Arts extravaganza

When the weather gets warm, the U of C’s creative types swarm the quads for the annual Festival of the Arts. Photographer Lloyd DeGrane shoots this weeklong celebration of all things arty, from installations to capoeira demonstrations.

Balloon dresses designed by physics major Willie Chyr, AB’09, burst with color at FOTA’s May 9 opening-night fashion show.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Michal Lynn Shumate, ‘09, installs her Giant Dresses exhibit in Hutchinson Courtyard, helped by her mother and two sisters who came in from Tennessee.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Daniela Petuchowski, AB’08, prepares a plaster face mask for a student.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Leli Albert displays his finished product.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Colin Gaw, ‘10, pedals fourth-year Erik Lokensgard’s (kneeling) bike-powered blender to make a strawberry smoothie.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

Capoeira practitioners high-kick in Hutch Courtyard.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane

An instructor and student demonstrate genkikai in Hutch Commons.

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By Ruth E. Kott, AM’07
Photography by Lloyd DeGrane


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