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Skylar Serge

Skylar Serge, Opinion Editor

Fall 2014, Spring 2015

All content by SKYLAR SERGE
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Bob’s Burgers displays positive image of feminism for television

SKYLAR SERGE, Opinion Editor
May 4, 2015
City College students and alumnus gather together dressed in funky fashion for Lucidity Festival, the weekend of April 10, at Live Oak Campground in the mountains of Santa Barbara County. Photo courtesy of Marty Leyhe.

Higher consciousness festivals flood the college lifestyle

SKYLAR SERGE, Associate Editor
April 17, 2015
City College art students gather to discuss the uncertain future of the Atkinson Gallery, with student and gallery employee Journey Coward (center) on Tuesday, March 10, in the Humanities Building on East Campus. The future gallery exhibits have been put on hiatus due to lack of funding.

Art students continue to fight for the Atkinson Gallery’s existence

SKYLAR SERGE, Associate Editor
April 17, 2015
Unsolved mystery: Fukushima residents still seeking answers

Unsolved mystery: Fukushima residents still seeking answers

SKYLAR SERGE, Opinion Editor
March 27, 2015

SBCC art students attempt to save art gallery director’s job

SKYLAR SERGE, Associate Editor
March 10, 2015
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Physicist predicts tech could outpace human progress

SKYLAR SERGE, Opinion Editor
February 20, 2015
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Atkinson gallery preparing to showcase new art exhibitions

SKYLAR SERGE, Arts and Entertainment Editor
December 5, 2014
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David Lynch creates a true crime drama in the town of Twin Peaks

SKYLAR SERGE, Associate Editor
November 24, 2014
Rebecca Bollinger lectures at the closing of Santa Barbara City College's "Artist lecture series," Friday Nov. 21. The time-based and ceramics artist continues to grow everywhere she goes. “I love going to people’s studios, there’s so much information there,” Bollinger said.

Perception and 4-D media in closing artist’s lecture series

SKYLAR SERGE, Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 22, 2014

Ceramics student creates dinnerware for local restaurant

SKYLAR SERGE, Arts and Entertainment Editor
November 18, 2014
City College student Michelle Murchinson created 'How Technology Has Shaped the Landscape' to show her view on Nature & Technology, in the City College ANNEX Gallery of the John Dunn Gourmet Dining Room, Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Santa Barbara. This exhibit runs though Dec. 12.

Annex presents fusion of natural and technological worlds exhibit

SKYLAR SERGE, Arts & Entertainment Editor
November 7, 2014
Carl Baratta shares his works of art in his lecture on Friday, Oct. 24, in Santa Barbara, Calif. as part of the “Art Lecture Series,” presented by the Atkinson Gallery. The abstract artist shares his studio space where collaged images scatter the walls. “This is like the inside of my brain,” said Baratta.

Art lecture series features abstract artist Carl Baratta

SKYLAR SERGE, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 24, 2014
City college art student, Ben Eckert, uses his new green spray paint to paint his sculpture on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Eckert said, "I just recently got this spray paint and I really like the shade." His favorite color is green.

Minimimalistic artist explores new realms of space and scale

Skylar Serge, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 24, 2014
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Yulin’s ‘dog meat’ festival: is it okay to eat your pets?

SKYLAR SERGE, Associate Editor
October 13, 2014
Ben Eckert’s ’20140520’ is one of two sculptures that won first place at the Atkinson Gallery’s Small Images exhibition at City College on Friday, October 3. Eckert’s sculptures, ‘20140910’ (made of wood, wire, and debris) and ‘20140520’ (made of wood and wire) each have a price tag of $100.

Atkinson gallery hosts thirtieth ‘Small Images’ exhibit

SKYLAR SERGE, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 3, 2014

Atkinson Gallery hosts 30th Small Images exhibit

SKYLAR SERGE, A&E Editor
September 26, 2014
Ryan Peters curates the shows in the Annex Gallery, one of her duties as gallery intern for the art department, Wednesday, Sept. 17, on East Campus in Santa Barbara. 'I like to work in the gallery because I love to share my enthusiasm for art with other people,' said Peters.

Gourmet Dining Room hosts exhibit of new student artwork

SKYLAR SERGE, A & E Editor
September 19, 2014
Sasha Colbert, 22, inspects an original silk screen design for damage on Wednesday, May 7, outside of the screen printing lab of the Humanities Building at City College in Santa Barbara, Calif. Colbert won three awards, including the President's Purchase Award, at the Annual Student Exhibition in the Atkinson Gallery for her etching entitled, "Staying Late."

Student’s nature print chosen to hang in President’s office

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
May 9, 2014
Sculpture artist Charles Starr cleans up lines on a panel that will be used for his new art piece on Tuesday, April. 29, at City College. Starr currently has a piece, titled "Lost in Space," displayed in the Atkinson Gallery Annual Student Exhibition.

Tiny astronauts adorn Charles Starr’s 3-D printed sculptures

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
May 2, 2014
Jose Solis' sculpture entitled "Bound to Denim" suspends from the ceiling as attendees of the Annual Student Exhibition exit on Friday, April 25, in the Atkinson Gallery at City College. Solis' sculpture is comprised of denim, buttons and zippers with an asking price of $10,000.

Student art praised in annual Atkinson Gallery exhibition

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
April 25, 2014
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[Photo] She picked Goleta on a map—and the rest is history

GIULIA DE PAOLI, Channels Staff
April 25, 2014

Juried student art show accepts everything from 4-D to fine art

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
April 21, 2014
City College Student, Natalie Millan, 21, shows her art on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at her home in Carpinteria, Calif. The artist attributes her art inspiration and passion for colorful creatures from her quiet times spent in the woods of Virginia.

Creature inspired artist paints murals for I.V. apartments

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
April 18, 2014
Santa Barbara City College student artists displayed their work during the exhibit, “Alchemy of Light and Space,” on Monday, April 7 in the John Dunn Gourmet Dining Room. The sculpture, “Ride,” by Charles Starr, out of metal and plastic, is one of a series that features a very small astronaut as the main subject in the piece.

Student art showcased in ‘Alchemy of Light and Space’

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
April 8, 2014
Tim Berg and Rebekah Myers give a speech about their artwork for the Atkinson Gallery Lecture series in the Administration building on East Campus, Mar. 19. Their collaborative pieces will be on display in the Atkinson Gallery until April 11.

Collaboration is key in Berg and Myers artistic success

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
March 19, 2014

Acting Out Presents: Griffin Lounsbury Sketchin’ and Skatan

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
March 14, 2014
Atkinson Gallery Director Sarah Cunningham and viewer Norman Krohn talk at the reception of the new exhibit, ‘Honest to Goodness,’ on Friday, March 7, at the Atkinson Gallery in Santa Barbara.

‘Authentic’ ceramic creations displayed in Atkinson Gallery

SKYLAR SERGE, Channels Staff
March 8, 2014
Seeon Kim, who has artwork on display in the "Creation and Chaos" exhibit, paints her next piece on Feb. 19, in the Humanities Building of City College.

City College artists have passion for decay and chaos

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
February 21, 2014
Art Intern, Lia DeWit, 22, works in the Atkinson Gallery on her first curated exhibit, "Chaos and Creation," Monday, Feb. 10. "Chaos and Creation" can be viewed in the John Dunn Gourmet Dining Room.

An art history class changed Atkinson Gallery intern’s future

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
February 14, 2014
From left, City College students Rory Fearon and JJ Osterman examine the new art on Friday Jan. 31, at the Atkinson Gallery. “I can see the beauty in chaos,” said Fearon.

Atkinson Gallery features Ann Diener’s dreamy L.A. sketches

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
February 3, 2014
Student artist Amber Silva incorporates the fourth dimension

Student artist Amber Silva incorporates the fourth dimension

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
December 2, 2013
American Apparel knows how to sell sex (and clothes)

American Apparel knows how to sell sex (and clothes)

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
November 22, 2013

Rebecca Morris lectures on abstract art

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
November 17, 2013

Artist Rebecca Morris to give lecture on campus

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
November 8, 2013
Laura Goe: surfer, artist and CEO

Laura Goe: surfer, artist and CEO

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
November 4, 2013

Public forum will brainstorm ideas for campus sustainability

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
October 21, 2013

Art student interns at local museum

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
October 18, 2013
'Familial Faces: Gary' by Connie Connally hangs in the Atkinson Gallery at Santa Barbara (Calif.) City College. The Small Images exhibit will continue until Nov. 1, 2013.

Review: Small images on display at Atkinson Gallery

Skylar Serge, Staff Writer
October 7, 2013

Time-lapse highlights artistic talents of SBCC doodlers

Skylar Serge, Channels Staff
October 4, 2013
Review: Zlotksy's 'Lifelike' distorts perceptions of nature

Review: Zlotksy’s ‘Lifelike’ distorts perceptions of nature

Skylar Serge, Staff Writer
September 13, 2013
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