McClung Museum Time-Lapse Transformation of Exhibitions
The McClung Museum opened its new exhibit, Northwest Coast Art: A Community of Tradition, last Friday, but the planning for the exhibition began over a year ago.
School of Interior Design Changes Name to School of Interior Architecture
The School of Interior Design has changed its name to the School of Interior Architecture to reflect its educational intent and scope of work. The name change clarifies the school’s connection with its counterparts in the College of Architecture and Design—the School of Architecture and the School of Landscape Architecture.
Historical Note: Two Women Lead This Year’s Pride of Southland Band
When UT’s Pride of the Southland Band takes the field this fall, two women will be front and center. Junior Rebecca Percy of Trussville, Alabama, is the drum major—only the third woman to hold the position. Senior Laiton Pigg is starting her second year as assistant drum major.
McClung Museum Opens Northwest Coast Art: A Community of Tradition September 8
UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture opens the new exhibition Northwest Coast Art: A Community of Tradition on September 8.
Culinary Institute Offers Fall Community Cooking Classes
This fall, UT’s Culinary Institute will offer a variety of hands-on cooking classes. Professional chefs will lead courses for all skill levels
Matsuriza Taiko Drum Ensemble Performs Tonight
A special performance by the Matsuriza Taiko Drum Ensemble will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall in the Natalie L. Haslam Music Center.
Journalism Students Produce Documentaries about Local Vietnam Vets
Three short documentaries about local Vietnam veterans made by UT journalism students will be featured at Knoxville’s First Friday event and then air on East Tennessee PBS stations in conjunction with the broadcast of Ken Burns’s new epic documentary, The Vietnam War.
Drawn to a Highly Ranked Program: Grad Student’s Art Inspired by Digital Culture
Master of Fine Arts student Dana Potter grew up working beside her mother, a ceramic artist, in an arts center in her small Iowa hometown of Okoboji. “I saw her bringing people together and creating a sense of community through art,” said Potter, who will be attending UT’s highly ranked printmaking program as part of
Professors to Debut Film Honoring Pat Summitt’s International Legacy
Two UT professors will debut their film Pat: A Legacy of Love at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 7, at the Bijou Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m. Sarah Hillyer, director of UT’s Center for Sport, Peace, and Society, and Ashleigh Huffman, associate director of the center, have spent the last three years producing the film
McClung Museum Hosts All That Glitters Gilded Age Party August 17
UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will host All That Glitters, a Gilded Age–themed party, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 17.
Media Outlets Attend Culinary Program Event for First Responders
In early April, culinary program students displayed their new skills while rewarding others with a lunch at Second Harvest Food Bank.
Documentary Chronicles Making of CBT’s The Busy Body
If you missed the CBT’s spring 2017 production of Susanna Centlivre’s rollicking 1709 comedy The Busy Body, you can now see key scenes and learn more about the making of the play in an open-source documentary, produced by UT Office of Communications and Marketing and available on the Department of Theatre’s website.