{"id":209,"date":"2026-08-13T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/?p=209"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:21:34","slug":"2025-2026-aims-review-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/2026\/08\/13\/2025-2026-aims-review-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"2025-2026 Aims Review Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On May 12, 2026, Aims Review launched the 18th volume containing art made by students, faculty, staff, and alumni in a print volume and on the Aims Review Website. To open the readings, Stacey Johnson presented an honorarium to Evan Oakley, retiring Chair of the English Department and founding member of the Aims Review, by reading his poem, \u201cElegy for a Great Horned Owl.\u201d Featured authors then presented their work through readings of \u201cA Rendezvous with Yesterday&#8217;s Past (and Hair Loss)\u201d by Joshua Molina, \u201cTo John Shaw Torrington, Glass Coffin &amp; All\u201d by Amelie Banks, \u201cComfort Food\u201d by Reese Weilnau, \u201cStillness with Teeth &amp; Internal Haunting\u201d by Tesia Munoz, \u201cThe Peeling of a Pomegranate\u201d by Lee Clouston, and \u201cCrystalline\u201d by Jeff Moser. Several visual artists also brought their work in to be displayed throughout the event:\u00a0<em>Water Burial<\/em>\u00a0by Aidan Martin,\u00a0<em>Saudade<\/em>\u00a0by Alexa Marshall,\u00a0<em>Famous Last Words<\/em>\u00a0by Angelique Reyes,\u00a0<em>Milky Lights<\/em>\u00a0by Ben Ayers,\u00a0<em>What It Is to Burn<\/em>\u00a0by Charis Fleshner,\u00a0<em>Cupcake<\/em>\u00a0by Izzy Larkin,\u00a0<em>For Lily<\/em>\u00a0by Jeanine Weinzierl,\u00a0<em>Family Experience<\/em>\u00a0by Jenna Luna,\u00a0<em>Exterior Spatial Depth on Acrylic Painting and Triptych Dry and Wet Media<\/em>\u00a0by Jessica Garza,\u00a0<em>Roses in the Garden<\/em>\u00a0by Katelyn Rogers,\u00a0<em>Momento Mori<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Autumn Breath<\/em>\u00a0by Laurana Blanckaert,\u00a0<em>Sunset Embrace<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Aurora Canvas<\/em>\u00a0by Phillip Lara,\u00a0<em>Family Portrait<\/em>\u00a0by Rebekah McWhorter,\u00a0<em>Tropical Rooster<\/em>\u00a0by Sage Rodriguez,\u00a0<em>Opening to a New Chapter<\/em>\u00a0by Saydee Francis Louy, and\u00a0<em>Illusion of Control<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Imperial Sky<\/em>\u00a0by Steve Padilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" data-id=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1215-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1215-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1215-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1215-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/arts_events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1215-1536x1102.jpg 1536w, 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