Kaci Sams, graphic design major, displays her poster in the Dos Gatos cafe along with other students from Milligan. Photo by AJ Trabold.
The Milligan Fine Arts and Graphic Design programs got time in the spotlight with a photo/art gallery at the Dos Gatos Coffee Bar in downtown Johnson City. This was a celebration of all the hard work that has gone into the fine arts and graphic design courses, and the students that have worked diligently to create their art.
The gallery opened Friday, Feb. 1, and was warmly received by students and faculty alike, as well as members of the community. Dos Gatos owner, Dick Nelson, was also very happy with the turnout.
“We were hosting shows like this for about 10 years in the Nelson Art Gallery, and this is the first one we’ve had since we moved locations”, Mr. Nelson explained. “We intend to host a show every month, with each one starting on the first Friday of every month. I’ve always loved the Milligan shows, and I can’t wait to have them come back!”
Several students feel the same way about coming back. Graham Denton, a junior majoring in chemistry and minoring in graphic design, hopes to do a show like this again soon, “I had done a couple shows during high school, and I’m very honored to be a part of another show on this scale, and to see my pieces amongst everyone else’s.”
Amy Shumaker, a junior majoring in graphic design and photography, was also very proud to have her work displayed. Having partaken in a Milligan gallery as a freshman, she says that “it is a very strange feeling see how far your work has come, but a good feeling at that.”
With Milligan harboring several bright and creative students in the fine arts programs, it shouldn’t be too long before the cats and buffalos play together again, and Dos Gatos again becomes a temporary home for some of Milligan’s student’s works of art.
Disclaimer: The reporter, A.J. Trabold, had work in this art gallery, but stayed away from it to bring you a better story.