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  • Studio Art Alum Lecture Series featuring ’08 B.F.A. Alum, Ellen Dempsey

    Studio Art Alum Lecture Series featuring ’08 B.F.A. Alum, Ellen Dempsey

    Join MTSU’s Department of Art and Design in welcoming 2008 BFA Alumna Ellen Dempsey. This lecture series seeks to connect current students to artists, designers and art-professionals who have received degrees from our department. This talk is open to the public, but is most relevant for students seeking information about building a life and career…

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  • Design and Print a Letterpress Poster via Zoom

    Design and Print a Letterpress Poster via Zoom

    Saturdays at Todd – Design and Print a Letterpress Poster via Zoom Watch as Associate Professor, Kathleen O’Connell, designs and prints a letterpress poster. This event will be live broadcast over Zoom, with opportunities to ask questions throughout the process. 10 a.m.–1 p.m.—Saturday, September 26, 2020 Open to the public. Participants limited…

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  • Saturdays at Todd (S@T) Watercolor Portraiture Workshop via Zoom

    Saturdays at Todd (S@T) Watercolor Portraiture Workshop via Zoom

    MTSU Art and Design welcomes the return of Saturdays at Todd via Zoom with Professor Sisavanh Houghton guides you through a virtual workshop about Watercolor Portraiture. Watercolor Portraiture Workshop Saturday, September 19, 2020, 12 p.m.-3 p.m. via Zoom Signups will open at 2 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2020. To participate: Watercolor…

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  • Pop Up Mural Event

    Pop Up Mural Event

    We are excited to announce the Pop Up Mural Event, an event for all students that has been planned with COVID precautions in mind! The Pop Up Mural Event is September 22 & 23 from 10 am – 3 pm on the sidewalk between Todd Hall and Davis Science Building. You will be painting…

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  • Seeing Your Creative Practice through an Entrepreneurial Lens

    Seeing Your Creative Practice through an Entrepreneurial Lens

    Seeing Your Creative Practice through an Entrepreneurial Lens Presented by the College of Liberal Arts, and the Department of Art and Design 1–2 p.m.—Wednesday, September 23, 2020 https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/95628172683?pwd=ck5jL1A4LzcwZGRMU2ljdVZhYzJnUT09 Meeting ID: 956 2817 2683Passcode: 465523 Artistry and entrepreneurship might not seem to go together, but historically, a large portion of artists…

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  • Saturdays at Todd Workshops Update

    Saturdays at Todd Workshops Update

    Covid-19 and Art and Design Activities and Events Todd Art Gallery, 210 Gallery, and Glass Gallery are open for your viewing per in-place campus precautions. Exhibit receptions and other group events are canceled until further notice.   Saturdays at Todd are going virtual for the semester. Watch for a variety of opportunities. Materials…

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  • Patrick Foley Lecture

    Patrick Foley Lecture

    MTSU Department of Art and Design Patrick Foley Lecture Via Zoom, 11 a.m.—Friday, November 6, 2020 Patrick Foley (AKA Patrick4D) is a 3D Generalist based in Atlanta, GA, working primarily in the AD field. Coming from a background in Film as a Director of Photography, he swapped over his knowledge of lighting and composition…

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  • Bob Rissetto Lecture

    Bob Rissetto Lecture

    MTSU Department of Art and Design Bob Rissetto Lecture Via Zoom, 1 p.m.—Friday, September 18, 2020 Bob Risetto is a veteran 2D artist, illustrator, and animator with over 20 years of experience in the field, and he’ll be popping into the MTSU College of Liberal Arts this fall 2020. Professor Tony Rodriguez, leader of…

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  • Biennial 2020 MTSU Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

    Biennial 2020 MTSU Art and Design Faculty Exhibition

    Biennial 2020 MTSU Art and Design Faculty ExhibitionThe MTSU Department of Art and Design announces an exhibition of selected works by faculty members entitled Biennial 2020: A Faculty Exhibition of Art and Design. Scheduled in the Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A, the exhibit opens the department’s upcoming fall exhibit calendar and will be…

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  • MTSU Professors Art Show at Murfreesboro City Hall Celebrates Women’s Suffrage

    MTSU Professors Art Show at Murfreesboro City Hall Celebrates Women’s Suffrage

    A Special Thank You to the City of Murfreesboro and the Murfreesboro Pulse! By Murfreesboro Pulse Staff MTSU Art professors Erin Anfinson, Kathleen O’Connell, Kimberly Dummons, Nicole Foran, and Sisavanh Phouthavong will be featured at the Rotunda of Murfreesboro City Hall from July 28 through Sept. 10.   Aug. 18, 2020,…

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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.