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September 20, 2022


Meet the Newest Columbia College Chicago Creatives

The Fall 2022 semester brings a class of students who embody the values and mission of Columbia College Chicago.

Civic Media Students Win Top Honors in the 2022 AEJMC Student Magazine Contest

Columbia graduate students Francia Garcia Hernandez and Jordyn Harrison recognized for stories written in Professor Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin’s Solutions Journalism class.

Remembering Jazz Great Ramsey Lewis

Scott Hall, professor and coordinator of contemporary musicianship and jazz at Columbia, reflects on his collaborations with Ramsey Lewis and the legacy Lewis leaves behind.

Bold Images and Bold Dreams: Peter Fitzpatrick and the Centro Romero Community Gallery Project

As Special Advisor for Community Engagement in the Office of the Provost, Peter Fitzpatrick is dedicated to elevating the creative ideas of Chicago’s youth.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Columbia Alums' Student Films Featured at Chicago Horror Film Festival

Get your Halloween season off to a spooky cinematic start and check out Columbia-made films on September 24 and 25.
IN THE NEWS

Fannie May Celebrates Chicago Roots with New Collection | Candy Industry

The brand partnered with Columbia Illustration alum Katelyn McManis '22 to create the artwork for the collection. 

How Embedding DEI Into the Curriculum Has Evolved Student Experiences at Columbia College Chicago | Business of Fashion

Assistant Professor Melissa Gamble, a recent alum, and a current student discuss how Columbia's Fashion Studies department integrates DEI into its courses to positively impact the next generation of fashion professionals and the workplaces they will shape.

Books for Fall 2022 | Chicago Tribune

Columbia English and Creative Writing Professor Joe Meno's new book Book of Extraordinary Tragedies was included on the Chicago Tribune's list of books for fall 2022.

Illinois Now Requires Media Literacy Instruction in its High School Curriculum | NPR

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Columbia College Chicago Associate Professor Yonty Friesem about a new law in Illinois that requires high school students to receive lessons on media literacy.
EVENTS

Wolf Hound Exclusive Screening


Join the Columbia Alumni filmmakers behind Lionsgate's Wolf Hound for an exclusive on-campus screening followed by a Q&A led by Cinema and Television Arts faculty filmmaker Tom Fraterrigo with Michael B. Chait (Director, Producer, Co-Writer), Timothy Ritchey (Co-Writer, Co-Producer) and Ryan Urban (VFX Supervisor, Co-Producer). Presented by Cinema and Televisions Arts with Development and Alumni Relations.

September 20, 2022
6 - 9 p.m. 
Film Row Cinema
1104 S. Wabash Ave. Floor 8
Register here

Behind the Lens: Anna Shteynshleyger


Abelardo Morell is well-known for transforming ordinary rooms into camera obscuras. His wide range of photographs have been showcased at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Brooklyn Museum, New York; the International Museum of Photography, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Smithsonian Institution International Gallery, Washington, DC.; among many others. He published his book A Camera in a Room in 1995 and was the subject of the documentary Shadow of the House (2007). Lectures in Photography are co-presented by MoCP and the Photography Department at Columbia College Chicago.  

September 21, 2022
6 - 7 p.m. 
Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave.

Super Fruity, Exhibition Reception


The Department of Exhibitions, Performance, and Student Spaces’ C33 Gallery is pleased to present a two-person exhibition, Super Fruity, featuring Fine Arts majors Mats Dahlberg and Emmalyn Mueller. The exhibit runs from September 22 to October 5, 2022. Come celebrate the opening with the artists on September 22. 

September 22, 2022
6 - 7 p.m. 
C33 Gallery
33 E. Ida B. Wells Dr., Floor 1
Register here

UNCONVENTIONAL Sneak Peek Episode


All are invited for a sneak peek at an episode of the new queer series UNCONVENTIONAL with writer, director, and star Kit Williamson in conversation with faculty filmmaker Robert Edgecomb. Presented in partnership with Cinema and Television Arts and Student Diversity and Inclusion.

September 23, 2022
5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 
Theatre 310
1104 S. Wabash Ave. Floor 3
Register here


 






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