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Immersive Art Experience Expression in His Honor
By June Hendren, Director of Student Publications
AA unique immersive art experience was held on campus during the month of December as a way for senior portfolio students to guide the Warriorville community into the Christmas season. “The Gifts of Christmas: An Advent Immersive Art Experience” was the vision of seven senior art students enrolled in the advanced art study class. Students, faculty, families, and friends from across the campus were able to focus on the true meaning of Christmas by walking through six oversized, individually constructed boxes filled with the artists’ representations of the gifts of hope, faith, joy, peace, purity, and, ultimately, Christmas. To coincide with the advent season, the experience was held on the front lawn of the Welcome Center December 1-16.
While students in this class typically work on individual projects that focus on a single thematic concentration, this project required both individual work and collaboration with each other and with students from advanced ceramics and engineering classes. Starting out with a period of ideation, then creating a presentation to seek administrative approval, constructing the boxes and then filling the inside with their creative interpretations, the students spent the bulk of the semester working on their gifts to the Little Rock Christian community.
“Our desire is that those who walked through the immersive experience were reminded of the real meaning of Christmas,” instructor Melanie Buchanan said. “In the midst of an often-chaotic world, we hope the creative talents of our students allowed viewers a moment of reflection to refocus their Christmas season towards Christ.”
Senior portfolio students from the class of 2022 who created the advent art installation were Heidi Funderburk, Sydney Kinnaman, Hallie Martin, Carol Ann McClendon, Mairyn McGilvray, Sydney Schmitt and Lexi Strother.
EXPRESSION IN HIS HONOR
Warrior Hall, lovingly referred to as the House of Awe, produced displays and performances replete with splendor. Creativity in a myriad of forms covered the campus this fall leading up to Christmas. Warriors, tall to small, engaged in the host of celebrations and concerts!
