Art smart
Harkening back to the days of finger paints and crayons, students were invited to take part in a free-for-all of creative expression in the Amphitheater yesterday.
Art Space, a University Programs Council committee, sponsored the event by providing canvases, paint markers, pastels and oil paints. Between 1 and 4 p.m., students could doodle and draw to their hearts' content.
"We wanted to get people down here and have them enjoy the day and let their creative sides come through," Art Space chairwoman Alexandra Vargo said.
By the end of the sun-drenched afternoon, canvases were filled with abstract and colorful representations of suns, flowers, eyes and hearts.
Fourth-year College student Kate LaPrelle spent nearly an hour adding her own signature style to the canvases.
"I've mostly just been doodling little stuff," she said, pointing to a flower with a smiley face and a pair of dragons.
However, first-year College student Katie Higgins and her Resident Assistant, Nealin Parker, felt called to decorate more than just a few square inches. The pair took off for the Lawn with an entire canvas, pastels and paints.
"We were trying to derive inspiration from the concrete and it just wasn't happening," said Parker, a third-year College student.
They returned to the Amphitheater with their Van Gogh-like rendition of the Academical Village a little after 4 p.m., but they still had a few finishing touches to add.
Vargo invited Parker and Higgins to complete their masterpiece later this week.
"They're eclectic pieces of art, but they're really cool-looking," Vargo said, adding that she would love to hang the pieces in the University Programs office, which now is being remodeled.
The activity was part of UPC's week-long Spring Fest, which will culminate on Saturday with a carnival at Lambeth Field.
- Catherine Dunn
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