Life & Arts

CAMPUS: TAMIU’s first student-led literature journal seeks to expand staff, nears publication date  By Jorge EspinozaSocial Media Co-ManagerPublished Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 The Rivergull Journal, TAMIU’s first student-led literature journal, nears its first publication release. Recently, its staff attended an organization fair in hopes of finding new prospects and members on Jan. 17 in the Student Center Ballroom. “We want to get new members,” Vice President and Lead Poetry Editor Kaitlyn Lozano said. “We don’t have a lot of members in our organization. We’re looking for editors and staff writers mostly.” Jorge Espinoza | BridgeAna Vara, left, editor-in-chief of The Rivergull Journal, speaks with students about the upcoming publication of the prose and poetry journal during t...

ARTS: TAMIU displays State of Things ceramics exhibit By Andrew ElizondoBridge Staff WriterPublished Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 After hours in the studio and around high kiln temperatures, faculty from around TAMUS spun up an exhibition titled State of Things. From Jan. 18 to March 9, the exhibit runs in the Texas A&M International University Art Gallery in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The exhibition features themes of letting go, womanhood and rebirth. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeOne of the ceramic pieces in the State of Things art exhibit on Jan. 18 in the TAMIU Art Gallery. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeOne of the ceramic pieces in the State of Things art exhibit on Jan. 18 in the TAMIU Art Gallery. Contributors include professors across the Texas A&M S...

ARTS: Rhizome project begins production By Dora GuerreroBridge Staff WriterPublished Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 A multidisciplinary campus experience is underway, organized by a new visiting art professor. The project, called Rhizome, is more than a single piece of installation art–it encompasses visual art, philosophy, biology, dance, music, theater, and more. Texas A&M International University Visiting Assistant Professor of art Crystal Wagner, a contemporary interdisciplinary artist from Los Angeles, unveiled the early stages of her newest art piece Rhizome on Jan. 23. Throughout her 10-year artistic career, she has created installations around the world. She has worked for corporations, galleries, museums and public spaces. Juan Carlos Puente | BridgeAssistant Professor of ...

ARTS: Laredo Theater Guild holds 'Frankenstein' production in collaboration with TAMIU By George EspinozaBridge Staff WriterPublished Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 Laredo Theater Guild International held its Frankenstein production for Fall 2023 at TAMIU’s Center for the Fine and Performing Arts theater. Director Marco Gonzalez brought his take on the classic Mary Shelley Frankenstein story on Oct. 6 to 8 and 12 to 15. Neto Gonzalez | BridgeLaredo Theater Guild International actors practice during a "Frankenstein" dress rehearsal on Oct. 3 in the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts theater. Pictured at left, Dr. Frankenstein portrayed by Oscar O. Peña interacts with the Female Creature portrayed by Zoe Benavides. “This fall slot is part of our Class-on-Stage series,” Gonzalez ...