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Creating Through COVID

Creating Through COVID explores how artists have been pursuing their passions during the COVID-19 pandemic. We profiled seven artists in Ithaca and Tompkins County who are members of the Community Arts Partnership and/or State of the Art Gallery and have been working during the pandemic, when many art communities have failed to survive due to a lack of funding, less community engagement and an increase in isolation. The Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County is an organization that provides grants, programs and services to foster the local arts community. Part of CAP’s programming is the Greater Ithaca Art Trail, a map of artists’ studios that showcases their work during public events, including the monthly Art Trail Walkthrough on the first Saturday of every month. This documentary explores how artists in Tompkins County have used this time to continue to produce artwork in a variety of mediums while staying connected to the Ithaca art community. This program was produced by Skylar Eagle, Lauren Leone and Gabrielle Topping, who are students in the Roy H. Park School of Communications Department of Journalism at Ithaca College.

  • Skylar Eagle
    Director
  • Lauren Leone
    Director
  • Gabrielle Topping
    Director
  • Skylar Eagle
    Writer
  • Gabrielle Topping
    Writer
  • Lauren Leone
    Writer
  • Lauren Leone
    Producer
  • Gabrielle Topping
    Producer
  • Skylar Eagle
    Producer
  • Patty Porter
    Key Cast
  • Wes Blauvelt
    Key Cast
  • Margaret Corbit
    Key Cast
  • Barbara Mink
    Key Cast
  • Leah Houghtaling
    Key Cast
  • Kari Robertson
    Key Cast
  • Eva Capobianco
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 43 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 4, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Sony X-70, Canon 80D
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Ithaca College
Director Biography - Skylar Eagle, Lauren Leone, Gabrielle Topping

Skylar Eagle is a senior journalism major and member of the Park Scholar program at Ithaca College. She works as a multimedia journalist, anchor, and producer for multiple shows on Ithaca College Television including Newswatch, Good Day Ithaca, Election Center, and ICTV Reports. She is also a reporter for WICB News and works as the lead producer for Which Way Forward, a collaborative series between the Park Scholar program, WRFI Community Radio, and the Ithaca Voice examining police reform in Tompkins County. She has also interned with CBS News in Los Angeles, California and WNYT NewsChannel 13 in Albany, New York where she covered some of 2020’s most notable events including the Academy Awards, Super Tuesday, and COVID-19 both nationally and at the New York State level.

https://twitter.com/skylareaglenews
https://www.linkedin.com/in/skylar-eagle-65918714b/

Lauren Leone is a multimedia journalist who is passionate about volunteerism and impactful reporting that provides a public service. She has interned at nonprofit, independent and public media outlets that center community needs and local experiences in their coverage. She is striving to translate her lifelong love of storytelling into a meaningful career in legal or political journalism. Lauren’s specific interests are in the U.S. criminal justice system, environmental sustainability and the politics of social reform. She has honed her skills in these beats through in-depth coverage of homicide trials, the effects of climate change on natural resources and the intersection of government and movements like Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter. She is currently a junior journalism and politics student at Ithaca College, and in her free time Lauren enjoys long walks, vegetarian cooking and NPR Tiny Desk concerts.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-leone/
https://twitter.com/_LaurenLeone
https://www.instagram.com/lauren_leone/
https://www.facebook.com/LaurenLeoneMMJ

Gabrielle Topping is a junior journalism major with minors in honors interdisciplinary studies, graphic design and photography. At Ithaca College, Gabrielle writes for the Prose & Cons section of Buzzsaw Magazine and the Life & Culture section of The Ithacan. She is also a newscaster for WICB and VIC radio, and the News Social Media Coordinator for WICB, as well as an Assistant Producer of ICTV’s show Fake Out. Gabrielle is from Westhampton Beach, NY. She interned at the media publication, Hamptons.com over the summer and interned at the East Hampton Star newspaper this fall and winter. Additionally, Gabrielle works as a Creative Technology Specialist for Information Technology.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielle-topping-b930b6172/
https://twitter.com/toppingabrielle
https://www.instagram.com/gabrielletopping/?hl=en

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