Vincennes University’s Humanities Department held its annual reVUe Arts and Music Festival last week.
VU’s Art & Design, English and Humanities departments came together on April 25 from
inside the Shircliff building lobby and theatre in order to celebrate in the name
of art.
The event featured music from the Blues Ensemble, poetry, and other creative writing readings by students as well as the Tecumseh Review awards, several interactive art projects, shirt screen printing, a pottery wheel display, a photography project, and food and games, too.
General studies major Haley Hines said, “I think this whole festival is about enjoying art and seeing the process behind it and learning that there is much more to it than surface level.”
Students had the opportunity to support their fellow classmates by purchasing books from the Creative Writing Club as well as photo prints from the Photo Club.
The event showcased art in its many different forms and served as a way for students to decompress before the upcoming finals week.
“It gives [students] an outlet at the end of the semester to relax and just to do something fun, get together with friends, and I think every student needs that stress reliever at the end of the semester,” said Penny Kirk, an associate professor at VU and leader of the
Recruitment and Retention Team that plans the reVUe.
This year, as a way to do something new and different for students, the event had punch cards to tour all of the different activities offered and win a swag bag prize when they received a total of ten punches.
“Another thing we did this year was have students submit their proposals for the poster and new T-shirt design and then voted on those,” said Kirk, “so we’re really excited to have student work integrated into the reVUe.”
Students not only had their art on display, but they were also working as well, like Graphic Design major Keaton Speer, who helped students at the shirt screen printing station.
“It’s really cool that I get to teach people what we do,” said Speer. “It’s a really fun event, really lively, and the music’s loud. It’s just perfect.”
Students are encouraged to attend end-of-semester events to help with the stress that finals week can often bring, even if just to get out of the residence halls for a moment of peace.
