28, a special guest gave a presentation entitled “Art Speaks.” Hadley Clark, an artist with an educational background in painting...

Jo Rich-Valdez, the founder and curator of Gaslight Art Colony and Gallery, points out artwork in Marshall.

Rural art beautifies, enhances communities

Heather Vosburgh, Reporter May 2, 2023

A new funding project out of the Tarble Arts Center was created to support local artists’ creative endeavors and build a stronger connection between the Coles County community and the arts. The project,...

Candy Fordjour Frimpong, a graduate student studying art, details her ceramics project in the Ceramics Studio Sunday afternoon. Fordjour Frimpong said with her artwork she hopes to promote a message of diversity. I want to use my indigenous background to relate well with the contemporaries around [Charleston], Fordjour Frimpong said.

Students tell stories through their art

Adriana Hernandez-Santana, Features Junior Editor November 9, 2022

Art; a word that takes many forms. For some, it can mean music, while for others, it can be theatre. For many of the students here on campus, it can also mean physical artwork.  Art is everywhere,...

Luke Taylor is a senior journalism major and can be reached at 217-581-2812.

COLUMN: Artistic inspiration in unexpected places; or, how D&D made me a better writer 

Luke Taylor, Editor-in-Chief November 7, 2022

“Art” is perhaps one of the broadest categories I can think of. Everything from oil paintings to architecture to the design of everyday objects can be classified as art- don't even get started on the...

Kate Pihlstrom, a junior 2D art major, makes a pendant for the Metals 1 class in Doudna Fine Arts Center Monday afternoon.

THROUGH THE LENS: Pendant creations

Ashanti Thomas, Photo Editor February 21, 2022

Ashley Spencer, a junior 3D studio art major, mixes glazes for textiles in Doudna Fine Arts Center’s sculpture studio.

THROUGH THE LENS: Works of art

Onyekachi Okoh, Photographer February 13, 2022

At Doudna Fine Arts Center Thursday afternoon, Sam Tolch, a junior art education major, and Angela Risinger, a junior 2D studio art major, talk to each other about the showcased paintings inside the Glenn Hild Student Art Gallery that were created by students.

Eastern’s Advanced Painting course showcases art from the semester

Ryan Meyer, Multimedia Reporter December 9, 2021

Students in Eastern’s Advanced Painting class had the opportunity to showcase their semester’s work on Thursday evening in Doudna. Chris Kahler, who teaches Painting 2 through 6, said the class...

COLUMN: The Interactive Van Gogh Exhibit truly is immersive

COLUMN: The Interactive Van Gogh Exhibit truly is immersive

Elise Keane, Columnist December 1, 2021

While I was home for Thanksgiving break, we were looking for things to do, and my youngest sister suggested that we go to the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit in Chicago. I had seen a couple of my friends back...

Grace O’Brien, a Graphics Design major, eats with friends at the 2017 Tarble After Hours Harry Potter pARTy at the Tarble Arts Center. “I’m glad about how creatively it came out,” O’Brien said. “There are wide variety of activities, and it looks like who ever showed up is having a great time.”

Tarble After Hours with video games, art Friday

Luke Taylor, News Editor November 11, 2021

Art projects, video games and education are all being combined into one event Friday evening from 5:30-8 p.m.: Tarble After Hours. Tarble After Hours happens every semester, but the activities included...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

Commenting on the Daily Eastern News web site is a privilege, not a right. We reserve the right to remove comments that contain obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. Also, comments containing personal attacks or threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
All The Daily Eastern News Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest