sculpture
November 25, 2024
‘Sculptor, poet, painter’: Webster
Sunday, Nov. 17, the Hershberger Art Gallery hosted a reception for local artist Jake Webster’s exhibit, “A Conversation between Agony and Grief.” The reception was full of a mix of colleagues, community members and students. Growing up in Mississippi, Webster noted the presence of social movements and general systemic violence in his upbringing. In his youth, Webster thought that art of the time should reflect not just tragedies around him, but the way people continued to live in both ordinary and remarkable ways. “Somehow, nobody around me was making art about that,” he said to the audience. Webster began to...
October 26, 2023
Fire and metal: GC’s sculpture studio
On Thursday nights, the sizzle from welding, the screech from cutting aluminum and the laughter from warm faces resound in a small workshop tucked away on the edge of campus: the Chairman Building, home to Goshen College’s sculpture studio. John Mishler (left) helps Mounsithiraj use a blowtorch to bend a tree limb. Seth Smith Kauffman for The Record “This place allows you to relax and use a different side of your brain,” said John Mishler, associate professor of art. He has many sculptures installed in Goshen, including “Dream Chaser” on the Millrace and “Broken Shield” at GC. “I started sculpture...
September 8, 2022
New sculpture by GC grad lands near science center
A new sculpture was erected outside the Science Building in May. It is part of Elkhart’s Epic Art Adventures sculpture show, a local art series that is spotlighting local talent and getting art out in the streets in Elkhart County. The sculpture will live on campus for the year-long exhibit. “Conduit to Jupiter,” the new sculpture, is a creation by Goshen College graduate and former Physical Plant employee Orion Blaha. The sculpture stands over eight feet tall and is a depiction of a yellow spaceship. The name of the piece came from a former GC coworker of Blaha’s who used...