Department News,Events,Gallery Shows,MFA Projects

“Curiosity with the Familiar” MFA Thesis Exhibition by Karine Parker

25 Sep , 2021  

In the Spring 2021 semester, MFA candidate Karine Parker presented her thesis exhibition “Curiosity with the Familiar”. This show explored the field of User Experience (UX), and what makes an experience intuitive and invisible. During the show, attendants were able to interact with different activities that related to various UX principles including Occam’s Razor and […]

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Black History Month Juried Show

3 Feb , 2021  

The Black History Month Juried Exhibition will be on display until February 18 in the Hammond Hall Gallery at Jacksonville State University. This show consists of many varieties of art from artists across the nation who submitted work to be juried. Our juror is African American artist Rashaun Rucker from Detroit, Mi http://www.rashaunrucker.com/ We invite […]

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McCandliss & Campbell – Public Lecture

23 Oct , 2020  

Public Lecture in Design & Photography McCandliss & Campbell, the award winning art direction team of Nancy Campbell and Trevett McCandliss and Jurors of JSU’s National Juried Student Design Show: WORK, will give a public lecture to coincide with the opening of the show.In this lecture, you’ll get a look at the work and process of this […]

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Public Lecture: Curatorial Activism in the Contemporary Art Landscape

29 Sep , 2020  

In this lecture, gallery directors Jessica Borusky of University of North Florida and Rachel Schmid of California Lutheran University discuss curatorial activism in today’s world, from academic galleries to public institutions to artist-run spaces. Dialogue will address such questions as, what does it mean to create polyvocal exhibitions, and why is this type of diversity important? What does curatorial activism look like, particularly through the lens of non-profit organizations and education? What problems related to gender and race are faced in the museum space, and what are the lasting effects of these issues? Two short presentations will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Mary R. Springer.

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National ADDY Winner! – Stefanie Cobb

26 Aug , 2020  

MFA Alumnus Stefanie Cobb has received a Silver National ADDY Award for Packaging design in her thesis work “Ex Libris: Reimagining the Literary Experience through Artifactual Storytelling and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.” ​Stefanie created and curated objects inspired by the classic novel Fahrenheit 451 presenting to reader’s a new way of interacting with stories through design in order to […]

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High School Graphic Design Workshop!

10 Dec , 2019   Gallery

A few weeks ago, the Art Department hosted a Graphic Design Workshop for local high school students. Coordinated by MFA candidate Lulu Hamissou, the workshop was attended by five high school groups that included the Anniston Islamic Society (10 students), Southside High School (11 Students), Munford High School (2 students), Pleasant Valley High School (1 […]

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Faculty Show 2019

3 Oct , 2019   Gallery

On Tuesday, September 24th, the opening reception for the Faculty Show of 2019 took place in the Hammond Hall Gallery. A portion of the gallery featured artwork from and pictures of Dr. Karen Henricks with a place to write memories of her to be bound in a book for her husband, John. The show will […]

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Board Game Experience at Java Jolt!

21 Jun , 2019  

This summer the students in ART 438: Table Top Game Design class have designed an exciting new game, and they want you to experience it with them! They will be hosting a game day to test out the brand new game, Afterlife! Experience the Egyptian pharaoh’s journey through this exhilarating board game of collecting your […]

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Millennium BFA Senior Show

3 May , 2019   Gallery

Last Thursday, our graduating seniors presented their Senior show projects to a packed crowd in Hammond Hall. Everyone did a phenomenal job, and we are so proud of their hard work! Check out the gallery below to see what they accomplished:

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46th Annual Student Show

2 Apr , 2019   Gallery

On March 21st, the awards reception for the 46th Annual Student Show took place at the Hammond Hall Gallery. There was a great turn out to see all of the wonderful work our students created during the school year. Eight awards were presented to students in the following catogories: 46th Student show Award Winners Best […]

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