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Henry Moore sculpts with the sky

Henry Moore sculpts with the sky

'Large Interior Form' was donated to Trinity in 1983 by Arthur and Jane Stieren
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist March 28, 2021

Trinity’s campus could double as an all-inclusive art museum, considering the amount of sculptures, architecture and artworks displayed around campus. After moving off-campus, I realized how much I had...

McNay Art Museum hosts "Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art"

McNay Art Museum hosts “Limitless! Five Women Reshape Contemporary Art”

Looking to support more female artists? The McNay's newest exhibition has you covered
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist March 23, 2021

Having some trouble naming five women artists? You wouldn’t be the only one. Women have historically been at the disadvantage in the history of Western art. To combat this, we need to educate ourselves...

But first — let me take a selfie

But first — let me take a selfie

How selfie museums undermine contemporary art
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist March 19, 2021

Pop-up selfie museums have been showing up all over my Instagram feed; they are bursting at the seams with meaningless immersive “art.” The definition of art can be blurry and subjective. I’m not...

Conversing with Barbara Hepworth's magic stones

Conversing with Barbara Hepworth’s magic stones

The sculpture is one of four castings worldwide
Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist March 7, 2021

Barbara Hepworth’s 1973 bronze-cast sculpture, Conversation with Magic Stones, is mythic, mysterious and interactive. Made up of six parts, the sculpture is in conversation with itself, with us and with...

Art from The Mini exhibit

Support student artists — you have the chance (on campus) now until March 26

Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist February 21, 2021

THE MINI: Spring ’21 is currently on display in the Neidorff Art Gallery until March 26, 2021. The exhibition displays the work of Trinity University students Kate Nuelle, Bella Peters, Ángela García...

Art is all around us if we look a little closer

Art is all around us if we look a little closer

Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist February 10, 2021

Where can we find art? When thinking of appropriate places for art, often museums, galleries or private collection spaces come to mind. However, art outside of these boundaries is still art, and should...

McFarlin Dormitory for Women Exterior View. c. 1955. 98-18-019, Trinity University History, Coates Library Special Collections & Archives, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

O’Neil Ford’s architecture “guided by the hills”

Ashley Allen, Arts Columnist February 3, 2021

I remember only a brief part of my first Trinity tour. My tour guide stopped outside of Storch Memorial Library—we faced the San Antonio skyline with our backs to the academic buildings. The tour...

Easy Pesto Pasta recipe

Easy Pesto Pasta recipe

Ashley Allen October 14, 2020
Delicious pesto pasta and buttery garlic green beans that you can share with your roommates!