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  • 2019 6th Annual Winner’s Circle: A K-12 Art Show!

    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…

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  • Exploring the Colors, Shapes, and Harmony of Cubism with Fabric Art Workshop!

    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…

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  • Graphic Design Alumni Event

    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!

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  • Take a Walk Around The Block

    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…

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  • New College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Salutes Respected MTSU Sculpture Professor

    New College of Liberal Arts Scholarship Salutes Respected MTSU Sculpture Professor

    For more information about the Gibson Sculpture Scholarship contact Kerr at meredith.kerr@mtsu.edu or visit our scholarship information page Art and Design Scholarships   Image: James Gibson – Hello to Chongqing – Carved painted wood

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  • The Painterpuff Girls Senior Show

    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.

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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)