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NWA’s Cross Country Dreams Don’t Make It Across the Finish Line

If Northwest Academy started a cross country team students would not be able to compete for other schools' sports teams.

Don’t Ban Fun Home

Fun Home is simply a memoir of vulnerability.

Trip to Nepal: Lifechanging and Breathtaking

In the mountains, life is stripped down to the most needed parts.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Skylines and Horizons

In some photos, I experimented with layering exposures, focusing on skylines and horizons. In others, the focus was on scene and perspective.

Cyanotypes

Cyanotypes are fairly simple, and they only require two chemicals and no complicated equipment.

Fiber Paper Prints

As the second semester begins, experienced black and white photography students are working with large-scale fiber prints.

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The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Summer Smoke Trailer

"The project of Summer Smoke was put into motion by my filmmaking class."

Citizen Kane: A Recreation

"Where Citizen Kane is abundant in conversation, I felt a modern version could very easily have less speaking, and more visual storytelling."

Recreating Strangers on a Train

For my Masters of Cinema project I decided to take four key moments and shots that I love from Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a...

Cyanotypes and Words

Students in Kelli Pennington’s black and white photography classes experimented with cyanotypes and words in photographs.

Track By Track: Slint: Spiderland

Slint’s Spiderland is a moody, entrancing post-punk work of art.

The Moral Dilemma

The bad acting is intentional.

Cyanotypes and More

Students share their artistic work.

Photography

Life, Interrupted: Adam Fortmann

Together we feel like the overarching feeling of restlessness and cabin fever

Life, Interrupted: Aaron Drummond

"I can accept the situation when I’m living in my own world, barely leaving my bedroom, but walking around and seeing the businesses that I love shuttered has been harder."

Life in Smoke

In mid-September, 2020, Portland experienced hazardous levels of smoke from nearby wildfires.

Visual Art

Reaction: Miles Davis- In a Silent Way

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Miles Davis' groundbreaking 1969 record. Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Sly & the Family Stone – Stand!

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Sly and the Family Stone's infectious 1969 record. Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Can – Ege Bamyasi

The History and Popular Music of the ’70s class learned about Can’s experimental record from 1972. Here are some of their reactions.

Track By Track: Slint: Spiderland

Slint’s Spiderland is a moody, entrancing post-punk work of art.

Music

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

Reaction: Nina Simone – Pastel Blues and Wild is the Wind

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about a pair of classic Nina Simone albums, Pastel Blues (1965) and Wild is the Wind (1966). Here are their reactions.

Reaction: Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about a pair of classic Bob Dylan albums, Highway 61 Revisited (1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966). Here are their reactions.

Rain Dogs

We tried as best we could to capture the gritty and sleazy feel of the track as well as its absurd lyrics.

Reaction: Charles Mingus – The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

The History and Popular Music of the ’60s class learned about Charles Mingus' classic experimental jazz album, The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady. Here are their reactions.

Remembrance

Most of my tracks begin with simple piano/keyboard licks or chord progressions.

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