Art

A “One Night Only” exhibition featuring MSU Department of Art students Anna Zollicoffer, Carly Melton and Kenan Simpkins was held on Thurs., Sept. 29 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Howell Hall Metal Shop (room 111).

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University A faculty member of Mississippi State’s College of Architecture, Art and Design is receiving statewide recognition. Dominic Lippillo, an assistant professor of photography in the university’s Department of Art, has been awarded a $4,500 visual arts grant from the Jackson-based Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). The MAC Fellowship grant ...

[Show picture list] (Above: Photos by Kelsey Brownlee) The Fiber and Paper Arts club held their first meeting of the semester recently with an embroidery workshop. The workshop taught beginners basic embroidery stitches. By Kelsey Brownlee | Class of 2019 The Fiber and Paper Arts club at Mississippi State University is an emerging organization that is ...

By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Works by several of the biggest names in American modern art are on display Sept. 29-Nov. 11 at Mississippi State’s Department of Art Gallery in McComas Hall. Free to all, the exhibit titled “Artists of the Armory Show: Selections from the Mississippi Museum of Art” features 30 paintings, ...

Mississippi State University Associate Professor of Art Alexander Bostic unveiled his painting of legendary Mississippi bluesman B.B. King during the second-annual B.B. King Day at Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena earlier this month. The daylong celebration featured panel discussions and performances around a theme of “The Influence of Jazz History.” The evening ended ...

By Karyn Brown An internationally recognized authority on one of the greatest artists of all time—and, arguably, his greatest creation—will speak Sept. 21 at Mississippi State University. “Michelangelo’s David: From Renaissance Icon to Modern Activist” is the title of Victor Coonin’s address to begin at 4 p.m. in Foster Ballroom U of the Colvard Student ...

Alex Bostic, an associate professor in the Department of Art at Mississippi State University, has had two meritorious entries in the 2016 Richeson75 International Art Competition. His paintings, “Syany#2″ and “Syany#3″ were selected.  According to the website, Jack Richeson & Co., operator of the Richeson School of Art & Gallery, created the Richeson75 International Art Competitions. The Richeson75 competitions offer a venue for established ...

Via media release and Professor Marita Gootee Mississippi State University Department of Art Professor Marita Gootee will exhibit seven works from two series in Emotions and Commotions Across Cultures. The exhibit is part of the Berlin Foto Biennale, which is being held during the seventh annual European Month of Photography, the largest German festival for photography, which ...

Invalid Displayed Gallery (Photos by Aaron McElfish) An opening reception was held Thurs., Sept. 8 in the Visual Arts Center Gallery at 808 University Drive for an exhibition spanning the 60-year career of artist Carole McReynolds Davis. “Figures and Faces Not Far From Home” will be open through Nov. 18 and features selections from an estimated 1,000 original works created by ...