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(Archive February 2020) Three New Art Installations on Display

Photos courtesy of Thomas Matsuda

Tule Lake. Inspired by the WWII Japanese American Internment Camp. Last crosswalk, 2nd floor. Wire, cloth. Wes Ringwood.

Mont Sainte-Victoire. Inspired by the series of paintings of this mountain by Paul Cezanne. Multipurpose room. Colored yarn. Deb Boudreau.

Summer Memory. A childhood summer camp that was demolished. Main entrance. Broken record, acrylic paint. Emily Payson.

(Archive April 2018) Inside the Minds of Nude Models

By Michele Walsky | Assistant Editor

Would you bare it all for the sake of art? Terri Mullen is one of several portrait models the art department employs and she has been sitting for MWCC students for nearly a decade. As an artist herself, she says it is a way to stay in the art scene.

“I get an education every time I’m in a class,” she said. “I get inspired to work on projects I’ve abandoned.”

But that is not what draws her in.

“I went into modeling to liberate myself,” Mullen said. “The body is art as a form. It’s something beautiful, not something to be exploited.”

Dealing with body issues and a personal crisis, Mullen admitted she got into modeling by accident. After two years at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she returned to Massachusetts and posted flyers for odd jobs around Concord to help pay the rent. She was contacted by a sculptor finishing her master’s who asked Mullen if she had ever modeled. Mullen had not, but the woman sounded legit and the pay was good, so she gave it a try. From there, the artist introduced Mullen to other art groups. Her professional reputation led to other modeling gigs for solo female sculptors, which led to the deCordova Museum in Lincoln. read more

(Archive April 2018) You Drew What in Art Class?

By Michele Walsky | Assistant Editor

I was typing alone in the newsroom when the S.O.S arrived.

“Save me,” the text dinged. It was my daughter. “We have a nude male in drawing class!”

Amy’s discomfort was obvious and my mind immediately flew into Mom Mode. My baby has been subjected to male nudity; call the authorities!

How can a man pose nude for a class in this techno-age when sexting is illegal? How does this get a pass when we are hyper-sensitive about sexual harassment?

My initial reflex was to protect her. When my reaction calmed down, I did what I usually do when pondering an issue. I walked around it from all angles, throwing logic at it.  A) This is college. B) She is 18 years-old. C) She is an art major. D) The human form is art. E) The art department has female models too. F) The students are supervised. G) The models do not approach the students.  These reasons settled my mind. read more