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The Shield

A laptop plays Allen’s animated film, “Litter Bug,” at the show “Litter Bug” in the Virginia Thomas Memorial Gallery.

What can one artist do?

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor August 21, 2025

“Litter Bug” is an art show created by USI alumna Kayla Allen. It is on display in the Virginia Thomas Memorial Gallery until Aug. 22.  The film and show are about Cheyenne befriending a “magical...

Freshman named best of show

Gabi Wy, Features Editor April 19, 2017

As the Annual Juried Student Art Show continues its exhibition in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries in the Liberal Arts building, The Shield spoke with best of show winner Bayley Graham about her...

Holli Nelson attends the 47th annual Juried Student Art Exhibition Sunday afternoon. Nelson stopped to admire Livia Alexander's piece titled "My Mother: A Modern Venus." Nelson is the sister of student artist Kerri Nelson. “I love this piece of work,” Nelson said. “It gives attention to a fuller figure that normally only perfect women get.” Kerri Nelson is the artist of the piece “Three Hearts of a Sloth.“

Over 100 awards given at art show

Sarah Rogers, Opinion Editor April 6, 2017

Weaving her way through the sardine-packed bodies at the 47th annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Claire Wright exited the awards ceremony. Convinced she would not win any awards on her photo, Wright...

Sporting a shirt that reads “mud-slinging pyromaniac,” senior art major Denise “Mickie” Streets uses the pottery wheel as she works on a ceramic mug Monday in the Dowhie Ceramics Studio. Streets will have two of her ceramic sculptures shown in the Juried Student Art Exhibition April 3-May 1 in the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries.

Passion, frustration, motivation

Abigail Suddarth, Staff Writer March 31, 2016
Denise “Mickie” Streets will graduate this April with one of her sons. Streets came from a family of painters, but failed art as a child because she wasn’t good at drawing

Art reception and gallery talk

Rachel Christian August 28, 2014

"Because We Like It: The Art Collections of Lenny and Anne Dowhie” is on display through Sept. 7, in the McCutchan Art Center Pace Galleries. The exhibit, which consists of 118 ceramic, mixed media...

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