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The Daily Orange"Artfest' provides forum for independent work
By Nicole Loring
Posted: 4/13/08, 10:15 PM EST Section: News
Putting this event on and getting the word out has taken a tremendous amount of effort because the connection between community artists isn't solid, Wolfe said.
"It's an enormous undertaking," he said. "It's as if there is a disconnect in the art community. People just aren't communicating amongst themselves."
Crystal Choi, a freshman illustration major, is unsure about whether she will attend Artfest. She said she heard rumors from a professor that art students are supposed to skip their classes on Tuesday to attend the event.
"I think everyone knows about it in general, but no one really talks about it," Choi said about artists on campus. "I did see a lot of art students working really hard on projects and sculptures that I think are for the Artfest, but no one really talks about it."
Choi did not submit any work to the Artfest this year but plans to in the future.
"I actually don't have much time to do any extra projects, but in the next couple years I do want to get more known on campus," she said. "I will definitely submit work just to see if I can get people to look at it and get some feedback."
Rodriguez encouraged any undergrads who are interested in Artfest to attend.
"Come, read a poem, sing a song, talk to people and create a community," he said.
naloring@syr.edu
"It's an enormous undertaking," he said. "It's as if there is a disconnect in the art community. People just aren't communicating amongst themselves."
Crystal Choi, a freshman illustration major, is unsure about whether she will attend Artfest. She said she heard rumors from a professor that art students are supposed to skip their classes on Tuesday to attend the event.
"I think everyone knows about it in general, but no one really talks about it," Choi said about artists on campus. "I did see a lot of art students working really hard on projects and sculptures that I think are for the Artfest, but no one really talks about it."
Choi did not submit any work to the Artfest this year but plans to in the future.
"I actually don't have much time to do any extra projects, but in the next couple years I do want to get more known on campus," she said. "I will definitely submit work just to see if I can get people to look at it and get some feedback."
Rodriguez encouraged any undergrads who are interested in Artfest to attend.
"Come, read a poem, sing a song, talk to people and create a community," he said.
naloring@syr.edu
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