Art Education Club Organizes for 2021-2022

Event » By Shelby Bennett, UCA Art Education Club President | BA Art Education » The UCA Art Education Club is off to a great start for the fall 2021 semester! On Tuesday, August 31st at 6:00 pm we held our official RSO interest group meeting at the amphitheater in front of the UCA Student … [Read more...]

Arkansas Art Educators Summer Conference & National Art Education Association’s Meeting

Event » By Trina Harlow, Assistant Professor of Art, Art Education » On June 19, 2021, the Arkansas Art Educators (AAE) Summer Conference was held in Conway at Cadron Settlement Park. 45 art teachers from across the state of Arkansas attended this socially distanced AAE in the Park outdoor … [Read more...]

31st Annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium

Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CAHSS | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » Three Students Accepted for 31st Annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium Art history majors Olivia Fleming, Avery Rudolph, and Maegan Wise were accepted to present their … [Read more...]

Photography Exhibition

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Donna Pinckley, Professor of Art, Photography » PhotoSpiva 2021 Photography Exhibition 2020: An International Juried Photography Exhibition University of Southern Mississippi Art Museum Juried by Betty Press fine art and documentary … [Read more...]

Dr. Gayle Seymour Publishes Article in British Journal

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CAHSS | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » Simeon Solomon Special Issue Dr. Gayle Seymour has published an article, "Simeon Solomon in Venice: Carnival and Canova," in the Autumn 2020 issue of the Pre-Raphaelite … [Read more...]

Art Ventures

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

Art Student Awarded Prestigious SURF Grant

Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Lillie Wren, BFA Studio Art, Emphasis Graphic Design » SURF Grant Awarded to senior, Lillie Wren, for Souvenirs Distributed at Suffrage Centennial Celebration My project process began about one year ago when I had a meeting with the associate dean of … [Read more...]