Our spring 2015 issue of The Loupe was so packed with alumni news that we didn’t have room for it all in our regular edition. This Loupe Extra begins with
Art Alumnus Gives Prints to the SMGA Permanent Collection
Bill Hall (BFA 1973) has already made an impression on the SMGA’s Permanent Collection (Loupe Spring 2011). As Master Printer at Pace Prints in New York for almost 30 years,
Dean Olin Hosts Open House for SMGA Permanent Collection’s New Facilities
In December of 2014, Dean Robert Olin threw a reception and open house for the new curation area for the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art’s Permanent Collection. Olin, Associate Dean
AROUND THE QUAD: Woods Quad Dedication
In the 1870s, Woods Quad was a drill field for military cadets in training; in the 1970s it was a hangout for students and faculty. Since the mid-1990s, Woods Quad
Spring Semester in West Alabama Galleries
The UA Gallery in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Harrison Galleries in downtown Tuscaloosa and The Grocery on Main Avenue in Northport (started by three of our alumni) are
ART AMBASSADORS: Encouraging Students by Example
This year, office associate and ambassador coordinator Martha Sears cultivated a new crop of Art Ambassadors. Art and art history majors Kathryn Bornhoft, Kelby Cox, Charla Davis, Erin Hein, Rachel
70 Years of the BFA
The year 1945 was pivotal for UA and the art department. After Congress passed the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (better known as the “GI Bill”) at the end of