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August 2021
Alicia Eggert sculpture selected for festival in Monopoli, ItalyAlicia Eggert's “You are (on) an island” (2011-2021) was recently erected on a tiny island off the coast of Monopoli, Italy, as a part of the PhEST International Festival of Photography and... |
CVAD Gallery opens with "Matthew Ritchie: Florilegium"The CVAD Galleries is delighted to present an engaging new exhibition and public program by internationally renowned New York-based artist Matthew Ritchie (b. 1964)... |
Allyson Packer performs at CARPA, University of the Arts HelsinkiAllyson Packer, lecturer in CVAD Foundations, will premiere a new performance "Words That We Feel (Work That Resides in Our Bodies)" on Aug. 28, 2021, at the Colloquium... |
Kolaj Institute selects Mary Johnson to use collage to interpret a 1918 book for 21st-Century readersMary A. Johnson, lecturer, Foundations, was selected for residency of collage artists organized by the Kolaj Institute along with nine other collage artists to make 63 collages that interpret |
Houston Arts Alliance acquires art by Ana Lopez for Houston AirportThe Houston Arts Alliance selected a piece by Ana M. Lopez, associate professor, Studio Art: Metalsmithing and Jewelry, for direct purchase and acquisition by the City of Houston... |
COVID-19 Student Success Award—all students encouraged to applyIn a message from R. Joey Saxon, associate vice president for Student Financial Services, UNT Division of Enrollment, COVID-19 Student Success Award information was provided to encourage... |
July 2021
Washington Post features opinion article by Nada Shabout: An ancient treasure may be returned to IraqThis week, a 3,500-year-old clay tablet containing a portion of the “Epic of Gilgamesh” — one of the world’s oldest surviving pieces of literature — was forfeited by Hobby Lobby... |
CVAD welcomes new department chairsThree new department chairs will join CVAD on Aug. 2, 2021 coming from Tennessee, Ohio and Illinois... |
Art Macao features Brooks Oliver's artworks in international exhibitionJuly 1, 2021 — Brooks Oliver will have four major works featured in the international exhibition "Project Sands X: Beyond the Blue – An Exhibition of Ceramic Extraordinaire." This special... |
June 2021
AAFCS awards Hae Jin Gam for Best Paper in Apparel, Textiles and MerchandisingRecognized at the annual conference of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Hae Jin Gam, associate professor, fashion design, and coordinator for... |
Art installations by Lauren Cross commemorate JuneteenthA Moment of Silence / Let Freedom Ring," an exhibition of work by CVAD Assistant Professor Lauren Cross is part of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s second offsite Nasher Public project that debuts... |
Big Design Scholarship awarded to CVAD student in MA in IXD programTwo UNT graduate students won the first annual scholarships from Big Design, a Dallas-based non-profit headed by Brian Sullivan, director of design at Sabre, the travel technology company in Southlake... |
Graphic Design alumnus awarded prestigious international internshipAlumnus Parker Metcalf has been awarded a rare and highly competitive, paid six-month journey through the World's Greatest Internship, WGI. As one of only four selected from approximately 500 applications... |
May 2021
CARES Act, UNT Learning Center to provide Art Kits at no cost to first-time-in-college CVAD studentsThis summer, first-time-in-college CVAD students who attend UNT's Freshman Orientation face-to-face sessions will be provided an Art Kit from Voertman's at no cost to the student. Each Art Kit includes... |
Announcement: UNT Promotions & Tenure in CVAD!Promotion and tenure announcement: congrats! |
Nada Shabout receives national award from Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of SciencesThe Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences Board of Directors has announced Nada Shabout is a recipient of the 2020 Kuwait Prize for Arts and Literature as the endorsed by His Highness... |