{"id":7013,"date":"2024-04-22T11:03:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=7013"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T17:03:51","slug":"fostering-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/fostering-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ariana Gallardo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-19-at-11.52.34-AM-1024x677.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-19-at-11.52.34-AM-1024x677.png 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-19-at-11.52.34-AM-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-19-at-11.52.34-AM-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-19-at-11.52.34-AM-1536x1015.png 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-19-at-11.52.34-AM.png 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Courtesy photo \/ Fernando Ostos Limon.<br>Members of the House of Fashion club pose for a picture March 25 at Short Notice in Brownsville, Texas.\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/HOF_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">House of Fashion club aims to pave the way in making it easier for students to get into the fashion world allowing them creative control over their art, according to a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>House of Fashion President Micheal Montelongo said he wants his club to become a beacon of creativity for students in UTRGV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cSo, when they leave, they&#8217;re not only do they have a major, but they have experienced designing and modeling and photography and makeup, and that way they have that for the future,\u201d Montelongo said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Club Treasurer Dulce Mendoza said there are many Hispanic students who love to create and the university provides an opportunity for them to experience and possibly grow in their art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cUTRGV is here for you and there&#8217;s kids that have the same thing that want to just like to create,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cThey want to like, draw, they want to write, perform and we&#8217;re here for that. Like UTRGV has an outlet and House of Fashion is one.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brownsville Administrator Karina De La Garza said she established the club in the Brownsville campus so students from both campuses have the same opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De La Garza encourages students to join the club if they are interested, even if they have no experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cHouse of Fashion isn\u2019t just if you want to be in front of the camera,\u201d De La Garza said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of opportunities for people who want to be behind the camera, like makeup artists, designers, hair stylists, editors. Like we will take anything. 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