By Scott Morris | via Daily Journal Mississippi State University’s Moore Hall houses a roomful of colorful history. “We have approximately 2,000 objects,” said Lori Neuenfeldt, instructor and gallery director. Specifically, the MSU Historic Costume and Textiles Collection preserves clothes, shoes and accessories. The oldest item dates back to the 1840s. Some were for everyday ...
Brent Funderburk, a long time Mississippi State University professor, has one of his artworks showing in a national juried exhibition for the month of October. Funderburk’s “Angelus Vitae” a watercolor painting, was chosen by juror Stephen Quiller to be exhibited in the 44th Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, showing at the Evergreen Center for ...
Photographic images by Dominic Lippillo of Mississippi State have been honored among top finalists in Photolucida’s 2017 Critical Mass portfolio competition. A nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, Photolucida works to “expand, inspire, educate and connect” photography communities around the world. The CM competition involves submissions of 10-image portfolios. Lippillo, an associate professor in the ...
By Brent Funderburk Matthew Lee, plein air painter and architect, will lecture and give a student workshop on the Mississippi State University campus in October. Lee is an alumnus of MSU where he received a BA in Architecture with a minor in Art in 1989. Lee will present a public lecture “In Colored Air: Painting ...
Images and information via Kenan Simpkins, Fall 2017 “One Night Only” show leader Each semester, the Department of Art hosts a few “One Night Only” shows as a chance for students to exhibit their work. This semester, the series is titled Back To Basics, with each show featuring a certain element of design. The first show, ...
From The Gallery – Sept. 2017 from CAADatMSU on Vimeo. Mississippi State University Department of Art Gallery Director Lori Neuenfeldt talks with College of Architecture, Art, and Design Dean Jim West about “the college of making.”
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Mississippi State University is sponsoring a fall-semester series of fun, educational events to commemorate the Magnolia State’s bicentennial. With support from the Mississippi Humanities Council through the Mississippi Development Authority, the official bicentennial project kicks off Sept. 6 with a 5 p.m. presentation in Mitchell Memorial Library’s third-floor ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University Coffee lids, plastic utensils and other repurposed materials make for one-of-a-kind creations in a special display Oct. 9-Nov. 11 in Mississippi State University’s Visual Arts Center Gallery. Free to all, the “How Soon is Now?” exhibition features original sculpture and photographic prints crafted by Richmond, Virginia-based artist Susie ...
New York Field Study 2017 from CAADatMSU on Vimeo. Twenty students and two faculty members spent their Fall Break in New York. Led by Associate Professor Ben Harvey and Assistant Professor Suzanne Powney – who organized the trip – the students are the fourth and largest group to participate in the department’s Special Topic in ART- Art Field ...
By Kesley Brownlee Songzhuang International Photo Biennale accepted nine of Mississippi State University Department of Art Professor Marita Gootee’s images from her “Sand Shadows Series” for the international call for photo artists/photographers. The theme “Live in This Moment, Return to the Origin” and was held in Songzhuang, Beijing, China. Songzhuang Photo is a major part ...