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Try to imagine a world with no singing, no poetry, no paintings; a world with no dancing, movies, or stage plays. Art is an escape, and it can evoke an emotional response from those who encounter it. Perhaps author and dancer Twyla Tharp put it best when she said, “Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.”
For the second year in a row, students from Clayton State University have harnessed their creativity to team up with Arts Clayton for a special month- long exhibit held in the spring.
“The student art showcased at Arts Clayton creates the University’s attachment to the community. It is
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a window for the community to see our students’ creativity,” says Clayton State art professor, Alan Xie. “Art is about celebrating and remembering the diversity of humans”.
Arts Clayton, a non-profit organization based in Jonesboro, GA, strives to enrich the community through the arts, and every March for the past two years, they’ve invited the University to participate in an exhibit as part of Art Education Month. While the exhibit itself doesn’t have a specific theme, Professor Xie says many of the pieces focus on coexistence.
“As an educator, I believe that art is an essential way for students to express themselves, launch their creative minds and relieve stress.”
Linda Crissey, Executive Director of Arts Clayton agrees.
Arts/Clayton State Local non-profit finds “co-existence” through
Clayton State student art exhibition
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