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  • Printmakers Unite!

    Printmakers Unite!

    Join a club for print enthusiasts, letterpress champs, screen print wizards, binders of books, and the print media curious! Tulip Poplar Press Printing Club announces their first meeting. Come and join the fun: Thursday, September 5th @ 6PM in Todd Hall, room 354.

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  • Dept. of Art & Design Implements Announcement Materials Policy

    Dept. of Art & Design Implements Announcement Materials Policy

    The Department of Art and Design implements a new Announcement Materials Policy beginning Fall 2019 with the addition of the new digital sign and various bulletin boards around Todd Hall. Digital and traditional announcements must be approved and stamped through the Gallery Office in 212. Digital Promotions Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to use…

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  • Joe Anderson: Lecture and Drawing Demonstration

    Joe Anderson: Lecture and Drawing Demonstration

    Illustrator Joe Anderson comes to the MTSU campus thanks to Professor Tony Rodriguez, 3–5 p.m., Wednesday, November 6, 2019. His lecture and drawing demonstration will be in Todd Hall’s, room 342. Joe is a gifted and accomplished Illustrator from the state of Washington. His works incorporate hand-made textures that create playful and colorful finishes.…

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  • Candice Messado: Digital Painting Demonstration

    Candice Messado: Digital Painting Demonstration

    Hosted by Professor Joe Rodriguez, Candice Messado is coming to Todd Hall 3–5 p.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2019, and demonstrate Digital Painting in room 337, where she will perform an in-depth PhotoShop painting tutorial. As the number 1 background Illustrator for the ‘001 Collaborative Project,’ Candice draws on her nearly 10 years of experience as…

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  • Art and Design New Student Orientation

    Art and Design New Student Orientation

    Fall Semester New Student Orientation Friday, September 6, 2019, 11:30 a.m., Todd Hall, Room 204 Register at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4eaba62fa4fe3-foundations

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  • Art and Design 2019 Scholarship Recipients

    Art and Design 2019 Scholarship Recipients

    The 2019 MTSU Department of Art and Design Scholarship Recipients, L to R: Chelsea Gardiner, Foundations Outstanding Student Award; Kerri Anne Burke-White, James S. Gibson Sculpture Scholarship; Brigette Adkins, Service Award and Hester Rogers Ray Scholarship; Margaret Shivers, Endowed Scholarship; Jacob Yandle, David G. LeDoux Scholarship; Jonathan Bentley, Charles W. and Ola Belle Massey Memorial…

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  • Drawing lll: ART 3650-001 Summer

    Drawing lll: ART 3650-001 Summer

    It’s not to late to register for summer classes! One option is Nicole Foran’s Drawing lll course ART 3650-001 this June 3–July 5, 2019. The class will meet TWR from 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The CRN number is 52818.

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  • Intermediate Printmaking: ART 4120: Fall 2019

    Intermediate Printmaking: ART 4120: Fall 2019

    Print Media – Intermediate Printmaking—ART 4120–Fall 2019 Print Media is… Screenprint, Lithography, Etching, Relief, Letterpress, Book Arts, Monoprint, Digital Print, Mixed Media, Pop-ups, Box Making, Papermaking, Collaboration, Installation, Multiples, Zine, and More! To enroll or for a pre-req. override contact Kathleen O’Connell at kathleen.oconnell@mtsu.edu. 

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  • Middle Tennessee Visiting Artist Program / Artist Residency / Christa Carleton

    Middle Tennessee Visiting Artist Program / Artist Residency / Christa Carleton

    Artist-in-Residence Events: Lecture on Monday, May 20th, 1pm, Todd 354.  All welcome Public workshop on Saturday May 25th, 1-3pm, Todd 355, limit 15 participants Public Workshop: For this free and open to all ages workshop Ms. Carleton willl demonstrate simple textile block printing using Speedball’s Fabric Block Printing inks and…

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  • Art and Design Faculty Shine!

    Art and Design Faculty Shine!

    At the recent Artfields, an art competition and festival held each year in Lake City, South Carolina https://www.artfieldssc.org. MTSU Art and Design instructors enjoy success! Associate Professor Sisavanh Houghton’s Clustered Debris: Secret War On Laos was named the 2019 Painting category winner. Lecturer Thomas H. Sturgill’s Basketball Collection, was selected as the Mixed Media category winner. And, former…

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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

RSVP HERE

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.