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Lorem About Anarchist, Artist, Sufi This book follows the life of Ivan Aguéli, the artist, anarchist, and esotericist, notable as one of the earliest Western intellectuals to convert to Islam and to explore Sufism. This book explores different aspects of his life and activities, revealing each facet of Aguélis complex personality in its own right. It then shows how esotericism, art, and anarchism finally found their fulfillment in Sufi Islam. The authors analyze how Aguélis life and...

The museum of art and archaeology is being relocated from Mizzou North to the inside of Ellis Library as a part of MU’s Space Reduction and Strategic Relocation Plan. It will be located on the lower level and display a selection of pieces. These are yet to be determined as the museum staff decides how to best utilize the space. On March 4, MU published a news release detailing the plan. It includes the vacating of Mizzou North on Business Loop 70. Plans to sell the building were announced in ...

WFSU Local Routes What It Takes: A Creative Conversation On Thursday, April 29th at 6:00 PM EST, join us for What It Takes: A Creative Conversation! In this What It Takes inspired event, Dr. Erika Loic from the Department of Art History, Dr. Aaron Thomas from the School of Theatre, and Daniel Luedtke from the Department of Art will lead a conversation about their creative research practice and academic careers. Learn more about the incredible work happening in the College of Fi...

 Rather than turning exclusively to cognitive science and contemporary ethical theories, Hershock shows how classical Confucian and Socratic philosophies help to make visible what a history of choices about remaking ourselves through control biased technology has rendered invisible. But it is in Buddhist thought and practice that Hershock finds the tools for valuing and training our attention, resisting the colonization of consciousness, and engendering a more equitable and diversity-enhancing...

Abu Dhabi: A total of 25 UAE University students joined a virtual acrylic painting workshop guided by prominent Emirati artist and sculptor, Abdulraheem Salim. During the two hours of the workshop, students from the university’s Fine Arts programme followed with great interest as Salim demonstrated advanced techniques for acrylic painting, and shared his extensive experience. Salim is a well-known Emirati artist who was one of the first to contribute to the fine art movements in the country. ...

Share Mumbai: SVKM’s NMIMS Centre of Interior Environment and Design (CIED), a pioneering institute in design education, invites applications for BA (Hons) in Interior Environment and Design in Mumbai. The three-year-long program imparts a comprehensive education in interior design to students, encompassing art, history, humanities, sociology, and mass media. The immersive pedagogy stresses on developing core design and technical skills, with exposure to the contemporary design landscape.   ...

Popular illustrator and author Andrea Pippins will close out this years Interconnected lecture series beginning 11 a.m. Friday, April 16. LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 9, 2021) — University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies will host the final lecture in the 2020-21 Interconnected//Design Lecture Series presented by art and design programs at six of the Commonwealth’s universities in conjunction with the region’s chapters of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). Illustrator an...

Boise State News April 1, 2021 Two pieces by Lily Lee, an associate professor in the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies, will appear in the exhibition: Octogonal: The All Media Show at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, Iowa. Juror Jenie Gao chose 41 works from 349 submissions by 134 artists. Gao also selected one of Lee’s works, “Iridescent Turkey Sticker on the Outside” for the Priscilla Sage Fiber Award sponsored by Haila Architecture, Structure and Planning...

Nearly a year after they were sent home amid growing concerns regarding the novel coronavirus, members of the Class of 2021 are now preparing for the culmination of their undergraduate studies. Before attaining their coveted degrees, however, many seniors must overcome the last few hurdles of their college careers — job interviews, graduate school applications, and for some, senior theses. For many seniors, the thesis-ing process has been complicated by snowstorms, closed labs and librarie...