From Body Casts to Butterflies, Graduate Student Spreads Beauty through Art
Body-cast sculptures. More than 5,000 handcrafted butterflies. A page-by-page illustration for a classic novel.
Harjo Named US Poet Laureate
As the John C. Hodges Chair of Excellence in the UT Department of English, Professor Joy Harjo encouraged her students to pay attention to the details of life in order to develop the craft to speak and write with knowledge, compassion, and fluency.
UT’s Theatre Program Ranked Among Top in Nation
UT has moved ahead five spots in the rankings of Master of Fine Arts acting programs, landing at 11th in the Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of top programs.
Exhibition of New Acquisitions to Open at McClung Museum
Recently acquired objects from the McClung Museum’s arts and culture collection—many of which have never before been displayed publicly—will be the focus of a new exhibition, Debut: Recent Acquisitions, opening at the museum on June 14.
Professor Rethinks Living Spaces within Refugee Camps
Rana Abudayyeh, Robin Klehr Avia Professor of Interior Design in UT’s College of Architecture and Design, asks how architects respond to shifting perspectives of space, particularly for displaced people, in this age of hyperconnectivity.
McClung Museum to Unveil Interactive Pop-Up Museum
The McClung Museum will unveil its interactive pop-up museum at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Circle Park.
Architecture Students Host Regional Maker Conference
The UT chapter of the American Institute of Architecture Students recently hosted a regional Maker Squad conference celebrating the maker culture at UT and in the city of Knoxville.
Clarence Brown Announces 2019-20 Season Lineup
Clarence Brown Theatre has unveiled its nine-play lineup for the 2019–2020 season, beginning with Million Dollar Quartet on the theater’s mainstage starting August 28.
Students Turn Recycled Materials into Art Exhibit
Students used recycled materials they collected to make sculptures for the sixth annual “The Art of Recycling,” exhibition, which runs through April 21 at the Knoxville Convention Center.
UT Offers Programs for Aspiring Music Composers, Teachers
UT is one of only a few universities in the United States to offer specific certificate and degree programs for students who want to be music composers or music teachers, according to a recent article in the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy.
Religious Studies Professor and other UT Faculty at Big Ears Festival
For the second year, Rosalind Hackett, Distinguished Professor in the Humanities in UT’s Department of Religious Studies, will facilitate sessions at Big Ears Festival.
Alumna Establishes Endowed Professorship in Architecture and Design
Robin Klehr Avia, regional managing principal for Gensler and a 1976 graduate in interior design, has established a new endowed professorship in the College of Architecture and Design at UT.