Fine Arts - The Echo

Community events to kick off celebrating the holiday season

By Ella Watson · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

As the Fall semester continues and finals approach, seasonal festivities are beginning.

Handel’s ‘Messiah’ Concert is coming to Rediger

By Lisa Pinsenschaum · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

Selections of the most popular Christmas classics known to choral and orchestral music will fill Rediger Auditorium on Nov. 9 at 2:30 p.m.

Taylor Theatre takes on ‘Shrek the Musical’

By Emma Adams · Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025

What more could a story ask for than a hero, a princess, an animal sidekick and a daring rescue?

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ faces criticism while breaking records

By Kate Delaney · Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” on Oct. 3 and returned to the top of the music charts with a brand-new aesthetic overlapping her age-old persona.

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Seniors Ris Bland and Josiah Friesen reflect on their time in Taylor Theatre

By Hanna Fritz · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

At the end of every show, there comes a time for a curtain call. The performers step forward to receive the audience’s acknowledgement for their good work, bow and run offstage to roars of applause.

Open to learn: Frizzell spends semester in Orvieto

By Charlotte Ostric · Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Studying art in the birthplace of western art and society is truly a once in a lifetime experience. It’s one that junior illustration major Emma Frizzell is embracing every moment as she completes a semester abroad in Orvieto, Italy.

Seniors present culminating play and showcase

By Kate Delaney · Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Countless butterflies flooded Mitchell Theatre’s stage. Their presence transcended time, mirroring the emotion felt by seniors Hannah Wylie, a theatre arts and English education major, and Ris Bland, a musical theatre major.

Parnassus features student voices, art, photography

By AJ Richardson · Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Parnassus, the student body literary and visual art journal, received a record number of submissions this year and the journal's release party took place last Thursday, April 24.

Guys and Dolls serves characters and colors

By Kate Delaney · Wednesday, May 14, 2025

A wedding veil and the excessive spending of money are two things that are hard to imagine being apart from each other—except in the case of Broadway’s Guys and Dolls musical.

Gospel choir emphasizes victory in spring concert in Rediger

By Kate Delaney · Monday, April 28, 2025

On the Sunday evening of Apr. 27, the stage of Rediger Chapel was packed with 59 members of Taylor’s gospel choir, getting rowdy with shouts of praise.

“A Minecraft Movie” mines its way through a successful opening weekend

By AJ Richardson · Monday, April 28, 2025

Since its release on April 4, “A Minecraft Movie” has more than tripled its budget.

‘Stay a While:’ senior art exhibit hits home run

By Sadie Maples · Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Taylor’s house-themed senior art exhibition, “Stay Awhile,” showcased Friday, Apr. 4 from 6-8 p.m. in Modelle Metcalf Visual Art Center’s art gallery.

Boxes and Walls shares experiences of international students across campus

By Ella Watson · Monday, April 7, 2025

Boxes and Walls immersed students in struggles faced by international students on Taylor’s campus.

Glory to God

By Hanna Fritz · Monday, March 17, 2025

On February 27 at 7 p.m. in Rediger Auditorium, the Black Student Union (BSU) gathered students, faculty and members of local Destiny Church together for a night of worship.

Anora brings home gold with five Academy Awards at the Oscars

By Caleb Joshua Heffron · Monday, March 17, 2025

Independent film “Anora” became the surprise winner at the 97th Academy Awards, taking home five awards from six nominations in a massive win for small-budget filmmaking.

Taylor University premieres film festival in Horne

By Ellie Schaufelberger · Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Taylor University’s Envision Film Festival anticipates cinematic enchantment as prospective students compete for scholarships, film and media arts students compete for cash prizes and successful industry workers make guest appearances.

Nostalgia Night highlights student stars

By Ella Watson · Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Nostalgia Night blasted off into an evening of music, talent and fun.

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‘Out of Indiana’ art exhibition opens at Metcalf Gallery

By Kate Delaney · Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024

The Metcalf Visual Arts Center hosted the opening of the “Out of Indiana” art exhibition on Oct. 25. Jeremie Riggleman, an assistant professor of art, first reached out to artists in August of 2024 with a goal to curate an art collection inspired by the previous fall semester “Out of Indiana: Clay Invitational.”

Go with the flow: Water-Based Media grows student artists

By Contessa Hussong · Monday, Oct. 28, 2024

With only an hour to complete each painting of her Go For It assignment, Mantha Brownson, a junior art education major, has found that the answer comes in embracing the fluidity of her medium.

‘Perm’ celebrates the creative legacy of TU women through art

By Ella Watson · Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

On Aug. 27, Metcalf Gallery welcomed the “Perm” Art Exhibition, a selection of Taylor University’s permanent art collection, showcasing the legacy of art created by Taylor women over the years.