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Printmaking and conservation meet at the Museum of Infinite Outcomes

Printmaking and conservation meet at the Museum of Infinite Outcomes

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Studying art can lead you to surprising places. For University of Tennessee printmaking alumna Ashlee Mays, it was to a plot of foreclosed land in Knoxville’s Parkridge neighborhood, where she created one of Tennessee’s most unique outdoor spaces: the Museum of Infinite Outcomes, an open-air museum that is shifting the narrative of conservation through the […]

UT Art, Engineering Host METAL Bootcamp

UT Art, Engineering Host METAL Bootcamp

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The UT School of Art is collaborating with the Tickle College of Engineering to train the next generation of metal casters and forgers. Last month, faculty, staff, and graduate students from the SOA’s sculpture program helped to facilitate the first of three UT-hosted metallurgy bootcamps through the  Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, an […]

Janelle VanderKelen Wins Creative Capital Award

Janelle VanderKelen Wins Creative Capital Award

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School of Art professor Janelle VanderKelen has won a Creative Capital award for her project, The Golden Thread, a 16mm feature film that highlights ways unseen fungi help slow climate change and mitigate its effects. VanderKelen, an assistant professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art, is one of 55 artists representing 49 projects who received the prestigious award […]

Art Alumni Writing Book About UT Sculpture Tour

Art Alumni Writing Book About UT Sculpture Tour

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Two School of Art alumni are writing a book about the University of Tennessee Sculpture Tour, a unique loan program in the 1980-90’s that influenced outdoor art exhibitions at institutions and communities throughout the country.  Leticia Bajuyo (MFA ‘01), an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of Oklahoma, and Durant Thompson (BFA ‘97), a […]

School of Art Faculty Receive Heart and Soul Awards

School of Art Faculty Receive Heart and Soul Awards

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Jason Brown’s Community Art Class in Spring 2024 Two School of Art professors received Heart and Soul Awards from the Faculty Senate, a new honor recognizing faculty members who foster exceptionally inclusive, respectful, and supportive climates at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  Heather Coker Hawkins, an assistant professor of time-based art, and Jason Brown, a […]

Multiple UTK Films Screening at Film Fest Knox

Multiple UTK Films Screening at Film Fest Knox

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Cinema Studies professor and co-chair Paul Harrill, along with other area filmmakers, co-founded Film Fest Knox in 2023 in order to promote Knoxville as a premiere location for filmmaking and the arts. The international festival is an important platform for Tennessee filmmakers in particular, and this year’s regional showcases – which incudes the American Regional […]

UT School of Art Director, Student Honored by International Sculpture Center

UT School of Art Director, Student Honored by International Sculpture Center

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Christopher McNulty Kyle Cottier The sculpture program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville—already recognized and respected among national and international art communities—recently came further into the spotlight. This fall, the International Sculpture Center (ISC) honored School of Art (SOA) Director Christopher McNulty with its prestigious Outstanding Educator Award, which recognizes inspiring, influential artists who have […]

School of Art Holds 2024 Kimberly D. Iles Awards Ceremony

School of Art Holds 2024 Kimberly D. Iles Awards Ceremony

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The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship awards on September 19th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design.     Kimberly D. Iles was known for her vivacity, generosity of spirit, and passion for the arts. She graduated with honors from […]

John Powers Exhibits Work During Venice Biennale

John Powers Exhibits Work During Venice Biennale

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The Venice Biennale is one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious art exhibitions. This year, an installation by UT School of Art Professor John Powers is among the featured work.   Established in 1895, the Biennale has showcased art from many of history’s renowned artists and architects, and in recent years attracted over 800,000 […]

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty

School of Art Welcomes New Faculty

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The School of Art at UT, Knoxville is excited to introduce two new instructional faculty members. Assistant Professor Amanda Evans joins the School of Art’s Ceramics Program. Evans is a socially engaged ceramic artist whose work manifests as participatory sculptures, performance, print and digital media, and long-term collaborative systems. She received her MFA in Art […]

UT Printmaking Newsletter: Fall 2024

UT Printmaking Newsletter: Fall 2024

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This annual newsletter celebrates the professional and life achievements of students, alumni, faculty, and staff from the UT School of Art’s Printmaking Program. We are proud of our record of creative activity, and grateful to have our graduate program recognized as 3rd among public universities by U.S. News and World Report. We hope that you […]

Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Art Historian Robert Hobbs

Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Art Historian Robert Hobbs

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School of Art Alumnus Robert Hobbs has led a career that many art historians could only dream of.  He has written nearly sixty books and curated dozens of exhibits, working closely with artists, ranging from sculptors Alice Aycock and Robert Smithson to painters Lee Krasner and Robert Motherwell.