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Music club at ASU presents alternative to Greek Life

The Underground Foundation, known simply as TUF, prepares for its third year on campus as one of Tempe's foremost supporters of the independent art and music scene.

By Mitchell Bobman | August 22, 2012

Left to right: Rhet Andrews and Mark Capurso are sharing exhibition space for the month of June at the ASU Gammage to display their photography of the Southwest and Europe. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Photos at Gammage convey man-made and natural beauty

“The Grady Memorial Gammage Auditorium is displaying photos by Mark Capurso and Rhet Andrews, and even untrained eyes can see that these are not photos printed with haste at a local CVS.”

By Taylor Costello | June 3, 2012

Gary T. Erbe, Cowboy Comics, 1996. Bronze, oil and gilded wood. Gift of the artist in memory of Muriel Koestler. (Photo courtesy of the Phoenix Art Museum)

‘Paper!’ demonstrates the elasticity of material in art

“When visitors go through the exhibition, presently hosted in the Steele Gallery, it becomes palatable how influential the material was in giving countless artists a medium to jot down or express a variety of imagery.”

By Taylor Costello | May 27, 2012

Shonto W. Begay stands proudly next to his artwork exhibited at the 54th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market in downtown Phoenix. (Photo by Brittany Lea)

Indian Fair & Market brings spirit, tradition to Phoenix

Several Native American tribes gathered at the 54th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market to socialize and display and market their individual artwork.

By Emily Nichols | March 6, 2012

Slideshow: Body Art Expo

Hundreds of tattoo enthusiasts gathered at the Arizona State Fairgrounds over the weekend for the Body Art Expo, featuring over 300 tattoo and piercing artists working on site.

By Lisa Bartoli | February 19, 2012

Art exhibit gives voice to disadvantaged youth

“Expressing Human Rights: All People Free and Equal” is an opportunity to showcase for youth to explore human rights as they see it in the world around them.

By Newlin Tillotson | January 31, 2012

Resident artists explore the unexplainable

Exploring the miraculous is a concept Social Studies resident artists Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer are working on in their upcoming ASU Art Museum exhibition “Miracle Report.”

By Newlin Tillotson | January 17, 2012

Undergraduate Juried Show awards student artwork

The Undergraduate Juried Show will display a variety of media.

By Mary Richardson | December 5, 2011

Video: ASU art professor discusses contemporary street art

Associate professor from the Herberger Institute, Anthony Pessler, discusses contemporary street art.

By Clayton Porter | September 25, 2011

Q&A: Sean Avery Medlin

In an exclusive interview with The State Press, spoken word artist Sean Avery Medlin explained the meanings and challenges of his art form.

By Mary Richardson | September 14, 2011

'Science, Poetry and the Photographic Image' an intriguing artistic combination

The pieces in the “Science, Poetry, and the Photographic Image” exhibition combine science and art.

By Mary Richardson | September 8, 2011

'Perception and Passage' exhibition explores transformation

Beginning Sept. 6, the exhibition of sculptor Elise Deringer, “Perception and Passage,” will be displayed.

By Mary Richardson | September 1, 2011

ANCIENT HISTORY: The Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix is home to a huge collection of American Indian historical artifacts and art. (Photo by Lisa Bartoli)

Student life extends beyond the classroom

Starting a new year at a huge university like ASU can be intimidating. Knowing where to go to have a good time can relieve some of the stress that goes along with move-in, the first day of classes, and adjusting to dorm life.

By Carole Murphy | August 21, 2011

To tat or not to tat

Deciding to get a tattoo takes a lot of thought: What are you trying to validate?

By Ashley Haines | March 10, 2011

Claudia La Rocco’s lectures on criticism and consciousness

As part of the 2011 Honors Lecture Series sponsored by Barrett, the Honors College, the New York Times performance critic Claudia La Rocco was invited to discuss time, criticism and the nature of consciousness.

By Mary Richardson | March 2, 2011

Friday: ‘Origins’ explores what it means to be human

What does it mean to be human in this rapidly changing world? The ASU Institute for Humanities Research’s “Origins” exhibit seeks to answer that question, entwining cultural, theoretical, scientific and spiritual perspectives.

By Mary Richardson | February 16, 2011

ASU artist interprets ‘It Gets Better’

The recent wave of suicides motivated Becky Nahom, a sophomore art student, to show struggling teens that homosexuality is not a death sentence with her exhibition “It Gets Better.”

By Mary Richardson | February 9, 2011

The Grime Fades as Art Stays at Modified Arts

Although it has always served as an outlet for the arts, Modified washed its hands clean of the music scene as the venue developed into a more refined art gallery early last year.

By Aiyana Havir | February 1, 2011

New ASU exhibits bring art to Tempe shoppers

Tempe Marketplace may be known for its shops and restaurants, but thanks to the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and Vestar Development Co., the mall may soon be known for its art. Two years ago, Vestar, the development company that manages Tempe Marketplace, gave Herberger a vacant storefront free of charge.

By Tom Kuipers | January 19, 2011

Artist to incorporate public in exhibit

Artist Gregory Sale will be the sixth individual to set up a studio inside the gallery as part of ASU Art Museum’s “Social Studies” initiative. The exhibition will bring the creative process into public view.

By Rachel Sutherland | December 6, 2010

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