Art and Design News

Austin Peay students' video about the 24 Hours Animation Contest goes viral on TikTok

Austin Peay State University animation students made it as finalists in a 24 Hours Animation Contest then earned more than 2 million views on a behind-the-scenes TikTok video.

Austin Peay artist uses crushed black barrels, white sidewalks to illustrate systemic racial violence

Eighteen steel barrels, the sidewalks and a grassy field make up APSU Gallery Director Michael Dickins' latest artwork, "Nothing to See Here." "'Nothing to See Here' is my statement on the continued violence perpetrated against Black bodies and the privilege many of us have to ignore it," Dickins says, describing the piece.

Art + Design to welcome Chloë Bass to kick off CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series

The Department of Art + Design with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts is pleased to host multiform conceptual artist Chloë Bass to kick off the 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

APSU professor's '100days' project uses art to inspire people to register, vote

Austin Peay State University Art Professor Paul Collins has been creating and placing artistic vote signs throughout Middle Tennessee - especially throughout Nashville and Clarksville - since this summer. And he hopes the initiative, called 100days, will inspire area residents to register and vote in the Nov. 3 election.

Impromptu NYC visit, thank you note lead to photo collection gift to Austin Peay

An impromptu New York City visit and a heartfelt thank you note helped to spark a recent donation of 16 Frank Paulin photographs to Austin Peay's University Art Collection from the renowned Bruce Silverstein Gallery.

APSU art professor presents at national animation conference

Scott Raymond, a former DreamWorks animator who worked on films such as "Trolls" and "Kung Fu Panda 3," participated in panel discussions for SIGGRAPH 2020, one of the animation industry's major annual events.

Austin Peay art alum Khari Turner catches eye of Hulu, Zendaya and The Roots

Austin Peay State University art alum Khari Turner has had a summer he won't soon forget.

Austin Peay alum Khari Turner featured in Hulu's Work Art Fest

An Austin Peay State University art graduate will be one of 10 Black artists featured during Hulu's Woke Art Fest today (Sept. 14, 2020) on the streaming giant's social media platforms.

Two Austin Peay art professors featured in Cheekwood pandemic exhibit '@home'

You have until Sept. 20 to see the work of two Austin Peay State University professors in a pandemic-themed exhibit at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville.

APSU Department of Art + Design announces 2020-21 visiting artist schedule

The Department of Art + Design at Austin Peay State University is excited to announce its 2020-21 season of visiting speakers. Generously supported by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), the Department of Art + Design can bring nationally/internationally recognized artists and thinkers directly to Clarksville with programming that is free and open to the public.

Patrons can visit Austin Peay's Spectacle exhibit virtually

Anyone wishing to see Austin Peay State University's recently reopened Spectacle exhibit at The New Gallery can do so without having to visit campus. Gallery Director Michael Dickins has posted on YouTube a 360º/4k VR video walk-through experience of the exhibit.

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