MFA Projects

Create and Color Therapy Book – Charissa Flagg

21 Dec , 2015  

The concept for this book materialized after researching art therapy and the affect that coloring had on people with anxiety and depression. With the new popularity of the “coloring for adults” books, I was interested in creating something geared toward older teenagers and young adults; ages ranging from 15-22. With statistics of teen depression, anxiety, […]

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Speech Therapy App

16 Dec , 2015  

Speech Therapy App Interface – Charissa Flagg The concept for this project was to create an app interface that would reiterate lessons learned during a speech therapy session. This app would allow parents to go back over activities with their child to have extra practice time outside of therapy sessions. I wanted to produce an […]

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Visiting Artist: Benjie Heu – Monday November 30th

17 Nov , 2015  

Monday November 30th, visiting artist Benjie Heu will be demo’ing his sculptural process for Professor Oles classes from 8-11am and 12-3pm in Room 103 Carlisle Fine Arts Facility – followed by a slide lecture at 4pm. He also has a solo exhibition at Birmingham Southern College/Durbin Gallery which will be open from Nov. 6 through […]

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MFA Candidate Brandon Vernon featured on MTV.COM!

31 Oct , 2015  

Earlier this week, MFA Candidate Brandon Vernon had a body of his work featured on MTV.com. This is a huge milestone in the career of a visual artist. Brandon went to the School of Visual Arts in New York for his undergrad, majoring in Traditional Animation. “I’ve worked on some fun animation shows, a music […]

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About Emily Sheehan – Award Juror for Ley Lines

28 Sep , 2015  

Emily Sheehan is an Assistant Professor of Fine Art teaching Drawing at Indiana University Southeast. Emily received her M.F.A in Visual Studies, with a specialization in Drawing and Sculpture from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) in 2008. Emily’s artistic research/practice utilizes perceptual drawing (drawing from observation in a multi-sensory way) to explore the […]

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“Ley Lines” Opens Thursday, October 1, 2015

25 Sep , 2015   Gallery

Ley Lines: Connecting Media, Imagery, and Concept Across Contemporary Drawing opened Thursday, October 1st, 2015 in the Hammond Hall Gallery at Jacksonville State University from 5 – 7PM. An artist lecture by the Exhibition Awards Juror, Emily Sheehan, was given at 3:30PM in the Roundhouse Lecture Hall. Emily Sheehan is an Assistant Professor of Fine Art teaching […]

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Design Lab Renovations

20 Sep , 2015  

Many of you know that Hammond Hall has gotten a serious face lift over the last few months. Particularly, the Undergraduate Design Labs and the new Hammond Hall Gallery. Take a look at these before shots of how the space in the design labs used to look. And here is what it looks like now! After a […]

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INSTILL: Faculty Exhibition

1 Sep , 2015  

The JSU Art Department is excited to present INSTILL: Faculty Reception and Exhibition this Thursday, September 3rd in Hammond Hall Art Gallery from 5:00-7:00 PM. The Exhibition will last from September 3rd until September 24th from 8:30-4:00 PM. Alumni Hannah Cooper McCauley will also be presenting her graduate photography work “A Singular Sense of Urgency” […]

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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.

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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 […]