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Filmmakers, composers, artists: a collaboration
Music student composed the scores and graphic arts students created the look for Calvin student films. May 14, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Video: Black Friday at the Campus Store
They lined up for hours ... November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Student uses Pepsi grant to care for strays
Alissa Hoekstra's 5k grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project will be used to help her local animal shelter. December 13, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Composing for ArtPrize
When Fuentes, a Calvin professor of music, heard about the gold fingers that were coming to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize, he saw his second chance. September 23, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Youth Writing Festivals
A 27-year Calvin College tradition has a new name, a new logo and an expanded audience. April 09, 2003 | Myrna Anderson

All about ArtPrize
From September 23 through October 10, Grand Rapids will serve as an art gallery to the world because of ArtPrize, the radically open art competition created by 2004 Calvin alumnus Rick DeVos and his staff. September 25, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

Airband XXV highlight reel
This is a video from Airband XXV February 27, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

Examining sprawl, reimagining our cities
“A Field Guide to Sprawl,” on display at the gallery from November 14 through December 20, includes 50 aerial images, each cataloging a different ungainly aspect of urban development. November 14, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

PLANT! Sculpture, Gardens and Place
Every year, Calvin College art professor Adam Wolpa allows his sculpture class to choose their final project, which they accomplish in teams. This year, the class project is coined PLANT! and the effort expands the concept of sculpture into the creation of community gardens. April 28, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

In her own backyard
Mary Abma created a sculptural herbarium of every invasive species in her lawn. January 12, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Immersion into India
During interim, some Calvin students worked in business internships in Hyderabad. March 09, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

A Fashion Show and Sweatshop Simulation
The Fashion Advisory Board (FAB) at Calvin College will pair a fashion show with a sweatshop simulation to raise awareness of fashion as both an art form and a legitimate interest for Christians. March 22, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

January Series: 25 years fresh
As Calvin's annual lecture series hits a quarter-century, it welcomes David Gergen, Sherry Turkle, N.T. Wright and Deborah Lew. December 14, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Thanksgiving disasters
This doesn't taste quite right. Where's that smoke coming from? Read about Thanksgiving disasters from Calvin faculty and staff. November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

A new front door: CFAC opens
The pianos have moved in. The art has arrived. The Covenant Fine Arts Center, under renovation since May of 2009, is set to open. October 18, 2010 | Myrna Anderson , Matt Kucinski

Thanksgiving recipes
Thanksgiving recipes old and new: Cranberry salsa, pumpkin cheesecake and a way to make a really moist bird. November 18, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Banff Film Festival stops at Calvin
Mountain-climbers, cave explorers, white-water rafters and dancing cormorants are coming to Calvin via the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. March 23, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

John Calvin at 502
Read English professor James Vanden Bosch's speech—and a short Vanden Bosch Q&A—for John Calvin's 502nd birthday. July 11, 2011 | Myrna Anderson , Andrew Steiner

The audience choice
Three Calvin media production majors created a superhero with an unusual superpower for their entry in this year’s 48 Hour Film Project. June 23, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

Calvin celebrates Black History Month
In February, the Calvin community will learn about the freed slave who founded the Baptist Church in Liberia, the Tuskegee Airmen and soul food. February 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

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