Photos and story by Rachael Anne Keisling / Contributing Writer
Middle Tennessee State University celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the publication Collage: Journal of Creative Expression on Wednesday evening in the Miller Room of the Miller Education Center. The event was hosted by Marsha Powers, an administrator at MTSU’s Honors College.
Collage is a student organization that publishes creative artwork such as photography, drawings, poems and proses.
The opening ceremony began with an introduction by John Vile, the dean of MTSU’s Honors College, and Philip Phillips, the associate dean of MTSU’s Honors College.
Members of Collage received awards for their creative work, and special presentations were given. Creative expression awards went to Christopher Banyai for his drawing, titled “Lost.” Dillon Matheny and Alex Parham received awards for their song, titled “Haze.” Stephanie Van Horn was awarded for her photograph, “Light Meets Chalk,” and Joshua Perry Tilton received an award for his poem, titled “Veteran.” Emily Garrett was awarded for her prose piece, titled “My Sister’s Angel,” and Bingnan Li was awarded for her video of the 2017 ‘Boro International Festival.
Candle lights and a brochure of the program are displayed at the entrance inside the Miller Meeting Room on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
Artwork is displayed at the entrance of the Miller Meeting Room on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
The original Collage book from 1968 is one of the first to be printed and published and is on display on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
A collage journal featuring the Rutherford County Courthouse from the spring semester of 1975 is displayed on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
This piece of artwork is displayed at the Collage 50th anniversary on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
The most recent Collage book from the Fall 2017 semester is displayed on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
A 1986 Collage: Journal of Creative Expression book is on display on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
Violinist Bennie Hunt plays music at Collage’s 50th anniversary on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
The stage is set before the presentation begins on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
Poetry is displayed at the 50th Anniversary of the Collage club on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Rachael Anne Keisling / MTSU Sidelines)
