KCC hosts artwork from regional women
Kellogg Singerrs open for Sweet Honey In The Rock
Auditions for "Thorougly Modern Millie"
KCC hosts artwork from regional women
Courtney Grant
Staff Writer
Three award-winning works of art are now on display in KCC’s Davidson Art Gallery.
Joanne Colyn’s digital photograph, titled “Merging Skies” won “Best of Show,” garnering the first place cash prize of $300.
Second place winner, Charlotte Whitney Stevens, of Olivet, painted a watercolor, titled “Garage Mahal,” a serene image of a rural home surrounded by trees, which earned her $200. Third place winner, Sabine LeDieu, earned a $100 prize with her 7-foot sculpture, “Bike Tree of Life.”
Winners were selected in November as part of the juried Regional Women in the Arts Contest and Exhibition. Women artists 18 and over submitted pieces of art work that were then juried by Joanna McColum Learner.
“We had nearly 150 works of art submitted from 75 artists ranging from Muskegon, Spring Arbor, Kalamazoo, Olivet, to South Bend Indiana. A total of 72 works were selected for show,” said KCC Gallery Coordinator and Art Instructor, Ryan Flathau.
The Juror, Joanna McColum Learner, now retired from a career in art education, now works full time from her studio in Battle Creek, Michigan.
McColum has two degrees from Western, jewelry design and sculpture, as well as an undergraduate from Texas Women’s University.
She previously organized two state-wide Women’s Art Exhibits, and crafted a trophy International World Champion Hot Air Balloon. In recent years she has focused on watercolor and acrylic painting.
Each of the winners were notified prior to the opening Reception on November 19, 2009. The winning pieces, along with other submissions, are on display until December 11, 2009.
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Oops. Please don’t touch the art! Kevin Vanhoose, a second-year Arts major headed to Kendall Art School of Design, and Joshua Jacobus, second-year Music major, transferring to Bloomsberg University in Pennsylvania, marvel at Sabine LeDieu's, prize-winning sculpture, "Bike Tree of Life.” Photo by Ron Davis
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Kellogg Singers open for Sweet Honey In The Rock
Liz McCord
Editor-in-chief
The Kellogg Singers of Kellogg Community College joined forces again with the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music to open for the internationally acclaimed group Sweet Honey In The Rock at Miller Auditorium in Kalamazoo on Nov. 13.
Sweet Honey In The Rock, an all African-American female A cappella vocal group, uses musical expression to bring the messages of the southern black church and the civil rights movement and the conscience of the social justice movement to each performance.
Rooted in a deeply held commitment to create music out of the rich textures of African American legacy and traditions, Sweet Honey In The Rock possesses a stunning vocal prowess that captures the complex sounds of Blues, spirituals, traditional gospel hymns, rap, reggae, African chants, Hip Hop, ancient lullabies, and jazz improvisation. Sweet Honey’s collective voice, occasionally accompanied by hand percussion instruments, produces a sound filled with soulful harmonies and intricate rhythms.
In the best, and in the hardest of times, Sweet Honey In The Rock has come in song to communities across the U.S. raising her voice in hope, love, justice, peace, and resistance. Sweet Honey invites their audiences to open their minds and hearts and think about who we are and how we treat each other, our fellow creatures who share this planet, and of course, the planet itself.
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Auditions for "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
Liz McCord
Editor-in-chief
TAuditions for several male and female roles in the production of “Thoroughly Modern Millie” will be from 6:30 to 9:30 pm Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 16 and 17, at Kellogg Community College’s Binda Performing Arts Center.
“Thoroughly Modern Millie” is a high-spirited stage musical adapted from the 1968 movie of the same name. The musical tells the story of a small-town girl, Millie Dillmount. She breaks away from her roots and goes to New York City to marry for money instead of love. This was a thoroughly modern approach for 1922, when women were just entering the workforce and social behavior was changing. Millie finds that New York is full of intrigue and jazz. Millie soon begins to take to delight in the flapper lifestyle, but problems arise when she checks into a hotel owned by the leader of a white slavery ring in China.
The production is based on the book of the same name by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori, and new lyrics by Dick Scanlan.
Those auditioning should come prepared to showcase their voice by performing a 16 bar/measure vocal selection. The college will provide an accompanist to play the sheet music. In addition, each person auditioning will be asked to do some readings from the script.
Performances for “Thoroughly Modern Millie” will be March 4, 5, 6 and 7. For more information, please contact Theater Manager Gary Cuyler at (269) 965-3931 extension 2558 or cuylerg@kellogg.edu.