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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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Art and Design Summer Q&A Virtual Sessions via Zoom

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

Natalie Patton Quiltessa

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

Virtual Talk with Richard Goodwin via ZOOM

  

Recently, MTSU Graphic Design Professor Tony Rodriguez and award-winning illustrator and product designer, Richard Goodwin conducted an in-depth talk on the toy industry. Richard spoke on the various strategies that he utilized as he made his way up the “toy design mountain.” Goodwin also unveiled his process of composing 2D and 3D model-refinement concepts as well as explaining what it takes to develop intellectual property. 

Visit Goodwin’s site: http://www.richardillustrates.com/ 

Dominique Ramsey: Illustrator and Character Designer

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

Art and Design Work Sale to Support Department Scholarships

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

Study Abroad: International Watercolor Workshop

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)