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Graphic Design Majors Get 'Split & Twisted' Honors

Split & Twisted, the school’s annual juried graphic design student exhibition, presented honors to eight students during the opening night reception on September 15 in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery.  …more
September 20, 2011

'Handmade & Bound' Sets 9/30-10/1 Event Schedule

First edition of free community event unfolds Sept. 30–Oct. 1 at Watkins with workshops for all ages (Sept. 15, 2011)…more
September 16, 2011

Community Education Welcomes New Director Stefanie Darr

(Sept. 12,2011) Stefanie Gerber Darr has joined Watkins College of Art, Design & Film as Director of Community Education, it was announced by Hilrie Brown, vice president of Institutional Advancement.…more
September 12, 2011

‘Handmade & Bound’ Festival Announces Free Workshops

First edition of free book arts event unfolds Sept. 30–Oct. 1 at Watkins (Sept. 1, 2011)…more
September 02, 2011

Graphic Design Gets ‘Split & Twisted’ in Sept. 15–28 Juried Show

Opening Night Reception is September 15 (August 29, 2011) Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents Split & Twisted, the school’s annual juried graphic design student exhibition, from September 15–28 in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus.   …more
August 29, 2011

Film School Brings Spanish Director Mariano Barroso for Q&A

  Free screening of 'Extasis' and discussion on Friday, August 26 (August 21, 2011)…more
August 22, 2011

Professor Shares Photography Secrets with SMART Students

(August 15) Watkins photography professor Joy McKenzie spent part of her vacation going back to school—junior high, no less.  At the invitation of Fran Zinder, a teacher at Apollo Junior High School, Professor McKenzie shared her knowledge, and love, of photography with more than a dozen students enrolled in SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training), a six-week summer program for kids at risk, designed to broaden their experiences and to help them in decision-making.…more
August 15, 2011

Watkins Conducts ‘Conversation’ Faculty Show Aug. 25-Sept. 9

Opening reception is August 25 in Currey Gallery (August 12, 2011) Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents Conversation, a mixed media exhibit featuring new work by faculty artists Shepherd Alligood, Dan Brawner and Ron Lambert, from August 25 through September 9 in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus.…more
August 11, 2011

Watkins Welcomes New Faculty

(August 8, 2011) Watkins College of Art, Design & Film has made two full-time faculty appointments for the 2011-2012 academic year, it was announced by John M. Sullivan, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty.…more
August 08, 2011

Watkins Graphic Design & Hatch Show Print Team Up for ‘Civil War’

Exhibit’s opening reception is August 11 in Currey Gallery Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents The Civil War in Posters:  150 Years Later, an exhibit investigating the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States.  The show, which runs August 11- 23 in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr.…more
August 04, 2011