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KATE MOORE

ART PRODUCER ILLUSTRATION AGENT

http://www.k-moore.com/about

Join Professor Rodriguez to chat with art producer and illustration agent Kate Moore. Kate will educate us on her experiences as an agent and art producer in the advertising, editorial, and book illustration realms. Kate will also provide helpful information on how aspiring illustrators can procure illustration agents.

Notable Clientele:

As an art producer, Kate has worked with clients like Hasbro, Crown Royal, Royal Caribbean, Wright Watchers, Smartwater, Panera, Budweiser, the History Channel, HBO, Apple, and more!

When? October 31, 3 p.m. CDT

Where? Todd Hall, 3rd floor, Room 333

Hosted by Assistant Professor of Art and Design Tony Rodriguez

For Questions, contact Tony.Rodriguez@mtsu.edu 

MTSU FALL ART EXHIBIT featuring Claudia V. Caldarola

7–9 p.m., Friday, October 27, 2023

Todd Hall, Room 210

Food and Refreshments

Guests who dress in costume (for Halloween) can participate in a raffle to win a canvas print of the artist’s work.

Everyone is invited to attend | Free parking after 4:30 p.m. in the Jones Hall parking lot

Art Open Advising

Join faculty from the MTSU Department of Art and Design along with CLA Advising for this open scheduling two-day event.

Todd Hall, Room 354, Wednesday and Thursday, October 25 and 26, 2023

1–3 p.m. Wednesday and

11 a.m.–1 p.m. Thursday

No Appointment Needed

Avoid Priority Registration Rush

Sponsored by the MTSU Department of Art and Design with CLA Advising

Questions: Jennifer.Tweedie@mtsu.edu 

 

 

Join Art and Design Assistant Professor of Illustration Tony Rodriguez as he guides Zoom attendees through the next Common Ground Artist Lecture Series with Illustrator and Visual Development Artist Elise Hatheway.

With over a decade of experience in the animation industry, Hatheway currently resides in Dallas, TX, and recently concluded movie work with Netflix on “Thelma the Unicorn.” Her other film credits include “Maya and the Three,” “Lego Movie 2”, “Book of Life,” “Free Birds,” and “Rock Dog.” Additionally, she has worked with several award-winning studios, including Disney, Warner Bros, Animal Logic, Reel FX, Gaumont Animation, and Tangent Studios. Currently, you can find her working at Paramount Animation on Spongebob Squarepants.

If you’d like to participate in this call with Elise, contact tony.rodriguez@mtsu.edu by Thursday, April 13, 2023, for meeting links.

Common Ground is an ongoing series that highlights exciting and inspiring success stories from artists with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences.

Still from Netflix’s Maya and the Three by Elise Hathaway

Art and Design Transfer Student Club

Interest Meeting

4 p.m., Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Todd Hall, Room 204

Questions/Contact: Denise.Hathaway@mtsu.edu 

Congratulations to our UCDA Design Award student Silver and Excellence winners!

From the University & College Designers Association (UCDA): A wide range of talent was represented among the entries, and the judges evaluated 775 print and digital entries, awarding 151 awards—13 Gold Awards, 27 Silver Awards, and 111 Awards of Excellence. These annual awards honor the best work in educational design—in print, digital, illustration, photography, and student competitions. These coveted awards are judged by a hand-picked panel of peer jurors composed of designers, design educators, photographers, and illustrators working in or doing a significant portion of their work for educational institutions—they understand the environments you create. https://www.ucda.com/awards/

Award: Silver

Ben Moss
Vital Frontline

Award: Excellence

Ellen Everett

Poetry People Campaign

(Senior Capstone Project)

Award: Excellence

Maggie Strahle
Facing Home – Book Design and Book Promo

Award: Excellence

Cassidy Bidwell

The Hallow Social Exhibit

The judges also selected additional pieces to receive an Honorable Mention. Congratulations to these students as well!

Although not part of the UCDA Design Awards Show, the judges felt several of our entries should receive recognition:

Award: Honorable Mention

Cassidy Bidwell
ARTEMISIA / french cuisine + absinthe lounge

Award: Honorable Mention

Jania Boddie
DEFIANT: How the Black Skateboarding Community
has Influenced Fashion and Culture

Award: Honorable Mention
Evangelina Stephens
Better Bean: Cocoa for Change

Award: Honorable Mention
Evangelina Stephens
Into the Wilderverse – Campaign to bring new visitors to the National Parks

Winners will have their work displayed and recognized at the UCDA’s conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, in October and receive a certificate after the conference. If you see these students around, please congratulate them. And thank you for all you have done to contribute to their successes.

The MTSU Department of Art and Design proudly announces a new addition to our site. Check out Dr. Laura Cochrane’s Explorations in the history and art of books and printing.

For more, visit: https://bookartsandhistory.blog

ARTISTS WANTED

Are you interested in selling your artwork?

Then, be a part of the MTSU Art Festival Saturday, October 22, 2022, in collaboration with

‘BORO INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL

For Details, Visit: @MTSUARTFESTIVAL

Submit Your Work

MTSUARTFESTIVAL@GMAIL.COM

Spacing Limited, Apply by October 5, 2022

Email to Submit

4 p.m. – Friday, September 30, 2022, join us in the Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A, for a reception to celebrate

Beholding ME: Video Artworks from the Middle Eastern Diaspora

on exhibit through October 10.

The exhibition presents a dynamic group of video artists from the Middle East and surrounding Diasporas to explore issues of gender, politics, colonialism, culture, and identity through videos and documentaries. In addition, the exhibition aims to analyze and reconceptualize the existing narratives of Middle Eastern communities in the United States.

Curator: Mohammed Meerzaei

Exhibition Dates: Wednesday, September 21 – Monday, October 10, 2022

Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A

Department of Art and Design | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Curation Liaison: Raheleh Filsoofi

Exhibition Sponsors: MTSU Department of Art and Design/Todd Art Gallery, MTSU program in Middle East Studies, MTSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University Department of Art, Vanderbilt University Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.

Image Center: My Existence is Political, detail, Bezair Aradini

Exhibition Sponsors: MTSU Department of Art and Design/Todd Art Gallery, MTSU program in Middle East Studies, MTSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University Department of Art, Vanderbilt University Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.

Participating Artists: Bezair Aradini, Nuveen Barwari, Farhad Bahram, Sarah Brahim,

Ronnie Karfiol, Habiba El-Sayed, and Setareh Ghoreishi

Background Image: Nikita Chisnikov, detail

Mark your calendars for a lecture and illustration demonstration by Jessie Lin Wednesday, September 14, 2022. at 6 p.m. via Zoom! 

https://www.jessielin.net/ 

Jessie is an award-winning illustrator from Shanghai, China. She works in various artistic fields, including editorial, advertising, surface design, children’s books, and more! Lin works in traditional and digital formats and is prepared to pull back the curtain on her process for all MTSU students via Zoom! 

Zoom information to join the meeting is below.

Selected Clients: 

Johns Hopkins Nursing, Deseret Magazine, Adobe, AFT Health Care, American Educator, Notre Dame Magazine, Knowable Magazine, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Madison Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 5280 Magazine, Moxy Hotel, Sanlian Life Week Magazine (三联生活周刊), New Weekly Magazine (新周刊), Lendlease, Palace Food Beijing, National Geography China, Ping An Insurance, Panasonic, Daniel Wellington, China World Summit Wing, INOHERB, Guomai, etc.

Honors & Exhibitions: 

2022 Brightness Illustration Awards | Editorial Third Place

2022 American Illustration 41 | Chosen Winner

2022 Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual

2022 Communication Arts | Short List

2021 iJungle Illustration Awards | Merit Awards

2021 Creative Quarterly 66 | Runner-up 

2021 Society of Illustrators 64 | Selected Winner

2021 World Illustration Awards | Shortlist

2021 3×3 Illustration Annual No.18 | Honorable Mention

2021 The ADC 100th Annual Awards | Shortlist 

2021 Communication Arts | Short List

2021 Associated Collegiate Press fall Clips and Clicks | First Place 

2020 Brightness Award | Theme: Freedom

2020 Creative Quarterly 61 | Runner-up 

2020 Red Dot Communication Design Awards

2020 Applied Arts Student Awards

2020 3×3 Illustration Annual No.17 | Merit

2020 Creative Quarterly 59 | Runner-up 

2020 Communication Arts | Short List

2019 iJungle Illustration Awards | Merit Awards

2019 Open Studio Night SCAD

2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards | Top Talent

2019 3×3 Illustration Annual No.16 | Merit

2019 Applied Arts Student Awards 

2019 Creative Quarterly 56 | Runner-up

2019 Mable House Exhibition

2017 Cheltenham Illustration Awards

 

Topic: Jessie Lin (Common Ground)

Time: Sep 14, 2022, 06:00 PM Central Time (the US and Canada)

 

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Tony Rodriguez

Editorial Illustrator 
Assistant Professor of Illustration
Middle Tennessee State University 
(p) 813-334-1585 
(e) tonyrodriguezillustration@gmail.com
(w) www.tonyrodriguezillustration.com