The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program, or GRP, recently announced awards to five universities, including LSU, for the creation of interdisciplinary architectural studio design courses that engage with the…
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The LSU College of Art & Design’s annual tailgate will take place prior to the Tennessee Volunteers game! We invite our alumni, friends, and students to join us for jambalaya, drinks, and great company on…
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LSU School of Art is pleased to present “Why LSU: From an Artist’s Point of View,” two concurrent exhibitions featuring graduate and undergraduate students. The shows will be held in two gallery locations on…
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LSU School of Architecture students have won honors at a national design competition yet again: Bryce Humbrecht, BArch 2022, won third place in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) 2022 Steel Competition…
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As NASA launches the Artemis mission which will send a spacecraft into orbit around the moon, LSU prepares for the next critical mission: to train a new generation of space scientists and engineers. LSU will produce…
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Check out the LSU Art & Design 2022-23 Lecture Series, which brings visiting artists, architects, designers and scholars to campus from around the world.
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LSU Master of Landscape Architecture Open House Friday, October 21 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. RSVP: Graduate Coordinator Kevin Benham, kbenham1@lsu.edu
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Join us for an “Open Field” exhibition reception hosted in conjunction with the Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture by Maura Rockcastle, TEN x TEN principal, on October 17, 2022. Reception in the the Clark…
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Harnessing the power of robots for art, landscape, mental health wellness Faculty from the LSU College of Art & Design are using robots and artificial intelligence in combination with art and landscape. Associate…
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Haley Blakeman, FASLA, has been named the new associate director of the at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. She holds the Suzanne L. Turner Professorship as an assistant professor of landscape…
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Monique Bassey has been named the 2022-23 Marie M. Bickham Chair in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. A driven and talented landscape designer, Bassey’s education and work experience has taken her to…
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Wafaa Bilal, artist, will present a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture titled “Performing Change” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, in the LSU Design Building…
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Kristen K. Mauch (née Kelsch), NCARB, has been named Associate Dean of Student Services for the LSU College of Art & Design. Mauch is an Associate Professor of Practice in the LSU School of…
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The School of Art presents a lecture by artist Matt Kenyon, CLOUDBURST: S.W.A.M.P. Studies of Work, Atmosphere and Mass Production in conjunction with Baton Rouge Gallery: center for contemporary art. The lecture will be…
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Lake Douglas, PhD, FASLA, the College of Art & Design associate dean for research and development and landscape architecture professor, presented a paper at an international colloquium of landscape architect educators held June 16-17,…
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LSU School of Veterinary Medicine presents the art of Shelby Prindaville, with a lecture and reception featuring our inaugural Artist-in Residence July 25, 2022. The lecture, exhibition opening, and artist’s reception was held at…
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Check out the LSU Art & Design Quad magazine 2022 digital issue via Issuu.
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LSU Doctor of Design Distinguished Fellow Kit Matthew was nominated by President Biden to the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the National Endowment for The Humanities. The new Council members, Beverly…
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The College of Art & Design presented the 2022 Honor Award to Tom Sofranko, associate dean of academic services, at the commencement ceremony May 20, 2022. Sofranko has taught architecture at LSU for 30…
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The LSU College of Art & Design 2022 Commencement Ceremony was Friday, May 20, 2022, at 1 p.m. in the Maddox Fieldhouse. Watch: Watch the ceremony livestream.
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The LSU College of Art & Design held the Class of 2022 Honors Ceremony on May 18, 2022, recognizing the academic achievements of graduating students. Honorees: University Medal Recipients Noah AdamsKaylee CummingsHeath Moser Dean’s…
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Landscape architecture assistant professors Brendan Harmon and Nicholas Serrano are working on a project to document Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville, supported by a grant from the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund. The…
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The BFA graphic design senior exhibition “Finale!” closing reception was Friday, May 6, 6-8 p.m. at the Laura and Clark Boyce Gallery, 104 Design Building.
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During May 2022 Commencement, 70 graduates across eight colleges will receive the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal. Recipients of this honor are outstanding writers and speakers, with a strong command of visual literacy and technological communication….
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JaNiece Campbell, digital art and computer science double major, received the LSU Discover grant twice and was part of the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates at LSU Center for Computation & Technology. …
Launch Photo GalleryCollaborating with the LSU AgCenter, students in printmaking professor Leslie Koptcho’s class are turning invasive plant species into paper to be used as part of their final project. Watch video
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Interior design students in associate professor of practice Julie Elliott’s ID 2776 ID Human Factors class worked with the Louisiana School for the Deaf to design facility improvements to enhance the school. The students…
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The LSU School of Architecture hosted the Designing Confluence workshop in April 2022, bringing together architecture students from all years to collaborate on tackling a common challenge. “The All-School workshop brings all architecture students…
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Jeffrey Stouffer (BArch ’84), global director and executive vice president at HKS Architects, fuses architectural principles with evidence-influenced design to transform health environments. To achieve his clients’ visions and holistic results for patients, a…
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Avery Haynes, BLA 2023, has been named a Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Fountain Scholar Finalist. “I have a focus in equity, art, and ecology,” Haynes said. “I would like to explore…
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Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio, works on large, interdisciplinary projects to help Louisiana communities protect themselves from flooding and environmental disasters. She often has…
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Animation Career Review named LSU’s animation program the 26th best public university or college animation program in the nation, in the top 30%. LSU was also ranked first in Louisiana, and the 12th best…
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Renowned designer Vincent Darré gave a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture to the College of Art & Design on Monday, April 4, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bo Campbell Auditorium in the LSU Cox…
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Suzan Tillotson, lighting designer and president/founder of Tillotson Design Associates, presented a Nadine Carter Russell Chair lecture titled “Lighting Design: An Inside Look” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m….
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Q&A with Kyle Zedaker, BFA 2016/photography concentration, team photographer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Why did you choose to go to LSU? I was a legacy student, as my dad attended previously. My dad…
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Bruce Sharky, professor emeritus of landscape architecture, has recently published a new book titled Hidden in Plain Sight: Theory and Practical Principles Employing Shadows for Creating Memorable Landscapes. The subject of this book is…
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Jonathan “radbwa faroush” Mayers, BFA 2007, artist and Baton Rouge poet laureate, has taken on a daunting challenge: continuing Kouri-Vini, the endangered creole language of Louisiana that many call Louisiana Creole. To this end,…
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Every student who has finished their foundations courses and are prepared to progress to a major in the School of Art must submit an application through Slideroom as part of the Selective Admissions process. The…
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Louisiana travelers can view art in the unlikeliest of places: the airport! The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport exhibition BRG@BTR, in partnership with the Baton Rouge Gallery, features works by LSU faculty and alumni, on…
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LSU College of Art & Design Career Networking Day, presented by the LSU Olinde Career Center, is Thursday, March 10, 2022. Event info.
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Suzan Tillotson (BID 1981), president and founder of Tillotson Design Associates, has been named the LSU College of Art & Design 2022 Nadine Carter Russell Chair in Interior Design. As this year’s chair, Tillotson will work…
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Troy Vincent, AIA, & James Trahan, AIA, graduated from LSU in 1993 and are managing partners of 180 Degrees, a boutique architecture and construction firm practicing in Phoenix. Self-described modernists who pride themselves on…
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LSU art students’ work is on display at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum (LASM) Iridescence exhibition, on view through July 2022. The exhibition celebrates iridescence, the natural phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear…
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Peggy Davis Coates, executive director of the LSU Hilltop Arboretum, has retired from her position after over 14 years in the role. Located on Historic Highland Road, the LSU Hilltop Arboretum is under the…
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After over a year of restrictions and precautions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU Art & Design classes are returning to (almost) normalcy – including going on long-awaited field trips. “Travel is an integral…
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Annicia Streete is an assistant professor in the LSU School of Architecture. Annicia was born in Trinidad and Tobago, located in the southern Caribbean, and immigrated to the United States to pursue her education…
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Courtney Klee, master of architecture student, was selected as one of the top three winners in the Louisiana Sea Grant Coastal Connections Infographic Challenge, which took place on October 29, 2021 at the LSU Energy, Coast…
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Monique Bassey is the 2021 Marie M. Bickham Chair in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. A driven and talented landscape designer, Bassey’s education and work experience has taken her to Hong Kong,…
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Chris Marin is an assistant professor of practice, artist-in-residence at the LSU School of Art. He received his BFA from Texas Tech University and his MFA from California College of the Arts. His sculptural…
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Artist Candice Lin gave a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture to the College of Art & Design on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. in 103 Design Building Auditorium.
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For Louisiana native Madeline Subat Ellis (BLA 2006), jewelry designer and MIMOSA Handcrafted business owner, creating stunning pieces inspired by the Louisiana landscape has been a lifelong passion. “The landscape and natural world are…
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Farshid Torabian, Doctor of Design candidate, received a merit award in the Student – Research category from the Iowa chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (Iowa ASLA) for his project titled “Urban Landscape…
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In the wake of the 2016 floods, which devastated 21 South Louisiana parishes turned into federal disaster areas, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio invited Louisiana mayors and parish presidents to a workshop, part of…
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Gregory Hurcomb is an assistant professor in the LSU School of Interior Design. He has exhibited nationally in New York City, NY; Portland, OR; Princeton, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; and San Francisco, CA; and internationally…
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Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) has selected LSU landscape architecture team Sasha Mathieu, MLA candidate, and faculty mentor Nicholas Serrano, assistant professor of landscape architecture, for the highly competitive 2021 Case Study Investigation (CSI) program….
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Works by recent LSU MFA graduates and faculty were selected for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s exhibition Louisiana Contemporary 2021, which showcases current artists across the state. The exhibition, on view August 7-October…
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New Program for Real-Time Filmmaking with $1.25 Million in Support from Louisiana Economic Development As Louisiana’s flagship institution, LSU is committed to responding to current and emerging industry needs, particularly in the state’s strategic…
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MAKING ARCHITECTURE Virtual Lecture August 27, 2021 5:00-6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Exhibition August 27-September 18, 2021 Laura and Clark Boyce Gallery 104 Design Building Troy Vincent, AIA & James Trahan, AIA graduated from LSU…
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On November 6, 2020, College of Art & Design faculty and staff attended the Racism Untaught workshop, a virtual conference led by educators Terresa Moses and Lisa Mercer. The workshop used the design research process to…
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Richard Doubleday, associate professor of graphic design, is among a group of 48 scholars to be awarded the highly competitive 2021-2022 China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP) Fellowship. The program is a one-time grant created to promote cross-cultural…
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Meredith Gaglio, assistant professor of architecture, was awarded a Graham Foundation grant for her research “Life Arks: Science, Spirituality, and Survival in the Work of the New Alchemy Institute.” Beginning in 1973, the New…
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Marsha Cuddeback, director of the School of Interior Design and the Ruth Z. McCoy Professor in Interior Design, was elected the president of The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), the leading association and authority on interior…
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Nasrin Iravani, Doctor of Design candidate, has been selected to have her art featured in the London Art Biennale 2021 award exhibition that gathers contemporary art from all around the world. The exhibition, held…
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View Virtuality LSU MFA 2021 thesis exhibitions via Issuu. At the end of each semester, the LSU School of Art MFA students hold an exhibition of their graduate work called Grad Walk. Due to…
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Many artists have turned their practice inward and focused on expressing and processing the experiences of life during quarantine, a global pandemic, and the many other challenges people have faced in the last year….
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Over a year into a global pandemic, Kristine Thompson, associate professor of photography, is examining death and mourning, at a time of collective universal grief. Her exhibition A Matter of Time is on display at…
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When the COVID-19 virus swept the globe in early 2020, it seemed as if the world had changed entirely. As more information about the virus became known, it is increasingly clear that the concept…
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Landscape architects have long been at the forefront of city planning efforts, national and international investment in public spaces, and involved in the growing concern for the future of green spaces. When scientific research…
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Interior designers routinely face specific challenges when designing for particular spaces, but when the concern is viral transmission, the stakes are high: even life or death. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that…
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2021 College of Art & Design Diploma Ceremony
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When LSU art and religious studies senior Katie Hostetler was in fifth grade, she entered an art competition to design a flag that would be sent to the Moon for a space mission. “I…
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“I want to explore and shed light on the art world’s untapped areas from different perspectives as an art historian one day.” Read Q&A
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Allison Young, assistant professor of art history, is on the National Advisory Board of exhibition Promise, Witness, Remembrance at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY. The exhibition is a tribute to Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old medical worker…
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Mark Boyer, professor and director of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, was inducted to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Academy of Fellows during the 2021 CELA Conference on…
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Women’s History Month alumna spotlights: Colleen’s drive and dedication to her passion of interior design led her to the place she is today – founder and creative director of Fig & Dove as well as Colleen Waguespack…
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Animation Career Review named LSU’s animation program the 25th best public university or college animation program in the nation. LSU was also ranked first in Louisiana, and the 11th best animation program in the…
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LSU School of Art students won gold and silver 2021 ADDY Awards. Each year, the American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, the advertising industry’s largest competition, recognizes some of the best creative work…
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MFA candidates Luke Atkinson, Stephanie Cobb, and Samantha Rosado have been featured in critically acclaimed art periodical, New American Paintings. Each issue is a highly selective juried exhibition of contemporary artists in print, chosen…
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The LSU College of Art & Design is saddened by the passing of Sue Turner, a devoted preservationist and philanthropist who supported LSU and the Louisiana arts community for many years. She was 93….
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Though traditional Mardi Gras parades were cancelled across Louisiana for the 2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Orleans residents are keeping the Mardi Gras spirit alive through the Krewe of House Floats…
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LSU architecture students in associate professor Robert Holton’s class won the Earth Made Competition, an international design challenge to plan buildings using earth materials. “Last semester my studio participated in an international competition focused…
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The LSU Reveille The Mag‘s “Best of Campus Guide 2020” named art history professor Darius Spieth “Favorite Professor” of the year. The course ART 1001: Intro to Fine Arts, which Professor Spieth teaches, won…
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Meredith Gaglio is an assistant professor in the LSU School of Architecture. She is a historian of modern and contemporary architectural technology, urbanism, and the environment, with previous experience in professional practice. Her dissertation…
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As part of the “Design in a Pandemic” series, Jill Traylor, NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED Green Associate, director of interior design at EskewDumezRipple in New Orleans, shares about her experiences in the time of COVID-19 and beyond….
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The LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture held Design Week January 11-15, 2021, in which landscape architecture students tackle a contemporary design challenge. Guest experts visited in-person and virtually to give final critiques…
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LSU School of Architecture grad Nicole Hilton (BArch 2007) was named a “Young Alumna of the Year” by the LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction 2021. Nicole is the first Black female graduate of…
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As part of the “Design in a Pandemic” series, Christine Cangelosi Redmon, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, architect at EskewDumezRipple in New Orleans, shares about her experiences in the time of COVID-19 and beyond. How has…
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Renovations of the LSU Studio Arts Building are underway. The renovations were approved for Priority I funding in the state’s capital outlay budget during the 2019–20 legislative session. Formerly called the Old Engineering…
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Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss, Pedro&Juana, gave a virtual lecture in the Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture Series on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
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Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock presented a virtual lecture titled “Trenton Doyle Hancock: A Year Later” on Monday, February 1, 2021, at 5 p.m. CT via Zoom.
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Peering through the bars of the cage on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., onlookers are greeted with a powerful message: white society has oppressed people of color for centuries and continues to do…
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The College of Art & Design has been working to address systematic racism on campus and throughout the fields of architecture, art, landscape architecture, and interior design, to promote inclusivity for LSU students, faculty,…
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Jeremiah Ariaz, professor of photography, debuted his exhibition We Hold These Truths, a selection of photographs he made across the U.S. during the Trump presidency, on display October – November, 2020, at Zeitgeist, in Nashville,…
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With the November 2020 U.S. election looming, LSU art students are engaging potential voters through an online exhibition with an empowering message: Get Out the Vote. Art students in Applied Topography: ART 4527 designed…
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Art professor Kelli Scott Kelley shares her series “Migrations” and explores her recent practice in Passage. Read piece.
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Kathryn “Kit” Matthew has joined the LSU College of Art & Design administration in the newly created role of Doctor of Design Distinguished Fellow. Distinguished Fellows are appointed by the Dean of the College…
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Art history professor gave a talk on artist Frank Hayden at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum on Thursday, Oct. 1.
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From Every Angle: LSU MFA Student Show is on display September 23-October 23, 2020. LSU Student Union Gallery Mon/Wed/Fri 12-5 p.m. All exhibits are free of charge and open to the public.
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Jacob Lyons, BArch 2020, won third place in the 2020 Steel Design Student Competition, awarded by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), for his…
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Kunlé Adeyemi, architect & designer, presented a Paula Manship Endowed Lecture Series virtual lecture titled “Water Cities” on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. CT via Zoom.
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William Doran, BArch alum and former LSU architecture professional in residence, was awarded support by The Deborah J. Norden Fund 2020 for the project “Sheltered: Evaluating the Potential for Design to Shape Policy Toward…
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Andrew Wright, MLA 2020, received a 2020 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Student Award for his project titled “The Siltcatcher: A Sediment-Capture System for Wetland Creation and Coastal Protection in Western Lake Pontchartrain.” Brendan…
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The return to on-campus instruction in the fall 2020 semester has required LSU administrators to collaborate to ensure that social distance measures are enforced in classrooms across all disciplines. This has presented a unique…
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First year Doctor of Design candidate Nasrin Iravani attended the 2020 International Integrated Design Camp supported by Korea Institute of Design Promotion (IIDC), which was held virtually this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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Kevin Benham, assistant professor of landscape architecture, has been awarded the prestigious Rome Prize 2020–21 fellowship to advance his research on transhumance. The American Academy in Rome (AAR) awards the highly competitive fellowships to support…
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Haley Blakeman, assistant professor of landscape architecture, was named a 2020 Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). ASLA has elevated 19 members as Fellows this year “for their exceptional contributions to…
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Check out the LSU School of Art’s 2020 MFA Grad Walk virtual exhibition “Reconnecting.”
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Message from LSU School of Art Director, Rod Parker Words can often ring hollow when we try to express our anguish and our sense of human solidarity in times like these, but the words…
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Interdisciplinary collaboration is a key aspect of LSU art & design faculty research, and now student curriculum, with numerous courses offered that span across disciplines. Johanna Warwick, assistant professor of photography, collaborated with landscape…
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The LSU College of Art & Design commissioned the Julian T. White memorial mural to honor the university’s first African American professor. The college worked with The Walls Project and the White family to…
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With recent support from the National Endowment for the Arts, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio will partner with the nonprofit organization The Walls Project to develop a master plan for Baton Roots Community Farm, which…
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Dear School of Interior Design community, As we head into the summer months, let’s take time to acknowledge all persons of color who continue to be impacted by systemic racism and reflect on our…
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Blaire Brown Stroemple, HSS & AD 2011, combined her love of art with an entrepreneurial spirit to launch Box of Art, a business that brings people together to make art while socially distancing – in…
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Lewis May, one of America’s leading planners, urban designers, and landscape architects, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape architecture at LSU, and his five-decade career has earned him nearly 200 international awards of…
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During the May 2020 graduation celebration, eight College of Art & Design graduates received the LSU Distinguished Communicator Medal. LSU Communication across the Curriculum, or CxC honored 44 graduates across six colleges with the medal in 2020….
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BFA student Brynn Finney, graphic design concentration, is using art to contribute to the Baton Rouge community in an unexpected way. In the midst of stay-at-home orders and social distancing, the Arts Council of…
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LSU art graduate Thomas Wimberly’s art work recently found a new, larger home when it was displayed on the side of a New York City hospital. Wimberly said the piece, called “Global Forefront,” gives…
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In response to the global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LSU faculty, staff, and students are joining the worldwide effort to create PPE to donate to those in…
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The LSU School of Interior Design works with Louisiana healthcare facilities regularly, as part of the healthcare design curriculum in which students design facility improvements for local hospitals, partnering with the staff there to…
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Lake Douglas, the LSU College of Art & Design’s associate dean of research and development and professor of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, has been awarded the 2020 Faculty Award for Outstanding…
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Visit www.lsu.edu/coronavirus for the latest information for the LSU community.
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Recently retired LSU interior design faculty member John Campbell, 74, passed away Feb. 19, 2020. Read more.
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Each year, the American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, the advertising industry’s largest competition, recognizes some of the best creative work in the country. The Baton Rouge American Advertising Federation annually recognizes…
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The Virtual Frictions workshop and symposium addressing architectural fabrication was held February 13-15, 2020 at the LSU School of Architecture.
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BFA alum Scott Bellina started Bayou Gotham hot sauces. Read more
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Niloufar Emami, assistant professor of architecture and holder of the A. Hays Town Professorship, has received the 2020 ARCC Research Incentive Award from the Architectural Research Centers Consortium for a research project on how…
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Professor Bruce Sharky and students are working to spread the word about how landscape architects affect significant change in the world. Today’s landscape architect tackles everything from large-scale environmental issues like disaster recovery and stormwater management…
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Nearly two dozen LSU students participated in the world’s largest student-led game design competition, Chillennium, hosted by Texas A&M University in October 2019. Competitors planned, designed and developed a video game within 48 hours,…
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Off-campus internships (“externships”) are a significant component to the interior design curriculum, in which undergraduate students can experience the pace of working at design firms in their chosen fields. In the fall 2019 semester…
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The 2019 School of Architecture Open House was Friday, Dec. 6th at 5:30 p.m. in LSU Atkinson Hall.
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The Queeramics Symposium, held October 9-11, 2019 drew together members of both the queer and ceramics communities to examine issues of identity, culture and theory within each. The event created by MFA candidate Ian…
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LSU School of Art Fall 2019 Grad Walk will be Friday, November 22, 2019. Free and open to the public. 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. See artwork from our current graduate students in the Studio…
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Design Paris, the first semester-long study abroad program hosted by the College of Art & Design based out of Paris, France, launched in the fall of 2018. This year the program expanded to encompass…
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Fifth year architecture student Tayler Harrison had the internship of a lifetime: working at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC). The monumental museum in Washington, D.C., which opened in…
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Allison Young is assistant professor of contemporary art history at LSU. A specialist in postcolonial and contemporary art of the Global South, she received her B.A. (2009) in Art History and Anthropology from Brandeis…
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Assistant professor of landscape architecture Robyn Reed is a designer, educator, and advocate for the practice of landscape architecture. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, Robyn is a licensed landscape architect…
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For the second year in a row, students from LSU School of Architecture’s fifth-year comprehensive design course have been awarded first place in an Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) National Design Competition. The…
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This fall LSU design students in assistant professor Brendan Harmon’s interdisciplinary “Giant Panda Studio” are designing a new national park for giant panda conservation and tourism in the wilds of Sichuan Province, China. The…
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The annual College of art & Design tailgate party was Saturday, October 26, 2019.
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The 2019 LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Alumni Reception was Saturday, November 16, 2019 in San Diego, CA.
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Julie Chen, book artist, presented a Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Endowed Lecture titled “Every Moment of a Book” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2019, in the…
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The first Queeramics Symposium was held at LSU October 9-11, 2019. Keynote speaker Dr. Elena Castro presented a lecture titled “The Cultural Politics of Queer Art. How to make a technogender body and why it matters.” Thursday,…
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Architecture students took a field trip to the LSU Rural Life Museum in fall 2019, to study historic local structures. The trip, organized by the Students for Historic Preservation (SHiP), was an opportunity to…
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School of Art scholarships and awards applications are due January 12, 2020.
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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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Emmanuel Schwartz, curator and scholar, presented a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 in the Student Union Theater. Emmanuel Schwartz, who holds the prestigious rank of a conservateur du…
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Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS), was one of 20 scientists awarded the 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowships by the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program….
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Presented by the LSU College of Art & Design and the LSU Olinde Career Center, Art & Design Networking Day is an open networking session for students and employers. Art & Design Career Networking…
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Andy Shaw, associate professor of ceramics, envisioned and launched the Mid-Atlantic Keramik Exchange in Iceland, which held its inaugural meeting in June 2019 at the studios of Myndlistaskólinn í Reykjavík (MIR), The Reykjavik School…
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Justin Tyler Bryant, MFA 2018, has been awarded $20,000 as a 2019 Interchange Fellow, for his work exploring the role of art in social engagement. He is one of the sixteen inaugural grantees…
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Artist Doron Langberg presented a School of Art lecture in partnership with the LSU Museum of Art at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2019.
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Between the Ground & Sky LSU College of Art & Design Assistant Professor of Photography Johanna Warwick’s photographic essay, Between the Ground & Sky, was selected as one of five winners in The Washington…
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BLA candidate Chunfeng “Austin” Lu was awarded the Southern Garden History Society Scholarship to attend the 2019 annual meeting of garden historians, located in Birmingham, Alabama this year. At the meeting Lu, a rising…
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Kenneth Brown is a homegrown design celebrity with a cosmopolitan worldview. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, he received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from LSU in 1995. Kenneth is the principal and…
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Art history professor Darius Spieth presented his latest research at two separate events in France this June. At the Festival of Art History at Fontainebleau Castle, near Paris, June 7-9, 2019, Spieth discussed low-end…
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This summer, Kevin Benham, assistant professor of landscape architecture, was invited to do an artist residency at Villa Lena in Tuscany, Italy, to advance his creative scholarship in the study of light movement. Benham…
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After the Louisiana flood of August 2016, Denham Spring city officials asked residents what they’d like to see as the city recovered and rebuilt. The community has declared priority making Denham Springs a friendlier place…
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Architecture professor Michael Desmond was a co-chair organizer of the Architecture, Culture, and Spirituality 2019 Symposium in May. His gave a keynote lecture entitled “Prairies as Prelude: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Idea of…
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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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The new Healthcare Innovation Seminar offered by the School of Interior Design in spring 2019 is the first of its kind, joining together interdisciplinary scholars to combine expertise to study healthcare design from multiple…
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Yuta Masakane, MLA 2019, received the 2018 Tipton Travel Award to help fund his research trip to study water management in the Netherlands. The trip to the Netherlands taught Yuta about the aesthetics and…
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Elyse Marks studies the façade of a historic building, inspecting the walls for cracks. Hundreds of feet below her, the city streets of New York buzz, a distant blur. Tethered to the side of…
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In May 2019, two graduating MLA students Taylor Fehmel and Mai Nguyen, associate dean and landscape architecture professor Lake Douglas, and LSU landscape architecture alumni Haley and Shannon Blakeman, Chris Ferris, and Justin Lemoine…
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College of Art & Design faculty members were honored for their achievements at the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Awards Presentation April 29, 2019. Art history professor Darius Spieth received the San Diego Alumni Association Chapter…
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By: Julie Elliott In my 30-year career in healthcare design, I have witnessed the dramatic shift in the healthcare delivery model. Consumerism and self-care, uncertainty in healthcare payment reform, shifts from volume to value,…
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College of Art & Design students across disciplines presented their scholarly and creative work at LSU Discover Day Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium on April 9, 2019. Arden McMillin, BFA 2019 candidate with concentrations…
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On April 26, 2019, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the new facilities of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture: the new Carbo Landscape Architecture Recruitment Center, located in the…
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The LSU Graphic Design Senior Show 2019 “Pixel: The Bigger Picture” was April 29-May 3 in the Foster Gallery.
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LSU landscape architecture students were awarded American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) LA chapter 2019 awards for their projects studying the environments of Louisiana. MLA students Hayden Hammons, Taylor Jacobsen, Nguyệt Nguyen, Betsy Peterson,…
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“Most of my designs tell a story,” says Dominique Giordano (BFA 1992), New Orleans-based jewelry designer. “This story creates a connection with my customer. These connections become memories. I’m all about a memory.” Dominique…
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An LSU Film Screening of Missing Link Wednesday, April 24 5:00 p.m. (with an introduction by Brian McLean) Digital Media Center Auditorium Film Run-time: 1 hour 35 minutes Lecture by Brian McLean “The Art…
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Interior design students in professor Matthew Dunn’s Interior Design 1712 course designed displays for TEDxLSU, held in March 2019. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that…
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The Animation Career Review 2019 Digital Art Program Rankings, published in March 2019, ranked the LSU digital art program first in the state, and highly nationally. The Animation Career Review, which provides public information…
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The LSU College of Art & Design received a grant from the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) American Architecture and Landscape Field Trip Program to support LSU College of Art & Design-hosted field trips…
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The inaugural LSU Giving Day is on Tuesday, April 30, an opportunity for every Tiger to join LSU in making history and breaking the state’s record for higher education fundraising. The Fierce for the…
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Professors of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture presented their research at the 2019 Council of Educators of Landscape Architecture (CELA) conference in Sacramento, CA at UC Davis March 6-9, 2019. The…
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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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Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) is publicly featuring a campaign designed by graphic design students in a course taught by professor Lynne Baggett and instructor Luisa Restrepo. The students worked to create a campaign with the…
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Paolo Coen, art history professor at the University of Teramo, will present a School of Art lecture titled “Rome, the Capital of Italy, c. 1900: Producing, Selling and Exporting Art, while Shaping the Style of the…
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Matt Wedel, artist, presented a Reilly Visiting Artist lecture titled “On the Verge” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, in the LSU Design Building Auditorium.
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Each year, the American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, the advertising industry’s largest competition, recognizes some of the best creative work in the country. The Baton Rouge American Advertising Federation annually recognizes…
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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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The Animation Career Review 2019 Graphic Design School Rankings, published in February 2019, ranked the LSU graphic design program first in the state, and highly nationally. The Animation Career Review, which provides public information…
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The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture MLA Spring 2019 Open House was held on Monday, March 18, in 302 Design Building.
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Louisiana-based AOS Interior Environments joins LSU alumni from the fields of interior design and architecture – the firm currently has 12 LSU College of Art & Design alumni working there! LSU Alumni at AOS…
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The LSU School of Architecture will host the Bordering On Symposium on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Manship Theater, Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge. The symposium, which brings together international scholars,…
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Reed Hilderbrand, an award-winning design firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, collaborated with LSU on the university’s Comprehensive and Strategic Campus Master Plan, informing the landscape architecture plans. Doug Reed, FASLA, received a Bachelor of Landscape…
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Arden McMillin, BFA 2019, is an LSU Discover undergraduate research grant recipient for the spring 2019 semester, for her photography project “Home and History: an investigation into the complexity of small southern towns that…
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Dr. Michael Nitsche, associate professor in digital media at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will present a lecture titled “Make a Thought in Your Hand: Puppets, Prototyping & Interactive Design” on Friday, March 1 at…
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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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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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The exhibition “Finding Our Place: Women in the Arts 1983-1990” curated by Mary Pramuk was on display at the Glassell Gallery January 26-February 24, 2019.
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Artist Adam Broomberg of Broomberg & Chanarin presented a Paula G. Manship Endowed lecture virtually to the LSU College of Art & Design at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20, 2019.
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Artist Camille Rose Garcia presented a School of Art and Baton Rouge Gallery-sponsored lecture titled “The Cosmic Mind: Tapping into Deep Imagination with Camille Rose Garcia” on Monday, January 28, 2019, at 5 p.m. in the…
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Art professor Malcolm McClay’s exhibition Swimming to Inishkeel, which debuted in Donegal, Ireland in early 2018, opened at the LSU Museum of Art in Baton Rouge November 1, 2018. Swimming to Inishkeel presents recent multi-media, sculptural,…
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Niloufar Emami, Ph.D., LEED GA, is an assistant professor of architecture and holds the A. Hays Town Professorship at Louisiana State University. She is a researcher, educator, and designer looking for gaps, intersections, and…
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The LSU College of Art & Design has named political science professor Fonna Forman the 2018-19 Nadine Carter Russell Chair in architecture. The four disciplines in the college share the rotating residency; this year’s residency…
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Art & Design Networking Day is an open networking session for students and employers. Art & Design Career Networking Day 2019 is Wednesday, February 20, 2019, from 8:30–11:30 a.m., in the LSU Student Union –…
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In fall 2018, LSU interior design students had the opportunity to present the semester’s projects for review by design professionals, in their office locations throughout Louisiana. Presenting in a real-life office setting was an…
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Need extra money for travel? Enter the annual Tipton Associates Travel Award competition by February 28, 2020, for a chance to win $1,700 to be used for travel within a university-approved study abroad program…
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“Blurry Target,” an essay by Tom Sofranko, College of Art & Design associate dean of academics, was published in the recently released book Developing Creative Thinking in Beginning Design (Routledge 2018). The chapter includes…
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Fonna Forman, political theorist, presented the Nadine Carter Russell Chair lecture titled “The Political Equator: Localizing the Global” at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in the LSU Student Union Magnolia Room (301).
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Learn more about the interior design professional residency.
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DDES candidate Theodoros “Theo” Bargiotas received the ARTIQ Graduate Art Prize 2018 for his painting “Untitled,” awarded in London in November 2018. A first-year student in the Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation program,…
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The School of Architecture Open House was held Friday, November 30, 2018 5-7 p.m.
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Dr. Todd Bridges, USACE’s Engineering With Nature Initiative National Lead, presented a lecture at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.
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Art professor Malcolm McClay’s exhibition Swimming to Inishkeel, which debuted in Donegal, Ireland in early 2018, opened at the LSU Museum of Art in Baton Rouge November 1. Swimming to Inishkeel is a body…
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The Behind the Ballot panel discussion “Campaigns by Design: A Look at the Creative Elements That Influence Voter Behavior” was held Monday, October 29th at 9:30 a.m. in the Design Building. Panelists Lynne Baggett,…
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Alkis Tsolakis, Dean of the College of Art & Design, and School of Architecture Director Marwan Ghandour visited France in the fall of 2018, touring the new Design Paris study abroad program. In their…
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The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture hosted an MLA Open House on October 24, 2018.
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Architecture professor Ursula Emery McClure’s firm emerymcclure architecture was named the 2018 winner of the Boutique Residential Architecture Firm of the Year by the Corporate LiveWire Architecture Awards. The Corporate LiveWire Architecture Awards 2018…
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As studio coordinator for the College of Art & Design’s Communication across the Curriculum (CxC) program, Vincent Cellucci conducts writing feedback consultations for students, guiding more than their use of grammar. In addition to…
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An exhibition of recent work by LSU School of Art graduate students, curated by MFA candidate Erfan Ghiasi, is on display in the Foster Gallery through November 20, 2018.
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Associate professor of photography Kristine Thompson recently released the book Images Seen to Images Felt, a collection of work that she has made over the past three years. She was the winner for Antenna’s…
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The School of Art fall Grad Walk was held Friday, November 16, 2018.
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Kangeun Lee (BLA ‘13), ASLA, is a landscape architect whose childhood in South Korea influenced his worldview today. Lee is a project designer at Site design group ltd in Chicago. He is a ANOVA…
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The deadline to apply to School of Art scholarships was January 11, 2019.
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The LSU School of Art, in conjunction with the LSU College of Art & Design, will host the 5th annual statewide juried art exhibition for high school artists. The LSU School of Art—one of…
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In September 2018, three interior design students and two faculty traveled to Baltimore for a behavioral health design workshop sponsored by The Center For Health Design. BID candidates Brianna Beall, Olivia Barron, Kourtney Russo attended,…
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Paula Troxler and Kleon Medugorac, illustators of Studio PANK, presented a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture Series lecture titled “Field of work – field of Joy” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m….
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Material + Meaning The School of Art hosted the Society for Photographic Education 2018 South Central Regional Conference “Material + Meaning” Oct. 4-6, 2018 at the LSU campus. When October 04-06, 2018 Where Louisiana State University,…
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The undergraduate and graduate programs at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA) have once again received top rankings from DesignIntelligence magazine, the leading journal of design professionals. The 2018–19 issue of “America’s Best…
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New Orleans natives James Catalano (BArch 2013), Seamus McGuire, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (BArch 2010), and Paulo Perkins, AIA (BArch 2009) didn’t really know each other while they attended the LSU School of Architecture. But…
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In fall 2018 13 third-year MLA students in LA 7051 Advanced Topics Studio class traveled to Portugal to explore the built landscapes of the historic cities. Over the last several years, the 3rd-year MLA…
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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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The exhibition Mythologies Louisianaises brings together School of Art faculty members and alumni, to celebrate and explore Louisiana culture. The project was created and curated by Jonathan “feral opossum” Mayers, alumnus and instructor of the…
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The monograph Louisiana Trail Riders, by LSU School of Art associate professor of photography Jeremiah Ariaz, was released by UL Press August 28, 2018. “I’d like to thank James Wilson, Assistant Director at UL Press, who championed…
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Kevin Benham, assistant professor at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, was a resident of ARNA (Art and Nature residency) in Sweden in 2017-18. Benham’s interest in biology was the starting point of a…
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Expanded Draught artists presented a lecture to the College of Art & Deign Thursday, September 6.
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MFA 2017 Naomi Clement’s work is featured on the cover of Ceramics Monthly magazine’s September 2018 issue. She won the Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist Award in 2017, and recently debuted a solo exhibition in…
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The School of Art lecture “Sister Gertrude Morgan’s Visual Vocality: Tradition, Innovation, and the Hearing the Artist-Outlier” was presented by Elaine Y. Yau (Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow, Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive) August 23, 2018….
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Doug Peltzman, potter, will present a School of Art Lecture titled “Making Contemporary Pottery” at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Monday, September 24, 2018, in the LSU Design Building Auditorium (room…
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Art historians Serena Romano and Ludovico Geymonat presented a School of Art lecture titled “Luster on the Lagoon: A Conversation about Medieval Venice” in Dodson Auditorium (room 100) at 5 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2018.
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Freelance journalist Emily Kask will give a lecture titled “Practical Photojournalism” today, Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 12:30 p.m. in the LSU Art Building room 229.
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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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In May-June 2018, the LSU in China Program, directed by associate professor of interior design Jun Zou, brought interior design students to China to study art and design and engage with Chinese culture firsthand….
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Architecture students from three universities contributed to an exhibition celebrating Louisiana architecture. The Hilliard Museum is pleased to present an exhibition that marks the legacy of its designer, famed Louisiana architect A. Hays Town….
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MLA students in LA 7041 Urban Systems Studio in the spring 2018 semester assessed the public parks and open spaces of the city of New Orleans, and collaborated with nonpofit Parks for All on…
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Save the Date: October 20, 2018 LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Alumni Reception Philadelphia, PA Maggiano’s 1201 Filbert Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 6:30-8:30 PM Please RSVP to Kalia Jarvis at kjarvis@lsu.edu by Friday, October…
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Angeliki Sioli, assistant professor of architecture, co-edited Reading Architecture; Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, a collection of essays on architecture and literature published by Routledge in 2018. The volume is comprised of 18 compiled…
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Upon invitation by the Amis du Louvre, LSU art history professor Darius A. Spieth presented his research, on 18th-century art merchant Jean-Baptiste Pierre Lebrun, at the world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris, France on May 28….
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The School of Art’s printmaking facilities have moved into a grand new location: the old Black Box Theater has been re-purposed into a state-of-the art printmaking studio. The new and improved printmaking facility moved…
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Landscape architecture students in assistant professor Brendan Harmon’s Advanced Topics Studio designed and developed serious games that explore the challenges of coastal change for the town of Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana….
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“As a child I had a particular image of a cowboy shaped by popular culture,” said Jeremiah Ariaz, associate professor of photography at the LSU School of Art. “He was gruff, serious, white, and…
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New Orleans-based interior designer Amanda Connolly (BID ’00) always enjoyed home design shows. So when she had the opportunity to work for Home & Garden Television (HGTV)’s program Home Town, she jumped at the…
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The deadline for School of Art freshman scholarship opportunities is July 6, 2018.
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The BFA 2018 Senior Exhibition is on view at the The Galleries at LSU Foster Gallery on LSU campus through May 11! See work by graduating seniors Ashley Aucoin, Hannah Cox, Elizabeth Cunniff, Vernell Dunams, Demi…
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Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, co-authored the new edition Tangible Modeling with Open Source GIS (Springer, July 2018), the first book to introduce a tangible interface for geospatial analysis and simulations. His…
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In 2016, Louisiana State University embarked upon the Comprehensive and Strategic Campus Master Plan process, an ambitious strategic planning initiative that included developing a master plan for the university. The New Orleans architectural firm…
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May 1-31, 2018, Baton Rouge Gallery is featuring work by three LSU School of Art professors: assistant professor Leslie Friedman, associate professor Kelli Scott Kelley, and associate director Michaelene Walsh. The opening reception was…
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Yvonne Cao is a graphic designer, typographer, and educator who was born and raised in Hunan, China. She came to the United States for an honors exchange program at Middle Tennessee State University in…
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Louisiana native Katie Burk received her BFA from LSU in 2008, and moved to Washington, D.C. to pursue a career in graphic design. Currently, she is senior graphic designer at the marketing agency Nobody in Washington,…
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The Design Event hosted by the LSU School of Interior Design was Thursday, April 26 at the LSU Design Building. There was an exhibit featuring interior design students’ work from 5:30-7:30 p.m., followed by scholarship awards…
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Influential contemporary American artist Carrie Mae Weems has, for the past 30 years, has investigated family relationships, cultural identity, sexism, class, political systems and the consequences of power. As the LSU School of Art’s…
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Anjelica Sifuentes, BLA 2018 candidate, won the 2017 Tipton Travel Award to support her travel for her Capstone research project “Redefining Our Borderlands.” The project investigates design concepts for alternative measures of border security…
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The 2018 Spring Art Grad Walk was Friday, April 20, in the Studio Arts Building. MFA students showed their work to the public, including printmaking, photography, painting and drawing, graphic design, sculpture, digital art,…
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Ursula Emery McClure, FAAR, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, A. Hays Town Professor in the LSU School of Architecture, was named on ArchDaily’s list of 13 leading female architects, the only architect in the United…
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“There is a lot of mystery around art restoration,” Elise Grenier (MFA ’87) laughs when asked what she does, exactly. “My goal is to demystify the process of restoration.” Elise, founder of Grenier Conservation, has…
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Art history assistant professor William Ma won the Site and Space in Southeast Asia research award, a two-year funded research opportunity exploring the art, architecture, and landscape of Southeast Asia. Site and Space in…
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Graphic design students had the opportunity to attend a number of hand lettering workshops this 2017-2018 academic year, to hone their skills. Graphic artist/designer Peter Bain visited the LSU School of Art to give…
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Influential artist Carrie Mae Weems is the 2017-18 Nadine Carter Russell Chair in art. Supported by the Reilly Visiting Artist Fund, she will give a lecture to the College of Art + Design Wednesday,…
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LSU senior interior design students participated in a community outreach project to design a garden at a home in Louisiana for young women who have been victims of human trafficking. The organization that operates…
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Each year, the American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, the advertising industry’s largest competition, recognizes some of the best creative work in the country. The Baton Rouge American Advertising Federation annually recognizes…
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Two landscape architecture students’ project work was featured in the “Complete Streets Toolkit,” an initiative by the Baton Rouge Sustainable Transportation Action Committee to propose improvements to the Baton Rouge community. The Baton Rouge…
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“New Orleans isn’t like other cities,” Stella tells her sister Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire. Cradled in the crescent of the Mississippi River and surrounded by water, the city has…
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Every student who has finished their foundations courses and are prepared to progress to a major in the School of Art must submit an application through Slideroom as part of the Selective Admissions process. The…
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Anyone can live abroad, according to Greg Dahlke (BLA ’15). As a junior landscape associate based in Rwanda, he works to manage and educate about environmental impacts. Greg works for Mass Design Group, a…
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The College of Art + Design and the School of Interior Design sponsored an Evidence-Based Design Faculty Workshop, facilitated by the Center for Health Design, on February 26, 2018 at the Hilltop Arboretum. Workshop…
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Stanley Lewis, painter, presented a Paula G. Manship Endowed Lecture at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in the LSU Design Building Auditorium (room 103).
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Artist Joanna Powell visited the LSU School of Art February 21-22, 2018 to give ceramics workshops and present a lecture to art students titled “Impossible Beauty.” Powell also curated the 8 Fluid Ounces Ceramic…
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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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Richard B. Doubleday, associate professor of graphic design at LSU School of Art, holds a 2017–18 Fulbright Fellowship where he is a Senior Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. During his first 3…
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Joanna Powell, sculptor and painter, presented a School of Art lecture titled “Impossible Beauty”, in conjunction with the Ceramic Artists Student Association, at the LSU College of Art & Design on Wednesday, February 21, 2018.
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Art & Design Networking Day is an open networking session for students and employers. Art & Design Career Networking Day took place on Thursday, March 1, 2018, from 8:30–11:30 a.m., in the LSU Student Union…
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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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Artist Ron Jude gave a distinguished alumni lecture titled “Those Are Not Mountains You See” Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the Design Building Auditorium.
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LSU School of Architecture A. Hays Town Professor Ursula Emery McClure, with the LSU School of Architecture Research Studio, published the paper “The SEA Is Coming: The Future of a Marine Research Facility.” The paper…
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LSU’s College of Art & Design is pleased to announce that the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture students Donguk Lee and Xiwei Shen (BLA ‘17) won the 2017 student honor award from the…
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The LSU School of Architecture is pleased to announce that ten students in the Bachelor of Architecture program recently placed in the top 40 of the fifth Earth Architecture Competition DESIGNING A RURAL ARTS CENTER…
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“As a child I had a particular image of a cowboy shaped by popular culture,” said Jeremiah Ariaz, associate professor of photography at the LSU School of Art. “He was gruff, serious, white, and…
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Ainsley Dreher (BID 2010), president and owner of Design Innovations in Birmingham, Alabama, never expected that she would be directing her own interior design firm this soon in her career. Upon graduating from LSU…
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Darius Spieth, professor of art history at the LSU School of Art, has recently published the book Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art, Studies in the History of Collecting & Art Markets Volume 3…
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The LSU School of Art welcomes two new faculty members for 2018: assistant professors of art history Ludovico Geymonat and William Ma, who joined the faculty this semester. Both Geymonat and Ma will add…
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Kenneth Bahlinger, (BLA ’85), received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 2017 LaGasse Medal for his significant contributions to the management and conservation of natural resources and public landscapes. Kenneth is an award-winning…
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Artist Ron English presented a lecture titled “Popaganda,” in partnership with Baton Rouge Gallery, at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Monday, January 29, 2018, in the LSU Design Building Auditorium…
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Influential contemporary American artist Carrie Mae Weems has been named the 2017-18 Nadine Carter Russell Chair for the LSU College of Art + Design. The four disciplines in the college share the rotating residency;…
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This fall the students in LSU School of Art professor Darius Spieth’s History of Prints course had the opportunity to contribute to the Bonjour | Au Revoir Surréalisme exhibition, learning practical skills about museum…
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Dozens of healthcare professionals convened with LSU faculty, students, and administrators at the LSU College of Art & Design this weekend to investigate how professionals in the social sciences, art and design, business, and…
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Matthew Carter presented a lecture titled “Bruce Rogers’ Centaur Type” Wednesday, November 15, at the LSU Design Building. A reception followed at the Hill Memorial Library. Matthew Carter is an internationally renowned British type…
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LSU School of Architecture students and faculty visited Park Elementary in Baton Rouge to help students generate ideas and build models for a new school. Park Elementary, which follows a Project Base Learning model,…
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The LSU School of Art, in conjunction with the LSU College of Art & Design will host the 4th annual statewide juried art exhibition for high school artists. The LSU School of Art—one…
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Don’t quit your day job. Build your skill toolbox. Start from the bottom and work your way up. Don’t be afraid to fail. Apply to everything you can afford. Become your own salesman. Network,…
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The undergraduate and graduate programs at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA) have once again received top rankings from DesignIntelligence magazine, the leading journal of design professionals. The 2017–18 issue of…
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LSU’s Jun Zou spent summer 2017 learning about contemporary lighting design at Tillotson Design Associates in New York City. “It was an excellent experience in a real-world lighting design firm,” said Zou, associate professor…
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Fourth-year LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture students in Professor Lake Douglas’s landscape design studio recently returned from their field trip to Chicago. Led by Associate Professor Kevin Risk, the students toured the…
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Professor Charles Fryling said a lightbulb went off while he was touring Spain this summer. He thought the tour guide’s electronic speaker system would work great for his plant identification tours—and he was…
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The American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) named emerymcclure architecture as one of its top designers in the 10th annual American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) at the Academy of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. During…
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Work by Hunter Stabler, a graduate student in the LSU School of Art, is featured in two exhibitions: Under the Knife: Contemporary Cut Paper Art, August 23–October 14, at the Hicks Art Center Gallery at…
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Former Iowa State University Professor Marwan Ghandour has been named the new director of the LSU School of Architecture. “I am thrilled to move to Louisiana, a region that was crucial to the historical…
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Ruth Z. McCoy Professor Marsha Cuddeback has been named director of the LSU College of Art & Design’s School of Interior Design. “Director Cuddeback’s appointment is a natural extension of her long and diverse…
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Four of the 23 ASLA members elevated to fellowship in 2017 are LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni. George “Bob” Richardson III, BLA 1969, CEO and founding principal of RVi Planning in Austin;…
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The Board of Regents has approved the LSU College of Art & Design’s proposal for a multi-disciplinary Doctor of Design (DDes) in Cultural Preservation. Arising from the confluence of current professional trends, educational conditions,…
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The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) awarded the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio $2,936,000 in research funds for their project, “Inland from the Coast: A Multi-Scalar Approach to Regional Climate Change Responses.” Led by Associate…
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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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LSU School of Interior Design Instructor John Campbell was inducted into the American Society of Interior Designers Council of Fellows for his work within the organization promoting professionalism and licensure of interior designers in…
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LSU College of Art & Design Associate Professor Richard Doubleday has been named a Fulbright senior scholar. The Fulbright Scholar Program will fund his research on contemporary Chinese graphic design at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua…
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Students in Professor Susan Elizabeth Ryan’s art history seminar, “Art & Environment,” worked to raise awareness for Louisiana communities facing health and safety issues stemming from environmental problems. Ryan’s “Art & Environment” seminar covers the…
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LSU’s Mark Boyer has been named the incoming 2017–18 president of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), an international organization whose mission is to encourage, support, and further education in the field…
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Associate Professor Richard Doubleday’s graphic design history students designed a series of posters using collage techniques for their final projects. In this form-making exercise, students were asked to embrace “chance creations” exploring various methods of…
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Two graduate students from the LSU School of Art, Naomi Clement and Mike Stumbras, have been selected as 2017 Emerging Artists by Ceramics Monthly, the preeminent international publication for ceramics enthusiasts. As fewer than…
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The LSU School of Art has two scholarship opportunities for incoming first-year undergraduate students pursuing degrees in graphic design, digital art, and studio art—ceramics, painting & drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Applicants must apply by…
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Kristine Thompson, assistant professor of photography in the LSU School of Art, has work featured in the current exhibition, Continuum, at the Ralph Arnold Gallery at Loyola University in Chicago. The exhibition, curated by…
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Katharina Beliveau, a fourth-year student in the LSU School of Interior Design, is busy: busy preparing her capstone project before graduating in December; as a member of the Louisiana Army National Guard; as a…
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Meredith Hom’s interest in interior design started with her love of Disney. “Disney World was practically a second home for me growing up. As soon as I was old enough to understand there was…
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Vernell Dunams is one of five students across the university to be named a 2017 LSU Discover Scholar for his research achievements. Each year, LSU Discover awards the top undergraduate research students with the…
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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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LSU’s Kevin Risk and Tom Sofranko were invited speakers at the 21st International Symposium on Chinese Vernacular Architecture. Risk, an associate professor of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, presented a paper…
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Darius A. Spieth, professor of art history at the LSU School of Art, recently delivered a talk at Bard College on Napoleon’s interior architect Charles Percier and published a book chapter on French sociologist…
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LSU graphic design students and the Graphic Design Student Office stole the show, bringing home 28 student awards, including best in show, at the 2017 Baton Rouge American Advertising Federation’s awards gala. The Graphic…
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LSU’s Kevin Risk presented his paper, “Cotton River, Market Town: Preserving/Interpreting the Landscape(s) of Slavery at Forks-of-the-Road,” at the 2016 Association for Preservation Technology (APT) Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The theme of the…
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Jun Zou, associate professor of the LSU School of Interior Design, received a 2016-17 Happy Award from the LSU Center for Community Engagement, Learning & Leadership. CCELL bestows this award annually to celebrate the…
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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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Evan Mather, independent filmmaker and principal of AHBE Landscape Architects in Los Angeles, is one of four Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni to be elevated to ASLA fellowship in 2017. Mather received…
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Dr. Kamel Mahadin is one of four Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni to be elevated to ASLA fellowship in 2017. Mahadin received his nomination for American Society of Landscape Architects fellowship from the…
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