Ask many people to describe their dream job, and they might say it involves watching NFL games from right on the 50-yard line. That’s a reality for cinema studies alumna Grace Olen, who has worked with NFL Films since her graduation from UTK in 2024, helping with everything from production on shows like They Call […]
Ever watched the hit Hulu original series Only Murders in the Building? Or snuggled down during the holidays for a heart-warming Hallmark Christmas special? There’s a chance that alumna Delaney Phillips (UTK ’21) helped make those productions happen. Currently a key production assistant for a new television show from A24, Delaney has worked for a […]
It’s that time of year again: the leaves on the surrounding mountains are turning color, there’s a chill in the air, and Film Fest Knox is back in town! Cinema Studies professor Paul Harrill and other area filmmakers co-founded Film Fest Knox in 2023 in order to promote Knoxville as a premiere location for filmmaking and the […]
The UT School of Art held its annual Kimberly D. Iles Scholarship Awards Ceremony on September 18th, honoring nine students from the School of Art and two from the College of Architecture and Design. Kimberly D. Iles, an artist and graphic designer who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the UT School of […]
UT Filmmaker John C Kelley has been awarded the inaugural Vimeo Short Film Grant for his animated project, The Ineffable Hum. Kelley, an associate professor of Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art at the University of Tennessee, is one of five filmmakers selected from thousands to receive the first-of-its-kind award. The grant includes $30,000 in funding, access […]
Since graduating from the University of Tennessee in 2019, filmmaker Ronald Levy has been busy: he’s started his own production company and completed two full-length documentary films, traveling all over the United States for projects. He’s told stories about subjects ranging from long-distance cyclists on different ends of the political spectrum to food insecurity in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Kimberly D. Iles Scholarships were awarded on Thursday, September 14, 2023, to eleven students in the University of Tennessee School of Art and School of Design. Students with their areas of concentration are: Joss Kitts | SculptureSomerset Alley | PaintingKenzie Felkins | DrawingGrace Olen | Cinema StudiesJessica Taylor | Graphic DesignCarter Goss | Graphic […]
The Alumni Promise Award recognizes alumni no older than 40 who have demonstrated distinctive achievement in a career, civic involvement, or both. This award is presented to acknowledge alumni who are making a mark early on in their career. In 2023, Ben Murphy, alumni of the Cinema Studies program received one of four Alumni Promise […]
The University of Tennessee School of Art is pleased to announce that the most recent film produced by film maker Elaine McMillion Sheldon has been named a Critics Pick by the New York Times. Sheldon is Assistant Professor in the Cinema Studies concentration at the School of Art. This film is described as, “A lyrical […]
Chloe Baker is a Spring 2023 graduate from the University of Tennessee’s School of Art with a Bachelors of Fine Arts and a concentration in 4D Studio Arts. Beginning in January 2022, while still in school, she had the incredible opportunity to kick-start her professional journey with an internship at Loch & Key Productions.
Elaine McMillion Sheldon, assistant professor of Cinema Studies at University of Tennessee’s School of Art. and filmmaker has been tapped as director for a narrative feature film on the life of Mary Harris Jones — the indomitable labor figure known to history as Mother Jones.
For over 20 years, Handheld has biannually screened the best student work produced in Cinema Studies and Time-Based Art courses.
The Jewish Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people.
Students from the UT School of Art Cinema Studies program traveled to East Tennessee State University for a very successful first meeting of the East Tennessee Video Essay Guild
Gravity Wins, a dance film short by Heather Coker Hawkins, has been selected and is being screened at the UNDER_the_RADAR Festival and Conference for Artistic Film, Animation and Experimental Sequential Media held in Vienna, Austria April 17 – 23
Ben Murphy, Cinema Studies alumni from 2015, is Assistant Editor in the Avatar mega-franchise
Each year the University of Tennessee College of Arts and Sciences seeks to recognize faculty members who excel in scholarship and creative activity while also being fully engaged in the other responsibilities of faculty jobs, primarily teaching and service.
Congratulations to the winners of the 76th student art competition. This competition has been an outlet for UT’s talented students for 76 years, wherein countless works of art of every form have been displayed and applauded by the university and Knoxville community.
UTK School of Art Lecturer Kaz Rahman went to Dubai in December with his wife, wearable tech designer and music composer Hedy Hurban
Ben Murphy, one of our first Cinema Studies cohort graduates in 2015, has been working on the newly released Avatar sequel since 2017. He has recently been promoted to 1st Assistant Editor in the mega-franchise!
John C. Kelley is an Assistant Professor of 4D (undergraduate) and Time-Based Arts (graduate) at the UT School of Art.
Filmmaker and faculty member Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s King Coal to be screened at Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance “Meet the Artist” video is available on YouTube.
Handheld is a festival of student films, videos, animations, and audio works held at the UT School of Art. It is a biannual film festival made up of the best and most interesting work being made in Time-Based Art (TBA) classes from foundations to graduate levels.
The artwork of Jackson Jalomo will be exhibited at Gallery 1010 on December 9 and 10, 2022. The exhibition is titled “Jusqu’ici.”
This group exhibition by the December graduating BFA Class of 2022 takes place on December 2, 2022. This is a First Friday and prepare to enjoy a wonderful show.
Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 PM Kaz Rahman hosts a reception at Gallery 103, A+A bldg. Enjoy Rahman’s 5 garden tales, recent video works showcasing a collage of elements that combine hand-drawn and animated gestures with live action and archival footage.
Ten undergraduate students in art history, cinema studies, graphic design, and studio art received the 2022 Kimberly D. Iles Art Scholarships in recognition of their excellent work. Selected by faculty nominations, these students represent each area of study in the School of Art and the School of Design from the College of Architecture. Award winners […]
An opening reception will take place at the Downtown Gallery for an exhibition showcasing the artwork of the University of Tennessee School of Art’s incoming MFA students.
Ruchi Singh is an interdisciplinary artist from India. She likes to complement her artworks with a piece of writing.
For the third year in a row, the UT Downtown Gallery partnered with the Big Ears Festival to serve as a venue for film programming, while School of Art faculty and alumni were invited to show their video art at another 2018 Big Ears event, the 12-Hour Drone.
