The Otter Media club welcomed students to their second campus wide event of the year titled “CHROMADELIC” which succeeded in doing exactly what Otter Media members say they do best: highlighting student creativity, artistic talent and more.
Otter Media is a student-run, art-centered organization on campus that aims to showcase the art work and creative talent of Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) students.
“Otter Media is a multimedia organization, which means we do a lot of different things, ranging from live events, productions and anything generally art,” said Otter Media station manager and fourth-year molecular biology major Daniel Shiva, “and our goal is to help students put their art out there. And by that, I mean, we want to be a creative outlet for them.”
The “CHROMADELIC” was held Thursday, Sept. 25 on Divarty Quad right outside of the Otter Media studio. Otter Media provided a spread of tables with tie-dye materials and art supplies for students to show off their art work on white T-shirts and tank tops, provided by the organization. The event also had a student-run henna station, a caricature table and an open stage set for students to sing karaoke with friends.
Shiva explained that‘CHROMADELIC’ is “a combination of ‘chroma’ and ‘psychedelic.”
While Otter Media is more widely known for hosting live concerts and providing students the chance to host their own show on their radio station SONAR, Shiva said, “‘CHROMADELIC’ is the first event of its kind that Otter Media has hosted, we’ve never had a full scale, like, student interaction event, so hence the tie-dye, the karaoke.”
Otter Media holds public meetings on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in their studio in Wave Hall, and is actively looking for new members from all walks of life.
“There’s more than just the four walls of your room, and this is a good place to meet people and hang out with people,” Shiva said. “This is just a good place to get out and, ultimately, as cringey as it is, be yourself and just hang out with people that you like.”