Skip to main content

Appalachian Today

News and events at Appalachian State University
  • Subscribe
  • For the media
  • Contact
  • Events
  • In the News
  • Research & Creative Works
  • Awards
  • Experts
  • All Posts
  • Topics
  • Accolades
  • Alumni
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Athletics
  • Awards and Honors
  • Community Engagement
  • Events
  • Faculty and Staff
  • Gifts and Grants
  • Global
  • Health and Wellness
  • Publications
  • Research and Creative Works
  • Safety
  • Scholarships
  • Students
  • Sustainability
☰ Menu
  • Events
  • In the News
  • Research & Creative Works
  • Awards
  • Experts
  • All Posts
  • Topics
  • Subscribe
  • For the media
  • Contact
  • Adverse Weather Update: Feb. 23, 2026
    All Boone campus classes before noon on Monday, Feb. 23, are canceled. Beginning at noon, all Boone campus class instruction will take place online. Condition 2 (Suspended Operations) in effect in Boone on Monday, Feb. 23, until noon. Condition 1 begins Monday, Feb. 23, at noon until 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Read full message

Looking Glass Gallery presents the photography exhibit “Contact”

View larger image
Posted Sept. 14, 2015 at 11:31 a.m.

BOONE—The Looking Glass Gallery (LGG) in Appalachian State University’s Plemmons Student Union will feature “CONTACT,” an exhibition featuring work by Alec Castillo and Chastan Swain. The exhibit will be on view Sept. 18-Oct. 13. A reception for the artists will be held Friday Sept. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery. Refreshments will be served.

Castillo and Swain are seniors working toward degrees in studio art with a concentration in photography. Their show focuses on the importance of relationships.

“We crave the relationships and moments of intimacy shared that build us. We long for the contact of others. By creating and exploring relationships we tether ourselves to a stronger identity, who we are is dependent not only on ourselves, but also on the forces around us,” Alec Castillo and Chastan Swain write in an artists’ statement.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, cost-effective education. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

What do you think?

Share your feedback on this story.

Share

Topics

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Events
  • Students

What do you think?

Share your feedback on this story.

Archives

Appalachian Today is an online publication of Appalachian State University. This website consolidates university news, feature stories, events, photo galleries, videos and podcasts.

If you cannot find what you're looking for here, please refer to the following sources:

  • Podcasts may be found at Appalachian State University Podcasts
  • Stories and press releases published prior to Jan. 1, 2015 may be found in University Communications Records at the Special Collections Research Center.
  • A university-wide Google Calendar may be found at Events at Appalachian

What do you think?

Share your feedback on this story.

Share

Topics

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Events
  • Students

Other Recent Posts

  • App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2025–26
    App State honored as a Top Producer of Fulbright scholars, students for 2025–26
  • How NCInnovation Is Rethinking Economic Development in North Carolina [faculty featured]
    How NCInnovation Is Rethinking Economic Development in North Carolina [faculty featured]
    Business North Carolina
  • From 800 picture books to one: App State’s Jewel Davis leads Caldecott Medal selection
    From 800 picture books to one: App State’s Jewel Davis leads Caldecott Medal selection
  • 12 App State students to study Asian markets as 2026 Holland Fellows
    12 App State students to study Asian markets as 2026 Holland Fellows
  • App State offers accelerated training to help address child care shortages in Western NC
    App State offers accelerated training to help address child care shortages in Western NC
  • National designation affirms App State’s commitment to community engagement
    National designation affirms App State’s commitment to community engagement
  • US News rankings spotlight quality of App State Online degree programs
    US News rankings spotlight quality of App State Online degree programs
  • App State's full emergency notification system test rescheduled for Feb. 11
    App State's full emergency notification system test rescheduled for Feb. 11
  • App State’s Civic Literacy Initiative empowers students for active citizenship and dialogue across differences
    App State’s Civic Literacy Initiative empowers students for active citizenship and dialogue across differences
  • App State honored as 2025 Large Business of the Year by Boone Area Chamber of Commerce
    App State honored as 2025 Large Business of the Year by Boone Area Chamber of Commerce
  • App State’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program accepting applications — priority deadline is Feb. 1
    App State’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program accepting applications — priority deadline is Feb. 1
  • App State music, theatre and dance teams collaborate to present 'Once Upon a Mattress'
    App State music, theatre and dance teams collaborate to present 'Once Upon a Mattress'

Archives

Appalachian Today is an online publication of Appalachian State University. This website consolidates university news, feature stories, events, photo galleries, videos and podcasts.

If you cannot find what you're looking for here, please refer to the following sources:

  • Podcasts may be found at Appalachian State University Podcasts
  • Stories and press releases published prior to Jan. 1, 2015 may be found in University Communications Records at the Special Collections Research Center.
  • A university-wide Google Calendar may be found at Events at Appalachian
  • Events
  • In the News
  • Research & Creative Works
  • Awards
  • Experts
  • All Posts
  • Topics
  • Subscribe
  • For the media
  • COVID updates
  • Contact

App State

Copyright 2026 Appalachian State University. All rights reserved.

University Communications
ASU Box 32153
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-6156
[email protected]

Abouts

Disclaimer | EO Policy | Accessibility | Website manager: montaldipa (beltmr) .. | Website Feedback

Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram LinkedIn Snapchat