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Campus & Local Arts

Sue McNally's "Maroon Bells, Colorado" piece hangs in the Fort Collins Museum of Art. The piece is part of a selection of McNally's "This Land is My Land" show, which focuses on landscapes in the Western United States. McNally is working on making this body of work represent landscapes in all 50 states. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Sue McNally, Chuck Kimmerle capture America’s beauty in new Fort Collins Museum of Art exhibit

Sarah Ehrlich February 10, 2018
Rhode Island-based painter Sue McNally  has been working on illustrating American landscapes in her new installation, “This Land is My Land.” Along with McNally’s is another exhibit in the hallway of the Fort Collins Museum of Art entitled “From the Heart:Land”.
The set design of John Murrell's 'Waiting for the Parade' directed by Ami Dayan and Lou Anne Wright.  Presented by Bas Bleu Theatre company.

Bas Bleu Theatre’s ‘Waiting for the Parade’ falls short with a lack of connection between the characters

Claire Oliver February 7, 2018

Bas Bleu Theatre’s production of John Murrell’s "Waiting for the Parade" was underwhelming with a few moments of tension between the actors and the audience.  Overall, the play left me wanting...

Hole 3 of the Mulligan exhibit made by a collaboration of undergraduate and graduate CSU students in the Visual Arts Building at CSU 
CJ Johnson| Colegian

CSU art students build mini-golf course in 5 days

Henry Netherland February 1, 2018

When over 30 art students gathered together in the art building, they were expecting to work on a multi-day collaborative art project. What they were not expecting was that they would be building an...

Photo courtesy ABC Images

Collegian and CSU staff share their Oscar picks

Nate Day January 31, 2018

On Tuesday, we all woke up to a whole new list of Academy Award nominees. The list contained some surprises—such as Daniel Kaluuya for "Get Out"—some not-so-surprises—like Meryl Streep for "The Post."...

Lyric movie review: 'Phantom Thread' offers darkly nuanced images of romanticism, obsession

Lyric movie review: ‘Phantom Thread’ offers darkly nuanced images of romanticism, obsession

Nick Botkin January 30, 2018

Romantic obsession. A dapper protagonist.  Sounds like clichés run amok.  But "Phantom Thread" is anything but. Paul Thomas Anderson's movie is replete with romanticism and desire, with characters...

Image provided by Steve Finnestead Photography | Courtesy of OpenStage Theatre & Company

OpenStage Theatre’s presentation of ‘The Crucible’ is amazingly terrifying

Claire Oliver January 30, 2018

Fort Collins' OpenStage Theatre is currently presenting the Tony winning play "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller and directed by Peter Anthony, and it terrifies the audience with an amazing ensemble...

A guest looks at one of the large scale prints in William Wylie's "Pompeii Archive" exhibit in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art in the UCA during the "Visualize" fundraiser. Wylie, who got his BFA at CSU, explores the contemporary state of the archeological site using large-format black and white photographs. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Gregory Allicar Museum of Art’s ‘Pompeii Archive’ shows off city’s history, intricacy

Maddie Wright January 24, 2018
It is so aesthetically pleasing, educational, and emotion evoking. It makes the audience feel and get a taste of what the photographers have gotten to experience in Pompeii.
Spielberg's "The Post" examines the ethical and national ramifications of the Washington Post's legal battle to publish The Pentagon Papers. (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox).

‘The Post’ emphasizes importance of a free press

Nick Botkin January 20, 2018

A president attempts to threaten a newspaper legally. Said president refers to reporters as "bastards." This might evoke a certain leader's "fake news" diatribes. But these events are part of Steven...

The listening room at Washington's, which can hold up to 900 people standing. (Collegian | Nate Day)

Washington’s to open next month

Nate Day January 19, 2018

Fort Collins has always been famous for its music scene. With venues like The Aggie Theatre, Hodi’s Half Note and The Downtown Artery, fans of live music are never hurting for a good experience....

Members of the community walk through the rows of flowers at the UCA Trial Gardens on Monday. (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

8 UCA events to see this spring

Maddie Wright January 16, 2018

New year, new art. The University Center for the Arts is known for their work in performance and visual arts while showing off the talent of Colorado State University students and faculty. As the spring...

Eva O'Donovan, pictured here in the beginning stages of her project, measures the mannequin so she can adjust her dress design. (Sarah Ehrlich | Collegian)

Photo gallery: Senior Design and Merchandising students showcase semester’s work

Sarah Ehrlich December 12, 2017

[new_royalslider id="682"] Design and Merchandising students worked all semester planning out their final designs for their senior capstone class, led by professor Diane Sparks. The design and merchandising...

The sugar plum fairy and cavalier pause mid-air during their performance for Clara and the Nutcracker prince. Both Rie Ichikawa, the sugar plum fairy. and Pavel Gurevich, the cavalier, are guest artists for the Canyon Concert Ballet and both are ballet medalists. (Anna Baize | Collegian)

Photo gallery: Fort Collins’ Lincoln Center provides holiday vibes with “The Nutcracker” ballet

Tony Villalobos December 10, 2017

[new_royalslider id="683"]   Collegian photo staff can be reached at photo@collegian.com. 

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