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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

Josie Parish, a theater arts major, works in the lab to finish up some details for a pottery project for a class on Sunday afternoon in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

FEATURE PHOTO: The finishing touches

Jelan Buchanan, Contributing Photographer October 13, 2019

Josie Parish, a theater arts major, works in the lab to finish up some details for a pottery project for a class on Sunday afternoon in the Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Glover Marfo, an art graduate student, works on finishing up a copper weaving project for a class on Sunday afternoon at Doudna Fine Arts Center.

FEATURE PHOTO: Copper weaving

Jelan Buchanan, Contributing Photographer October 13, 2019

Glover Marfo, an art graduate student, works on finishing up a copper weaving project for a class on Sunday afternoon at Doudna Fine Arts Center.

Westin Perrero, a sophomore art education major, works on his pottery project while his other projects dry on the shelves in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Sunday afternoon. Perrero said his favorite part about taking art classes at Eastern is the connection between the teachers and students.

FEATURE PHOTO: Pottery projects

Jelan Buchanan, Photographer September 8, 2019

Westin Perrero, a sophomore art education major, works on his pottery project while his other projects dry on the shelves in the Doudna Fine Arts Center Sunday afternoon. Perrero said his favorite part...

Graduate art education students paint watercolor in room 2690 at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday night.

FEATURE PHOTO: Late-night watercolor

Raine Zhu, Photographer July 18, 2019

Graduate art education students paint watercolor in room 2690 at the Doudna Fine Arts Center Wednesday night. Tara Gorris (right) said the graduate students take online classes during spring and fall...

Children’s traveling art show on display at Carnegie Public Library

Zoë Donovan, Staff Reporter June 20, 2019

Members of the community can visit Cultivating Creativity, a traveling art show that highlights student art from local area schools, at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library until July 7. Cultivating...

Having fun in the summer can be free, affordable

Alyssa Cravens, Staff Reporter June 3, 2019

Summertime: the perfect opportunity to go on vacation, visit old friends or even take up a new hobby or two. Every year, I look forward to the break of the summer and the free time it allows. Though,...

Leila Malekadeli (left) and Crystalyn Hutchens (right), both art students who graduated in May, discuss a new piece Hutchens worked on at the Burl Ives Studio Hall Monday morning. In the same area, 2018-2019 art graduate students were having brunch and working together to clean up the studios.

FEATURE PHOTO: Spring cleaning at Burl Ives Studio Hall

Raine Zhu, Photographer May 20, 2019

Leila Malekadeli (left) and Crystalyn Hutchens (right), both art students who graduated in May, discuss a new piece Hutchens worked on at the Burl Ives Studio Hall Monday morning. In the same area,...

Graffiti, while illegal, can sometimes be art

Staff Editorial April 25, 2019

When we think of graffiti, we usually think of the typically amateur scribbling on the trains we watch cross by in our cars. Or we think about the quick glimpses we catch of the simple nicknames and profanity...

Tarble to display graduate students’ artwork

Morgan Bledsoe, Contributing Writer April 22, 2019

Students can appreciate original artwork that graduate students in the studio art program have created for their master’s theses at the Graduate Art Exhibition at the Main Galleries of the Tarble Arts...

Original Japanese manga art, artifacts up for viewing at Booth Library

Melissa Jabek, Contributing Writer April 10, 2019

The Eastern community can appreciate original Japanese manga art and artifacts at the West Reading Room of Booth Library in honor of Asian Heritage Month until April 25. Kofi Bazzell-Smith, a junior majoring...

Beth Heldebrandt, public relations director at Booth Library, and Cindy Bettinger, an art major, get ready to film a video for Booth Library’s website. Bettinger is the artist of “Hazy Moon,” and says she dreams of the universe with her paintbrush.

Reception held to honor students’ artwork

Leah Goldstein, Contributing Writer March 28, 2019

Booth Library held a reception for students who created paintings aligned with the theme, “On The Shoulders of Giants: The Moon and Beyond,” on Thursday. The theme was chosen because of the 50th...

Student art to be honored at reception

Staff Report March 25, 2019

A reception will be held to honor Eastern art students at Booth Library on March 28 in the atrium from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The reception will showcase student painters who created a series of artwork inspired...

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