Laying the Foundation: UNT Art Faculty, 1890-1970 at UNT on the Square
One reason to be captivated by Laying the Foundation: UNT Art Faculty, 1890-1970 is that it takes you far away from the present while leaving you in familiar surroundings. Looking at “Portrait of Mrs. Turner,” an undated oil painting by Martha Simkins, you feel a grand sense of history belonging to both the Oak Cliff [...]
Staying in the Game: UNT Granted $40,000 for Professional Practices Seminar
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation recently awarded The University of North Texas Department of Art and Art History a $40,000 grant to fund the “MFA Professional Practices: Staying in the Game” project, an annual seminar that aims to provide UNT graduate art students with the skills to navigate the contemporary art marketplace. The Tremaine [...]
Furry suit alert: Renowned artist Nick Cave to serve as UNT’s artist-in-residence
Renowned performance artist Nick Cave (not the renowned Australian alt-rocker), will be artist-in-residence at the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2011-2012. Cave, who went to UNT in the 80′s, will visit twice in the fall and twice in the spring, and has been commissioned to create a [...]
Nick Cave to serve as UNT’s artist-in-residence 2011-2012
Renowned performance artist Nick Cave (not the renowned Australian alt-rocker), will be artist-in-residence at the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts in the 2011-2012. Cave, who went to grad school at UNT for a while in the 80′s, will visit twice in the fall and twice in the spring, and [...]