Fine Arts

Author: Al

  • Gustavus Opens Summer Show Choir Camp

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    The sounds of singing and dancing in Jussi Björling Recital Hall announce that the 2012 Gustavus Show Choir Summer Music Camp has opened in the Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the Gustavus campus. The camp runs Sunday, July 15 through Saturday, July 21. Its finale performance begins at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in Björling Recital…

  • Slam Poetry Camp Featured by Free Press

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    Gustavus Adolphus College held its first ever Slam Poetry Camp on June 24-30 as individuals traveled from places such as New York, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Omaha to attend the unique summer offering. Mankato Free Press education editor Amanda Dyslin visited the camp and authored this article in the newspaper’s Saturday, June 30 edition: New, rare…

  • Musician Ben Johnson-Tesch ’12 Receives Prestigious Med School Sholarship

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    Tuesday, May 22, 2012, was a pretty big day for recent Gustavus Adolphus College graduate Ben Johnson-Tesch ’12. Not only did the day mark the last day of academics for Johnson-Tesch at Gustavus as he finished up his spring semester finals, but he also received some exciting news from the University of Minnesota Medical School.

  • Successful Gustavus String Institute Concludes with Finale Concert Friday

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    The first-ever Gustavus Summer Music String Institute concludes Friday with a public concert in Jussi Björling Recital Hall by the Institute’s chamber orchestra of campers and staff directed by Dr. Ruth Lin. The June 22 performance will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

  • Work by Sesquicentennial Sculptor Greg Mueller Selected for Mankato Public Art Tour

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    Sculptor Greg Mueller, the Gustavus Sesquicentennial Sculptor, is one of 43 national artists whose works have been selected for the 2012 Mankato Public Art Tour. The piece is titled “Portal for the Agrarian” and is created from reclaimed agricultural salvage and cast iron. The 12-foot high sculpture is located just off of Veterans’ Bridge on…

  • Summer Music Strings Institute Set for Gustavus

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    The summer of 2012 welcomes an addition to the summer programs schedule at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, as the Gustavus Summer Music Strings Institute opens its doors June 17 – 22 in the Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Information and registration for this 6-day, intensive string study institute, led by Dr. Justin Knoepfel…

  • Gustavus & Guthrie Partner to Offer Summer Audition Boot Camp

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    The Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter have announced that they are partnering to offer a unique and intensive summer Theater Audition Boot Camp, June 24-30, 2012.

  • Gustavus Wind Orchestra Presents Season Finale May 26

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    Under the direction of Conductor Douglas Nimmo, the Gustavus Wind Orchestra will present the Department of Music’s season finale on Saturday, May 26, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. This finale concert, offered the night before commencement each year, is open to the public at no charge.

  • Holly Swift & Linda Gammel Open Amidst Trees in Schaefer Gallery

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    Minnesota artists Holly Swift and Linda Gammel bring their recent works in an exhibition, Amidst Trees, to the Schaefer Gallery on the Gustavus campus. The exhibition of paintings, drawings and photography from the natural world opens April 9 and runs through May 25. The gallery is open daily from 9-5 and on weekend from noon…

  • Hillstrom Museum Showing Senior Exhibition 2012: Unveiled

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    Senior Exhibition 2012: Unveiled is on display at the Hillstrom Museum of Art from Honors Day, May 5, through Commencement, May 27. This exhibition is a culminating event in the curriculum of the ten senior studio art majors and is a required component of their studies. It demonstrates the diversity of styles and approaches taken…