Tag: Arts

  • Students battle over space at the Sheridan Art Wall

    Students battle over space at the Sheridan Art Wall

    STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS Year after year, art students transform the infamous art wall located next to Sheridan’s Trafalgar campus library. But, in recent years, that same wall has sparked controversy. “Usually the wall is for art students, but there are no set rules for people in other programs,” said first-year art student Gabby Oduro.…

  • Artists tell students whether or not they need college

    STORY BY CHANELLE FAGON-TURNER Do artists really need art school? This Saturday is Portfolio Review Day at Sheridan’s Trafalgar campus and many aspiring artists are getting their portfolios ready for criticism. Some artists can be self-taught and rely on their motivation and skills to achieve success, while others pursued post-secondary programs taught by trained professionals.…

  • Labyrinth Books a treasure trove of art and geek culture

    Labyrinth Books a treasure trove of art and geek culture

    STORY AND PHOTOS BY CONNOR RIDLEY Sheridan’s most visible legacy may be its art, but not all of this history is hanging in its halls. Nestled around the south side of the White Oaks apartment complex is a small bookstore, its window cluttered with posters of superheroes and other pieces of nerdy folklore. This is…

  • Sheridan Zine Fest: A glimpse into the proceedings

    Sheridan Zine Fest: A glimpse into the proceedings

    STORY BY MARK ELGIE Zines were viewed, bought, and traded at the Sheridan Zine Festival. Zines are small publications that people make and put out to promote themselves, promote their hobby, put their portfolio on display, etc. The Zine Festival took place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday.  Click on the interactive image…

  • Ready, set, write: Contestants aim to finish novel in a month

    Ready, set, write: Contestants aim to finish novel in a month

    STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS Novelists and writers of all ages dusted off their thinking caps at the start of November, as National Novel Writing Month began. NaNoWriMo is a writing contest, challenging contestants to write a 50,000-word novel in the month of November. To accomplish this goal, writers must ideally produce 1,667 words each day. The…

  • Sprint Week at Sheridan

    Sprint Week at Sheridan

    STORY BY RACHEL LEE-THOMAS The SCAET wing was a beehive of activity in early November as Game Design students from all years participated in Sheridan’s fourth biannual Sprint Week. Working together in groups of four or more, students put their heads together to design a themed game in five days. Sprint Week happens once during each semester.…

  • Music Fills the air on Sheridan’s Main Stage

    Music Fills the air on Sheridan’s Main Stage

    STORY BY ROSS ANDERSEN VIDEO BY ERIN QUEENAN  Music filled the air in Macdonald-Heaslip hall as Sheridan Theatre students showcased world-class musicals. Sheridan held its second annual Canadian Music Theatre Project festival (CMTP) last weekend. Four musicals were performed lasting 45 minutes each, with a 10-minute intermission in between. The festival features of a series of…

  • Sheridan to perform six musicals this season

    Sheridan to perform six musicals this season

    STORY BY COLE WATSON This season Sheridan’s Performing Arts students will put on six productions. Before the production year begins The Canadian Music Theatre Project will be holding its second annual Festival of New Musicals from Oct 8 to 10 at Sheridan’s studio theatre at Trafalgar Campus. The project, led by producer Michael Rubinoff, wants…

  • Encore in the works for award-winning Brantwood

    Encore in the works for award-winning Brantwood

    STORY BY COLE WATSON Sheridan’s ambitious musical Brantwood 1920-2020 has piqued international interest and won a Dora Mavor Moore award, which recognizes excellence in Toronto theatre. The musical was nominated for the Audience Choice Award with the support of Steve Fisher, a blogger at the Torontoist.com, and won the award for Outstanding Production of 2015.…

  • Blown away by Glass Gathering

    Blown away by Glass Gathering

    STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY: CAMILLE GUSHWAY Alyssa Getz isn’t afraid to play with fire. She and several glass artists gathered in the AA wing to show fiery displays at the third annual Glass Gathering on Saturday. “I’ve always sort of been a pyromaniac,” said Getz. “I love the intensity of working with the material because…

  • Visual Merchandising students break out the flip-flops

    Visual Merchandising students break out the flip-flops

    BY COURTNEY BLOK PHOTOS BY COURTNEY BLOK Life is better in flip-flops. When first-year Visual Merchandising students Chelsea Kumar and Laura Katergos were partnered to create a window display in the B-Wing, they knew they wanted to do something that would stand out. Budding flowers and bright skies inspired them. “We wanted to do something…

  • Disconnecting at the dinner table

    Disconnecting at the dinner table

    STORY BY KELSEY LYONS PHOTOS BY KELSEY LYONS Here’s some food for thought: The world today revolves around technology and it’s creating a disconnect between people. This was the main idea of an exhibit last week at the Trafalgar Campus. Last Thursday, The Gallery in the AA Wing presented the Food for Thought exhibit featuring…