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Becoming Best of Buds

Becoming Best of Buds

Telescope Staff November 10, 2021

Aimee, Ryan, and Sophia discuss with Bella Bowman a local artist. Art courtesy of Bella Bowman.  

Rizzhel Javier

An artist’s journey to unlocking stories untold

Nicole Villanueva June 6, 2019

Her art uncovers layers of heritage and cultural disconnection and she’s using it to carve out a new path for those who feel marginalized and underrepresented. Stepping into the home of Rizzhel Javier...

art burnout, Illustration by Ripp Fresen, The Telescope.

Art Burnout: An Artists Guide

Ripp Friesen May 17, 2019

If you're an artist, you know the pain of sitting in a chair hunched over for hours, trying to get that piece done that you’ve been putting off for days. Not only is this detrimental to your physical...

Beauty influencers speak out

Samantha Cox October 10, 2018

In recent years, the beauty industry has skyrocketed. What once consisted solely of makeup brands and business owners, now is made up of freelance artists, social media influencers and brand ambassadors, A...

Mac Miller performs on a stage, holding a microphone in his right hand and sporting an orange cap and a patterned jacket.

The music industry loses another star

Telescope Staff October 1, 2018

Story by Nathan Navida. The music world lost another young great artist nearly one month ago. Malcolm James McCormick, more commonly known as Mac Miller, died of an overdose in his San Fernando Valley...

Local artist spotlight: Flatsound

Local artist spotlight: Flatsound

Victoria Price April 18, 2018

Imagine being so scared of the outside world, that you trap yourself in your house for 10 years. What do you do with your time? Do you paint, write, or just watch time go by? For Mitch Welling, he spent...

Amir Issa speaking to students about his music at San Diego State University on March 6. (Pat Hartley/The Telescope)

Italian hip-hop artist inspires students

patrick hartley March 31, 2018

“Without hip hop I’d be dead or in jail," stated Amir Issaa, Italian hip-hop artist. On the 4th floor of the SDSU Love Library, students of music, language and culture hear the confession of Italian...

Gallery Director Sasha Reibstein pints out the detail in a portrait by artist Neil Shigley for the Boehm Gallery's exhibition "We The People" at Palomar College. (Michael Schulte/The Telescope)

Boehm hits home with politically themed exhibit

Kirk Mattu October 17, 2016

In the midst of a heated political season, Boehm Gallery Director Sasha Jonestein looks to tackle politics and the people who are affected by them with the gallery’s second exhibit of the semester...

Professor Doug Durrant in his office during the spring 2015 semester before he retired. (Joel Vaughn/The Telescope)

Retiring art faculty leave behind their mark of creativity

Joel Vaughn May 11, 2015

In their early life, they cultivated their own creativity. Then they cultivated creativity in the lives of others. Now, for these cultivators, it’s time to look at retirement. Two of Palomar’s...

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