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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
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Whitman Wire

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Students Showcase Talent at the 16th Annual Juried Student Art Salon

Shira Nudler, Campus Life Reporter February 8, 2024

The start of the semester marked the beginning of the 16th Annual Juried Art Salon, transforming the first and second floors of the Fouts Center for Visual Arts into a rich gallery chock-full of student...

Rick passed away on Jan. 26, 2020. He taught in the art department at Whitman from 2012 to 2020. Photos contributed by Whitman Communications

Whitman community mourns loss of art professor Rick Martinez

Emma Fletcher-Frazer, News Editor February 20, 2020

Whitman College Associate Professor of Art Rick Martinez unexpectedly passed away on Jan. 26. Rick was hired in 2012 and promoted to an associate professor in 2016. He also served as the chair of the art...

Lynn Woolson

Artist Profile: Lynn Woolson

Megan Hearst, Staff Writer November 19, 2015

If you’ve ever seen an art piece at Whitman and wondered how it ever got assembled, chances are Lynn Woolson is behind it. Woolson is the force behind a lot of a lot of what keeps the art department...

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Art Department Provides Printmaking for Dia de los Muertos Celebration

Eric Anderson, Staff Writer October 28, 2015

Last Sunday, Walla Walla residents were invited to the Gesa Power House Theatre to partake in the town’s third annual Día de los Muertos celebration. During this event various community members, including...

Art Department Heads in New Direction with Introductory Classes

Art Department Heads in New Direction with Introductory Classes

Sarah Cornett May 1, 2014
The art department has changed the structure of its introductory studio art classes, ending the popular Introduction to Visual Arts Practices class and instead creating more specialized "Foundations" courses.

Senior art majors reveal thesis projects with metropolitan inspiration

Clara Bartlett April 19, 2012
For Whitman's visual art majors, a thesis is not made of paragraphs and footnotes, but of charcoal and pigment. The "Visual Art Majors Senior Thesis Exhibition" opens tomorrow, April 20 in Sheehan Gallery. This opening is the culmination of months of creativity and long hours spent working in Fouts Center for Visual Arts, where each senior visual art major has a studio.

Art majors to seek inspiration in Empire State

Alex Hagen October 27, 2011
Senior art majors prepare to head to New York City for an annual journey of creative stimulation. The city's diverse art scene and current political milieu offer a range of learning experiences for the students.
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