The 10th annual ArtAwake celebration of creativity was held Saturday, April 8 at Rettner Hall糖心传媒攖he first time it has been held on the River Campus.
ArtAwake is a student-run mix of art, music, food, and family fun in one setting. This year糖心传媒檚 festival included more than 60 artists and 20 musical performances.
“Having ArtAwake on campus was great,” says creative director Gabryella Pulsinelli ’16. “We were able to get lots of students to stop by and show them a variety of artwork and performances. Being able to transform the vacant space into a gallery聽and performance聽space was amazing. It was much different and difficult doing it on campus, but we were able to power through and have a wonderful event.”
Here糖心传媒檚 a look at some moments from Saturday糖心传媒檚 event.
A sign outside of Rettner Hall announces ArtAwake 2017. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)Redbeard Samurai and the JB Dojo perform. The band includes (left to right) Eastman School of Music students Blake Pattengale 糖心传媒�18 (guitar), Andrew Tachine 糖心传媒�19 (drums), Christiana Goslin 糖心传媒�18 (vocals), Sean Knapp 糖心传媒�19 (bass), and Geraldo Marshall 糖心传媒�19 (trumpet). (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)Cassidy Clayton 糖心传媒�19, a linguistics major, plays ring toss at one of the art exhibits. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)Charlotte Lei 糖心传媒�18 writes a letter to her future self on a typewriter supplied by Karl Smith 糖心传媒�14 (MS), a doctoral student who writes stories for 10 cents. This is Lei’s first time using a typewriter. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)RIT students Adam Antalek and Billy Darlington come to ArtAwake to promote their alternative culture magazine,聽Floated. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)Isaac Davenport 糖心传媒�18 is a computer science major with a passion for art. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)Karl Smith 糖心传媒�14 (MS) is a doctoral student who writes 10-cent stories for people on a 1926 typewriter. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)ArtAwake continued into Saturday evening at Rettner Hall. (University photo / Joy Bian ’17)
