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Calvin's Graphic Design Students Steal the Show
Students from Calvin University took home more than half of the awards given out at the 2024 American Advertising Award Federations West Michigan ADDY awards.
News & Stories – March 19, 2024 -
A Natural Connection
Professor of photography and visual art Jennifer Steensma Hoag talks about her latest exhibit, Botanica
Spark – December 1, 2023 -
World-renowned artist Makoto Fujimura awarded Kuyper Prize
Makoto Fujimura is the recipient of the 2023 Kuyper Prize, awarded by Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary. Fujimura is the first visual artist to receive the prize, which has been awarded annually since 1998.
News & Stories – November 8, 2022 -
12 Discoveries President Boer Made in First 100 Days
Upon arriving at Calvin University in late June 2022, President Boer has been learning about the campus and the community. Here are 12 discoveries he's made as he's become reacquainted with his alma mater.
News & Stories – October 3, 2022 -
Dream director
Attah Obande is passionate about new businesses in his city. As the director of dream fulfillment at SpringGR, he works with underserved entrepreneurs.
Spark – March 15, 2022 -
A new hub of creativity
Spark – April 1, 2021 -
Alum's artistry earns accolades
Calvin alum Jonathan Eiten '92 was honored with three awards, including Painter of the Year, at Art Comes Alive 2019, a juried competition in Cincinnati, Ohio,
Spark – April 1, 2020 -
Letter to the Editor: Spring 2020
Spark – April 1, 2020 -
Calvin Collections
Five of Calvin's unique collections are highlighted, including the newest: the Bult Children's Book Collection, which includes more than 5,500 volumes
Spark – December 1, 2019 -
The Mama Project: Together we can
Calvin alumna Heather Fields Stern '94 works with women in South Africa to build community amongst each other through art.
Spark – December 1, 2019 -
Calvin remembers Chris Overvoorde
Longtime Calvin art professor Chris Overvoorde is remembered for his dedication to his students and the university and his masterful paintings and drawings.
News & Stories – September 5, 2019 -
An Artful Life: Remembering Edgar Boevé
Calvin remembers Edgar Boevé, known as the founder of the Calvin art department and a daring thinker in the world of Christianity and the arts.
News & Stories – March 11, 2019 -
Reactivating a 2,000-year-old water system in Jordan
This June, Calvin College engineering student Sarah Cok joined the Clean Water Institute of Calvin College, the Umm el-Jimal Project, and Jordanian experts to restore an ancient water system in a Jordanian village.
News & Stories – August 15, 2018 -
Kathryn Mae Post
Go beyond the classroom and take advantage of all the opportunities the politics program offers.
Meet-our-majors – May 22, 2018 -
Student photography guides senior citizens in their living space
Calvin students create artwork for the walls of Samaritas' memory-care unit in an effort to help residents in varying stages of dementia better navigate their living space.
News & Stories – February 22, 2018 -
Calvin College gifted complete set of Audubon’s Birds of America
Calvin College was recently gifted Birds of America, a collection of prints by naturalist and painter John James Audubon. It is one of only 120 complete sets known to exist.
News & Stories – January 29, 2018 -
West of the Imagination
Thirty oil paintings conveying Professor Franklin Speyers' love of the West will be on display in the college's Center Art Gallery from October 26 to December 30.
News & Stories – October 6, 2017 -
Art Prize installation challenges the notion of equality
In 2017, Calvin received an Art Prize Venue Grant to support an art installation at the Ladies Literary Club, a historic building in downtown Grand Rapids.
News & Stories – September 19, 2017 -
Partnering to improve mental health in Grand Rapids
In 2011, “Women Supporting Women: Supportive/Educative Groups for Ethnically Diverse, Urban, Impoverished Women Dealing with Depression and Anxiety” was launched in three Grand Rapids neighborhoods.
News & Stories – May 16, 2017 -
Guatemalan artists are focus of alum's research
In March 2017, Peter Cahill '16 presented his ceramics research at the National Council of Education for the Ceramic Arts conference in Portland, Oregon.
News & Stories – April 13, 2017 -
Brand Design class welcomes Clean Water Institute of Calvin College as its next client
ARTS 355 students will help CWICC gain support and build its reputation through creation of a digital brand.
News & Stories – February 26, 2016 -
Professor dives deep into history of rare manuscript
Meeter Center houses medieval document that is worth $70,000.
News & Stories – October 12, 2015 -
Alumni association to give $1,500 to Calvin alum ArtPrize contestant
Through Oct. 8, Calvin alums will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite Calvin alumni-created piece of artwork.
News & Stories – September 23, 2015 -
New art exhibition brings light into the gallery
"Light: An Eternal Presence - The Donna Spaan Contemporary Collection of Art is on display in Calvin's Center Art Gallery.
News & Stories – September 16, 2015 -
Open studio nights bring together creatives
Once a week the (106) Gallery and Studio opens its doors to the public for free, collaborative art-making.
News & Stories – July 13, 2015 -
Walking Boldly: Teunis Verwijs
Teunis Verwijs ’15 is currently applying to galleries and museums in Amsterdam.
News & Stories – June 12, 2015 -
Nurturer of Sacred Space
With a devoted commitment to her classroom and her students, Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk earns Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching.
News & Stories – May 11, 2015
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