By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University A longtime faculty member and former head of the Mississippi State College of Architecture, Art and Design’s art department is receiving international recognition. Professor Brent Funderburk’s watercolor painting, “Flying World,” is among 150 works selected for inclusion in one of the world’s largest competitive exhibits dedicated to water-based ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Mississippi State’s newest artist-in-residence has begun her month-long exploration of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. Elin de Jong, a contemporary textiles and crafts artist from the Netherlands, is documenting colors of the landscape and wildlife and experimenting with plants to come up with natural dyes ...
Via media release Memphis, Tenn. – Memphis full-service marketing agency Kelley & Associates Advertising has named Senior Art Director Kim Strickland as vice president. In this role, Strickland will supervise the delivery of services to clients and the professional development of junior staff while continuing to generate leading-edge visual communications and e-solutions. “Kim brings the skill, creativity ...
[Show picture list] (Photos by Aaron McElfish) A reception was held for “Contact S16: BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition” on Thurs., April 14. Works of three graduating art/photography majors at Mississippi State will remain on display through May 6 in the university’s Colvard Student Union Art Gallery. Regular gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, as well as ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Works of three graduating art/photography majors at Mississippi State are on display through May 6 in the university’s Colvard Student Union Art Gallery. Free to all, the “Contact S16: BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition” celebrates the final year of art department studies for Sara J. Beard of Pascagoula, Zachary ...
The Department of Art Scholarship Committee has awarded the following awards and scholarships to students in the 2015-2016 academic year: Anderson Ranch Scholarship Darby Taylor: $1,500 (with support from the Grahame Brook Snider Annual Photography Fund for $1,800); total award: $3,300 Sara Beard: $1,500 (with support from Windgate and the Grahame Brook Snider Annual Photography Fund ...
Brian W. Parker, “artist, illustrator, entrepreneur and creator of the fantastical,” returned to his Alma Mater to share some life lessons with Department of Art juniors and seniors on April 1. The 2003 MSU Bachelor of Fine Arts alumnus who holds a master’s from Portland State University presented “Things I’ve learned on my way to ...
See the story at wtva.com. [Show picture list] (Photos by Aaron McElfish) The 44th Student Juried Exhibition opened March 31 at the university’s McComas Hall Art Gallery. Free to all, the ground-floor exhibition through April 8 features 79 works selected from nearly 350 fine art, graphic design and photography creations submitted for consideration. A public reception ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Works by five art majors in Mississippi State’s College of Architecture, Art and Design are being featured in a major international publication. Based in New York City, Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design showcases graphic design, illustration, photography and fine art works of talented students and ...
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