Student News

Pouya Jahanshahi conducted a Live zoom-interview, with Jerica Wortham and Hannibal B. Johnson, of the Greenwood Arts Project. View Video below. Call for entry information below.

Artist Dayon Royster will be discussing his work with Mary Claire Becker’s Drawing II class via Zoom at 10am on 9/4. All are welcome to attend! The main focus of the talk will be “Text and Image” to complement the Drawing II students’ current project assignment.

Meet the AHO officers and learn about the goals and events of the organization for Fall 2020!

In their last week of classes, students in ART 1513 (Art History Survey II) with Prof. Jennifer Borland were tasked with recreating a work of art with whatever they had with them while practicing social distancing. The students could choose any work of art from the time frame covered in the course (roughly 1300 to 2020). Several museums started encouraging such engagement with their collections in March:

http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/getty-artworks-recreated-with-household-items-by-creative-geniuses-the-world-over/#tips

These are some highlights! 

The National Student Show & Conference (NSSC) is a professionally judged creative competition who's purpose is to help undergraduates become successful creative professionals. Students from all over the nation have entered their work for the opportunity to win scholarship money and bragging rights. Due to Covid-19 the awards were hosted online. Click links below to see the winning OSU Graphic Design students.

Senior Graphic Design student Meghan Wallace won a bronze award at the district level of the American Advertising Federation (AAF). In order to get to the district competition Meghan won a gold award at the regional level. Meghan will be graduating with a BFA graphic design this semester.

https://aaf10.org/2020-aaa-student-winners

Outstanding Senior in the Studio Arts: Gianna Martucci-Fink

Gianna Martucci-Fink is a visual artist with an emphasis on sculpture and printmaking. While at Oklahoma State University, she studied Gender and Women’s Studies and feminist theory, influencing her art historical understandings.

MA Art History student Roxanna Beason has been selected to represent OSU at the NCAIS 2020 Summer Institue.