First President’s Millennial Scholar in College of Art & Design
Kayla Hall, BFA candidate, is the first President’s Millennial Scholar of the College of Art & Design. The President’s Millennial Scholars Program (PMSP) is a newly created four-year retention and preparation program targeted to…
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Community by Design
The Urban Landscape New Orleans-born MLA candidate Taylor Jacobsen chose to pursue landscape architecture in hopes of designing cities. So when he had the opportunity to participate in a beautification project in downtown Baton…
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LSU Minority Architecture Students Visit Local High Schools to “Light a Fire” in Future Architects
The LSU National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) started an initiative called Light A Fire in 2012. Students wanted to get involved with helping to motivate young minority students to pursue careers in design…
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LSU Research Symposium Crosses Borders
The LSU School of Architecture hosted the Bordering On Symposium on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Manship Theater, Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge. Organized by architecture assistant professors Kris Palagi and Angeliki…
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LSU Art Brings Creativity to Neighborhoods
On Martin Luther King Day 2019, LSU art students collaborated with the LSU Museum of Art Neighborhood Art Project, visiting a local community to teach art-making. The Neighborhood Art Project partners with community groups in areas…
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LSU School of Interior Design Partners with Mendel University in Czech Republic
The LSU School of Interior Design collaborated with Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic in the fall 2018 semester, culminating in a design workshop for LSU and Mendel University students in Brno, and an…
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LSU Researchers Collaborate for Smart City Project
During the summer of 2018, School of Art faculty members and students assisted with community outreach for the Smart, Safe, Connected Baton Rouge project. The interdepartmental project, led by School of Electrical Engineering &…
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LSU Art & Design Visits Hunan University in Changsha, China
This year, College of Art & Design faculty members visited Hunan University in Changsha, Hunan Province, China, to conduct workshops and hold lectures for Chinese students and faculty, and promote collaborations across the globe….
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Kevin Everson Lecture March 5
Kevin Everson, Artist, Filmmaker & Professor, University of Virginia McIntire Department of Art, presented a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 5, 2018, in the…
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Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Williams, BArch 2005
Marcus J. Williams, AIA, NCARB (BARCH ’05) is a product of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. So it feels only natural that he has returned to work for the school system of his…
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Inform through Virtual Reality
For her digital art thesis exhibition, Haley Hatfield experimented with 360-degree video and virtual reality to expose viewers to the recent social strife in Baton Rouge—a string of events that reflects a transformative time…
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Thomas Woodard: Future City Mentor
LSU School of Architecture undergrad mentors Scotlandville Middle School students, helping them win Louisiana’s Future City design competition Fifth-year LSU School of Architecture undergraduate Thomas Woodard recently served as a mentor to Louisiana’s 2017…
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Charlston Britton Jr. Awarded 2016-17 Simpson Strong-Tie Scholarship
Charlston Britton Jr., fifth-year undergraduate in the LSU School of Architecture, was awarded a Simpson Strong-Tie scholarship for the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarship was established by the Simpson Strong-tie Company to assist architecture,…
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Alumni Spotlight: Gracia Maria Shiffrin, BArch 1984
In 2015, Gracia Maria Shiffrin, an architect and attorney, was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for her work as a nonprofit developer, housing provider, and municipal funder. Currently an asset…
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Hearst Scholarship Helps Diversify Studio Arts
Art has been a part of Kamea Comeaux’s life since childhood. “I grew up with it,” said Kamea. “My uncle is an artist. I’ve seen it all my life. It’s my passion. I didn’t…
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Master of Architecture Candidate Awarded AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2016–17 Selected Professions Fellowship to Ana Orosco of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a master’s candidate in architecture at the LSU College of Art & Design….
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Painting by MFA Candidate Justin Bryant Featured in ASC’s Permanent Collection
Artwork by LSU MFA candidate Justin Bryant is featured in an exhibition and catalog titled Here.: African American Art from the Permanent Collection, on display at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas…
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The First Hearsts
In summer 2015, The Hearst Foundations granted $80,000 toward current-use scholarships for incoming undergraduate minority students in the LSU College of Art & Design. The Hearst Foundations are national philanthropic resources for organizations working…
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Ripple Effect: Establishing Water Literacy in New Orleans Schools
For a city such as New Orleans, whose metro region averages more than five feet of rain per year and annually spends millions of dollars pumping out stormwater, it is increasingly imperative that every…
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Architecture Student Charlston Britton Jr. Named 2015 McNair Scholar
Charlston Britton Jr., a third-year undergraduate student in the LSU School of Architecture, is the second LSU architecture student to be selected as a Ronald E. McNair Research Scholar. The LSU Ronald E. McNair…
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