News & Events

One Night Only Pre-College Exhibition set for July 31st

Please join us for a one-night only exhibition featuring work by students in the Pre-College program. This event will be held Friday, July 31 from 5:30-6:30pm in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus. For more information about the Pre-College program, please click here or call the Community Education office at 383-4848. …more

nearest and dearest exhibition opens this week

nearest and dearest, an exhibition curated by student Caitlan Dillingham, will open July 16th in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus. A reception will be held from 5-7pm that day and the exhibition will run through July 28th. …more

New Pre-College Program Kicks Off This Summer - Register Today

The Watkins Pre-College program is a 3-week college-like experience is for highly-motivated high school students to experience the life and culture of art college and broaden their artistic potential as they take classes, work in the studio, develop a college portfolio and exhibit their work. The program will be held July 13-31, Monday through Friday from 9am – 4pm. Students may choose between two different tracks of study – film or fine arts. Space is still available. Learn more at www.watkins.edu/precollege or contact the Community Education office at 383-4848 for more details.…more

Watkins Students Teela Shandess, Lydia Light & Chad Sawyer Win National ADDY Awards

The National Gold and Silver ADDY Award winners were announced last week at the 2009 AAF National Conference in Washington, DC. Teela Shandess won a Gold ADDY, Lydia Light won a Silver ADDY and Chad Sawyer won a Silver ADDY. Watkins received more national student ADDYs than any other college in the region. Learn more about the Watkins Graphic Design Department by clicking here. …more

Alum Derek Gibson selected to participate in exhibition at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO

Watkins Alum Derek Gibson has been selected to participate in Minds Eye, an exhibition at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO. Derek was among 40 photographers from the USA, UK, Austria, France and Sweden whose work was selected for this exhibition. …more

Summer 2009 Course Textbooks

Summer 2009 Textbooks are now available at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Green Hills. For a list of required texts for your classes, visit the library's page of this website and select the "textbooks" link. www.watkins.edu/library/textbooks. For specific questions about required texts, please contact the course instructor. Thank you! …more

Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association Extends Membership to Watkins

On May 13, the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) voted to extend membership to Watkins College of Art, Design & Film. TICUA engages Tennessee’s private colleges and universities to work collaboratively in areas of public policy, cost containment, and professional development to better serve the state and its citizens. TICUA's member colleges and universities educate nearly 68,000 students from across the state, country, and throughout the world.…more

New Pre-College Program Kicks Off This Summer - Register Today

The Watkins Pre-College program is a 3-week college-like experience is for highly-motivated high school students to experience the life and culture of art college and broaden their artistic potential as they take classes, work in the studio, develop a college portfolio and exhibit their work. The program will be held July 13-31, Monday through Friday from 9am – 4pm. …more

Founder's Day Celebration This week

The 7th Annual Founder's Day Celebration in tribute to Cecy Reed will be held Saturday, May 9, beginning at 6:30 pm at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. Evening includes a cocktail hour, dinner, silent auction and a concert by Broadway star Mike Eldred and Pianist/Conductor Jeff Steinberg. To RSVP, please call 615.277.7402. For more details, click here. …more

Interior Design Senior Show, May 8, 6-9pm

The Interior Design Senior Show will be held Friday, May 8, from 6-9pm at the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams store at the Hill Center in Green Hills. 4015 Hillsboro Pike #100. Free and open to the public.…more