Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Trina Harlow, Professor of Art, Art Education » Arkansas Art Educators, the state association for the National Art Education Association, honored Dr. Jeff Young of ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ with the 2020 Higher Education Educator of the Year Award for his service to art … [Read more...]
Art Education Club Embraces Fall of 2020

Viewpoint; View from the Classroom » By Shelby Bennett, Art Ed Club Co-President, BA Art Education » The National Art Education Association Pre-Service Chapter, known as Art Ed Club on campus, has been busy planning events for club members and to create community during the fall of … [Read more...]
Greetings from the Chair
Viewpoint; View from the Chair » By Bryan Winfred Massey, Sr., Chair | Professor of Art, Sculpture » It gives me great pleasure to write the first article in our new decade as we welcome 2020! I have so many new things to share with you our readers, students and alumni. You are all familiar … [Read more...]
Early Experiences in Art Education

Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Jeff Young, Associate Professor of Art, Art Education » The Art Education Emphasis Some students come to ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ knowing that they want to become art teachers. Some students start off in other majors or emphases and then later want to explore the … [Read more...]
Ceramics Takes Part in Suffrage Centennial Celebration
Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Liz Smith, Associate Chair | Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics » The College of Fine Arts and Communication is creating a week long celebration for the commemoration of the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, women's right to vote. The vision of … [Read more...]
Students Attend Art$ Town Hall Meeting

Viewpoint; View from the Field » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CFAC | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » Five members of ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Students for the Arts and one alum attended the Art$ Town Hall meeting on Oct. 27, 2019 at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. The … [Read more...]
Greetings All
Viewpoint, View from the Chair » By Liz Smith, Assistant Chair | Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics » There are so many exciting things to report from the department this semester, it is a pleasure to bring them to you in our Fall 2019 newsletter! Scroll through and be sure to read feature … [Read more...]
Alumni Experience in Art Conservation

Viewpoint, View from the Field » By Gayle Seymour, Associate Dean CFAC | Associate Professor of Art, Art History » ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ alumni Marie Desrochers has just started her second of a three year program at the University of Delaware and the Winterthur Museum after a successful summer internship in … [Read more...]
New Teachers Hired and Next Group on Their Way

Viewpoint, View from the Field » By Jeff Young, Professor of Art, Art Education » Just like last year, I want to start by congratulating recent graduates who secured teaching positions as art teachers. Each earned the B.A. in Art: Art Education Emphasis with the exception of Jessica Camp (2013 … [Read more...]
Arrowmont Here I Come!

Viewpoint, View from the Classroom » By Anna Wagner, BFA Studio Art, Emphasis: Ceramics » A Brief History of Arrowmont... In 1912, Arrowmont began as a Pi Beta Phi Settlement School in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. During that time there was no formal schooling in the area. The children and parents … [Read more...]




