A unique app comes to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Last year, three male artists were invited to Greensboro by the Public Art Endowment, 17 days of art in Greensboro, and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro to complete an app that they have been working on since 2006.    

Josef Dornimger, Markus Dornimger, and Matthias Fritz, created an app, called Tagtool to help other artist express themselves.

Tagtool is an app where people can draw art or animations on an iPad.

While drawing on the iPad, the images are projected onto a building.

“Tagtool is a vision to help artists create, so they can be more spontaneous in visual arts. Two people can work together at the same time on the iPads and their animations can be played together. This is not just about painting. It is about bringing painting to animation,” said Josef Dornimger.

A key player in bringing this event to campus was the Director of the Visual Arts Program and University Galleries, Roymieco Carter. Carter helped to bring the three artists to N.C. A&T to work with art majors.

While in the classroom workshop, the creators showed students how to use the equipment, let them draw and use the iPads, and gave them an opportunity to work with one another.

On Sept. 25, the Tagtool session was hosted in the Dudley Building. Students and members of the community came out to see the artists at work and enjoy music.

Arnette Xavier Ward, a senior, journalism and mass communication student attended the event.

“I was invited by a friend. I wasn’t going to come. But I am happy I did. This event is dope,” said Ward.

“I heard about this event on Instagram. I am interested in art and thought it would be fun. I hope they have more events like this. I want to see more,” said Brianna Martin a senior, psychology student.

Eleanor Schaffner-Mosh is the Deputy Director for 17 Days Art inGreensboro and currently serves on the board of visitors at N.C. A&T State University.

“17 Days Art Events are 17 art events that are hosted around the community of Greensboro. We have been advertising this event on the radio, News and Record, on our website, and in Peace Makers,” said Schaffner-Mosh.

17 Days Art Events came to N.C. A&T to work with the theatre department in the past; however, this is the first time they have interacted with the art and galleries department on campus.

“The main purpose of having it on campus is to try and make everyone feel connected to the community,” Schaffner-Mosh.

This event showed students on campus that expressing themselves through art is acceptable and fun.

This is just the beginning for these type of events.  The planning for next year’s event is well underway.

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• Aliyah Benton Register Reporter