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VCCA artist’s ‘Mantra Trailer’ gets good press

SUZANNE RAMSEY
College relations staff writer

A visit to Sweet Briar by an artist from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts received media coverage in Central Virginia and Winston-Salem newspapers. The following are some of the stories facilitated by college relations over the past month or so:

A Pygmy Traveler Gives Voice to a Marginalized People
The New York Times
Dec. 1, 2007
Re: Ota Benga Conference, mentions “idyllic Sweet Briar College.”

Pygmy ambassador gives voice to displaced people
Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal
Dec. 2, 2007
Re: Ota Benga Conference, mentions “idyllic Sweet Briar College.”

Sweet Briar club to offer readings as part of writers series
Lynchburg News & Advance
Dec. 2, 2007

Budding local choreographers/dancers to perform at SBC
Amherst New Era-Progress
Dec. 6, 2007

Speak. Repeat.
Mantras lead artist on cross-country trip
Lynchburg News & Advance
Dec. 8, 2007
Re: VCCA artist records mantras of Sweet Briar students.

Mantras lead artist on cross-country trip
Amherst New Era-Progress
Dec. 13, 2007
Re: VCCA artist records mantras of Sweet Briar students.

I like mantras. I like mantras.
Woman takes trailer on the road to record and share the sayings that motivate us
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dec. 14, 2007
Re: VCCA artist records mantras of Sweet Briar students.

Mind Tools: Artist collects mantras from whoever wants to record one
Winston-Salem Journal
Dec. 15, 2007
Re: Re: VCCA artist records mantras of Sweet Briar students.

Facebook easing transition to college
Lynchburg News & Advance
Dec. 20, 2007
Re: Sweet Briar College launches Facebook profile

Time for a little catching up
Lynchburg News & Advance
Dec. 20, 2007
Re: Darrell Laurant column mentions Sweet Briar’s guard shack

Sweet Briar opens CD/DVD recycling program to public
Amherst New Era-Progress
Dec. 27, 2007

Step into sculptor’s head at Sweet Briar exhibit
Amherst New Era-Progress
Dec. 27, 2007

Virginia Primary Voters Could Make a Difference
WSET Evening News and Good Morning Virginia
Jan. 9 and 10, 2008
Re: Steve Bragaw, SBC government professor, interviewed.

Sweet Briar College holds its first-ever ‘Fringe Festival’
Studio Virginia, WVTF Public Radio
Jan. 10, 2008
Re: Nick Ross and Shelbie Filson interviewed by WVTF’s Gene Marrano.

Amherst gifted students exhibit artwork at Sweet Briar College
Amherst New Era-Progress
Jan. 10, 2008

American Shakespeare Center brings ‘Henry V’ to Sweet Briar
Amherst New Era-Progress
Jan. 10, 2008

Sweet Briar riding director wins award
Amherst New Era-Progress
Jan. 10, 2008
Re: Shelby French was awarded the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association’s most prestigious honor, the Volunteer of the Year Award.

CD recycling efforts strong at area schools
Lynchburg News & Advance
Jan. 12, 2008

Kids’ art on display at SBC
Lynchburg News & Advance
Jan. 14, 2008
Re: Exhibit by Amherst County students in Benedict Gallery.