Located on the southside of Chattanooga, Sculpture Fields at Montague Park exists as an open conversation between art and nature. Approximately two dozen installations of different shapes and sizes occupy this seemingly stray and lonely field. A little off the beaten path, many people might not usually venture towards this park, centered in an industrial part of town.
Read moreI Highly Recommend It
There are certain dark and mournful narratives within the human experience that can only be told one way. The mode of storytelling must match the weight of its subject matter.The recent film adaptation of Stephen King’s iconic novel It does this exceptionally well.
Read moreKresge Art Exhibit
“With photography, you start with the chaotic world around you,” began Andrew O’Brien in his presentation on his art show titled Curtain Wall. O’Brien’s work is currently on display in the Kresge Library art gallery, and on the evening of October 25, he discussed the ideas and interests that drove him to take these photos.
Read moreThere's no Need to Understand
Art, whether written, visual, musical, or in any other form, is suffering of neglect. We are like parents who, when our child takes its first steps, says, “Whew! *smacks child on back* another milestone, now, time to work on running *cracks whip*!” without ever appreciating those life-affirming first steps. To translate this to an artistic situation: someone journeys to a museum to see a Mark Rothko painting and upon seeing the Rothko and observing it for less than fifteen seconds says, “I saw the Rothko *checks mental mark* now, let’s see, any Pollocks here?”
Read moreChapel Department Rents Student Art
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sit down with Kathryn Wieldraayer, the Chapel Department’s Administrative Assistant and Covenant Alumnus, to hear about the department’s new practice of renting student art for their office space.
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Regarding Wes Anderson
After more than two years without a full-length feature from director Wes Anderson, fans of Anderson's work were delighted to see the recent release of a trailer for Anderson's upcoming project, Isle of Dogs.
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Director Andy Muschietti’s recently cinematized horror flick It, (based on Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel), depicts a group of kids endeavoring to destroy a shapeshifting demon clown. The problem? The film chokes on its own theme.
Read moreTrip to the High: Art Students Travel to Atlanta Art Museum
On Tuesday, October 10, Covenant’s art department took a busload of students (of which I was honored to be a part) on a field trip to Atlanta to visit the museum and see examples of the art they were discussing in class.
Read moreSt. Elmo's Inaugural Incline Art Crawl
On October 14 and 15, while Covenant students enjoyed a well-earned Fall Break, St. Elmo hosted the first ever Incline Art Crawl. The Art Crawl, free to the public, is a pop-up art gallery along the lower portion of the Incline Railway. With Lookout Mountain as a backdrop, the artwork is surrounded by beautiful October foliage, making the event all the more enjoyable.
Read moreCrystal Castles: A Show to Remember
The night the rest of Covenant College was watching Josh Garrels in the chapel, me and three of my friends dressed in our grungiest black outfits and drove to Nashville to see Crystal Castles perform on their continuous tour. Go ahead, you can call us rebels.
Read moreCan I Get a Witness?
Heavy, hard, black, and twisted
are the pain and sorrow in this life.
All cannot possibly be sifted,
O Lord come and end the sting of strife.
Read moreReflections on Mountain Affair
This year’s Mountain Affair, as highly anticipated as ever, consisted of eleven musical acts and one spoken word performance. The big winner of the night was Sam Miller who closed the show with his solo violin act where he dazzled the crowd with his incredible talent.
Read moreA Review of Consumption
The theater department has once again brought a somber, thought-provoking play to Covenant’s stage with their recent production of Consumption by Courtney Baron.In the span of an hour and fifteen minutes, four characters in four different parts of the country are united in a meditative dream state as they each suffer the final stages of consumption (now called tuberculosis) together.
Read moreArt Professor Presents Sabbatical Work
I spend a lot of time thinking about places, but I also go places,” began Professor Jeffrey Morton on the evening of Wednesday, October 11, presenting the product of his sabbatical work. The pieces displayed in the Lucas Art Workshop are only a small representation of an almost ten-year-long project entitled “Thinking of a Place: Finding Home in the Wilderness.”
Read moreAstronautics
We learn the solar system like it’s on a plane:
flat, horizontal, beyond but not below,
Andromeda due west, Alpha Centauri east,
Helios running bowling ball sunshine down the alley to Pluto and Quaoar, Sedna and Haumea,
all knocked out of the game out of technicality
Read moreThe Hype Culture Epidemic
Within the past five years, hype culture has swept America by storm. Hype culture is essentially a term used to describe a generation obsessed with finding the next big thing. It is a culture bent on excitement and adrenaline—almost to the point of self-exhaustion.
Read moreChattanooga Mini Maker Faire
On Sept. 9, 2017, artists, engineers, and scientists all mingled together resulting in the annual Chattanooga Mini Maker Faire. A maze of booths showcasing makers of all kinds covered the grounds at the First Tennessee Pavilion with ingenuity. The Chattanooga Mini Maker Faire is put on by CO.LAB, a nonprofit organization in southeast Tennessee whose goal is to encourage and enable entrepreneurs in their growth and success. The purpose of the Maker Faire is to promote makers and learners no matter where they are from. It is the pinnacle of the unexpected.
Read moreInmaterial: Cloth in Collaboration
On Thursday, Sept. 21, Jenine Shereos led a discussion about her art collection titled “Immaterial: Cloth in Collaboration,” which is currently on display in the Kresge second-floor gallery. She fielded questions about her art with humility and openness in her pleasant, soft-spoken manner. Jenine’s art reflects her graceful, unimposing personality, and leaves the thoughtful viewer with questions about man’s place in nature and art’s ability to bring the two closer together.
Read moreCovenant College Theater Department Presents: Consumption
The 19th century is coming to a close. An ambitious nurse, a young man of privilege, a wandering preacher, and an Appalachian farm girl living states away from each other seem to have nothing in common but their youth and a bone-rattling cough—yet, miraculously, they share the same fever dreams.
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