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Me and my brother the day they turned the river green!
Made corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots with my brother.
We have re..
- Creative Writing
- Creative Writing – Nonfiction
- Fine Arts
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Photography
- Visual Arts Education
To Look At You: Twenty Years of Self-Portraits
This year, I turn 36. It will be roughly two decades since the summer I saved up enough money from my job at the Dairy Crest (a local, sea..
- Business and Entrepreneurship
- Fine Arts
- Graduate Admissions
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Photography
- Theatre
REVEAL: Putting in the Work
I recently celebrated the opening of my solo exhibition, REVEAL, at the Arcade gallery on campus. This exhibition opportunity was awarded ..
The Final Stretch
We are nearing the final stretch of the semester now, which makes things—for lack of a better word—complicated. Before I start, I want to ..
- Business and Entrepreneurship
- Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling
- Fine Arts
- Interdisciplinary Arts
- Interdisciplinary Arts and Media
- Photography
- Theatre
Co-Creating & Producing Local Burlesque: An Arts Management Journey
After I became involved with burlesque and began earning my first Master’s in Arts Management at Columbia College Chicago, I started conce..
A look back at our time with Emmy-winner Vivek Maddala
The second year students in the Music Composition for the Screen MFA program had the immense privilege of working with Vivek Maddala for t..
Adjusting to a new country!
Hello and nice to meet you! It’s officially two months since I left my home country, the Dominican Republic, and let me tell you it’s been..
Back in the Chicago Groove
First trip back to the lake this semester (Left to right, Joshua Meehan, Meghan Scott, Bharat Raman)
It’s now almost two weeks into Oc..
7 Places in Chicago to Clear Your Head
Going to grad school is extremely rewarding, but juggling classes, hours of homework, work, and a social life can be exhausting. Chicago i..
Entrepreneurship for Creatives – How My Business Venture Has Progressed & What I Have to Still Learn…
Visit Amaiya’s Atelier to book all your styling needs!
As mentioned in my previous post, it has officially been one whole semester wor..