Arts and Tech – Page 7 – The Edition GA

16Feb

Imitation or Over Hiring?

In 2022, large tech companies fired over 154,000 employees, 60,000 of which occurred during November and December. Twitter led the layoff charge that immensely shook the economy, as Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk released 50% of the entire workforce. Halfway through the year, the employee count sat at 7,500; by the year’s end Musk slashed […]

A Recent Upsurge in a New Artistic Form of Technology

11Dec

Jessica Wang

Neha Jonnalagadda '25No Comments

A Recent Upsurge in a New Artistic Form of Technology

In the past few years, the technological and artistic world collided to form AI Generated art. AI generated art creates pieces of artwork by combining images found online. Types of softwares such as Midjourney, StableDiffusion, and Artbreeder, require users to input certain descriptive words, in turn creating new, highly detailed art pieces that match. In […]

10Dec

Zara Bhatt '24No Comments

We Might be Driving Flying Cars in 2025

Alef Aeronautics is a California-based startup that was founded by Jim Dukhovny in 2015. The Alef Model A, which is the company’s most recent prototype, can fly for 68 miles and is capable of vertical take-off. After the proposed vertical take-off, the Model A will rotate to its side and transform into a biplane with […]

Faculty Art Show: Faculty art inspires the GA community

24Oct

Roma Reddy ' 25

Misimi Owolabi '251 Comment

Faculty Art Show: Faculty art inspires the GA community

The annual faculty art show, an exposition that displays various mediums such as sculpture, painting, and photography, took place in Sept. to present the work done by the teachers of Germantown Academy. Artwork from Nicholas Wynia, Sara Krupnick-Ritz, Dainis Roman, Karina Slapinsky, Romy Burkus, Elizabeth Buckman, Jessica Killo, Alia Tahvildaran, and Kaitlyn Fabiani were displayed […]

Senior Captivates GA Community with Stellar Artistic Abilities

26May

Shae Sawyer- St. Clair '24No Comments

Senior Captivates GA Community with Stellar Artistic Abilities

This spring marks the third annual Visual Arts Senior Student Choice Award, where one senior is recognized for their impressive work and artistic excellence with a $200 prize and a permanent spot in GA’s Portfolio of Artistic Excellence. This year’s winner is Charlotte Harobin ‘22 with her “Alice in Wonderland” inspired mushroom chess set. Harobin’s […]

13May

Ishaan Paladugu '25No Comments

A New Author in a New Time

On Thursday, April 7th, Germantown Academy hosted Ms. Anne Marie Cammarato, a playwright and director, whose works include Hazel, Bobby James, Milk Pie, A Scar, 10 Months, and The Big Room. On that day, students gathered during lunch and flex in the Roberts Family Library to watch an inspiring reading and performance of Hazel, put […]

13May

Charlotte Baughman '25No Comments

Artist of the Edition: Alex Cai

Senior Alex Cai ’22 has been making art at Germantown Academy since Lower School. He has created many designs for GA such as the cover art for the Make-A-Wish basketball tournament, flyers for school events, the design for GA-PC Day shirts, and even his class stone all this year. Alex has certainly used his art […]

12May

Roma Reddy ' 25No Comments

Honors Art and Photography Field Trip

Recently, the juniors and seniors of the Honors Art and Photography programs renewed the tradition of a field trip into Philadelphia. The 2D and 3D students were accompanied by Ms. Sara Krunpick-Ritz, Upper School Art Teacher and Head of Truesdell House, and Mr. David Love, Visual Arts Department. In addition, Mr. Nic Wynia, Upper School […]

The New Bionic Eye Seeks to Cure all Forms of Blindness

11Apr

Alaina Steck '22

Maria Petko '23138 Comments

The New Bionic Eye Seeks to Cure all Forms of Blindness

Until recently, professionals in the medical field have encountered extreme difficulty in curing visual blindness. However, a new innovation, the bionic eye, is being tested to solve this problem. A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales have embarked on a mission to develop a functional artificial […]

Germantown Academy’s Most Recent Belfry Production: Newsies

5Apr

Taryn DiFranco '25No Comments

Germantown Academy’s Most Recent Belfry Production: Newsies

Germantown Academy’s most recent Belfry production was the hit Disney musical, Newsies. This year, the cast consisted of both Upper and Middle School students, which nearly doubled the cast size. After two years of abnormal shows at GA, many were excited to be back on stage or experience their first time on stage in front […]