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Department of Art and Art History

 

A Big Welcome Back to All of Our Returning Students as Well as a Giant Hello to Incoming Freshman!!

We Wish You All a Wonderful and Successful Semester!

 

Upcoming News & Events are Coming Soon. STAY TUNED!

Below are Some Upcoming Events.

 

Help Support a URI A&AH Alumn!!

Recent 2011 BFA graduate, Karin Mellin, has been accepted into the A.I.R. Vallauris Program in Vallauris, France. The 6-week artist residency program will allow her the opportunity to live with international artists and immerse herself in art and culture during her stay.

Read more about her art project that begins in April...

Click HERE to pledge and help make this project an amazing one!

 

ART BOOK SALE

Wednesday April 25

11am to 3pm

Department of Art and Art History Lobby

Over 300 books ar bargain prices!

 

All proceeds benifit the Department of Art and Art History Endowment Funds

 

Dragon Design Contest

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Compete against other students/teams in creating a dragon of ANY medium!

Prize: $300

The dragons will be voted on by students, faculty, and staff during the Big International Event.

To participate in the competition, pleace contact

Vicka Ritter

Marking Assistan

Office of International Education

37 Lower College Road

Victoria_ritter@my.uri.edu

The Bannister Society

 

Recent work

Main Gallery Fine Art Center
University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island

March 5- April 7, 2012

Gallery hours: Monday to Saturday, 12-4

Sponsored by the Department of Art & Art History

 

Special Evening Reception

March 25th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Congratulations!

Leah Del Giudice is the winner of the First Annual Student Visual Arts Sea Grant Award. She received the award for her series of glass marine animals.

This image is Sea Anemone.

Nick McKnight, Chelsea Fredrikson and Dylan Butler received runner-up awards.

Faculty and Staff Galleries and Gallery Inclusion

Until a page is set up, please look at the events page, located on the directory to the left as well as linked at the bottom of this page, to see which of the Fine Arts Faculty and Staff have works or are featured in galleries and exhibits.

 

Click Here to See All of the A&AH News and Events!

 

a message from the chair


Bob Dilworth

Our motto is "Motivate, Collaborate, Innovate, Create - Get Inspired."


Read more from a message from Bob Dilworth, Chair of the Department of Art and Art History.