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Art & Activism in new Digital Media Research Studio

How can an art student learn to make cutting edge presentations, become proficient on high tech equipment and give back to the community at the same time? Take ART 4020, Assistant Professor Derick Ostrenko’s, Art & Activism class, where as of fall 2012, students have had the benefit of working in a $150,000 Media Research [...]

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Courtney Barr, Graphic Design Assistant Professor, presents paper on GDSO at SECAC

Courtney Barr will present a paper: Advantages and Challenges in a Student-Run Design Studio as part of the Real World Design in the Safety of the Classroom panel chaired by Diane Gibbs, University of South Alabama. The Graphic Design Student Office at LSU’s School of Art provides professional design services for local community organizations, giving students the opportunity to [...]

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LSU Graphic Design Students Partner with LBTC to Create Marketing Materials for Start-Up Companies

Four small businesses in the Louisiana Business and Technology Center (LBTC) on the LSU campus got some welcome help this semester from a group of graphic design students in the School of Art. As part of a project for a senior-level studio course, the students helped the start-up companies develop web sites, logos and marketing [...]

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LSU Art Students Paint Mural for International School of Louisiana

When visitors walk in the main entrance of the International School of Louisiana – a progressive, language-immersion school in New Orleans – they’re greeted by a giant mural with colorful iconic images of the Crescent City. It’s an eye-catching, 10-by-15-foot creation that was recently completed by students from the LSU School of Art. The project [...]

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LSU Art Students Create Giant Storybooks for Service Learning Project

The LSU School of Art is pleased to announce its participation this weekend in the first annual STORYBOOK BALL, a fundraiser to benefit Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge. The event will be staged in an enchanted and magical setting in which guests can walk through life-sized storybook modules, each of which will have an [...]

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