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The Shield

The senior art exhibition, containing art from the spring class of 2025, is on display in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries until May 2.

This semester’s senior art exhibition brings 23 unique voices to MACPACE

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor April 10, 2025

For those unfamiliar with the senior art exhibition, it is the culmination of the Senior Seminar capstone.  “Each semester, the students enrolled in the Senior Seminar capstone course work together...

According to the Equal Justice Initiative, each steel beam, of which there are over 800, represents a county where a lynching took place. Carved into them are the names of over 4,400 Black people who were lynched between the years 1877 and 1950.

Unmasked: A glimpse into a local history we aren’t always taught

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor April 2, 2025

After being on display in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries* from Feb. 17 to March 21, “Unmasked: The 1935 Anti-Lynching Exhibits and Community Remembrance...

This April, a wide variety of events will be coming to Evansville.

April: Upcoming in the Arts

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor March 31, 2025

  Theatre: USI Theatre will perform “Pippin: The Musical” at 7 p.m. April 10 to 12 and at 2 p.m. on April 13. Evansville Civic Theatre will be hosting a free Audition Technique Workshop...

Attendees applaud after a speech at the opening reception for “Chatter” and “Tangled Threads” Friday in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries.

Gallery: Reception held for ‘Chatter,’ ‘Tangled Threads’

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor January 26, 2025

The opening reception for "Chatter" and "Tangled Threads" was held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries. "Chatter" is an art show designed...

Attendees view artworks at the 55th Annual Juried Student Art Show Sunday in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center. (Photo By Chloé Newman)

55th Annual Juried Art Show impresses with diverse creativity

Nautica Whatley, Staff writer December 4, 2024

Now coming to a close,  the 55th Annual Juried Art Show gave USI students a major opportunity to show off their creativity. The Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center has featured art made from different mediums...

Attendees line up for the food bar at the 55th Annual Juried Student Art Show Sunday in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center. (Photo By Chloé Newman)

Gallery: 55th Annual Juried Student Art Show highlights student creativity

Chloé Newman, Assistant Design Editor November 20, 2024

The 55th Annual Juried Student Art Show took place Sunday in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center. The exhibition featured work from 69 student artists, with 101 artworks chosen by juror Segovia Figueroa...

Attendees take food from the buffet at the gallery’s closing reception Friday in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries.

Gallery: ‘Samsara,’ ‘Classic & Contemporary’ come to a close

Nico Armeanu, Arts Editor October 21, 2024

Although Sunday marks the official end of “Samsara” and the “Classic & Contemporary: Selections from the Paul Paletti Collection” exhibitions, a closing reception was held Friday in the...

Brooke Shaden’s life-sized sculpture “Emergence” is displayed in the “Samsara” collection Sept. 24 in Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center Gallery 1. Made from dirt, moss, plaster and resin, this piece represents our inevitable return to earth.

‘Samsara’ is a beautiful, unique showing of death

Kayli McDonald, Staff writer October 16, 2024

Brooke Shaden’s art show “Samsara” will be displayed in the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center Gallery 1 until Oct. 20.  She is one of the most recognized modern photographers because of her exhibition...

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