International Arts Center’s Junior Warriors program provides elementary students with experiences in arts, other cultures

Participants in the IAC's Junior Warrior program pose in front of the terracotta warriors in the Warriors Unearthed exhibit.

Participants in the IAC's Junior Warrior program pose in front of the terracotta warriors in the Warriors Unearthed exhibit.

More than 130 students from Troy Elementary School took part in a variety of art projects and toured exhibits at Troy University’s International Arts Center last week as a part of the IAC Junior Warriors program.

The program, which began in 2017, provides participants with a hands-on approach to engaging with the arts.

“The program…

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Troy University’s International Arts Center to present free family art event on Saturday

Brandon Rice, IAC Assistant, and Dior Brown, IAC Intern, display a sample of what children will get to create during the Indigo Dye workshop.

Brandon Rice, IAC Assistant, and Dior Brown, IAC Intern, display a sample of what children will get to create during the Indigo Dye workshop.

Troy University’s International Arts Center will present ArtSPARK, a monthly series of family art events, debuting Saturday, June 26, from 2 to 4 p.m.

The free family events are geared toward children in Pre—K through fifth grade and will include an art workshop, story time, a scavenger hunt and tours of the permanent terracotta warriors…

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TROY featured on popular Chinese TV show ‘The Nation’s Greatest Treasures’

The show, which focuses on China's ancient history, highlighted TROY's collection of replica terracotta warriors.

The show, which focuses on China's ancient history, highlighted TROY's collection of replica terracotta warriors.

Troy University’s collection of terracotta warrior replicas was the focus of a recent episode of one of China’s most popular television shows, “The Greatest National Treasures,” which airs on nationwide Chinese network CCTV.

The segment featured interviews with Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., SGA President Nicole Jayjohn, TrojanVision News Director Brady Talbert and Chinese student…

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Remembering Zhao Kangmin, discoverer of the Terracotta Army

The Terracotta Warrior statues at Troy University's Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park.

The Terracotta Warrior statues at Troy University's Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park.

The Chinese archeologist who discovered the famous Terracotta Army passed away last month, leaving behind a legacy that left its mark around the world, including at the Troy Campus.

Zhao Kangmin was a self-taught archaeologist and lover of history who at 24 became curator of the Lintong Museum in Shannxi province. It was on an…

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