Department of Visual Arts / Fine Arts Building

The Department of Visual Arts will educate and empower students, especially ensuring opportunities for women and minorities, to become leaders in our society through excellence in the visual arts. Visual Arts offers students a variety of ways to engage in art making through practical experience with materials, the study of art theory and history, and critical thinking. Students generate new viewpoints within the art disciplines and are encouraged to contribute to their communities utilizing a new dialogue developed through visual art. Graduates of the Bachelors and Masters programs serve as teachers, leaders, and art professionals in a variety of fine art, educational and commercial art fields.

This Week in Visual Arts...

Department of Visual Arts Scholarship Applications Deadline

Deadline for application is 5pm, January 22nd, 2010.
Information and Rules here. [pdf]

MFA / BFA Culminating Exhibitions
December 1 to December 19
For more information, see the Gallery Calendar here.

Upcoming Events

Clay Underground Ceramics Sale
December 1st & 2nd / 11am to 1pm
Foyer / Fine Arts Building

Pioneers in Design Wrapping Paper Sale
December 1st & 2nd / 11am to 1pm
Graphic Design Students designed wrapping paper!
Foyer / Fine Arts Building

John Weinkein Tree Dedication Plaque

A tree was recently planted in honor of John Weinkein on the campus of TWU in Denton.
The dedication plaque reads:

In Loving Memory of
John Weinkein / Department of Visual Arts Chair  2000-2009

…That the circle of life
Continues and must not be broken
As this flowering tree grows
So let us grow
To be strong and flexible
To contribute to others and give of ourselves
To provide shelter and comfort for those who seek it
To complete the circle of life…
-John Weinkein, Arbor Day 2002

If you wish to visit the location of the tree and view the plaque, it is the first tree planted from the Southeast corner of the Greenhouse on the TWU/Denton campus. For directions: www.twu.edu/maps.asp .