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 ...
[Show picture list] Audrey Bell of North Carolina and Angela Eastman of California ended their five-week stay in Starkville with a “One Night Only” show in the Howell Building sculpture studio last night. The two were the first artists to represent the MSU Emerging Craftsperson Residency Program – made possible with a grant provided by the Arkansas-based ...
Emerging Craftsperson Resident Audrey Bell recently gave an upholstery demo to Associate Professor Critz Campbell’s Furniture Making class. About the course: The chair-making class revolves around bent laminations. Students employ skateboard-decking veneer in learning bent lamination techniques to create a batch of curved seats and backs. They find individual solutions for employing this common curved, laminated element. Students are encouraged ...
Mississippi State University Department of Art Assistant Professor of Photography Dominic Lippillo and his collaborative partner, Mark Schoon, assistant professor at the University of West Georgia, are finalists in the Photolucida Critical Mass 2016 portfolio review competition. The pair was recognized for their series titled “Conflation.” The finalists will now have their work viewed and voted on by ...
Mississippi State University Department of Art Professor Marita Gootee had a photograph accepted into the 2016 SECAC Juried Exhibition. Her image titled “The Ocean,” a lumin print, was selected for the exhibition that will be presented at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va., from Sept. 1 through Oct. 22. More than 300 artworks from 103 ...
By Sasha Steinberg | Mississippi State University A exhibition spanning the 60-year career of artist Carole McReynolds Davis will be open Sept. 6-Nov. 18 at Mississippi State’s Visual Arts Center Gallery. Titled “Figures and Faces Not Far From Home,” the special university event features selections from an estimated 1,000 original works created by the local ...