Fine Arts

Month: October 2024

  • Our Town: The Community of Theater at Gustavus

    Our Town: The Community of Theater at Gustavus

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    marisabacon

    Gustavus Adolphus College has a flourishing theater department. Whether it be a sprawling drama or a lively musical, there is a performance for everyone to enjoy. Currently, students are hard at work putting the final pieces together for their production of Our Town, with Lillian Grim ‘25 and Gavia Yount ‘26 discussing their time on…

  • President’s Art Award Recipient: Mya Hanson ‘25

    President’s Art Award Recipient: Mya Hanson ‘25

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    marisabacon

    Gustavus Adolphus College offers a myriad of experiences for students, often in areas they would never expect. Studio Art and English double-major Mya Hanson ‘25 experienced this when  winning the President’s Art Award. On her time getting the award, Hanson ‘25 said, “One thing we do in the art department is we have  juries. Every…

  • Leading Through Service and Sound: Chance Korpela

    Leading Through Service and Sound: Chance Korpela

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    melissameinhardt

    A Senior Business Management and Music double major with Conducting honors as well as an Arts Entrepreneurship minor, Korpela ‘25 is also heavily involved outside of academics. She is a member of Gustavus Wind Orchestra (GWO), takes saxophone lessons, and was recently elected student senate co-president for the ‘24-’25 academic year. “If you told freshman…

  • Orientation to Graduation: The Spirit of Community

    Orientation to Graduation: The Spirit of Community

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    marisabacon

    Gustavus Adolphus College student Elise Gahart ‘25, a Sociology/Anthropology and Dance double major, reflects on her time as she prepares to graduate.  Gahart ‘25 notes that her last semester “feels very bittersweet. I have been trying to soak up all of my last opportunities for dance.” This year, Gahart ‘25 is dancing in the Nobel…