nary and successful Native American
woman like Linda Anfuso, we can
broaden their perception. IThat’s the
hoped-for result”
Anfuso, who gave a presentation
to an advertising class last semester;
makes American Indian jewelry and
is a storyteller, poet and a member of
the Mohawk nation.
She, in her virtuoso sense of
artistry, is not unlike most of the per
formers Bowlin brings to campus.
Bowlin said the artist must be
“interesting and a good communica
tor.”
Storytelling has been a popular
method in his diversity program of
bridging the gap between cultures.
“The people we bring in have an
ability to give real interesting insights
on culture,” Bowlin said. “Most of
them, especially in University
Foundations classes, encourage stu
dents to tell their own stories.”
Bowlin said artists have a way of
communicating perspectives on key
issues that a “political science or his
tory teacher may not be able to
express.”
“There are a lot more artists
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doing what is called 'cultural art,’” he
said
Bowlin said that term defines an
art form that “uses cultural fabrics or
other objects to help artists express
his or herself more” in direct connec
tion with their indigenous cultures.
This type of presentation is really
at the core of the Arts Diversity pro
gram, he said.
It all comes back to better under
standing different cultures.
“Jeff Raz is a Jewish artist we
brought in,” Bowlin said. “He went to
a literature class and told them how
Shakespeare had no grounds portray
ing Jews because there were no Jews
in England at the time.”
Similarly, Rodriguez said he
understands his dance group’s role in
a place like Nebraska.
“When the kids performed at
halftime at the women’s basketball
game at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center,” Rodriguez said, “I’m sure
that was the first time most of the
people had seen our style of danc
ing.
“We feel good about those types
of performances.”
Alumni displays exhibit
JEWELRY from page 9
She said although Graff’s work
has changed considerably since he
was a textiles student, some themes
have remained.
“His work, even though it is
very trend-conscious and mar
ketable, still connects a reflection to
textiles design. His jewelry uses a’
lot of weaving and textiles tech
niques,” Trout said.
“He is very astute at analyzing
current color trends and then
putting die colors together in a very
interesting way, still making them
very marketable.”
Graff said his work was more
creative when he was a student, but
he strives now to establish a hand
made element in his line of mass
• marketed jewelry.
For example, hair accessories in
his line incorporate beads on wire,
wrapped with fabric.
“It gives it a special, unique
appearance,” Graff said.
Pieces he currently designs can
be found in stores such as Neiman
Marcus, Macy’s, Nordstrom and in
international markets such as Paris,
London and Toronto, Trout said.
v His works have also been fea
tured in Vogue and Elle and have
appeared in movies such as “In &
Out” and “Trading Places.”
But Graff wasn’t specifically
commissioned for those films, he
said.
The movies’ stylists chose
pieces of his jewelry from one of
the stores or boutiques they are sold
in, and he found out they were used .
only after the movies were released.
Ben Simon’s, an apparel retailer
in the city, is underwriting the
exhibit and will be showing some
of Graff’s designs.
It isn’t the first time Graff has
been involved with the store. In the
late ’70s he won a contest it spon
sored.
“It was when denim was really
popular in fashion. They had a dec
orate-denim contest,” he said.
Graff designed a denim jacket
that was decorated with fur and
leather with hand-tied suede pieces
and beads. “It was sort of the hippie
era,” he said.
But although the jacket won’t
be featured in the show, there are
plenty of other pieces to catch the
eye.
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Martin Luther King Jr. encour
aged people to raise their voices.
Friday, a St Louis octet will be
doing just that to celebrate the legacy
of the assassinated civil rights leader.
Pieces of 8, an a cappella group
famed for its range of sound, is bring
ing its talents and positive, peaceful
message to the Nebraska Union Crib
for a free concert
The ensemble consists of pairs of
sopranos, altos, tenors and basses
combined in harmony to express their
own vision of American music.
The dynamic group consists of
four men and four women, from a
medley of cultural and regional back
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Wham: The Crib, Nebraska Union
Price: Free
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positive message
grounds.
The group will be spending the
weekend in Lincoln, performing 7:30
p.m. concerts both Friday and Sunday
nights at the First Plymouth Church,
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be recognized for what they do well
in the arts,” he said.
“We need to pat them on the
back.”
Fortunately, there is a whole crop
of people who would rather not
underscore the Comhusker State’s
artistic diversity. I
Kit Voorhees believes art is the
key path to our common humanity.
As director of the Lied Center
associated program “Arts Are Basic,”
she spends a large portion of her time
bringing a diverse mix of artists to the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
“The general make-up of the
campus is European-Americans,”
Voorhees said. “We like to create
opportunities for these kids to learn
about other cultures and races.”
Voorhees’ voice lights up with
feisty enthusiasm when speaking
about artists and diversity: “Artists
from all backgrounds are important
because those people generate so
much beauty and excitement.”
One of her organization’s main
goals, Voorhees said, is to open the
eyes of UNL’s predominately white
student body.
“We need to take the blinders off
these All-American kids and show
them there is more out there than
country music,” she said. 1
Voorhees said there are many
people throughout the state promot
ing and creating a diverse field of art
in this state.
UNL’s Ron Bowlin is one of them.
Bowlin is the director of Artist
Diversity Program, which he helped
create in 1991.
He said the program’s main goal
is to destroy stereotypes about people
who would qualify as minorities in
Nebraska.
“I bet 90 percent of the students
here come from backgrounds where,
for instance, they don’t know any
thing about Native Americans
besides the awful stereotype of the
drunken Indian,” Bowlin said.
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