Stay Tuned: Neil Gaiman
Best-selling author Neil Gaiman, writer of such classics as the Sandman comic series, American Gods, Anansi Boys and Neverwhere, will be visiting Richmond sometime during the fall semester.
In the notes from a Library Advisor Committee Meeting on Nov. 18, 2005, an entry read that Gaiman had accepted the invitation from John Ulmschneider because of his ongoing interest in James Cabell, the writer after whom the library is named.
Art school confidential: The nitty gritty of AFO
Every incoming art student has heard about it. Every art student has to take it. It’s a long, hard road to artistic realization.
AFO.
Every fall semester, an onslaught of incoming freshman art students begin the AFO, also known as The Art Foundation Program, which has long been the standard for entering the art major.
Webcomics come into their own
Webcomics have taken a stand as a new art form in and of themselves. Combining the freedom of the Internet with the imaginative minds of artists, comic creators no longer have to find a publishing company to get recognized. Instead, all they need is a pen and paper, a scanner, a bit of technology savvy and some free time.
Lights, camera, emotion!
The mood was heavy inside and out of the Grace Street Theater Friday night, as the themes of the “Dance on Camera” films reflected the tropical depression. The pieces touched on issues such as murder, suicide, broken families, overcoming obstacles, internal struggles and being trapped.