Department News

New Faculty: Christian Dunn

23 Jul , 2015   Gallery

The Department of Art would like to welcome our newest faculty member Christian Dunn to Jacksonville State University. Christian will be joining us this Fall as a professor of Graphic Design.

Department News,Gallery Shows

Ley Lines: Connecting Media, Process, Imagery, and Concept Across Contemporary Drawing

15 Jul , 2015  

National Juried Exhibition Location: Hammond Hall Gallery Jacksonville State University 700 Pelham Rd North Jacksonville, AL 36265 Title: Ley Lines: connecting media, process, imagery, and concept across contemporary drawing Deadline for Submission: Tuesday, September 1, 2015, midnight Show Dates: October 1 – 29, 2015 Description: Ley Lines is a juried call for entry that investigates […]

Department News,Undergraduate Work

Alternative Process Photography Exhibit

2 Jul , 2015  

Jacksonville State University photography professor Sarah Cusimano Miles and photography students Amy Battle, Carol Fischer, Patrice Anderson, Stephanie Blackston, Ariel Graham, Amanda Smith, and Alexandra Williams will exhibit work from the alternative processes photography class in the Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall Museum in Talladega, Alabama from July 1 – July 30, 2015. The work included in […]

Department News

New Faculty: John Oles

30 Jun , 2015   Gallery

The Department of Art would like to welcome our newest faculty member John Oles to Jacksonville State University. John will be joining us this Fall as a professor of ceramics.

Department News,Undergraduate Work

Photographer’s Forum Photography Contest

24 Jun , 2015  

The judges from Photographer’s Forum magazine have chosen six JSU photography students as finalists in their 35th Annual College & High School Photography Contest, sponsored by Nikon, USA. In addition, two of those students, Ariel Graham and Matt Blaskowski, were each awarded one of the 100 Honorable Mentions in the college category out of over […]

Department News,Undergraduate Work

Special Topics in Photography – Time Based Media

18 May , 2015  

Photography Professor Doug Clark’s Special Topics in Photography – Time Based Media course Work from the Spring 2015 semester. Cam The Invisible Man – Video by Matt Blaskowski. This was Matt’s final project for ART473 Special Topics in Photography: Time-Based Photography. This semester students learned how to shoot video with a DSLR, and edit the […]

Department News,Gallery Shows,MFA Projects

MFA Thesis: Michael Moore

1 May , 2015   Gallery

Designing For Dyslexia: Creating Course Material for the Dyslexic Student Dyslexia is a learning disability that causes difficulty in reading and in the decoding of words and sentences. It is difficult for those who do not have dyslexia to understand what it is like to struggle with reading and processing information. In order to create […]

Department News,Gallery Shows,MFA Projects

MFA Thesis: Joshua T. Benefield

1 May , 2015   Gallery

Safer 4 Cyclists This thesis work establishes Safer 4 Cyclists, a safety initiative consisting of a body of work of visual solutions and accompanying research that is not only beneficial to me personally, but to all cyclists, regardless of age, skill level, or reason for riding, be it recreational or for transportation. It is my […]

Department News

Allison McElroy “Voices: An Artist’s Perspective”

30 Mar , 2015  

Painting professor Allison McElroy will have work exhibiting in New York for Voices: An Artist’s Perspective. Allison’s work was also chosen as a “juror’s pick.” Her work will be on display at the NAWA gallery starting April 2nd and will also be available to view in the online exhibition. http://www.unitewomen.org/announcing-voices-an-artists-perspective/ From Unitewomen.org: Voices: An Artist’s […]

Department News,Gallery Shows

Frank Hamrick Tin Type Workshop

30 Mar , 2015  

The JSU Art Department thanks artist Frank Hamrick for his tintype exhibition: “Sometimes Rivers Flow Backwards.” Following the exhibition, Frank gave a lecture and hosted a wet-plate collodion tintype workshop in Carlisle Hall where faculty and students witnessed first-hand the tintype process.