Event » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » Black History Art Exhibition-Frame of Mind 2021 Bryan W. Massey, Sr., Professor and Chair of the Department of Art & Design was invited along with several other African American Artists to participate in an exclusive … [Read more...] about Art Ventures
Winners of the 2021 ASAC
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Annual Student Art Competitive! Grand Prize-Lani Perez, Award of Excellence-Jillian Bateman and Jordan Sutherland, Award of Merit-Austin Polk, and Honorable Mentions-Mackenzie Drozd, Sarah Marr and Josh Reynolds. Awards provided by Dick Blick Art … [Read more...] about Winners of the 2021 ASAC
2021 Annual Student Art Competitive
The deadline for entries for the 2021 Annual Student Art Competitive has been changed due to recent inclement weather. Entries will now be accepted from February 22nd-26th. See ASAC 2021 for more details and entry form. The competition is open to all UCA students. … [Read more...] about 2021 Annual Student Art Competitive
Say Something: Art of Protest Show Opens at the Baum
Say Something: Art as Protest opens January 21, 2021. The show features contemporary art in several media that explores the role that art plays when it comes to protesting societal inequality and political dissatisfaction. It is on view from Thursday, January 21, 2021 – Friday, February 19, 2021. … [Read more...] about Say Something: Art of Protest Show Opens at the Baum
The New Department of Art and Design
Viewpoint; View from the Chair » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor of Art, Sculpture » I am pleased to write about all of the exciting and new things that have occurred since the last time I have written "View from the Chair". On the first of July 2020 some important changes happened. First … [Read more...] about The New Department of Art and Design
New Courses in Digital Media
Feature Article » By Scott Meador, Associate Professor of Art, Digital » 3D Animation, Time-Based Media, Interactivity, and Emergent Art are four new courses that are expanding the technology-oriented course options in the Art and Design curriculum. They are a fine arts-oriented approach to 2D … [Read more...] about New Courses in Digital Media
Breaking Ground on the Windgate Center
Announcements; Event » By Scott Meador, Associate Professor of Art, Digital » On October 9th, 2020, UCA officially broke ground on the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. President Houston Davis announced a $3 million dollar gift from the Alice L. Walton Foundation at the ceremony. The … [Read more...] about Breaking Ground on the Windgate Center
Introducing Dr. Harlow
Feature Article » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » The Department of Art and Design welcomes Dr. Trina Harlow to UCA. Dr. Harlow joins the faculty as a tenure-track assistant professor of art education this fall. Her background and experience in teaching make her a welcome … [Read more...] about Introducing Dr. Harlow
Approaching Art Education with an Adapted 2020 Focus
Feature Article » By Jeff Young and Dr. Trina Harlow, Professors of Art, Art Education » In each fall newsletter, we like to start by congratulating recent graduates who secured teaching positions as art teachers. Each earned the B.A. in Art: Art Education Emphasis, with the exception of … [Read more...] about Approaching Art Education with an Adapted 2020 Focus
Lessons from the Suffrage Centennial Project
Feature Article » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CAHSS | Professor of Art, Art History » In early 2019, a friend asked me what UCA was doing to mark the suffrage centennial in 2020. What a fantastic opportunity, I thought, to use the arts—sculpture, fibers, clay, graphic design, music, … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Suffrage Centennial Project