Printmaking Students Share Messages of Peace
Messages of peace, empathy, justice, and inclusion appeared along Pedestrian Walkway as part of a public arts project to promote values important to the campus community.
Summer Exhibition Features UT Printmaking Faculty
Stone, Mesh and Metal: Prints by Beauvais Lyons, Althea Murphy-Price and Koichi Yamamoto is the featured exhibition in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Blackberry Farm Gallery through September 1.
UT’s Centaur Featured on Roadside America This Week
The half-excavated body of a faux centaur—part man, part horse—showcased on the main floor of Hodges Library has been chosen as the Sight of the Week by the editors of RoadsideAmerica.com. The popular display is a work of art, made from tea-stained bones of a pony and a medical school skeleton. The centaur will be
Campus Quirks: Odd but Wonderful Things about UT
UT is home to some unique stuff. You’ve probably heard about the Anthropology Research Facility and the Bass Donated Skeletal Collection housed in a basement room in Neyland Stadium. While these two parts of campus are well-known curiosities, there are plenty of other eyebrow-raising things to see on Rocky Top.
Mental Floss Features Hodges’ ‘Centaur of Volos’
The Centaur Excavations of Volos, an art exhibit brought to Hodges Library by Beauvais Lyons, professor of art, and Neil Greenberg, emeritus professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is featured in an article on the Mental Floss website.
School of Art Hosts International Printmaking Conference March 18–21
UT will host more than 1,500 printmakers from around the world for the Southern Graphics Council International Printmaking Conference March 18–21. The conference will be held at the Knoxville Convention Center and around campus.
Stem Cells to Egyptian Graffiti: Mic/Nite Highlights Faculty Research
Imagine learning about significant research—everything from stem cell research to Egyptian graffiti—in seven minutes or less. That’s what happens at Mic/Nite, where eleven faculty members take turns making short presentations about their work. This semester’s Mic/Nite will be held on March 13 at the Relix Variety Theatre. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with
UT Printmaking Class Wants You to ‘Know Your Rights’
The latest project of the printmaking studio is popping up on campus and may soon spread into the city to help people learn about their rights. The intermediate print workshop class, under guidance of Chancellor’s Professor Beauvais Lyons, recently finished a project based on the American Civil Liberties Union’s “Know Your Rights” campaign.
UT Professor, Ant Enthusiast Honored with Cox Professorship
UT Knoxville has bestowed a James R. Cox Professorship upon another deserving faculty member. Nathan Sanders, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will hold the honor for three years.
USA Today: Centaur ‘skeleton’ takes science center stage
USA Today spoke with Beauvais Lyons, UT Chancellor’s Professor and James R. Cox Professor of Art, about museum exhibits of mythical creatures and how we know what is real, and what isn’t. Lyons heads the “Hokes Archives” in the John C. Hodges Library, which includes the faux history of three civilizations: the Apasht, the Arenot,
The Art of the Prank
What is it about pranks that we find so interesting and entertaining? That question is at the core of a unique freshman seminar class to be taught by UT’s “Court Jester,” Beauvais Lyons. Lyons is also a gifted artist, mentor and a force behind the UT Knoxville School of Art’s graduate program in printmaking. Students
Faculty News and Notes
Honors and awards for UT Knoxville faculty and graduate students.