Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Moundville’s annual Knap-In, and more.
Tag: Department of Art and Art History
A&S in the News: February 13-19, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for Black History Month, art exhibitions, and more.
Art and Art History Receives CDC Foundation Grant to Promote Vaccine Education and Acceptance
From the February 2022 Desktop News | The University of Alabama Department of Art and Art History recently received a grant to create innovative and accurate poster designs that will harness the power of the arts to engage audiences of all ages in overcoming COVID-19 and influenza vaccine hesitancy. With support from the CDC Foundation, the messaging will promote vaccine education and acceptance in four rural Black Belt counties in west Alabama. Jason Guynes, department chair and professor, and […]
A&S in the News: January 23-29, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for commentary on Russia, the Books for the Alabama Black Belt campaign, and more.
A&S in the News: January 16-22, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on slavery’s influence on American life, the Fall 2021 President’s List, and more.
A&S in the News: January 9-15, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the BFSA Scholarship Ball, a book review in the New York Times, and more.
A&S in the News: Dec. 19, 2021 – Jan. 8, 2022
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the passing of E.O. Wilson, a collaboration with the Smithsonian, and more.
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A&S in the News: December 12-18, 2021
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for winter break events, Marshall Scholarship recipients, and more.
A&S in the News: December 5-11, 2021
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for Fall 2021 commencement, holiday events, and more.
Art Professor, Students Create Sculptures to Raise Funds for Children’s of Alabama
From the December 2021 Desktop News | Over the past eight years, art professor Craig Wedderspoon and his sculpture students have created innovative and unique sculptures to help Nucor, a steel production company in Tuscaloosa, raise funds for Children’s of Alabama. Wedderspoon first started the collaboration with Nucor in 2013, when Nucor approached him about creating sculptures out of Nucor-made steel to auction off at their annual auction for Children’s of Alabama, a children’s hospital located in Birmingham. For Wedderspoon, […]
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