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Lecture Presentation by Sara Abdoh
The Town of Lexicon Lane Welcomes You @mtsuseniorshow | April 10, 2025 MTSU Graphic Design Capstone, the town of Lexicon Lane, welcomes you! April 19–26 | MTSU Todd Art Gallery, Todd Hall, Room 224A Opening April 19, 2025, 1–4 p.m. See the artwork of Quinn Allen • Bri Anderson • Joy Blohm • Luke Byrum…
A spirit of giving that defines an initiative. @MTSUArt | April 9, 2025 Join the MTSU Department of Art and Design for our bi-annual event each fall and spring semester. Explore a collection of donated artwork at Todd Hall, perfect for personal use or gifting. Contributions are encouraged with suggested donation amounts for each piece. Proceeds…
Here’s a glimpse of the exceptional work on view!
At the 2025 Tennessee Association of Museums Annual Conference in Knoxville, MTSU’s Todd Art Gallery was honored with a Certificate of Commendation during the March Awards Dinner. This special recognition celebrates Perceptions of Reality, the Department of Art and Design’s most recent annual collaborative exhibition, curated by Dr. Barbara and Mr. Leroy Hodges. The exhibition…
Graphic Design BFA Seniors complete a Capstone Thesis Project
Graphic Design students meet creative industry professionals at The Department of Art & Design’s Portfolio Review. (above) Students work independently in studio space and collaboratively in a variety of methods and media to gain career-building skills and experience. (below)
2024 Award of Excellence Recipient During the Tuesday, March 19, Awards Dinner of the Tennessee Association of Museums, the MTSU Department of Art and Design’s Todd Art Gallery was awarded a 2024 Award of Excellence for the collaborative effort involving the traveling exhibition, Crafting Blackness: Black Bodies Making Form. As a cooperative, East Tennessee State University’s Curators Karlota Contreas-Koterbay…
presented by the Middle Tennessee State University Department of Art and Design Find Past Lectures on our Common Ground YouTube Channel This lecture series, presented by Middle Tennessee State University’s Department of Art & Design, highlights specific voices from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences. MTSU instructors handpick all guest lecturers, and although topics vary,…
A Special MTSU Department of Art and Design, Todd Art Gallery Saturdays At Todd event. Presented by the College of Liberal Arts! For complete details and to join Zoom, visit, Questions: Douglas.Dabbs@mtsu.edu
The course areas of Foundations, Studio Art, and Visual Art were represented.
Join the MTSU Art and Design faculty for an informal Q&A this Summer 2020!
Please feel free to pop into any of the open meetings listed below. If you have questions about the format, please reach out to Associate Professor Nicole Foran at Nicole.Foran@mtsu.edu.
Q&A Session 1: Foundations, Drawing, Graphic Design, Art History, Visual Art
Time: May 12, 2020 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM Central Time
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/93062044746
Meeting ID: 930 6204 4746
Q&A Session 2: Foundations, Graphic Design, Studio Art, Art History, Illustration, Visual Art
Time: May 29, 2020 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM Central Time
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/96976294407
Meeting ID: 969 7629 4407
Q&A Session 3: Foundations, Graphic Design, Studio Art, Art Education, Visual Art
Time: Jun 16, 2020 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM Central Time
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/99537094524
Meeting ID: 995 3709 4524
Q&A Session 4: Foundations, Graphic Design, Studio Art, Illustration, Visual Art
Time: Jun 30, 2020 03:00 PM to 3:45 PM Central Time
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/99899642728
Meeting ID: 998 9964 2728
Q&A Session 5: Foundations, Studio Art, Visual Art
Time: Jul 21, 2020 01:00 PM to 1:45 PM Central Time
https://mtsu.zoom.us/j/91604848796
Meeting ID: 916 0484 8796
Department of Art and Design, Associate Professor, Erin Anfinson invites you to join her for a Zoom meeting to discuss her course Art 1650 Foundations Digital Art/Design. Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. CDT
Video highlights Natalie Patton Quiltessa’s recent exhibit in the 210 Gallery which was organized and curated by Art and Design students Ana Cannon, Chelsea Gardiner, and Shanice Scudder. Video courtesy of Web4U2
Applications for 2020 are closed, for information on 2021’s opportunities contact erin.anfinson@mtsu.edu.
12 p.m.—Monday, March 2, 2020. MTSU Todd Hall, Room 348
This Google Hangouts chat will take an in-depth look into the artist’s personal process for award winning illustration and visual development. In other words, less talk, more illustration! Also, Ramsey will put together a two-hour LIVE character design illustration from start to finish in Procreate.
Additional Information/Questions: Tony.Rodriguez@mtsu.edu
Select Clients: FIYAH Magazine | Downtown Salisbury | Axon Creative | Glitter Cats Amusements
Exhibitions: Maplehouse Illustration Exhibition | AIG Gallery Solo Exhibition | Gallery 128: Illustration Showcase
Topics that will be covered:
– artist’s personal tool kit
– artist’s methods for ideation
– Imaginative and observational drawing exercises
– custom texture creation and manipulation
– creating stylized gesture
– character development avenue of illustration
While our November 5 and 6, 2019 sale has concluded you may still wish to peruse our fantastic art and design items remaining. Funds raised from each item sold support the Department of Art and Design’s Scholarships, their outstanding recipients, and participating artists. For a sampling of items in the sale visit: Scholarship Sale. For additional information or to set up an appointment for a look at the our available artworks email Rick.Rishaw@mtsu.edu or Eric.Snyder@mtsu.edu.
Art and Design congratulates Painting Professor Sisavanh Houghton for her approved Study Abroad proposal International Watercolor Workshop Study set for May 2020. Her itinerary includes Strasbourg (France); Basel (Switzerland); Salzburg (Austria); and Munich, Regensburg, and Wurzburg (Germany). All interested MTSU students should contact Sisavanh.Houghton@mtsu.edu. (3 credit hours for upper division studio class)
Artist-in-Residence Program opportunity in Rutherford County at Stones River National Battlefield during 2020.
Application deadline is October 31, 2019.
Full details: https://www.nps.gov/stri/getinvolved/air.htm