Columbia College Chicago
TagLights, Camera, Thesis!
I enjoy mingling with professors and classmates I haven’t had the opportunity to speak with during the semester. And as a struggling artist you need to follow the free food.
It’s Candidacy Time Again
Candidacy is a special process that is unique to Columbia. As a third-year student, I have now had the perspective of experien..
Visiting Artist Lecture: Latoya Ruby Frazier
The visiting artist lecture series at Columbia is back up and running its full schedule this semester. Our ..
WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG BIBLIOGRAPHY. OR NOT.
“I touch it, and it goes bzzzzzzarre.”
This is how Kwame Dawes kicked off Creative Nonfiction Week last week at CCC, and it couldn’t ha..
To China and Back Again (Part II)
This post is a continuation from (Part I).
As we broke out for the Constructed Image workshop, each of the four of us took a group ..
My WBEZ internship comes to a close
Today was my last day as an arts & culture reporting intern at WBEZ. It’s really sad for me because I have been there since April. (m..
What I’ve Been Up To
I thought thesis hours were going to be a piece of cake. I was!
First, I’m working three jobs. I am teaching Professional Writing C..
GET WEIRD AND MAKE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
Printmaking is fun
Photo credit: Missy Cargo
Nov 22, 2010
Last month an artist friend that I studied with in Italy was visiting Chicago,..
When in the Belly of the Beast…*Breathe*
These last few weeks have been incredible, scary, and challenging.
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect or how..
To China and Back Again (Part I)
For each of the last three years, the third-year students in the Photography MFA program have traveled to Pingyao,..