Tuesday, April 29, 2025
A dean’s favorite painting on campus led to a local artist and MCCC alum becoming an art instructor at the college. David Larkins, an artist with over 60 years of experience and a three-time visiting artist, is now an instructor at the college. He said he was put in private […]
David Larkins, MCCC alumnus and local artist, treated community members to a painting workshop and a presentation on his life, inspirations and creations on Feb. 27. “Every artist has their own little dialect, their own little twang, and that’s what I’m going to show you tonight,” Larkins said. Larkins hosted […]
Murals hidden behind wallpaper, a tour around Europe, a painting made for a king and one hanging during the president’s inauguration. The story of Robert S. Duncanson paints a picture of a man who started as an apprentice house painter, but chose to pursue landscape painting and had remarkable success […]
Local award-winning artist and alumnus of MCCC will be visiting campus on Feb. 27, according to a news release. Artist David Larkins will be hosting a workshop/demonstration in Founders Hall, room F-126, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. followed by a presentation in the La-Z-Boy Center Atrium from 6:30 to 8:00 […]
Editor’s note: This version of the story corrects the spelling for Priscilla Phifer, Darin Darby and Dora Kelley. Artists, historians and art lovers gathered in the new River Raisin National Battlefield Park Amphitheater to celebrate Black artists as part of MCCC’s Black History Month Series Feb.19. “I feel the creative […]
Through shared stories and images, experiences beyond individual perception become available to a wider audience. MCCC’s Images magazine offers glimpses of MCCC students’ points of view through fine art and literature. Submissions of original art and literature from coursework or personal projects are being accepted for the Images 2022 magazine […]
A painting is deepened and enriched with each brush stroke, transferring a new coat of material from brush to canvas. Visiting artist Cathy Gendron transferred another layer of knowledge to MCCC’s art students during an immersive demonstration and lecture on Monday, Oct. 18. “I love teaching,” Gendron said. “I have […]
MCCC art students will have the opportunity to meet a new mentor by attending the visiting artist events. Cathy Gendron will be on campus as a visiting artist Monday, Oct. 18 to share her expertise and experience in her field of professional illustration. She has a background of illustrating in […]
Eighteen year old Middle College student Brant Georgia combines education and art in his acrylic wildlife paintings. Brant started painting when he was 13. “I had always been skilled in sketching, and painting just seemed like the next logical step,” Brant said. “It certainly allows for more artistic freedom in […]
An art gallery presented by the new MCCC Art Club allows visitors an insider’s glimpse into the members’ artistic inspiration and strengths. The student art gallery is on display Jan. 18 through March 4 in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse Gallery and available to the public through a virtual tour. Exhibits were not based around a single theme, but rather focused on each artists’ individual artistic strengths, including digital, acrylic and ceramics. Kadia Allen, Mitchel Bietat, Cassy Fallon, Tessa Garlepied, Emily Gibson, Ethan Kuhl, Karina Manghum, […]
