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2020 Hamblet Award Winner and Vanderbilt Alum, Rebecca Arp returns to Space 204 with solo exhibition in January 2022
Dec. 7, 2021—Pressing Pearls in My Fists sees the return of Rebecca Arp (VU ’20) to the campus of Vanderbilt University and the halls of the Department of Art. Her solo exhibition runs through January 13 through February 3, 2022 in Space 204, the contemporary art gallery housed in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. UPDATE:...
Installation Students activate Central Library with creative interventions
Nov. 15, 2021—Continuing a collaboration started by Professor Mel Ziegler, almost 15 years ago, the students in ARTS 1502: Installation Art worked with the Librarians of the Jean and Alexander Heard Library for their site specific installations art project in the Central Library. Overthink | Understand opened on November 10, 2021 with student presentations explains their conceptual...
Active Space: The Student Gallery
Nov. 15, 2021—The return of students back to campus has sparked new activity in the Student Gallery of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. This fall two exhibitions have been installed showcasing the works from classes – ARTS 3891: Artist’s Books and Ephemeral Production and ARTS 1102: Introduction to Studio Arts. bilder & bulletin September 30...
Studio VU welcomes Marie Watt on October 20
Oct. 4, 2021—The Studio VU Lectures Series 2021-2022 and the Vanderbilt University Department of Art welcomes Marie Watt on October 20, 2021 at 2:30 PM (CST) via ZOOM. registration required. Marie Watt is an American artist and citizen of the Seneca Nation with German-Scot ancestry. Her interdisciplinary work draws from history, biography, Iroquois protofeminism, and Indigenous teachings; in it, she explores the...
Studio VU welcomes Jorgge Menna Barreto on September 22, 2021
Sep. 13, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and Studio VU Lecture Series opens the 2021-2022 season of artist talks with Jorgge Menna Barreto on September 22, 2021 at 3PM (central standard time). Jorgge Menna Barreto, Ph.D. is a Brazilian artist and educator, whose practice and research have been dedicated to site-specific art for over 20 years....
Space 204 welcomes “Witness to the Rain” a solo exhibition by Fidencio Fifield-Perez
Aug. 25, 2021—The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is pleased to present Witness to the Rain, a solo exhibition of artworks by Fidencio Fifield-Perez. Witness to the Rain will be on view in Space 204 from September 9 to October 21, 2021 on the second floor of the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center. Perez focuses on the authority given...
Space 204 to exhibit selections from faculty of the Art + Design Faculty at Austin Peay State University
May. 20, 2021—Sightlines a group exhibition featuring works from Art + Design faculty at Austin Peay State University Monday, June 14th – Friday, August 27th – tentative closing reception August 27th ( pending university campus visitation policy updates)/ The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is pleased to present Sightlines, a group exhibition of artworks by faculty teaching in the Department of Art + Design at...
The 2021 Department of Art student award recipients announced; Hamblet, DeLoach, Plaza, and Mid South
May. 3, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art proudly announces the recipients of the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award and the Merit Award for 2021 are Emily Kopec and Cayla B. Mims Emily Kopec is the 2021 recipient of the esteemed $25,000 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award. Emily’s exhibition titled, Merely, features a constellation of work created...
Alumni Profile: Alexis Jackson, Class of 2015
Apr. 6, 2021— “My roles have required me to communicate visually with millions of people every day, and my education at Vanderbilt, particularly in the art department, laid the foundation for me to be successful in my career today.” In 2015, I graduated from Vanderbilt University with majors in Studio Art and Creative Writing. After receiving the...
Senior art majors mount their Hamblet thesis exhibition, opening April 23, 2021 (virtual)
Apr. 6, 2021—The virtual doors between the gallery spaces of Space 204 will slide open on Friday, April 23, to showcase the hard work of Vanderbilt University’s graduating studio art majors and their Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Senior Thesis exhibitions collectively under the title inseparable. The 2021 Senior Shows will be on display to the public from...