By snoadmin
Cal State Long Beach hosted Sensory Sensation, the third annual Day of the Arts event from the College of the Arts (COTA). The event was in the University Student Union Ballroom Wednesday. Attendees of COTA event listened to live jazz music from the Concert Jazz Orchestra (CJO) and visited booths representing different departments.
The CJO took the stage and was led by Jeff Jarvis, director of jazz studies. An ensemble including a French horn section played a full set of songs ranging from classics to more recent works.
Tables were full of artwork, as students who took advantage of the food and drinks, talked and watched as the groups performed.
Awards were given out throughout the evening to students in each department who exemplified excellence. One professor was awarded the Faculty Student Service Award for his contributions to the department. Steve Hubbard, a teacher who has been contributing to the film and arts department, received an award for his continued dedication.
“The students are coming together for the arts. These students are artistic and creative, and it’s wonderful for them to meet each other,” music professor Joan De Albuquerque said. “Art disciplines are so spread out over this campus that this in our only opportunity to get together.”
Lining the walls were projectors featuring color works done by various students at CSULB. One booth showed the work of two graphic design students creating a collaborative piece of art on a giant white canvas using only colored electrical tape.
“This is a collaboration piece I am working on to encourage collaboration within departments and draw attention to the magazine we are trying to start for the arts,” said graphic design student Abel Rodriguez.
COTA President John-David Minjares said why the event is important for the COTA.
“This is the only chance we get as a college to get together and showcase our crafts,” Minjares said. “It’s a place where everyone can hang out and every year it just gets better and better. Because CSULB’s campus is so large it is not very often that a group as large as the College of the Arts can get together, but we’re happy for the opportunity to do it now.”
