ANASTASIA WILDS

Anastasia Wilds is the senior arts editor. She has been writing for newspapers since her junior year of high school, and she has appreciated all forms of art for even longer. When she’s not writing, she is either reading, listening to music, hanging out with her friends on discord or streaming on Twitch.

Photo: Courtesy of UB Arts Collaboratory

ARTS

UB Arts Collaboratory opens downtown art space

By ANASTASIA WILDS | May 4, 2021

“The Space Between” is a one-room studio the College of Arts and Sciences has rented downtown for $500 a month to showcase the artistic process.

Since the pandemic has forced people all across the world to interact primarily online, “Telenauts” explores the idea of whether an electronic image can have a physical presence.

Photo: Courtesy of Phil Wackerfuss

ARTS

‘We made the best of it’: UB Theatre and Dance Department stream first-ever ‘MFA Dance Thesis Concert’

By ANASTASIA WILDS | Apr. 22, 2021

The MFA Dance Thesis Concert — the first of its kind at UB — was streamed from April 16-18 on the UB Center for the Arts YouTube channel.

Audience members bought tickets online and then received a link via email for the live stream. Tickets cost $4 for students and seniors, $6 for the general public and $10 for group viewings.

Photo: Courtesy of Gary John La Rosa

ARTS

UB’s latest spring musical reflects the current ‘topsy turvy’ world

By ANASTASIA WILDS | Apr. 1, 2021

UB’s Theatre and Dance Department streamed this year’s spring semester musical, “Living in a Topsy Turvy World: The Theatre of Gilbert and Sullivan,” from March 26-28.

Photo: Nathan Mullet / Unsplash

ARTS

25 must-try Nintendo Switch ports

By ANASTASIA WILDS and JACK PORCARI | Mar. 10, 2021

With the re-release of “Apex Legends” Tuesday, Nintendo Switch owners are sure to enjoy one thing: high quality ports.

Victoria-Idongesit Udondian, a 2020-21 UB Center for Diversity Innovation distinguished visiting scholar, launched the collaborative project “Adápé” on Feb. 27.

Photo: Courtesy of UB Arts Collaboratory

ARTS

Immigrants share their stories at UB Arts Collaboratory’s new space

By ANASTASIA WILDS | Mar. 5, 2021

Victoria-Idongesit Udonian launched the collaborative project “Adápé” on Feb. 27. The project will be open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 12-4 p.m., with free admission.

At the Anderson Gallery, the first-floor exhibit “Dawit L. Petros: Spazio Disponibile” opened on Sept. 24 and will remain open through May 15.

Photo: Dawit L. Petros

ARTS

‘It’s giving us a new audience:’ UB Art Galleries reopen online and in person

By ANASTASIA WILDS | Feb. 15, 2021

Over the past few months, the staff at the UB Art Galleries have learned an unexpected lesson: the technologies UB used to keep the galleries running online are likely here to stay, even after the pandemic ends.

ELN was founded in 2017 with the goal of providing learning opportunities to students looking for a connection to the world outside of their textbooks and classrooms.

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‘This opened up a whole lot of doors for me:’ Students take advantage of virtual study abroad trips

By ANASTASIA WILDS | Feb. 9, 2021

Since August, Morgan Woodbeck has been working to spread information on menstrual health in rural Tanzania through one of UB’s study abroad programs. But unlike in previous years, Woodbeck hasn’t needed to leave her house.