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Q&A with Emmie Wescoat (BFA Graphic Design)

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder March 25-28th, 2024 Closing Reception When: Wednesday, March 27rd, 2024, 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Gallery 130, Meek Hall Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. Hi! My name is Emmie Wescoat. I am from New Madrid, Missouri. What attracted you to the Department of Art & Art History? […]


Q&A with Calyn Ashe (BFA Graphic Design)

Penny’s Dream March 25-28th, 2024 Closing Reception When: Wednesday, March 27rd, 2024, 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Gallery 130, Meek Hall Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. Hello, my name is Calyn Ashe. I am pursuing a BFA in Graphic Design, and I am from Hernando, MS – but before that I lived in […]


Art History Students Visit Chicago’s Art Museums

Just past the mid-point of the Spring 2023 semester, as everyone was in need of a little additional inspiration, Drs. Kris Belden-Adams and Karen Barber arranged an optional long-weekend trip to Chicago for interested students in their Introduction to Western Art (AH101 Honors) and Art History II. (AH202) courses, and Belden-Adams’s 19th Century Art class […]


Art History Alumna Inducted into American Institute of Floral Design

Step into the World of Floral Magic at The French Potager By Old Town Bay St Louis Step into the world of floral magic at The French Potager, LLC., a crown jewel of Old Town Bay St. Louis, where botanic artistry meets Southern charm. This upcoming Second Saturday, join The French Potager in celebrating the […]


Dr. Wicker Elected to Board of Directors of the ICMA

Professor Nancy L. Wicker of the Department of Art and Art History has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of the International Center of Medieval Art (ICMA). The mission of this group is to promote and support the study, understanding, and preservation of visual and material cultures produced primarily between ca. 300 CE […]


Dr. Wicker Awarded Solmsen Fellowship

Dr. Nancy L. Wicker, Professor of Art History at The University of Mississippi, has been awarded a Solmsen Fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities (IRH) of the University of Wisconsin–Madison for the academic year 2023–2024, where she will spend a sabbatical year carrying out research. The IRH, founded in 1959, was the […]


Q&A with Kriscia Martinez (BFA Graphic Design)

Sea of Monsters March 27-31st, 2023 Closing Reception When: Thursday, March 30rd, 2023, 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Gallery 130, Meek Hall Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. My name is Kriscia Martinez, I was originally from Gautier Mississippi, a small town closer to the coast. I spent my childhood there, then later on […]


Q&A with Savanna Martin (BFA Graphic Design)

The Factory, Vol. 1 March 27-31st, 2023 Closing Reception When: Thursday, March 30rd, 2023, 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Gallery 130, Meek Hall Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. Hi, my name is Savanna Martin and I’m from Baldwyn, MS. What attracted you to the Department of Art & Art History? Something that attracted […]


Q&A with John Douglas (BFA Graphic Design)

Richy Reaper March 27-31st, 2023 Closing Reception When: Thursday, March 30rd, 2023, 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Gallery 130, Meek Hall Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. Hello, my name is John Douglas. I’m from (sunny) Boynton Beach, Florida What attracted you to the Department of Art & Art History? I wanted to create […]


Q&A with Alexa Tamburlin (BFA Graphic Design)

Revival March 20-24th, 2023 Closing Reception When: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023, 4:30–6:00 PM Where: Gallery 130, Meek Hall Introduce yourself and tell us where you are from. My name is Alexa Tamburlin and I’m originally from Buffalo, NY. What attracted you to the Department of Art & Art History? Growing up I’ve always loved illustration […]