From ceramics to sculpture, you'll find all kinds of art – and artists – at Austin Peay.
The Center of Excellence and department of art sponsor exhibitions and lectures by accomplished professional artists, student art shows and faculty exhibitions throughout the year.
The Nashville Scene has hailed the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts for "attracting heavyweight poets for years…everyone from Gwendolyn Brooks and Allen Ginsberg to Galway Kinnell and Eavan Boland."
In addition to the visiting writers series, the Center supports Red Mud Review, a literary magazine produced by APSU students and Zone 3, a professionally produced international literary journal that sponsors poetry and fiction awards.
Though you won't see them on stage, visiting artists and artists-in-residence have a visible impact on APSU theatre and dance students.
Sponsored by the Center, these artists share their experiences and knowledge through lectures, workshops and one-on-one interaction.
The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts sponsors the annual Clarksville Community Concert Series, which includes lectures and performances by renowned musicians such as classical guitarist Philip Hii, the American Brass Quintet and Grammy Award-winning ensemble Chanticleer.
Additionally, the Center sponsors the Dimensions New Music Series, Mid-South Jazz Festival and Young Composers Competition.
About the Center
The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, in collaboration with the Center's Faculty Advisory Board,
- supports the creative arts in the University, the local community, and the southeast region by sponsoring the creation, presentation, study, and research of significant and distinctive works of art; and
- provides an enriched environment conducive to the development of individual understanding and basic literacy in the creative arts disciplines through curricular and co-curricular arts education designed to meet the needs of the general university student, the arts major, the general public, and the professional artist.
Staff Contacts
- Christopher Burawa, Director
(931) 221-7643
burawac@apsu.edu - Sondra Hamilton, Assistant Director
(931) 221-7034
hamiltons@apsu.edu - Rasheda Abdullah, Secretary
(931) 221-7876
abdullahr@apsu.edu
2011 - 2012 Faculty Advisory Board
- Kell Black, Professor, Department of Art
- Blas Falconer, Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Literature
- Marcus Hayes, Assistant Professor, Theatre & Dance Program
- Darren Michael, Assistant Professor, Theatre & Dance Program
- Douglas Rose, Professor, Department of Music
- Ken Shipley, Associate Professor, Department of Art
- Susan Wallace, Managing Editor, Zone 3
- Gregory Wolynec, Associate Professor, Department of Music
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