Visual Arts

Jesuit Students Shine in Recent Art Competition

The competition between Jesuit schools is unbelievably intense. Usually, when these rivalries come to mind, one might think of sports rivalries such as the Dallas Jesuit vs. Strake Jesuit football game or various other athletic competitions. Jesuit students across the...

Jesús Moroles

It was the morning drive to Jesuit, and it is noticed by all. A giant square of granite that fell on the grass? It looks like something from 2001: A Space Odyssey! But what is it? Where did it...

Jesuit Holds Demonstration by Guest Artist Zan Barnes

Jesuit students patiently sit on stools in the ceramics lab with their eyes pointed intently forward as a guest artist transforms brown, lifeless clay into an ornate vase full of expression. On Friday, April 1, 2014, Jesuit held ceramics...

A New Angle for Art

Ever wanted to be the next Picasso on your iPad? Well, Mr. Harmon has an app for you! Harmon, the Jesuit art teacher, is involved with the Society of Jesus and was born and raised in the Tyler, Texas...

Two Students Win National Art Awards

For the past three years, Jesuit high schools across the nation have joined at one school for an annual art showing, consisting of pieces of 4x5 inch art pieces.  This year, however, the art show opened a new category-...

Jesuit Student Art Exhibit

Twice a year, beautiful masterpieces, ranging from black and white drawings to intricately decorated painted kites grace the halls of Jesuit College Prep. But what makes these pieces of art special is not their beauty, which they certainly possess; it is the fact that...

Your Typical Italian-American Football Player Unveils His Latest Painting

A prominent artist in the Dallas Jesuit community and just a senior, Charlie Turano has unveiled his latest work, titled “Rise.” Donated to the Community Service Department, this acrylic painting took Turano almost four months to carefully create, and...

Jesuit Senior’s Pottery Wins Prestigious Award

As Jack White sculpts a pot, with Mr. Raymond Ochs encouraging him, Jack makes a perfect pot.  With vibrant designs on the body of the pot, Jack holds it, with both hands, in the air.  Turning the object 180...

Jesuit Talent on Canvas: Annual Student Art Show

An annual tradition, the Jesuit Art Show returned the week of December 3rd. Featuring the art of sophomores through seniors, work from Art Appreciation, Drawing 1, and Art 2 were displayed on display boards in the breezeway between the...