Viewpoint; View from the Chair » By Dr.Bryan Massey, Chair of Art & Design, Professor of Art, Sculpture » Windgate Foundation, UCA Foundation, University of Central Arkansas The new year and the new spring semester for 2023 brought about changes that would forever impact the Department … [Read more...] about And They’re Off — Windgate Up & Running!
Spring 2023
The Sentinel, Standing Guard (NCCCIAP)
Feature Article » By Bryan Massey, Chair | Professor or Art, Sculpture » The National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices (NCCCIAP) was held in Birmingham, AL for the first time face-to-face since the Pandemic. We had over 400 participants at the conference from all … [Read more...] about The Sentinel, Standing Guard (NCCCIAP)
Inaugural Alumni Artist in Residence Reflects
Spotlight » By Liz Smith, Associate Chair | Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics » Anna Wagner, 2020 BFA- Ceramics Emphasis, was our 2022/2023 Alumni Artist in Residence. With the work she made during this residency she applied for and was accepted into many graduate schools including the top … [Read more...] about Inaugural Alumni Artist in Residence Reflects
Professional Practices in Art History at UCA: 33rd Annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium
Feature Article » By Bangalore Seshadri Rohini Iyengar, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, Art History » Research, publication and participation in conferences and symposia are all part of professional practices in art history. In order to inculcate this professional approach right from an … [Read more...] about Professional Practices in Art History at UCA: 33rd Annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium
Working in a New Art Education Space
Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » For 27 years I taught in the Art Education Studio in McAlister Hall. I appreciated the large windows that looked out from the third floor down to the green spaces in front of and beside McAlister. Over the … [Read more...] about Working in a New Art Education Space
Drawing Suite…Sweet Like a Blank Sheet of Paper
Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Jennifer Rospert, Professor of Art, Drawing » All my work begins with drawings. ~ ELLSWORTH KELLY Ideally situated among the various workspaces within the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts (WCFPA), the drawing studios are a focal point of … [Read more...] about Drawing Suite…Sweet Like a Blank Sheet of Paper
Virtual Scenery for Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry
Announcements; Faculty & Staff » By Scott Meador, Professor of Art » Grand Ole Opry Scott Meador recently created large-scale virtual scenery as part of a stage set re-design and upgrade to Nashville, TN's famous Grand Ole Opry. In collaboration with Moo Creative Media and MooTV, both of … [Read more...] about Virtual Scenery for Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry
Foundations Students Featured in UCA Windgate Gallery Summer Exhibit
Event » By Leslie Macklin, Professor of Art, Foundations Coordinator » The first-year experience in the Art and Design program is known as the foundation year. Foundations students experiment with physical processes and ideation methods that are likely unusual or new to them. The emphasis … [Read more...] about Foundations Students Featured in UCA Windgate Gallery Summer Exhibit
Student Animations Featured in Music Concert
Announcements; Students » By Scott Meador, Professor of Art » Fall 2022 Time-Based Media students produced animations inspired by “Nine New York City Miniatures,” music for solo oboe by composer Gary Powell Nash, in collaboration with Lorraine Duso Kitts, professor of Music at UCA. Professor … [Read more...] about Student Animations Featured in Music Concert
Individual Student Studio Spaces
Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Brynn Ward, B.A., Student, Art Education Emphasis » I have loved having an independent 3D studio space in the new Windgate 3D Building this semester. As a senior in the department taking an independent studio course in ceramics, I was able to ask for a … [Read more...] about Individual Student Studio Spaces