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Taking the Plunge front

Art Around Columbia: “Taking the Plunge”

Isabel Gompper May 9, 2018

The Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) is loved by many who live in Columbia, including athletes and children alike. The center opened in 2002 and is run through Columbia Parks and Recreation. As you...

The Columns

Art Around Columbia: The Columns

Isabel Gompper May 3, 2018

If you grew up in Columbia, Missouri you must know and be able to recognize the iconic row of six columns that lie in the center of the University, resting in a massive field that makes up the quad of...

Rock Bridge High School Art Rooms

Art Around Columbia: Rock Bridge High School Art Rooms

Isabel Gompper May 3, 2018

I have been raised around art my whole life. My grandparents were art teachers. I took art every year in school including lessons and summer camps outside of school or during the summer. And yet I never...

Cypher by Albert Paley

Art Around Columbia: “Cypher”

Isabel Gompper February 7, 2018

Growing up in Columbia, I would often visit the Daniel Boone Regional Library. It is filled with information and stories that filled my childhood with joy. When my family decided to take a trip to the...

Downtown Traffic Box Art

Art Around Columbia: Traffic Box Art

Isabel Gompper February 7, 2018

Downtown Columbia is like most downtown areas: covered in graffiti art and spray paint tags. Implemented by the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA), artists from all around come to Columbia to compete...

Art Around Columbia: The Columbia Art League

Art Around Columbia: The Columbia Art League

Isabel Gompper January 23, 2018
Read about art student Jadie Arnett's accomplishment in the Columbia Art League's show, "Indulge."
Tiger Hotel: Salvador Dali

Art Around Columbia: Secrets of The Tiger Hotel

Isabel Gompper January 2, 2018
Inside the iconic Tiger Hotel, unbeknownst to most, resides a collection surrealist pieces done by a master of the arts.
Blown Away

Art Around Columbia: ‘Blown Away’ by beauty

Isabel Gompper December 15, 2017
The corner of Hitt St. and E. Broadway is home to "Blown Away", a mural that encapsulates the sights and sounds of Columbia.
Sparkys Paintings

Art Around Columbia: Sparky’s eclectic aesthetic

Isabel Gompper October 27, 2017
Offering eccentric sweets and confectioneries, Sparky's is the staple ice cream shop of Columbia. Along with being famous for its unusual flavors, however, it's also home to an array of uncomfortable and strange “bad art.”
Untitled Horse Sculpture

Art Around Columbia: Steel stallions

Isabel Gompper October 8, 2017
Hidden in plain sight, a herd of metallic untitled Horse sculptures stand proudly for all to see.
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