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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)
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
210 Student Gallery opening exhibit of spring 2021!
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…
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…
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…
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