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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.
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…
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.…
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…
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
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…
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.
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.
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…
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…
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