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Goya exhibit on display through Dec. 21

DECEMBER 2, 2012 by Erikah Haavie, Contributing Writer “Los Caprichos,” a series of etchings by renowned Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, will be on exhibit Nov. 1-Dec. 21 in the Thomas Roe Art Building at...

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Paintings by Jeff Jensen on display

Paintings by Jeff Jensen will be on display Feb. 14 through March 15 at Thompson Gallery in the Roe Art Building on campus. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday....

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Senior Art Show begins April 8

Art by 13 Furman seniors will be on display April 8 through May 4 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building. Thompson Gallery hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The senior...

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Talk of the TOWN – Blair Knobel ’03

We all have our favorite publications. The ones that arrive at our door each week. The ones we read on our iPads daily. Or even the ones we snag in the checkout line as guilty...

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Work of NY theatre designer on display

The work of Peter Wexler, renowned New York theatre designer, producer, painter, sculptor and photographer, will be on display Aug. 26–Oct. 5 in the Thompson Gallery of Furman University’s Roe Art Building. The exhibition, “Creating...

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Faculty playing larger role in student recruiting

Furman faculty play an integral role in student recruiting. They make telephone calls, attend out-of-town receptions and even invite prospective students and parents into their classrooms. This kind of personal attention makes Furman distinctive and...

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Prints by Jonathan McFadden on display

Prints by Jonathan McFadden, professor at the College of Fine Arts, School of Art & Visual Studies at University of Kentucky, will be on display in Furman University’s Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, Feb. 15-March...

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Mixed media art exhibition to open Jan. 11

Mixed media art by Mollie Oblinger, Associate Professor of Art at Ripon College (Wis.), will be on display in Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, Jan. 11-Feb. 10. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A...

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Engaging all the senses

We live in a closed world, blocked by objects—some solid, some symbolic, all immovable. Or so we think. Janke Klompmaker, Furman’s first True Inspiration Artist in Residence, seems to be exposing these barriers as self-imposed illusions...

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Duke Endowment awards grant to Support Student Scholarships

Furman has received a $22.3 million grant from The Duke Endowment to strengthen and support one of the University’s premier merit scholarship programs. The grant includes $22 million for the University’s endowment to augment Furman’s James...

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Inside Africa

They’ve already won the most important game of their lives, but most Americans didn’t even know they were playing. There are a myriad of reasons sociology professor Kristy Maher, Ph.D., has been directing Furman’s Africa...

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Photography exhibition “America: Now and Here” opens Nov. 3

A photography exhibition featuring 13 artists will be on display in Furman University’s Thompson Gallery, Roe Art Building, Nov. 3-Dec. 3. Thompson Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., with special hours Saturday, Nov. 7,...

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