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...]

Professor contributes to upcoming book

Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Scott Meador, Associate Professor of Art, Digital » Professor contributes to book on animation and public engagement Scott Meador is writing a chapter for the upcoming book, Animation and Public Engagement before and during COVID 19, published by Vernon … [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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]