Viewpoint; View from the Chair » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » It is a new year with new goals and accomplishments! Our students, both current and alumni, have been active and we are very proud to highlight some of their achievements at the start of this newsletter. … [Read more...]
The Reality of Windgate
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...]
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...]
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...]
Students for the Arts Host Fall Welcome Coffee Fundraiser
Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Avery Rudolph, Student | BA Art History » Students for the Arts (SftA), a registered student organization at UCA, is the campus arm of the Arkansans for the Arts advocacy organization, which aims to provide leadership focused on the promotion and … [Read more...]
Art History Graduate Find Employment at MONAH
Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CAHSS | Professor of Art, Art History » Lauren Fraser received her BA in Art/Art History emphasis in spring 2021. In this short interview with her, I asked her about finding a job after graduation and any tips she had for … [Read more...]
New Year, New Outlook!
Viewpoint; View from the Chair » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » No Looking Back! As we near the finish line for our Spring Semester; we are determined not to look back and dwell upon all the challenges that this past year presented. Globally many people faced … [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...]
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...]
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...]