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Lyon College gets a splash of color with new murals

Lyon College art students have been busy recently as they’ve shifted their murals program into high gear. This semester alone the College’s campus has welcomed two newly completed murals, one at the Morrow Academic Center, one on the deck of The Salty Dog, and one more set to unveil at Career Services on the third floor of the Lyon Building tomorrow at noon. “Our students are eager to leave their mark on this campus and our community,” said Lyon College Professor of A... Read More
at Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Game on: Lyon students create esports mural

Lyon art students (from left) Rachel Tyler, Aria Switzer, Tatum Florendo and Abigail Rutter completed a mural for the Esports Room in the Mabee-Simpson Library.     Lyon students learned that video games aren’t the only thing that require strategy. Art students Rachel Tyler, Tatum Florendo, Aria Switzer and Abigail Rutter recently completed a mural for the Esports Room in the Mabee-Simpson Library. Tyler said this was the group’s first project for their murals cla... Read More
at Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Art students create mural for exercise science lab

(From left) Seniors Alley Edwards, Molly Mellor, Brittany Cook, Lillian Sullivan and Jade Giron (not pictured) completed a new mural for the exercise science lab in the Mabee-Simpson Library.   The art department collaborated with the exercise science department to create a mural for the new program’s lab on the bottom floor of the Mabee-Simpson Library. The mural features an athlete mid-sprint, with different sections highlighting the muscular and skeletal systems of the body. ... Read More
at Thursday, February 10, 2022

Lyon art department helps Main Street blossom

Lyon alumna Victoria Hutcheson works on the Blossoming Main Street mural.   The Lyon College Art Program has completed a new mural in downtown Batesville. The new mural, Blossoming Main Street, depicts an apple blossom on Main Street to represent the recent growth of Batesville’s beautiful downtown. The art department worked with Main Street Batesville and the Batesville Area Arts Council (BAAC) to finish the project. The design was a collaboration between Professor of Art Dust... Read More
at Thursday, June 25, 2020

Lyon junior completes solo mural

Lyon College junior Hayley Cormican is painting outside the lines–and outside the classroom! Cormican recently completed her second solo mural at SnoCone Haven in Batesville. The mural features the words “You are… ARt” within the state of Arkansas. “I chose to take an independent study in murals this semester in order to bring more positivity to my hometown of Batesville,” said Cormican. “My inspiration for this mural came from how often people see... Read More
at Thursday, December 19, 2019