Documentarian Michael Moore Encourages Student Filmmakers to Put Art Before Politics
Oct 23, 2014In a presentation to aspiring student filmmakers at Columbia College Chicago on Oct. 22, Moore recounted stories from his years of divisive filmmaking.
2014 Stories
Alexander Knox: A Project Runway Favorite
Oct 02, 2014Fashion Studies senior Alexander Knox shares his journey from Columbia College to Season 13 of Project Runway.
Columbia College Chicago Exhibition: Papercuts
Sep 09, 2014With 31 works by artists from Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, France and the United States, Papercuts transforms the ancient technique of paper cutting from 6th century China into bold, contemporary statements on international historical, cultural and personal identity.
Columbia College Exhibition: Cargo Space: Chicago/Milwaukee
Sep 09, 2014The exhibition will take place in galleries in Chicago and Milwaukee and on a refurbished 27’ diesel transit bus traveling between the cities. This artist-centered experiment promotes an alternative model for social, creative and curatorial engagement and connects artists and art organizations across state lines.
Columbia College Teams Up with Shepard Fairey and “The Provocateurs” Exhibition
Jul 29, 2014Columbia College Chicago has teamed up with Shepard Fairey (OBEY series, Obama HOPE) and three other Art Alliance: The Provocateurs artists to showcase their work in the Wabash Arts Corridor as part of the exhibition with Lollapalooza.
Enduring Style: Practice Makes Perfect
Jul 24, 2014Columbia College’s Fashion Studies program is partnering with Willis Tower for its Enduring Style: Practice Makes Perfect exhibition on display throughout the building’s ground-floor lobby through Sept. 5.
Jonathan Stern: New VP of Development
Jul 09, 2014Columbia College Chicago has selected Jonathan Stern as vice president of development. In his new role, Stern will partner with President and CEO Kwang-Wu Kim to lead the College’s development program...
Truth to Power: Documentary Filmmaking as Catalyst for Change
May 12, 2014There’s a spirit to the Spitz family style of documentary filmmaking that’s distinctively grounded in the Chicago tradition of storytelling.
History of Corrido Music Reconnects Professor, Alumna
May 12, 2014The occasional distant saxophone riff and scuffles from the above floor are all that sneak through the brief quiet of a classroom in the music building.
Art + Design Students Create Condom Dispensers for Chicago Public Schools
May 05, 2014What does it mean to design a product, packaging and public health campaign that could potentially change social behavior?
Senior Frank Waln Empowers Others through Activism, Music
May 01, 2014Audio Arts & Acoustics senior Frank Waln vowed to himself the day he left his home on a South Dakota reservation—where he is a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and identifies as Sicangu Lakota—that he would return one day to help those in his community reach their creative success.
The Columbia Chronicle named best newspaper in state
Mar 04, 2014The Columbia Chronicle won 19 awards from the 2014 Illinois College Press Association, including a first place win in the General Excellence category.
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