News and Events
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60th Annual Voertman Competition Instructions
A time-honored tradition at the College of Visual Arts and Design, this is our juried student exhibition in its 60th year. Juried by Andrea Karnes, Senior Curator at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and UNT alumna...
TAEA Conference includes CVAD student presenter
An award by The Jo Ann (Jody) and Dr. Charles O. Onstead Institute for Education in the Visual Arts & Design enabled Marie-Claire Valdez, PhD student in Art Education, to attend the Texas Art Education Association's...
UNT honors alumnus Jerome Max “Bruzzy” Westheimer Jr. for his transformative impact on campus
University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk presented alumnus Jerome Max “Bruzzy” Westheimer Jr. (’65) with the Presidential Wings of Eagles Award at this year’s Wingspan Gala, “Viva North Texas,” Nov. 16. The event celebrates...
Lauren Cross curates Vicki Meek retrospective
Lauren Cross, Program Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Art and Design Studies in the UNT College of Visual Arts and Design, is curating a restropective for Vicki Meek, which opens at the Houston Museum of...
Vernon Fisher Exhibition Curator-Guided Tour
Words and Pictures by UNT Regents Professor of Art Emeritus Vernon Fisher is an exhibition of paintings and sculptures from 1980 to the present and celebrates the grand opening of the expanded and integrated College of Visual Arts and Design...
Mulberry Street Studio at UNT, Fall 2019
Mulberry Street Studio at UNT is a shared educational space where students and instructors experiment, cultivate curiosity and explore a variety of art materials and processes—a space of creativity and inspiration where...
Annette Lawrence Exhibition at the Conduit Gallery
Annette Lawrence, UNT professor of art in the College of Visual Arts and Design, may be inching towards paint, but her work remains firmly in the realm of drawing. Known for her permutations on calendars, Lawrence...
Paper City: CVAD Alumnus Brent Anderson among most talented
Dallas' art of the craft brings powerhouse creative forces together, writes Rebecca Sherman, home and design editor at Paper City Magazine, a definitive source for fashion, food, home and lifestyle news in Dallas, Houston and greater Texas...
Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium Open Call for Papers
Nasher Sculpture Center announces an open call for participation in the 2020 Nasher Prize Graduate Symposium, which aims to expand scholarship on the field of contemporary sculpture in its many forms. Submissions should address ...
VoyageHouston features CVAD Professor Eliza Au
VoyageHouston, an online platform that fosters collaboration and support for small businesses, features Eliza Au, CVAD associate professor of ceramics, independent artists and entrepreneurs, local institutions and those who...
Cynthia Giron: MFA Oral Defense / Double Dare
Project Description: "In my recent work, I explore my identity as a first-generation American, using my painting practice to think about early memories of living in-between two cultures. These remembered moments...
VoyageDallas features Janie Stidham
“I create in the late-night hours, weekends, and summers in my studio in Argyle. My work explores color, pattern, line, and shape through the use of textiles and sometimes enhanced with intuitive stitch. Through the use of reclaimed textiles...
Journal's special issue about skyscrapers includes article by Paula Lupkin
A special virtual, free issue about the history of skyscrapers includes The Wainwright Building, Monument of St. Louis's Larger Landscape, an article by Paula Lupkin, Ph.D., associate professor of art history, and is now available...