By assigning human attributes to the inanimate object, it opens us up to having emotional responses to it. We have a similarly strong emotional response to the material of cloth ... Lauren DiCioccio: Soft Skills

The 2026 Annual Student Competitive was juried by Arkansas artist Kevin Cole. Kevin Cole received his B.S. from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, M.A. in Art Education from  University ... Annual Student Competitive