Troy University students pose with the mayor of Pietrasanta, Italy, during the 2017 DAP Festival. The 2018 festival begins June 17.
A group of Troy University students and faculty members will soon depart for Italy to hone their crafts among an international audience.
The group, which includes theatre, dance and music students and faculty, will participate in the second annual Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta (DAP) Festival in Pietrasanta, Italy, which takes place June 17-30.
The…
Artist Dr. Art Bacon paints a Troy Elementary School student during a live art demonstration sponsored by Troy University's International Art Center.
It starts with a few brush stokes, brown swoops on a bright white canvas. As artist Dr. Art Bacon leans over to peer at his subject—a young girl seated on a stool—a classroom full of fourth-graders leans forward to watch him.
Soon, the swoops and swishes of brown paint form the familiar face of one…
Dr. Art Bacon, a scientist, artist and civil rights activist, talked about his life and work Tuesday at Troy University.
Dr. Art Bacon has worn a lot of hats in his 80 years — scientist, researcher, student, educator, civil rights activist.
But as he addressed a crowded room of observers in Troy University’s International Arts Center on Tuesday, he focused on the role that makes him happiest.
“For 40 years I had essentially a dual…
Nearly 300 middle and high school students from 24 Alabama counties attended the day of activities.
Carissa Potts is a high school junior, but she already knows how she wants to earn a living: creating art.
Potts and her Prattville High School classmates were among the hundreds taking part in Trojan Art Day on Friday at Troy University’s Troy Campus. The event featured art workshops and demonstrations led by TROY students…
