By Sophia Schindler
BUShowcase hosted an art exhibition displaying students’ work to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 17.
Sydney Bland, the assistant director of community engagement, said she was given the option to do an art exhibit this week surrounding Dr. King.
Students’ names were not listed on the artwork, making it a special way for students to share their work with the community at Bellarmine.
“I wanted to give them [students] a chance to showcase their artwork with all types of different abilities, some abilities are high, and some are not, but the point is self-expression,” Bland said.
Student Beatriz Arevalo said she thinks it’s exciting to be able to see student’s art, even when their names are not listed.
This piece of art honors Dr. King.
With MLK being such a prolific figure, Bland said it was “easy” to create artwork around his legacy.
“My goal was to give everyone at the university a chance to see how people express themselves and what they love and want to create,” Bland said.
Benjamin Jacobs said BUShowcase is built on artists being able to represent themselves, and he said he believes a platform is crucial for every artist.
“It’s important for artists to have a platform because there is not a lot of inclusion, at least not as much as there should be,” Jacobs said. “It should be our duty to help make sure that even the smallest of faces can be heard.”
Jacobs said he knows one of the artists whose piece was on display (pictured above), and that the artist has done a lot of work for Bellarmine.
“I definitely think it’s one of his better pieces and I think it fits the theme very well,” Jacobs said.
This collection of art commemorates Dr. King’s legacy.
The art created by students was available for people to purchase if they were interested. Student Austin Pulkowski bought a piece of art at the showcase.
“My favorite piece was the Batman picture, which I am going to buy at the end of this event,” Pulkowski said. “He has been my favorite superhero since I was 9.”
The celebration of Dr. King will continue throughout the remainder of the week. On Jan. 19, there will be a celebration with live music and performances in Frazier Hall from 6 to 8 p.m.
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