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Established 1885

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Alijah McCracken

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer

I am an Art History major and Museum and Curatorial Studies minor. My role in student media is content creator and photographer.
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This red, wooden pagoda area is located in the Ted Ensley Gardens. It features two wooden stools along with a peaceful view of Lake Shawnee.

GALLERY: Relaxing at Lake Shawnee

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
January 19, 2023
A view of the U.S. Capitol Building from the courtyard in Washington, D.C. The surrounding area was also filled with vendors, performers and other fun activities.

GALLERY: Sightseeing in Washington, DC

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
December 1, 2022
The Forming Fiber art exhibit at the Topeka and Shawnee Country Public Library features sculptural fiber artworks created by local artists. Each artwork was crafted with stitching, weaving, papermaking and crocheting.

GALLERY: The Forming Fiber art exhibit at TSCPL

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
October 10, 2022
A multi-color lit walkway many viewers love strolling through.

GALLERY: Garden Glow Event Closes at Ward-Meade Park

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
October 10, 2022
“Sisters of Different Mothers” by artists Shelly Bedsaul and Pam Sanders is an art exhibit in the Morris Art Gallery, located in the NOTO Arts Center, open Thursday and Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. After being separated, Bedsaul and Sanders came together to create art that expresses the bond between them.

GALLERY: “Sisters of Different Mothers” displays in NOTO

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
September 12, 2022
Come and see: "Surfaces" by AnnaBelle Withington is a BFA exhibition that features nature-themed printmaking art. Withington wanted to show the creative process of printmaking, as the final product is very different than the original idea.

Surfaces by AnnaBelle Withington

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
May 25, 2021
Picture perfect: Art for Thought displays "Capture the Pandemic: Me in the Covid-19 Pandemic 2" in the Memorial Union. It features SO-100 students' assignments that represent their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Photo] Art for Thought: Me in the Covid-19 Pandemic 2

May 5, 2021
Take a look: "Eyes" is an art installation by Shelley Bearman and features portraits and real stories of sexual assault survivors. Bearman hopes to bring awareness of sexual assault and encourage survivors to ask for help.

SAAM art installation: eyes

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
April 27, 2021
For Future Generations: "Sustainability: Social, Environmental, and Economics" features artwork that emphasizes how the state of our future is dependent on our actions to the global environment.

Sustainability: Social, Environmental, Economic

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
April 7, 2021
An inspiring figure: Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters and fought for voting rights in Tennessee. Her dedication is a symbol for others to rally around today.

Art For Thought: League of Women Voters

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
April 7, 2021
Take a moment: "Two Ponders Revisited" is a collaborative gallery created by Barbara Waterman-Peters and Dennis Etzel Jr. that includes landscape art that represents the past, present and future. Waterman-Peters created the artwork, while Etzel wrote the poetry.

Two Ponders Revisited

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
March 31, 2021
"Forest Bathing: A Walk In The Trees" is an art gallery at the TPSCL that features a variety of forest and tree artworks. It is open from March 1-May 2, 2021.

Forest Bathing: a walk in the trees

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
March 30, 2021
Makes you think: "Alter Ego" is a photo gallery by Art for Thought that reveals the side of people that many don't see. It was on display throughout the month of March in the Memorial Union.

Student union photo gallery: Alter Ego

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
March 26, 2021
"Endangered Art: a conservation project" identifies artworks featured in previous Mulvane Art Museum galleries that need conservation and restoration. It was established in 2017.

Updates in endangered art: a conservation project

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
March 24, 2021
Themes of the past: "Renovatio: Artists and Antiquity" features artwork from the early modern era to present day. The gallery demonstrates the continued legacy and influence of ancient Greek and Roman art.

Renovatio: Artists & Antiquity

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
March 20, 2021
Something to Explore: "A Little Ways East" was created by Larry Peters. Peters also works with Studio 831.

[Photo] Morris art gallery has something for everyone

Alijah McCracken, Content Creator/Photographer
February 26, 2021
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