By: Emily Pate Staff Writer
The Art and Design Club meets every Wednesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of Campbell Hall. They also hold free life drawing sessions on Tuesdays.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, the club spent their meeting finger painting on wooden boards procured by club president Max McEvilly.
McEvilly, a senior and art major, said that one of the goals of the club is to broaden horizons and give club members a chance to experiment with new mediums and styles.
He also wants to use the club to quell the anxiety art majors feel about their post-graduation careers.
The club is not just for art majors as they offer a helpful, relaxed, and nonjudgmental environment for anyone who wants to try their hand at creating art.
“It’s a small enough club that an individual can come up with an idea of what to do and we can just do it,” McEvilly said.
Raquel Graham, a first year psychology major, especially enjoyed a collaborative project when a dance instructor asked the club to make masks for a dance show. “It was cool that my work got to be shown,” she said. She encourages other non-art majors to join the club.
The Art and Design Club hosted a popular Halloween event last month. “I’m pretty proud of what we did,” McEvilly said, “I hope we can do something even bigger next year.”
McEvilly has a lot of ideas for the future for the Art and Design Club, including a commission booth in Werner and a painting wall. He encourages Western students to come give the club a try. “It’s a no strings attached kind of club,” he said.
“If you like art, it’s a good place for you,” Graham continued. “You have a lot of fun. You do a lot of things that you normally don’t get to do.”
