Caroline Japal (BFA 2018) is in the final months of the MA program in Design for Art Direction at the London College of Communications at the University of the Arts
New Book by UA Art Historian Exposes the Artistic Concealment of Enslaved People
Associate Professor Dr. Rachel Stephens has published a new book, Hidden in Plain Sight: Concealing Enslavement in American Visual Culture, with the University of Arkansas Press. In the decades leading
Allison Grant’s Photos Featured in Three Alabama Exhibitions
Associate Professor Allison Grant (photography) had work selected for the Birmingham (AL) Museum of Art’s exhibition, Art + the Environment, open now through November 3, 2023. Grant’s photographic installation was
Jones Collection Leads Scholar Into Dream Career
Since its establishment in 2008, the Paul R. Jones Collection of American Art at The University of Alabama continues to enable Mr. Jones’ vision of bringing art to the community
Photos of Art & Art History Study Abroad in Spain
Twenty-four tired but happy University of Alabama students returned to the US recently after spending fifteen days in Spain, studying art history and studio art. Professor Jason Guynes and Associate
Art Professors Add STEAM to K-5 Science Learning
Assistant professors Celestia Morgan and Dr. Mina Kim were part of a UA team that presented “STEAM FEST for Green Energy” Family Night and Art Exhibition to Skyland Elementary schoolchildren
Jennifer Feltman Receives President’s Faculty Research Award in Arts and Humanities
Associate Professor Dr. Jennifer M. Feltman is the 2023 President’s Faculty Research Award recipient for Mid-Career Scholars in the Arts and Humanities. Dr. Feltman received the award for distinguished research
UA Graphic Design Students Win Big at Tuscaloosa ADDYs
UA students in graphic design kept a winning tradition going at this year’s American Advertising Federation (AAF) Tuscaloosa’s annual ADDY awards ceremony, “Tuscaloosa’s biggest night in advertising.” In the student
UA Art Historian Awarded Grant to Study Notre Dame Cathedral’s Historic Sculptures
Although it may seem shocking to modern taste, the sculptures of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris were once painted using rich pigments made from azurite (blue), red ochre,