Clubs: UCA Students for the Arts

Viewpoint, View from the Classroom » By Nakeya Palmer, BA Art, Emphasis: Art History » UCA Students for the Arts comprises students who advocate for the advancement and promotion of the arts, arts education, and the creative economy in Arkansas. Our Mission is to foster a cross disciplinary … [Read more...]

Art Education Events and Thanks to Dr. Kuster

Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » Spring Art Education Class Many of the students in Dr. Young’s Introduction to Art Education class this spring will get their first taste of teaching when they work with elementary-age students in the … [Read more...]

View from the Chair

View from the Chair » By Bryan Winfred Massey, Sr., Interim Chair | Professor of Art, Sculpture » Greetings All, Our 2019 spring semester is well under way and our students and faculty are all doing great things! All of the studios are buzzing with creativity and the art education and art … [Read more...]

Come one, come all

Viewpoint; View from the Classroom, Student Perspective » By Louise Mandumbwa, UCA Student | BFA Candidate, Painting BFA critique club programing overview The BFA critique club is comprised of a committed group of art students and all are welcome to participate. The club is not just for BFA … [Read more...]

Welcoming the Inaugural Newsletter

View from the Chair » By Bryan Winfred Massey, Sr., » Interim Chair/Professor of Art » It gives me great pleasure and I count it an honor to introduce the inaugural newsletter for the Department of Art. This newsletter was created to keep our current faculty and students as well as alumni, … [Read more...]

The Water About Us

View from the Field By Dr. Gayle Seymour, Professor and Associate Dean CFAC I am certain no one ever told me, as I was working on my PhD in art history at the University of California Santa Barbara many years ago, that my degree would prepare me to envision, curate, and produce large-scale arts … [Read more...]

“Ah, Spain!”

View from the Field By Dr. Gayle Seymour On June 16, 2018, my colleague Dr. Jennifer Parrack (Dept. of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, & Cultures) and I left Little Rock with twelve eager and excited students for three weeks of study abroad in Spain. Our objectives were threefold: 1) to … [Read more...]

Art Education students begin their career

View from the Classroom By Art Staff Congratulations to seven of our recent art education graduates who secured teaching positions as art teachers either last year or this fall. Each earned the B.A. in Art: Art Education Emphasis. Their graduation dates and new positions are listed … [Read more...]

Arrowmont experience

View from the Studio By Wesley Hart A recent addition to UCA’s art department are scholarships to attended Arrowmont, an Arts and Crafts school located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The application process for this scholarship is where it all began for me, a current senior in the BFA program. A … [Read more...]

Students excited for opportunity

View from the Studio By By Wesley Hart At the core of UCA’s art department is a student body so excited for opportunities, they create their own. The best example of this ambition and involvement can be found in our extra-curricular clubs within department and across disciplines. Active members … [Read more...]