Inside the 2019 Winter Art Show
Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer
February 13, 2019
Filed under Arts and Culture, Top Stories
On Thursday, Feb. 14, 18 dedicated Urban artists will gather in the Page Street building to present their installations which have been weeks in the making as a part of the Winter Art Show. The Winter Art Show class runs annually during Winter term, providing Seniors with an “opportunity to deepen an ...
Behind Urban’s unique stonecarving class
Clementine Daniel, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018
Filed under Arts and Culture, Online Exclusive, Top Stories
If you find yourself in the garden at 11am on a Monday morning, you’ll hear the rhythmic tapping of chisels on stone and the intermittent chirping of birds. You’ll see 14 sophomores, juniors, and seniors standing in a line focused and dedicated to carving away at their individual stones. ...
Jennifer Starkweather’s artist residency comes to an end
Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor
November 2, 2018
Filed under Arts and Culture
Throughout the past year, Urban art teacher Jennifer Starkweather and her frequent collaborator Amanda Hughen have not only been working their day jobs, but they have also been engaged in a special environment-focused artist residency at Recology. Recology is the private company th...
Future of the Urban Theater Department
June 7, 2018
Filed under Arts and Culture
Fran After 41 years with the Urban Theater Department, Frances Evens is wrapping up her final show. Before she came to Urban, Evens describes her life as being “in line with the skill [she] needed for this job… I was in preparation,” she said. With her mother’s help, she began doing theater in ...
Winter Art Show graces Urban walls with a night of wonder
Kian Nassre, Editor In Chief, Visuals
April 3, 2018
Filed under Arts and Culture
Ten weeks of artistic processes, countless hours of dedicated work and eternities of thought produce the annual tradition of the Winter Art Show. The yearly display is the culmination of the Advanced Art Seminar, a seniors-only arts class run by Visual Arts teacher Jennifer Starkweather. Once students...
Exploring San Francisco: one art exhibit at a time
February 6, 2018
Filed under Arts and Culture
With over 50 diverse museums within the city, San Francisco has so many different museums and exhibits that it can sometimes be overwhelming to choose which ones to go to. We’re lucky to live in a city that offers us so many opportunities to see and experience different and interesting artwork. Throug...
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