Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Donna Pinckley, Professor of Art, Photography | Photography » Professor Donna Pinckley was one of the 2021 B&W Magazine's SpotLight Portfolio Winners and will be highlighted in the April 2022 issue. George Slade, photo historian, and writer wrote about … [Read more...] about Sticks and Stones project highlighted in Black & White Magazine
Arkansas Governor’s Award 2022
Feature Article » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » Bryan W. Massey, Sr, Professor of Sculpture and Department Chair was selected and commissioned to design and create the Arkansas Arts Council 2022 Arkansas Governors Awards. The sculpture weighs 3.5 lbs and is … [Read more...] about Arkansas Governor’s Award 2022
Emergent Art, a new digital media course
Feature Article » By Scott Meador, Professor of Art, Digital » Scott Meador’s Emergent Art studio course is underway for the first time this spring semester. Emergent Art provides a cross-disciplinary exploration of emergent digital practices of technologies or methods for making. Students … [Read more...] about Emergent Art, a new digital media course
Visual Art Studio – 25 Years of Teaching
Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » Once a week each April, approximately 25 elementary-age children ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade come to the UCA campus to participate in the Visual Art Studio, an afterschool art program taught by … [Read more...] about Visual Art Studio – 25 Years of Teaching
Painting at the Baum Gallery
Baum Gallery | Blackbox Gallery » By Brian Young, Director, Baum Gallery » The University of Central Arkansas’s Baum Gallery hosted a new exhibition Painting from January 27 – February 17, 2022. This exhibition was curated by Brian Young, director, Baum Gallery with assistance from Sandra … [Read more...] about Painting at the Baum Gallery
New Semester, New Program!
Viewpoint; View from the Chair » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » Still on the Move! The fall semester is well underway as we continue to work out the final details for the upcoming Windgate Center for the Fine and Performing Arts! It is an exciting time for the entire … [Read more...] about New Semester, New Program!
Hello UCA!
Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Leslie Macklin, Foundations Coordinator » Hello UCA! I am excited to be a new faculty addition to the Department of Art and Design. While I was previously part of an art program in southern Colorado, Conway is just a stone’s throw from where I grew up … [Read more...] about Hello UCA!
Summer 2021 Arrowmont Experience
Scrap Box » By Brynn Ward, Student | BA Art Education » This summer, I attended the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts receiving one of two scholarships awarded by the UCA Department of Art and Design, the Windgate Foundation and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts University … [Read more...] about Summer 2021 Arrowmont Experience
Congratulations to New Art Teachers
Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » Congratulations to the following 2020-2021 Department of Art and Design alums who earned the B.A. in Art: Art Education Emphasis and secured positions as art teachers starting this fall: Sarah Childres, … [Read more...] about Congratulations to New Art Teachers
Art and Design Alums Illustrate Books
Announcements; Alumni » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » James Scott, B.A. in Art: Art Education Emphasis, 2015, illustrated Your Smile, a children’s book written by Will McCrotty, a colleague. James is currently an art teacher at Russellville Junior High School. The book is … [Read more...] about Art and Design Alums Illustrate Books