Archive for July, 2009
As the Interim Director, Professor Tina Fuentes, settles in to the Director’s office, and the Ceramics program has moved to the 3D Art Annex, there will be a few more changes space-wise for some of the staff and faculty. Visual Studies has the area to the South of the VRC (where ceramics used to be)—rooms B [ READ MORE ]
Former School of Art Director, Professor Todd DeVriese, has left TTU’S SoA to become Dean of the Department of Art at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. As we began the search for a new director, CVPA Dean Carol Edwards announced last week that Professor Tina Fuentes, (BFA and MFA, North Texas State University) the Associate Director and a [ READ MORE ]
The pitch is hurled, as the batter draws his bat back, ready to send the ball into the stands. The crowd roars-a big crowd of true baseball fans. This Alpine, Texas, scene could be taking place today at the Kokernot Baseball field (named for famed owner of the 06 Ranch, Herbert Kokernot who built it [ READ MORE ]
Corey Escoto, BFA 2005 (MFA, University of Washington, St. Louis, MO), was recently featured on the Art:21 Blog . He lives and works in his studio in St. Louis, Missouri. Escoto feels his work is influenced by the city and his living-work space, located on the second floor of an old red brick building downtown-where he [ READ MORE ]
Congratulations to faculty members, Christie Blizard and David Lindsay; MFA candidates, Zach Nader (Photography) and Patrick Page-Sutter (Sculpture) and recent alumnus, Joel Kiser (2007 BFA Sculpture) on the selection of their artwork for the New Texas Talent 2009 Selected Participants at the Craighead Green Gallery – Dallas. The exhibit will run from July 25 – [ READ MORE ]