Paper Pageant: The 2017 Beaux Arts Ball


First year illustration student Colleen Hazelton attends the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students don their outfits before the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students attend the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students help each other keep their outfits together at the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students help each other keep their outfits together at the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students attend the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students wait in line for portraits at the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students enjoy the refreshments at the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students attend the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students attend the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students help each other keep their outfits together at the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students attend the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
Students leave at the end of the Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta
A ball-goer poses for a portrait at the Beaux Arts Ball in Henrietta, N.Y., Oct. 27, 2017. Photo by Daniel Vasta

For freshman students in the CIAS Foundations courses, including drawing, 2D, 3D, and 4D design, the last two weeks were consumed by taping, cutting, folding, and gluing. The assignment was to