The Jazz Ensemble is a select group of W&J students sometimes supplemented by professionals and community enthusiasts. They will perform familiar works from the jazz repertoire in addition to new works written by today’s most innovative composers. Some Jazz concerts may occur in Studio 102, our experimental performance space on Olin’s lower level. Enjoy an intimate recital in […]
Washington & Jefferson College art and art education majors graduating in spring 2020 exhibit their work across a variety of media in this annual senior capstone event in the Olin Art Gallery.
Washington & Jefferson College art and art education majors graduating in spring 2020 exhibit their work across a variety of media in this annual senior capstone event.
These recitals feature selected performances from W&J's Applied Music studios.
Using deconstructed and reconstructed fabric and paint, Kenny Nguyen explores the concept of cultural identity, integration, and displacement. Born and raised in Vietnam and currently living in the United States, Nguyen sees the alteration of painted silk to a sculptural form as a visual second skin. These cut, torn, beaten, sanded, and layered forms represent the artist's […]
Describing his work as being inspired by "the historical significance of the landscape," Jamie Rodriguez creates installations that investigate the human condition using animals to illustrate narratives. Using diverse materials and building techniques, these manufactured chronicles draw attention to topics of displacement, identity, memory, location, migration, religion, dehumanization, and colonization through humor. About the Artist Jamie […]
We are honored to present T. Scott Frank’s original play The Connections, which was originally scheduled for last spring. The annual Department of Communication Arts fall production will certainly be the first of its kind at W&J. Students and the playwright/director will have a unique opportunity to present this reworked play as an online performance. The […]
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Friday, January 29, 6-7:30 p.m. Using rocks, bricks, and automobile tire shreds as mark-making tools, Athena LaTocha creates large-scale works on paper that explore the tenuous relationship between natural landscapes and landscapes marked by human intervention. LaTocha prefers to work on the floor, reflecting the relationship between human and landscape, […]
Athena LaTocha creates large-scale works on paper that explore the tenuous relationship between natural landscapes and landscapes marked by human intervention. Athena LaTocha received her MFA from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, and her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Believing architectural structures act as both repositories and vehicles for memory, Morgan Craig creates large scale paintings depicting the built environment. Craig’s work is not merely documentation, but sociopolitical/socioeconomic commentary. The paintings refer to the slow disintegration of the future, and the abysmal fragmentation of the past. Morgan Craig lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. Craig received a […]
Believing architectural structures act as both repositories and vehicles for memory, Morgan Craig creates large scale paintings depicting the built environment. Morgan Craig lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. Craig received a BFA from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, and an MFA from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
The Jazz Ensemble is a select group of W&J students sometimes supplemented by professionals and community enthusiasts. They will perform familiar works from the jazz repertoire in addition to new works written by today’s most innovative composers.
