Art Studio Tour and Scholarship Roundup

Friday–Sunday, November 20-22, 2026

Follow the Art. Meet the Makers.

The MTSU Department of Art and Design and Todd Art Gallery welcome the public to the Todd Art Building during the 2026 Art Studio Tour, November 20–22.

As one of six destinations on this year’s regional tour, the Todd Art Building will offer opportunities to discover original artwork, meet members of the university’s creative community, and experience MTSU’s artistic environment.

A centerpiece of the weekend will be the Student Scholarship Roundup, a department-sponsored fundraising initiative featuring artwork and creative items contributed by students, faculty, alumni, and other supporters to support Art and Design student scholarships.

As part of this initiative, participating students will have opportunities to present their work to the public, engage with prospective collectors and community members, and gain practical insights into the professional aspects of exhibiting, promoting, and discussing their creative work.

The artwork and fine craft creations featured throughout the weekend will reflect the breadth of visual arts disciplines represented within the department, highlighting the ongoing exploration, learning, and refinement of creative skills developed throughout each semester.

Rather than operating as independent vendors, participating students will contribute to a coordinated departmental fundraising effort supporting scholarships for eligible Art and Design students. Their involvement provides meaningful professional experience while helping strengthen the scholarship opportunities available to the department’s student community.

Visitors will have opportunities to acquire original creative work, meet emerging artists, learn about their creative processes, and contribute to the future of art and design education at MTSU.

The Art Studio Tour and Scholarship Roundup are free and open to the public.

Tour information: artstudiotour.org

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Where Art Finds Its Place

Discover the creativity, artistic vision, and emerging voices of five MTSU Studio Art students.

Featuring Abigail Arias, Axel Saurez Garcia, Zhi Rou Degan, Ashton Lofback, and Jackson Ellis
Exhibit dates: Saturday, November 14–Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, November 13, 2026, 5–7 p.m.

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MTSU Department of Art and Design | Todd Art Gallery

Medieval Art in London:

Art, Architecture, and the Medieval World

MTSU Study Abroad | May 16–30, 2027

Explore London’s medieval past through its extraordinary art, architecture, and historic treasures!

Join MTSU Art History Professor Dr. Laura Cochrane for a CCSA study abroad experience featuring visits to Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, the British Museum, and other historic landmarks. Students will explore medieval manuscripts, architecture, bookbinding, and artistic traditions through hands-on learning and visits to world-class collections.

Earn 3 credit hours in Art History, available at the undergraduate or undergraduate Honors level, while discovering centuries of artistic and cultural history.

Application Deadline: February 5, 2027

Learn more at CCSAStudyAbroad.org or contact Dr. Cochrane at Laura.Cochrane@mtsu.edu.

Medici Women

Marriage, Sex, and Power in the Renaissance

The Women Behind the Renaissance

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | 4 p.m.
Todd Art Gallery, Todd Art Building, Room 224A | MTSU
Free and open to the public

Behind the masterpieces and the powerful Medici dynasty were women whose marriages, ambitions, and influence helped shape Renaissance Italy. Join MTSU Professor Suzanne Sutherland for an engaging exploration of the Medici women, revealing how they navigated family expectations, political intrigue, and personal challenges to preserve wealth, exercise influence, and shape history.

Presented by Todd Art Gallery as part of Behind the Art. Beyond the History.

For more information: ToddArtGallery@mtsu.edu | 615-898-5532

Decorative Renaissance-inspired poster announcing “Medici Women: Marriage, Sex, and Power in the Renaissance,” featuring MTSU Professor Suzanne Sutherland. Two classical paintings illustrate the lecture, including a reclining Renaissance woman. The free public event takes place Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 4 p.m. in Todd Art Gallery, Room 224A, at MTSU. The lecture explores the often-overlooked roles of Medici women in shaping family wealth, political power, marriage alliances, and Renaissance art collections.

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Saturdays At Todd

Community, Educator, and Student Workshops in the Visual Arts

From our friends in the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance, you’re invited to participate in one or both Saturdays At Todd sessions on November 14 and 21. Keep a watch here for further details and registration.

Emergent Forms: The Shape of Becoming

Explores Material Transformation Through Contemporary Sculpture

A group invitational exhibition curated by artist Tashina Marie brings together seven artists whose work pushes material beyond its expected roles through sculpture and wall-based practices.

Presented in conjunction with the Mid-South Sculpture Alliance (MSA) exhibition Fiction and its opening, Emergent Forms expands the celebration of contemporary sculpture through a diverse group of artists working across glass, photography, encaustic, ceramics, paper, collage, found materials, light, and mixed-media practices.

The exhibition features work by Linda L. Anderson, Abigail Corman, Chelsea Moulder, Carolyn King, Michelle Meadow, Jarrid Scott XII,  and S. Manya Stoumen-Tolino.

Rather than organizing the exhibition around a shared medium or visual style, Marie approached Emergent Forms through a common question: what happens when artists allow materials to move beyond their conventional functions and become something unexpected?

“These artists ask what becomes possible when material is released from the boundaries of what it has been told it should be. It becomes a vessel for something freed from expectation. In that space beyond convention, material and form become sites of transformation, where the familiar can give way to something not yet defined, and possibility remains open-ended,” said Marie. “Form becomes less a finished condition than something continually in the process of becoming.”

Emergent Forms: The Shape of Becoming opens October 16, 2026, at 210 Gallery in Todd Hall at Middle Tennessee State University. An opening reception will be held Saturday, October 17, at 2:00 p.m., in conjunction with the opening of the MSA’s exhibition across the hall in Todd Gallery.

Exhibition Details

Emergent Forms: The Shape of Becoming

Curated by Tashina Marie
October 16–November 4, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 17, 2:00 p.m.
210 Gallery
Todd Hall, Middle Tennessee State University
542 Old Main Circle, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Driving Directions to the Todd Art Building and the adjacent Jones Lot.

1512 Military Memorial

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

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