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Questions with John Hendrix
John Hendrix juggles being a professor at Washington University in St. Louis and illustrating whatever he can get his hands on. He might not look like your stereotypical “skinny, multi-color haired”...
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An insider’s look: The A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival
As I sat in the Carson Room waiting to begin my new job as assistant dramaturg for the A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival, I had two distinct thoughts: “What is a dramaturg,” and “Please don’t make it...
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Hotchner Playwriting Festival
The Festival will take place on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Hotchner Studio Theatre. Admission is free. ‘Match or Kasparov Never Played Black’ directed by Carter W. Lewis This play is based...
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‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’
Chances are, sometime in your life, at a bar mitzvah, dinner party or other special event, you have been a part of a mystery party. You know the one: Actors perform a murder and some of the subsequent...
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Artsreview: An opinionated romp through Lockhart’s ‘Lunch Break’
Showing now at the main gallery of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is “Lunch Break,” a showcase of recent photographs and films by American contemporary artist Sharon Lockhart, known for her...
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Theater Review: Fabulation
David Kilper | WUSTL Photo ServicesSophomores Ari Scott and Allison Reed in Lynn Nottage’s sharp-eyed satire “Fabulation,” directed by William Whitaker. Shortly before I left for St. Louis, my parents...
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Cindy Tower at Bruno David Gallery
Early this month, “Decadense,” a survey of recent paintings by Cindy Tower, opened at Bruno David Gallery. The show features nine new paintings by the former Washington University professor, all of...
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Struc: An Art Exhibition on Construction/Deconstruction
Gabi Messina | Student Life Earlier this month, Residential Area Real Art (RARA) kicked off “Struc: An Art Exhibition on Construction/Deconstruction” in the DUC Visitor’s Lounge. It will stay there...
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‘West Side Story’ at The Fox
© Joan Marcus | 2010Michelle Aravena and German Santiago (center) star in the national tour of West Side Story. The Broadway hit will be playing at the Fox Theater February 14-26.There is nothing so...
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‘So much subtext and quintessentially British’: A Q&A with the cast of...
The Performing Arts Department (PAD) production of the classic Harold Pinter drama “Betrayal” opens Thursday, March 27. Student Life recently sat down with the cast, featuring Sarah Palay as Emma...
View ArticleWashington University Dance Collective performs ‘Luminous’
After two semester’s worth of dance rehearsals, hours on end in the studio and two nights spent in the Edison Theater preparing, the Washington University Dance Collective (WUDC) finally made their...
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Ai Weiwei’s ‘Bare Life’ showcases complex style and worldwide activism
Artist, activist, master of the readymade style and political exile of his own country, Ai Weiwei is one of the best-known figures of the modern art world. His unique style and visual impact have...
View ArticleDutch art in the age of Rembrandt: How art connects us to the past
Staged pictures people made of themselves with expensive items, beautiful arrangements of food and flowers positioned to look just right and perfectly posed images of someone’s family pop up here and...
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SLAM to bring international focus to St. Louis in 2020
Ramping up to one of its most ambitious years yet, the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM) has announced a slew of exciting and innovative exhibitions in 2020. Visitors to the museum will be able to see two...
View Article‘Millet and Modern Art’: SLAM’s ambitious international exhibition
French painter Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875) was arguably one of the best-known painters of the 19th century. He held international influence, with pieces selling at the highest prices of any modern...
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Art in Bloom creates unconventional, stunning engagement opportunity
“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” –...
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Local artists bring social justice art to South 40 Underpass
One of the most iconic parts of the South 40 is the Underpass. Freshmen and sophomores pass by the colorful ads for student events painted by Washington University student groups on their way to and...
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Student-run art fundraiser benefits local aid group
The Sam Fox School-based art collective Punish Babies held an art show on Sept. 19 and 20 benefiting Tent Mission STL, a group that provides aid and shelter to unhoused people in the St. Louis area....
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Sam Fox students adjust to a semester of virtual critiques
The Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts has had to adjust their methods of working in response to COVID-19. Though some studio work is still allowed, students have found new ways to pursue their...
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‘Restructuring a more positive reality’: Junior Kaylyn Webster featured in...
This is the second installment in a new Cadenza series, Under the Spotlight, that will highlight the musicians, artists and other creators of the Washington University community. If you have...
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