Sparks fly and smoke rises as the torch of a CNC plasma cutter passes over a large sheet of steel. The cutter, which moves at a rate of 155 inches per minute and is hot enough to melt 1/8-inch thick metal, quickly reveals a shape — in this case, a football, stitches and all.
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Senior showcases display cultural art and exhibits for everyone
With the academic year coming to a close, many University of Lynchburg seniors are showing off what they have learned over the past four years.
Senior art exhibited in ‘digital showcase’
Each spring, art lovers from across the campus and greater community flock to the Daura Gallery for the Senior Thesis Exhibition, a display of artwork created by graduating graphic design and studio art students. This year, due to COVID-19, the exhibit is being presented online, as what art department chair and graphic design professor Ursula Bryant describes as a “digital showcase.”
Pandemic, social isolation prompts introspective new artwork by Lynchburg students
What is it like to make art during a pandemic, and while miles away from your classmates, your art instructor, and most everyone else to boot?
