Dr. Gavin Townsend, UTC Professor of Art History, was recently honored with the dedication of a model Viking ship. With a special research interest of American architectural history, Townsend has received the SGA Outstanding Professor Award, has served as Faculty Senate President, and also been on the Tennessee Historical Commission.
Senior art students exhibit work
Each spring the Cress Gallery hosts the Senior Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions, the capstone event of the creative research of students enrolled in the professional curriculum of the Department of Art at UTC. The 2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibitions “Show One” will run until Friday, April 11, at the Cress Gallery of Art.
Experience the 2014 UTC Department of Art Annual Juried Student Exhibition
The Cress Gallery of Art at The University of Tennessee Chattanooga announces the 2014 UTC Department of Art Juried Student Exhibition, supported by the Friends of the Cress Gallery. Jered Sprecher, Artist and Associate Professor of Art at University of Tennessee Knoxville, serves as juror.
New exhibition at Cress Gallery of Art
Selections II: The UTC Permanent Collection of Art will be on exhibit through Friday, July 27, at the Cress Gallery of Art. Gallery summer hours are 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Cress is closed on weekends.
Art professor awarded national grant
Phillip Lewis, UC Foundation Assistant Professor of Art, has been awarded a Creative Capital Project Grant in Visual Arts. This prestigious national award will support his new project entitled SYNONYM. SYNONYM is a multi-disciplined project, which includes photographs, video, performance, installation, and the dissemination of information about experiences from inside the war on drugs and extremist treatment…
Update: Students participate in 24-hour on-campus CreateAthon
It took a few naps, dozens of donated cupcakes, and several impromptu dance breaks, but UTC students thrived in designing for 24 straight hours in the UTC on-campus CreateAthon.
Students to participate in 24-hour on-campus CreateAthon
On April 8 and 9, students will participate in CreateAthon onCampus, is a 24-hour work-around-the-clock creative blitz focused on creating design solutions for Dalewood Middle School. Students will work for 24 hours starting at 10:00 a.m., on campus at UTC. The project is collaboration between students enrolled in the Professional Practices class in the UTC…
Student tosses 1,000 water balloons from campus building for art project
Spring has arrived at UTC. Flowers are blooming in the Shakespeare garden, students are relaxing in the tables in front of the University Center, and 1,000 water balloons were tossed off the top of the Fifth Street Parking Garage. It was another day where UTC engages students in critical thinking and creativity. As part of…