Charlie Benton | Starkville Daily News After 36 years teaching art at Mississippi State University and 40 years total in academia, Brent Funderburk will retire from the university on May 22, his 66th birthday. Funderburk came to MSU as a painting teacher, after time spent painting in North Carolina. Prior to coming to MSU, Funderburk ...

A reception was held on Sat., April 28, for the BFA fine art thesis exhibit, “In the Amber.”  

Via Brent Funderburk “That is a very earthly question to ask…Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is. Have you ever seen bugs trapped in amber?…well here we are…trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five Exhibit in three galleries on campus ...

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Reinforcing Mississippi State’s commitment to prepare students to become leaders in their chosen professions, five alumni are returning Friday [April 20] to share their success stories during the Department of Art’s Eric and Gina Yonge Lecture Series. Taking place at 9:30 a.m. in the Colvard Student Union’s second-floor ...

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University   From illustration and web development to branding and package design, 13 fine art seniors at Mississippi State are showcasing a variety of skills in a new exhibition at the university’s Visual Arts Center Gallery. On display April 17-21 at 808 University Drive, “Layered” celebrates the all-female graduating class’s ...