Long Ago Stories Told Again Courses on Martin Wells’ teaching schedule this spring include introductory and advanced Greek and Roman Archeology. Course descriptions promise a study of the Greeks and Romans “through the material culture they left behind. Burials, monuments, buildings, and everyday objects like pottery and coins illuminate the lives of the ancients and… [Read More]

Links: Mike Johnston Website Find Me On Facebook Instagram @mikejohnstonartist Schoolteacher Turned Artist Rises in Austin Street Art Scene (Austin Statesman) Austin Mural (Texas Monthly) Speaking the Truth (YouTube) Truth Behind Austin Street Artist Mike Johnston (Wild Family.TV) Austin Street Artist Electrical Boxes Are Blank Canvases (Austin’s NPR Station)

Still Cooking If Deepa Shridhar ’09 is anything, she’s determined. That characteristic has landed her and her food truck on the cover of The Austin Chronicle and in the forefront of the supper club scene in Texas’s capital city. As a chef, Deepa combines flavors from her Indian heritage with those of her Texas home… [Read More]

Creating for the Next 100 Years Thompson’s Work is an Act of Worship The restoration of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas to its 1912 Greek Revival design took years of planning, and teams of engineers and craftsmen, along with much commitment from the congregation. The chancel furniture designed by Erich Thompson ’78 complements the… [Read More]

JanTerm students create award-winning art cars JanTerm is a good time to try something new. The students in Mark Monroe’s class titled “Driving the Dream,” took their art skills from “zero to 60” in record time as they created very alternative art for entry in the annual Houston Art Car Parade last year. The class… [Read More]