Local artists shared their appreciation and concern about the increase in volume and popularity of artificial-intelligence-generated content, and its gray area of copyright infringement and plagiarism. With recent AI applications such as text generator ChatGPT and image generator Lensa, artists have noticed elements, styling and entire works altogether being used by the applications regardless of consent from the creator. Sam ... Read More »
Recently, UW- Stevens Point has received national attention for their wish to discontinue several liberal arts majors from the current curriculum. This proposal has not been without its share of backlash. And though the cuts to specific majors will not be an immediate change, the school’s relationship with the humanities has sparked a larger conversation on what constitutes “art.” The ... Read More »
Comparatively few people would consider themselves connoisseurs of poetry, especially on the Stevens Point campus. It has long been true that as soon as someone says the word poetry, most experience something along the lines of their eyes glazing over paired with traumatic memories of high school English class. Rupi Kaur, a Canadian poet originally hailing from India, is here ... Read More »
Immigration is a hot-button issue in today’s political climate. Topics like border patrol and efficient vetting processes plaster the media. However, some of the most significant ways in which immigration has shaped our current social climate happened long ago, and right here in Wisconsin. The Carlston Art Gallery in the Noel Fine Arts Center focuses on some of the earlier ... Read More »
Downtown Stevens Point will soon be home to a new one-stop-shop for all things local and artisan: Agora – Local Makers Market. Makers markets have been popping up all over the state and have been relatively well received by their communities, so Cara Adams decided to bring the trend to Stevens Point. She has been interested in opening up a ... Read More »
On Sunday, April 8, the Noel Fine Arts Center was transformed into an art aficionado’s paradise. With dozens of vendors in every nook and cranny of the building, one could quite easily have become lost among the artwork for hours. It seemed as though there was not an inch of space that was not covered in art. Lamps were displayed ... Read More »
Andy Warhol is widely considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. From introducing the concept of pop art to the world to his clever use of marketing by utilizing mass media, his contributions have cemented a place for himself in history. But, I believe that as one artist dies, another one rises, and that ... Read More »
STEVENS POINT, WI – Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosted an open forum on Monday in response to kick-back from leaked emails suggesting their recent proposal slated the art major for elimination due to what they referred to as “excessive amounts of nudity.” Other emails cited the pivotal importance of modesty in the work-place, concern that nude paintings ... Read More »
Downtown Stevens Point is home to a unique art gallery called Q Artists Cooperative. Typical art galleries invite artists to display their work there, and the gallery then receives a percentage of any sales the artist makes. In a cooperative, every artist is part owner. This cooperative business style allows Q Gallery to carry out its mission statement: to create ... Read More »
Anyone who has stopped by Zest Bakery and Coffeehouse recently has probably noticed the fanciful artwork of Yuliya Bay for sale near the pick-up counter. The 22-year-old local artist started selling posters and stickers last year to help get her name out in the community. Bay had seen art there before and decided it was a good place for hers ... Read More »
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