Ke'lab: The Arts Publication of Tompkins Cortland CC

Ke'lab: The Arts Publication of Tompkins Cortland CC Kə'lab is the arts publication of Tompkins Cortland CC. It is created in an interdisciplinary appli Its unique name comes from the word "collaborate". Shanks.

Ke'lab is Tompkins Cortland Community College's arts journal featuring creative writing, visual art, motion graphics, video, graphic and interactive design, and audio/music. Ke'lab is pronounced like "collab" [KUH] + [LAB] and its unusual logo was inspired by the pronunciation respelling of the word "collaborate" which looks like this "/kəˈlabəˌrāt/". The publication is created in an interdiscipl

inary course as a collaboration mainly between students enrolled in the Graphic Design and Creative Writing programs, however students enrolled in other college programs are welcome to apply their strengths in the course and become staff after speaking with the publication's faculty advisors. Submissions are open to the college community and include current and former students, alumni, faculty, staff, and CollegeNow concurrent enrollment highschool students. The concept of the journal is to develop a collaboration between artists and writers. When writing and art are carefully paired together or made in response to one another, a deeper experience of both can be felt by readers and viewers. These pairings come in the form of:

Ke'lab-orations between artists and writers. Pairings of writing and art submissions by the Ke'lab staff.


​​The publication is printed each year in May, at the end of our spring semester. The publication's first issue was created in Spring 2018. The first completely student run publication was created in a new college course during the Spring 2019 semester. Because of this special applied learning course the magazine is now produced, marketed, and managed by students who are collaborating in an interdisciplinary course devoted to ensuring the publication is created by students. This is a groundbreaking applied learning endeavor at the college. Students in the course earn valuable job-ready skills and build their resumes as they work in a professional environment; more akin to working for a real publication than a classroom. The Ke'lab website and social media also promote other creative collaborative projects at the college managed by the Ke'lab Creative Director and Chair of Graphic Design Christine J.

Ke'lab has been recognized for its excellence :-)
03/23/2025

Ke'lab has been recognized for its excellence :-)

Our amazing student-produced literary magazine Ke'Lab has won a national award for excellence! The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has recognized Ke'Lab as part of a contest that drew entries from schools and higher education institutions in 46 states and five countries.
The publication is the product of an innovative cross-discipline class that includes the Art and Creative Writing programs at TC3. Professors Christine Shanks and Darlene Gold created Ke'Lab back in 2018 and it has grown and gotten better each year. Congratulations to everyone involved! 👏 🏆
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If you want the chance to see your work published in an official magazine, the next issue of Ke'lab is currently accepti...
02/07/2025

If you want the chance to see your work published in an official magazine, the next issue of Ke'lab is currently accepting both visual and written media. The deadline is in five (5) days (February 12th.) Any current student, alumni, concurrent enrollment student, or staff member at TC3 is eligible to submit their work at kelabmag.weebly.com/submit! Any work submitted after the deadline will be considered for inclusion in next year's issue of Ke'lab.

11/28/2024

Stop by Grayhaven on Friday, Decmber 6th from 5 to 8 p.m. for “Fragments of Identity”, an installation that brings together the diverse artistic voices of Tompkins Cortland Community College faculty, students, and tutors. The exhibition explores the concept of identity through a variety of media—cross-contour drawings that capture the tactile essence of human form, portraits that tell personal stories, and fragmented digital works that reflect the layered nature of our digital age. We can't wait!

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11/16/2024

Meet Christine Shanks, Professor of Graphic Design at TC3, the powerhouse behind TC3's revitalized Graphic Design program!
After leaving a tenured position at an art college in search of a more meaningful educational mission, Christine found her home at Tompkins Cortland Community College. “I believe in the mission of community colleges to provide exceptional education and support for a reasonable cost to their students,” she shared.
Since arriving, Christine has taken a “blank slate” program and turned it into
a dynamic, career-focused curriculum designed to prepare students for the evolving graphic design field. 👏
Read more of Chris's story here: https://bit.ly/4fkpYZz

Each year Ke'lab is published in print and online. The online issue allows us to publish more work and add audio, video,...
05/09/2024

Each year Ke'lab is published in print and online. The online issue allows us to publish more work and add audio, video, animation, and interactivity. Check out the online issue below and get your print copy in room 141 next week or the college library (open through summer)

Portfolio Site of Christine Shanks, photographer, image maker, educator

We hope to see you tomorrow, room 141 to celebrate 7 years of Ke'lab!
05/07/2024

We hope to see you tomorrow, room 141 to celebrate 7 years of Ke'lab!

Hope to see you at the college Wednesday 12:15 to 1:30 at the release party of issue 7 😊!
05/06/2024

Hope to see you at the college Wednesday 12:15 to 1:30 at the release party of issue 7 😊!

02/14/2024

DEADLINE TODAY‼️ Submit work to Ke’lab by February 12th Submit your creative writing and artwork to Ke’lab for an opport...
02/12/2024

DEADLINE TODAY‼️ Submit work to Ke’lab by February 12th Submit your creative writing and artwork to Ke’lab for an opportunity to be published in the 7th issue! Use the link below!
https://kelabmag.weebly.com/submit.html

DEADLINE TOMORROW ‼️‼️Submit work to Ke’lab by February 12th! Submit your creative writing and artwork to Ke lab for an ...
02/12/2024

DEADLINE TOMORROW ‼️‼️Submit work to Ke’lab by February 12th! Submit your creative writing and artwork to Ke lab for an opportunity to be published in the 7th issue! Use the link below:
https://kelabmag.weebly.com/submit.html

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The Tompkins Cortland Community College's Art Department is made up of three programs: Graphic Design, New Media, and Photography. Students can take courses in a wide variety of media including Ceramics, Drawing and Illustration, Painting, Digital Illustration, Digital and Darkroom Photography, Graphic Design Layout and Typography, Art and Design History, Interactive Media, and many more. We have excellent facilities with both MAC and PC computers running the Adobe creative programs. Students can learn how to create using a 3D printer or Laser Etcher/Cutting machine. Our many labs, which are nestled on a campus with a beautiful rolling landscape, are a wonderful place to be inspired. An added bonus is that Parking is free and EASY! We even have an opportunity for students to earn college credits while they are in high school that will transfer to their AS degree, for more information please see http://www.tompkinscortland.edu/collegenow/ Come check out what we have to offer.