Alumni Success – Nick Palmer

Announcements; Alumni » By Liz Smith, Associate Chair | Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics » Nick Palmer Alumni - BA Fine Art 2019 Nick Palmer is co-owner of NPSquared. He was chosen to take part in the Underground Art walk mural project through the City of Conway in collaboration with 12 … [Read more...]

Annual Student Art Competitive

Baum Gallery | Blackbox Gallery » By Liz Smith, Associate Chair | Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics » The Annual Student Art Competitive opened in the Baum Gallery with great work and an excellent crowd. All students who applied should be proud of their efforts. Congratulations to all of … [Read more...]

Asking the right questions

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Peter Bella, Assistant Professor of Art | Graphic Design » AGENCY; UCDA Design Education Summit As we face all possible futures, design educators are expanding the pedagogical methods, institutional norms, and cultural roles of design education. Today’s … [Read more...]

Young and Colleagues Published in Teaching and Teacher Education

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education | Art Education » With colleagues Chris Bain, University of Texas, and Deborah Kuster, retired Faculty Emerita, University of Central Arkansas, Jeff Young published “Once a Teacher Always a Teacher: The Stories … [Read more...]

Sticks and Stones project highlighted in Black & White Magazine

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...]

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...]

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...]

Harlow in TRAHC International Art Exhibition

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Trina Harlow, Assistant Professor of Art, Art Education » Dr. Trina Harlow, assistant professor of art education and fibers instructor, had two fiber arts pieces accepted for the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council's 33rd Annual Adult Juried … [Read more...]

New Work

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » The AntEater Bryan W. Massey, Chair of the Department of Art & Design recently completed a commission for the City of Hot Springs, AR. The sculpture titled The AntEater made of fabricated steel and … [Read more...]

Photography Publication

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Donna Pinckley, Professor of Art, Photography » Professor Donna Pinckley is highlighted in the October 2021 issue of B&W Magazine's Spotlight as the top Single Image Winner in Portraiture. Black and White Magazine is for collectors of fine art black … [Read more...]