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The State Hornet

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Beatrice Laus, known as her stage name beabadoobee, takes the stage at Ace of Spades for her sold-out show Friday, April 22, 2022. She said she scheduled the tour date between her Coachella performances.

Artist beabadoobee brings chill, alternative melodies to Ace of Spades

Jenelle Lum April 25, 2022
Gen-Z singer beabadoobee made a stop in Sacramento between her Coachella performances.
Kiara Janecek, 19, holds their piece “Untitled” depicting the effects and aftermath of sexual assault Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Janecek talks about their experience with sexual assault and artistic contribution in Sacramento State’s University Union art exhibit, “Our Voices Will Be Heard.”

Sac State art exhibit gives new voice to sexual assault survivors

Carina Arroyo April 25, 2022
Sacramento State’s University Union Gallery’s new exhibit, “Our Voices Will Be Heard,” features works from student artists and sexual assault survivors in order to empower victims and give a voice to sexual violence awareness on campus.
LaLa Ri speaks to the audience at the drag show hosted by UNiQUE in the University Ballroom Thursday, April 21, 2022. She opened the show with a lip–syncing performance to several Cardi B songs.

Former ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestants slay the stage at UNiQUE event

Jenelle Lum, staff writer April 25, 2022
Drag queens LaLa Ri and Kornbread Jeté performed and shared their personal stories inside the University Ballroom on Thursday.
Studio art sculpture student Ember de Boer poses for a portrait on April 8, 2022 at the arts and sculptures lab at Sacramento State. “The environment is something my brain can wrap around and keep working on,” de Boer said.

Meet the women-led group of eco-artists for environmental change

Hugo Quintanilla, staff writer April 9, 2022
Sac State senior art major Ember De Boer expresses her connection with Women Eco Artists Dialog.
This dirt trail is located next to Guy West Bridge and runs along the American River. This spot shows off the natural scenery of campus and provides good leading lines. (Photo by Alexis Hunt)

Say cheese! Picture-perfect spots to take graduation photos at Sac State

Alexis Hunt, staff writer April 4, 2022
Need inspiration to get the perfect grad photos? Check out this photo gallery featuring the best spots at Sac State to take photos.
Elizabeth Ballard-Branco (left) and Sage Stanley (right) stand in the middle of the breezeway at Kadema Hall on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The renovation has made ceramic making and printmaking more difficult and prevented some students from completing their artworks.

Sac State’s Kadema Hall renovation has art students dropping classes and demanding tuition refunds

Anh Nguyen April 1, 2022

Elizabeth Ballard-Branco, a fourth year studio art major, walked into their class at Kadema Hall with a heavy heart as they realized art students had been displaced into microbiology labs for the rest...

State Hornet Broadcast: Black History Month Special

Nadia Sabbaghian, Erick Amaya, and James Fife February 28, 2022
This week on The State Hornet Broadcast, Staffers Nadia Sabbaghian and Erick Amaya highlight Black History Month from the perspectives of students and a Black Sacramento artist, Aliyah Sidqe.
The Black History Month Arts & Crafters Event at The Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg, California on Sunday. Black artists and crafters appear at the show, as well as food vendors and wine tasting.

Celebrating Black History Month with arts, food and music at the Mill

Dominique Williams and Anh Nguyen February 23, 2022
For the third year, Old Sugar Mill hosted its Black History Month Arts & Crafters event in collaboration with Cain Event Planning and Brick House Gallery & Art Complex on Sunday. The event featured established and emerging Black artists.
Painter Aliyah Sidqe stands before “Baby Hairs,” “Assessing the Damages” and “Motherly Love” at “the Babymama Effect” exhibit in the Union Gallery at Sac State on Jan. 24. An audio file narrated by Sidqe explains the story behind the pieces features in the exhibit. Photo courtesy of Aliyah Sidqe.

Aliyah Sidqe’s visual and audio journey into single motherhood

Casey Rafter February 15, 2022
Through art and narration, Aliyah Sidqe shares her transformation in “Babymama Effect” at the University Union. See the exhibit now though Feb. 17.
Laura Hansen’s “Constrained,” featured in the “META:morphosis” exhibition on Nov. 23, 2021, is a mixed-media assemblage which features broken frames, chains and metal coils. The exhibition ran in the University Union Gallery from Nov. 22 through Dec. 2.

Sac State ‘META:morphosis’ exhibition delves into isolation and loss

Jennah Booth December 4, 2021
The “META:morphosis” exhibit at the University Union explores how Sacramento State artists experience physical, psychological and emotional transformation.
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