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New IAC art exhibit showcases pieces created from the “sticks and stones” found in nature

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(PHOTO/ Chris Wallace) Larry Strickland (above) has created his “Sticks and Stones” exhibit from nature, using driftwood, bone, copper, and other materials that he makes “representative of life’s cycle.” Andrea Hammack Staff Writer The International Arts Center (IAC) is hosting a new exhibition, “Sticks and Stones,” featuring artist and Troy University alumnus Larry Strickland.  Strickland serves as a special artist for the university and is the creator behind the 9-foot-tall Trojan warrior sculpture on the main academic quad.  Carrie Jaxon, curator for the IAC, said she is excited to showcase…

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Troy Theatre and Dance’s ‘Moving Pictures’ performance sets dance to photographs

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(CONTRIBUTED/ TROY DANCE)   Pradyot Sharma Editor-In-Chief The Troy University Department of Theatre and Dance will present its second edition of Art in Motion this fall starting Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. The show, being held in the Trojan Center, features a concept where artists collaborate with student choreographers who bring their work to life through dance.  This year’s performance will feature 11 dance pieces put together by 12 choreographers. The pieces are based on works by five Troy student photographers. Choreographers picked photographs from the photographers that inspired…

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Student discusses benefits of physical art and music in the age of instant streaming

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Andrea Hammack Staff Writer While most people can agree that art and music can be timeless, an important conversation for music and art lovers centers around what form is the best for consuming them.  Nowadays music is mainly consumed digitally through apps such as Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, etc., which allows the content to remain popular, immediate, and at the consumers’ fingertips.  For some, this accessibility to multitudes of music is important – but to others, it’s more about the search for lost treasures.  Vinyl was one of the first…

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Mural is a ‘gateway to culture;’ Terracotta warrior artwork added to IAC exterior

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(PHOTOS/ Kerissa Justice) Troy graduates Kavarus Moore and Sara Ivey work on painting the warriors before moving on to the background. Kerissa Justice Contributor The Troy University International Arts Center, which houses art pieces and exhibits, is now itself a work of art. Two Troy graduates painted a mural of the terracotta warriors on a wall of the IAC building in the Daniel Foundation plaza. The location for the mural was chosen to tie it to Troy’s terracotta warriors exhibit that it overlooks. “They can come up to here to…

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International Arts Center John A. Hancock exhibit explores ‘Family, History, and Connection”

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Andrea Hammack Staff Writer The John A. Hancock art exhibit, now open for visitors at the International Arts Center, showcases pieces that center around family, history, and connection to place.  Greg Skaggs, an associate professor of art and design at Troy, worked with Hancock to curate the exhibit and prepared the space for showing. “I’ve known John for a good long time,” Skaggs said. “He’s mainly a watercolorist. He also does a lot of en plein air (outdoor) paintings, but these works are large pieces on mylar, which is a…

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