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Derek Eller Gallery opens solo exhibitions of works by William Downs and André Ethier André Ethier, Untitled, 2021. Oil on canvas, 20.25 x 24 inches. NEW YORK, NY .-Derek Eller Gallery is presenting Pieces of a Man, a solo exhibition of monumental black ink and spray paint works on canvas and paper by William Downs. Utilizing his own well-developed visual language in which androgynous moving bodies fluidly interact within a Bosch-ian landscape, Downs composes scenes which evoke compassion, vulnerability, darkness, and light. Downs applies India ink with brushes, sticks, and brooms, creating...

Gardner-Webb hosts vaccination clinic More than 800 people were able to get their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday at Gardner-Webb University.  The college hosted a vaccination clinic for students and community members this week, putting shots in the arms of 809 people, 350 of which were students. "It's a good day for us, for our community," said William Downs, Gardner-Webb president.  Gardner-Webb announced its intention to return to a pre-COVID environment as much as possible next school year. Getting students vaccinated, Downs said, is "indispensable for that vision."�...

International students benefit at first Gardner-Webb University vaccine clinic Brandon Goldner Replay Video UP NEXT About 350 Gardner-Webb University students signed up for COVID-19 vaccine appointments at its Boiling Springs campus Wednesday afternoon. The clinic, which the university organized with Cleveland County Public Health, was the first opportunity for students to get the vaccine. Joao Espinheira is a senior soccer player from Brazil, and he said he wouldn't have been able to get the vaccine in his home country until December 2021, at the earliest. "Things are a bit ...

Students compete in state oratorical contest held in Shelby The Shelby Star Shelby American Legion Post 82 Family hosted the 83rd annual State Oratorical Finals competition at the LeGrand Center Sunday. Four contestants, all winners from their particular regions throughout the state, included Savannah McGlothlin, a sophomore at Burns High, participated. She advanced through local, district, and division competitions to the state finals. The title of Savannah's oration was "What Compromise Means to the Constitution." At Sunday's contest, she was awarded second place, along with a $2,500 schol...