The Department of Art+Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will kick off the 2021-22 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season with The Little Friends of Printmaking.

Earlier this summer, the director of Austin Peay State University's The New Gallery and his summer research fellow discovered a striking photo of a red-haired girl with a face splashed with freckles. Within days, they had a compelling story to share, one that included an up-and-coming 26-year-old French photographer who from his shop in Pont-Aven, France, had the perfect light in 1970 to capture the freckled faces of Cécile and her two sisters, Béatrice and Silvie.

The Department of Art + Design at Austin Peay State University is excited to announce its 2021-22 season of exhibitions and visiting speakers. Generously supported by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), the Department of Art + Design can bring nationally/internationally recognized artists and thinkers directly to Clarksville with programming that is free and open to the public.

The University accessioned over 150 new pieces into APSU's Art Collection within the past five years. The exhibition features 125 pieces of donated, gifted and purchased works of art and includes artists such as Ansel Adams, Deborah Gould Hall, Bonnie Schiffman, Albert Watson, Frank Paulin, Michel Thersiquel, Khari Turner, Gamaliel Rodriquez, Philippe Salaün, Karen Seapker, Carl E. Moore and many more.

The exhibit will include more than 150 pieces accepted into Austin Peay State University's art collection during the last five years. Pieces include art from Ansel Adams, Deborah Gould Hall, Bonnie Schiffman, Albert Watson, Michel Thersiquel, Khari Turner, Gamaliel Rodriguez, Philippe Salaün and Karen Seapker.

Recently discovered photos not only capture a Canadaian rodeo in 1978, but they also help to tell the story of how a world-famous photographer's photos made their way over 43 years from his New York City studio to an Arizona gallery to a dusty flat-file box in Austin Peay State University's art collection.

A recent endowment from Mark and Martha Em Raby made a new annual summer fellowship possible and provides an Art + Design student the opportunity to work with the University's art collection.

The Department of Art + Design's 53rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition honored students on Wednesday, April 28, with an awards night via Zoom.

On Earth Day, the Art + Design lawn at Austin Peay State University had an interesting sight to see. Eliza Evans, an environmental artist of about 10 years, was taking part in a durational performance piece where she spent several hours in a "time machine."

Environmental artist Eliza Evans will be on campus from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today to perform a reiteration of her piece "Time Machine," a duration and interactive work where she will spend several hours "living" in a mass-produced greenhouse on the lawn of the Arts Quad. The performance is free and open to the public.

On Earth Day, April 22, environmental artist Eliza Evans will be on campus from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. to perform a reiteration of her piece Time Machine, a duration and interactive work where she will spend several hours “living” in a mass-produced greenhouse on the lawn of the Arts Quad.

Austin Peay State University's David Jon Walker is one of 12 graphic design educators of color included in a new book titled "Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators: Conversations on Design and Race." A series of events - including one tonight - is helping to bring the book's educators to the public eye.

The Department of Art + Design is celebrating the end of the 2020-21 academic year with the 53rd Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The professionally juried exhibition opened in The New Gallery on April 5 and runs through April 28. There will be a reception + awards ceremony on April 28, via Zoom beginning at 5:30 p.m. All are invited to attend.

The Department of Art + Design, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host artist Stephanie Syjuco to finish out an incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

Austin Peay State University's David Jon Walker is one of 12 graphic design educators of color included in a new book titled "Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators: Conversations on Design and Race."

The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host environmental artist, Eliza Evans, to continue an incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host environmental artist, Eliza Evans, to continue an incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

The Austin Peay State University African American Alumni Chapter and the APSU National Alumni Association will host the Marvin Posey Jr. Scholarship Art Exhibit at 2 p.m. on March 20 in the painting studio of the APSU Art + Design Building.

Check out art and design alum and former mascot Khari Turner's interview with Juxtapoz Magazine on his life and newfound position in the national art community. "When I moved to Tennessee, I was like 'Oh I'm making this work, nobody can stop me and I'm not doing anything else.'"

A 360-degree virtual walk-through for bio-artist Laura Splan's Entangled Entities, complete with an audio tour by the artist, is now available.

The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host world-renowned graphic designer Paula Scher to continue an incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

Austin Peay State University alumna Sarah Beth Bills recently made the news after she painted a likeness of Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown.

The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host award-winning designer and thinker Debbie Millman to continue an incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

You can see the exhibit from the safety of your home in a newly launched 360-degree virtual walk-through that is integrated with an "artist-led" gallery tour.

The New Gallery, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Over Look/Under Foot, a new exhibition by artists Katie Hargrave and Meredith Lynn, to continue an exciting 2020-2021 exhibition season.

An Austin Peay State University art and design professor recently was picked to contribute artwork in support of a national presidential campaign.

"I Vote Because ...," an art project started by Celene Aubry and Cynthia Marsh, features 55 women sharing why they are exercising their right to vote in the upcoming election.

Austin Peay State University animation students made it as finalists in a 24 Hours Animation Contest then earned more than 2 million views on a behind-the-scenes TikTok video.

Eighteen steel barrels, the sidewalks and a grassy field make up APSU Gallery Director Michael Dickins' latest artwork, "Nothing to See Here." "'Nothing to See Here' is my statement on the continued violence perpetrated against Black bodies and the privilege many of us have to ignore it," Dickins says, describing the piece.

The Department of Art + Design with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts is pleased to host multiform conceptual artist Chloë Bass to kick off the 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

Austin Peay State University Art Professor Paul Collins has been creating and placing artistic vote signs throughout Middle Tennessee - especially throughout Nashville and Clarksville - since this summer. And he hopes the initiative, called 100days, will inspire area residents to register and vote in the Nov. 3 election.

An impromptu New York City visit and a heartfelt thank you note helped to spark a recent donation of 16 Frank Paulin photographs to Austin Peay's University Art Collection from the renowned Bruce Silverstein Gallery.

Scott Raymond, a former DreamWorks animator who worked on films such as "Trolls" and "Kung Fu Panda 3," participated in panel discussions for SIGGRAPH 2020, one of the animation industry's major annual events.

Austin Peay State University art alum Khari Turner has had a summer he won't soon forget.

An Austin Peay State University art graduate will be one of 10 Black artists featured during Hulu's Woke Art Fest today (Sept. 14, 2020) on the streaming giant's social media platforms.

You have until Sept. 20 to see the work of two Austin Peay State University professors in a pandemic-themed exhibit at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville.

The Department of Art + Design at Austin Peay State University is excited to announce its 2020-21 season of visiting speakers. Generously supported by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), the Department of Art + Design can bring nationally/internationally recognized artists and thinkers directly to Clarksville with programming that is free and open to the public.

Anyone wishing to see Austin Peay State University's recently reopened Spectacle exhibit at The New Gallery can do so without having to visit campus. Gallery Director Michael Dickins has posted on YouTube a 360º/4k VR video walk-through experience of the exhibit.

The work of 10 Austin Peay State University animation students will be highlighted at an international computer graphics conference that starts today.

Two Austin Peay Department of Art + Design professors this summer earned international honors for the design of the department's field guide for students.

Austin Peay's Department of Art + Design has launched a twice-weekly Instagram series this summer to celebrate students, faculty and alumni during a challenging time.

Austin Peay State University's Department of Art + Design is taking its senior graphic design showcase online to recognize "the awesome work of 17 future creatives."

Beginning this Friday and continuing for the next three weeks, the students will host virtual exhibits every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

The Department of Art + Design celebrates the end of the 2019-20 academic year with the 52nd Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The professionally juried exhibition opens virtually on April 6 and runs through April 30. All are invited to attend.

Meet Javon Dixon. Student, programmer and shoe customizer. Dixon is a computer science major and graphic design minor. He said that his minor helps influence his imagination, and he's learning how to guide a business through a crisis.

Heather Abels, who works in major film, TV and animation studios such as Walt Disney Animation Studios, will deliver a free lecture at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26. The lecture is open to the public.

Spectacle explores the ideas akin to power, voyeurism, architecture and economic struggle. Ideas of being a spectator and being spectated. The exhibition is a mix of mediums and voices that have the common thread of the sport of basketball.

The Department of Art + Design at Austin Peay State University will host its annual College Art + Design Day for high school students at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Art + Design Building.

The Department of Art + Design, with support from the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), welcomes artist Carla Repice to campus for a one-on-one conversation with Gallery Director Michael Dickins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Barbara Beach Gallery.

Repice's "The White Problem" is a multi-faceted project that addresses the dehumanizing effects of racism on the human psyche.