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Faculty members display works in campus show

Faculty members display works in campus show

David Duenes April 22, 2015

The Faculty Art show wrapped up on April 9. This show allows the faculty members of the art department to put their talents on display on an annual basis for the entire campus to view.   Dr....

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Shotgun Rider puts on benefit concert for W2W

Shotgun Rider puts on benefit concert for W2W

Dallas Harbour February 18, 2015

West Texas A&M University’s Wine to Water Organization hosted Shotgun Rider for their first beneficiary concert last Friday, Feb. 6 in the Jack B. Kelley student center’s Legacy Hall.   The...

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Richard Hannay (left), played by Brandon Dawson, pleads silence from Margaret (right), played by Rachel Townsen during evening prayers with Crofter (center), played by Dakota Brown.

Theatre department presents ‘The 39 Steps’ play

Josh Collins September 10, 2014

An ordinary man convicted of murder in the first degree stomps through the misty Scottish moors in the midnight hour. Having not slept in days, his only motivation is his knowledge that he has the...

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A sculpture on display in Mary Moody Northen Hall. Photo by Sterling Rusher.

WT hosts Art of the New West in campus Gallery

Sterling Rusher October 22, 2013

“Art of the New West” is a contemporary art show that came to WTAMU on Oct. 17 and debuted in Mary Moody Gallery. The art gallery is a joint effort with Process Art House to represent and support...

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Entertainment Story. Art by Chris Brockman.

Poets slam trafficking, increase awareness

Jennifer Hendrick April 16, 2013

On April 6, a performance about human trafficking was hosted by The 806 café on Sixth Street in Amarillo. The performance drew dozens of people from all across the Amarillo area. The poetry slam style...

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Two-day ceramics workshop at WT

Laci McGee October 9, 2012

Visiting artist James C. Watkins will give a two-day ceramics workshop on Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. in Mary Moody Northern Hall. “I give four to five workshops a year,” Watkins said “I use the same...

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Collecting Art History

Laci McGee October 2, 2012

Collecting Art History: Taste on the Southern Plains” is a unique gallery that was curated by WTAMU assistant professor of Art History Amy Von Lintel, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Associate...

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Dr. Patricia Tyrer, Associate Professor of English, Philosophy and Modern languages. Photo by Megan Moore.

This Week in Photos: Legacy Open Mic Night

October 2, 2012

Check out these photos of the Legacy Open Mic night!

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This metal art piece welcomes attendees into the entrance of the Galleries at Sunset Center for First Friday every month. Photo by Robin Mosier.

Art enthusiasts engage in community

Robin Mosier October 2, 2012

Live music and the buzz of shared interest fill the Galleries at Sunset Center once a month when it hosts the First Friday Art Walk. The first Friday of every month from 5-9 p.m., the community is...

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Artist captures spirit of the North Texas landscape

Kendra Barth November 29, 2011

Chuck Olson’s The Land: Spirituality, located in the Amarillo Art Museum, can be seen as a vivid delineation of the mesas and canyons of North Texas.  Olson completed this piece in 2009, when the artist...

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The legs of Ozymandias. Courtesy of LingMuse on Flickr.

Ozymandias: atmosphere brings sculpture to glory

Kassisane Fondaw May 3, 2011
The sculpture Ozymandias is a work of public art commissioned by Stanley Marsh 3 and created by Lightnin’ McDuff. The piece is located at I-27 and Sundown Lane, just south of Amarillo in the northwest corner of a cow pasture.
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Student dancers perform at "True Colors of Dance". Photo by Krystina Martinez.

Annual Spring concert depicts students’ hard work

Krystina Martinez May 3, 2011
‘The True Colors of Dance’ was this year’s theme for the WTAMU Dance department’s annual spring concert. The concert featured five pieces, all of which incorporated colors in costuming, set design, and the overall theme of the individual piece.
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