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  • Narrative Illustrative – Fall ’21

    Narrative Illustrative – Fall ’21

    Art 4001 | Narrative Illustration Fall Semester 2021 – Associate Professor Douglas Dabbs Learn How to Conceptualize and Draw Illustrations for Narrative Media such as Comics, Storyboards, and Children’s Books. Register: Detailed Class Information (mtsu.edu) 

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  • Summer ’21 Course in Color Theory

    Summer ’21 Course in Color Theory

    Summer Class June 28-July 16, 2021, Todd Hall 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Class Days In-Class – Monday and Wednesday Online Class – Tuesday and Thursday Section: Art-4001-005 | Crn: 52910 | Email Sisavanh.Houghton@mtsu.edu to get Permission of Instructor (P.O.I.) Counts towards an Upper Division (***Good for Minors) No…

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  • Meet Tripwire Creative Director, Bryan Wynia

    Meet Tripwire Creative Director, Bryan Wynia

    Don’t miss this opportunity to hangout with Tripwire Creative Director Bryan Wynia as he talks about his career as a creature and concept artist for the film and video game industries! -Bryan’s credits include: Godzilla vs. Kong, The Nun, Ghostbusters, IT, Men in Black International, Killing Floor, Maleficent, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and many…

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  • The Art of Collaboration: A Conversation with Felix Harlan

    The Art of Collaboration: A Conversation with Felix Harlan

    A Conversation with Felix Harlan of Harlan and Weaver (NYC) was held Tuesday, March 30, 2021 via Zoom. Harlan is a master printer who has worked with some incredibly significant artists.  In the conversation he covered collaboration, starting/running an arts-related business, and what it’s like living and working in New York City.  This talk…

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  • MTSU Spring Showcase Medallions: Metal Pour

    MTSU Spring Showcase Medallions: Metal Pour

    Alumni and Sculpture Medallions: 2.5 to 3 Hours of Metal Pour An event of the MTSU Spring Showcase Date/Time: Saturday, April 17, 2021. The workshop begins at 1 pm, with the metal pour beginning approximately at 2:15 pm. Venue: Middle Tennessee State University, Todd Art Bldg., Sculpture Foundry, Todd Hall, Room 107.…

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  • Life Mapping Workshop with Kara Kemp

    Life Mapping Workshop with Kara Kemp

    Saturdays At Todd The MTSU Department of Art and Design is pleased to announce a Saturdays At Todd (S@T) Workshop led by local favorite Kara Kemp this April 17, 2021. Organized by Rutherford Arts Alliance (RAA), Kara’s Workshop is scheduled in Todd Hall, Room 236. Everyone possesses the ability to design a meaningful life, but not everyone knows…

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  • Package Design Student Exhibit

    210 Student Gallery opening exhibit of spring 2021!

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  • Illustrating the Comic Book Page

    Illustrating the Comic Book Page

    ILLUSTRATING THE COMIC BOOK PAGE! with Douglas Dabbs, Associate Professor, MTSU Art and Design More than 25 MTSU and Community persons signed up to join Douglas Dabbs for his recent Saturdays at Todd Workshop via Zoom. During the three-hour workshop each participant was taught how to use thumbnails, page design, word balloons, ink, and…

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  • From Impulse to Impact Poetry Workshop: Writing What Matters to You in a Way That Speaks to Others

    From Impulse to Impact Poetry Workshop: Writing What Matters to You in a Way That Speaks to Others

    The MTSU Department of Art and Design is pleased to announce a poetry-writing Saturdays at Todd Workshop with recent Murfreesboro Poet Laureate and Author, Kory Wells! From Impulse to Impact Poetry Workshop: Writing What matters to You in a Way That Speaks to Others More Information and Signup at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4EABA62FA4FE3-from1 Whether you…

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  • Letterpress poster from Kathleen O’Connell’s Design and Print Saturdays at Todd Workshop

    Letterpress poster from Kathleen O’Connell’s Design and Print Saturdays at Todd Workshop

    Saturdays at Todd Workshop, Design and Print a Letterpress Poster, was held on September 26, 2020, and conducted by Professor Kathleen O’Connell. The resulting poster features a quote in memory of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Fight for the Things that you care about, but do it in a way that…

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2019 6th Annual Winner’s Circle: A K-12 Art Show!

The Todd Art Gallery announces the Winner’s Circle, an invitational exhibit of artwork from students of Middle Tennessee counties as well as any private or religious school in Rutherford County. The exhibit is scheduled May 8-23, 2019, followed by a closing Awards Reception planned for Thursday, May 23, 6:00 p.m., MTSU, Todd Hall. Free parking will be available beginning at 5:30 pm in the Jones parking lot adjacent to Todd Hall.

The MTSU Department of Art and Design’s Todd Art Gallery has hosted this friendly art competition each year to recognize the remarkable student talent in our community and to applaud all area art teachers for their dedication in keeping visual arts alive in our schools.

The Todd Art Gallery is accepting artworks from students K-12 in various media including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, woodworking etc. This year Todd Art Gallery will be giving out monetary awards to students in each age group.

Closing Reception: Thursday, May 23th, 6:00 PM, Todd Art Gallery, 224A

Participants [teachers or students] must be able to attend the closing reception to pick up their artwork and receive awards. 

Monetary Donations:

The Department of Art and Design would like to offer the opportunity for patrons to sponsor extra merit awards to be honored in their name and presented at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Winner’s Circle Art Show. If you would like to participate in this sponsorship, please follow the link here. Please designate any award to the Department of Art and Design Enrichment Fund and Winner’s Circle Award.

For more information about this event, go to our website at https://www.mtsu.edu/art/winnerscircle.php to learn more.

Exploring the Colors, Shapes, and Harmony of Cubism with Fabric Art Workshop!

Join us Saturday, May 11th, 2019 for the last Saturdays at Todd Workshop. Workshop will be help in Todd Hall in room 236 from 1:00pm – 4:00pm. The workshop, led by Leroy and Barbara Hodges, will provide participants with 100% hands-on experience in creating a 2-dimensional piece of artwork using fabric art and cubism. Participants will explore the Colors, Shapes, and Harmony of Cubism fused with Fabric Art. Leroy Hodges utilizes Cubism in much of his artwork. Barbara is a mixed media artist who focused on Fabric Art. Participant will use these 2 creative art forms to create a beautiful, colorful, unique 2-D mixed media artwork. Open to the public, limited to 20 participants, all supplies provided. All ages welcome! Register at https://art.mtsu.edu/saturdays/.

Graphic Design Alumni Event

BETTER TOGETHER | One Last Time

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The Perfect Venue – Tractor Supply Company headquarters has generously offered to let us utilize their amazing conference center space for this event.  You’ll want to see it!

Take a Walk Around The Block

April 15–26, 2019

Come see the MTSU Graphic Design Senior Show and enter into the town of Roundabout where not everything is at it seems. Each designer has crafted a scaled business from the ground up. They may look normal from the outside, but when you take a closer look, you just might find something you didn’t expect! We hope you’ll stop on by and join in the fun! 

Roundabout: Play Full Circle

The Painterpuff Girls Senior Show

Join us in congratulating our Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates as they present their work and talk about their processes and inspirations throughout their journey at Middle Tennessee State University. Presentations begin at 2:00 pm in the Todd Art Gallery, Room 224A, followed by a reception.