Department of Art Newsletter
Professor Ron Bechet’s Piece…
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XUArt Student Artists Reviews March 8—April 12
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XUArt Congratulates Dr. C. Reynolds Verret, Ph.D.
—6th President of Xavier University of Louisiana
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XU Performance Studies Laboratory’s Presents:
“Here is Where You Turn Back: Performing New Orleans
Through Literature, Music” XUArt Students Artwork
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XUArt Welcomes 2016 Prospective Students and Families
“THE XAVIER EXPERIENCE” Open House hosted by
XU Admissions Office February 18th
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Leah Lebat, XUArt Student Artist invites all to experience
the horror...first published illustrated novel,
“The Sanguinarian Id”. XUArt Congratulates Leah!
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Nia Love. “Dancing While Black” Dance Troupe
“collaborates in exploration of art practices for social
movement” in The Art Village hosted by Professor Bechet
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Art in Nature” Project—CANO invited XUArt Sculpture
students to participate in a week long project in
Poydras, Louisiana hosted by Jennifer Odem, Sculptor
Associate Dean Vaz-Deville...Sarah Clunis curator “The
Carnival, the City, and the Sea” @ LSU Museum of Art
with Daniel Stetson, Executive Director
Congratulations! Jourdan Barnes, XUArt Student Artist
Elected Vice-President of the XU “Gender Equity” Club
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March 2016
Congratulations! Dr. C. Reynolds Verret, Ph.D.
—6th President of Xavier University of Louisiana...
A Celebration NOLA Style!
‘Second Line’ Umbrella crafted by Professor Ron Bechet
and XUArt Student Artist Diquan Forcell
XU President Verret | ‘Inauguration Week’...
XU Performance Studies Laboratory’s
“Here is Where You Turn Back:
4 Performing New Orleans Through Literature,
Music, and Art” column artwork by
XUArt Student Artists Aleshia Coleman
4 (artwork
&
student
Ariyanna Carter
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Easter Holidays
March 21th —25th
Departmental Meeting March 1st...
XU Student Artists Portfolio Reviews
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
*Reminder | Check your email...
Meeting Presentation & Forms
featured photo right),
(artwork photo left), and
XUArt Drawing Student, Biology Major
Jasmine
Geathers (artwork photo
Congratulations Jasmine!
center)
*Accepted to Medical School | UPenn...
Photo(s) courtesy of MaPo Kinnord, Associate Professor of Art
“THE XAVIER EXPERIENCE” ‘Open House’ 2016 hosted by
XU Office of Admissions|February 18th in the University Center Ballroom...
Senior Comprehensive Exams
Saturday, March 12th
*See ‘Blackboard’ for Study Guide
Facilitator: MaPo Kinnord
Associate Professor of Art
The Art Village
3520 Pine Street
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The Department of Art Welcomes 2016 Prospective Students and Families...
XUArt Student Artists Kara Crowley (painting presentation), Jolissa Brown, Alex Taylor, Darren Ellis,
Professor Ron Bechet, Dr. Sarach A. Clunis, MaPo Kinnord, Shayna Blum, and Joan Ulmer
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Congratulations Leah Labat! XUArt Student Artist Publishes 1st Book...
Message from the Author:
After overcoming adversity and years of trials I am elated to finally share this milestone in my life with both avid readers and art
lovers alike. From confronting past demons and facing new shadows, I invite all to experience the horror of my first published illustrated novel, “The Sanguinarian Id”.
Thank you all for your support and interest in art and literature.
Xavier University of Louisiana Department of Art
www.xula.edu/art
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Nia Love. “Dancing W hile Black”
Da n ce Trou p e “ colla b ora tes in exp lora tion of a rt p ra ctices
for socia l m ovem en t b u ild in g” in Th e Art Villa ge h osted b y Profess or R on Bech et “ wh ere th e n otion of
d a n ce/m ovem en t an d a rt co -existed ” ...
Message from Nia Love, Chorographer and Educator:
www.Nia-Love.org
Photos by Joan Ulmer, Administrative Assistant
Sarah, I was completely thrilled by the sharing that manifested with students, Ron, MaPo and you! I live for these moments
when the notion of dance/movement and art co-exists in the presence of witnessing. How I wish that opportunities could exists
more and more like this one, as we move without trepidation towards new constructs of knowledge, integration, and personhood!
I feel that Ron was the first person I encountered in almost 20 years since my father’s passing that I could find
a space to reside without explanation, without doubt...he feels like home to me and just in a time when I felt all as lost. I felt at home
with him and with you and MaPo. All of you reside in a space of kind of memory where my father moves, breathes,
walks, stands an ultimately lives—XUArt Department/Art Spaces…
Thank you again for your kindness and sisterhood space you help to create during my time at Xavier!
to continue our relationship in the future.
I hope
*Dr. Sarah A. Clunis, Director of AADS | Thank you for sharing this beautiful message with us!
Xavier University of Louisiana Department of Art
www.xula.edu/art
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“Art in Nature” Project—CANO invited XUArt Sculpture students
to participate in a week long project in Poydras, Louisiana...
Message from Jennifer Odem,
Sculptor & XUArt Instructor:
“The first day, Xavier Sculpture
students went to the nature trail in
Poydras to make drawings, take notes
and make observations about the
characteristics of the site. We then formed
three groups based on our findings and
created site-specific installations which were
all interconnected. The students were
ultimately engaged with art and sculpture
outside of the traditional studio and created
finished works within a weeks time.
Collaboration with each other as well
as the trail itself was the primary focus of
the project. The artworks became part
of an ongoing exhibition at the Crevasse 22
Sculpture Park in Poydras hosted by
CANO.
For the Tower Project, students were asked to design a sculptural tower based on Invisible Cities, a book
by Italo Calvino which explores the travels of Marco Polo. The students worked in teams of two and the towers
could be no less than ten feet. Students learned the basics of wood-working, architectural structure, and collaborative
problem solving.”
*Follow Dr. Kim Vaz-Deville @vazdeville, ‘tweets’...
XULA's Sarah Clunis curator @ LSU Museum
of Art w/ Daniel Stetson, Executive Director
#Haitian Art @FineArtsXULA
Photos Courtesy of Jennifer Odem, Sculptor & XUArt Instructor
Congratulations!
Jourdan Barnes, XU Student Artist
elected Vice-President of the
‘Gender Equity’ Club.
Stay connected...
Invites you to join and participate
in their upcoming events...
Xavier University of Louisiana Department of Art
www.xula.edu/art