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MSU Leading Digitized Archeology Project in Greece

July 29, 2021

His work is a little bit retro, a little bit modern, and all things classical. As the new Director of the MSU Excavations at Isthmia in Greece, Associate Professor Jon Frey has dug deep into content to create a new website for the decades-old archaeology project. In fall 2020, Frey, a classical archeologist in MSU’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design, began to oversee the part of the excavations near Corinth, Greece, that had been sponsored by Ohio State University since 1987.

Award / Faculty / Faculty / News / Programs

Professor Looking to Open New Doors Through Fulbright Specialist Roster Tenure

July 15, 2021

After a seven-month Fulbright Scholar Service in South Africa in 2019, Peter Glendinning, Professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, has been granted a four-year tenure on the Fulbright Specialist…

Faculty / News

Professor and Two-Time Olympian Chosen as Artist-in-Residence for Tokyo Games

July 12, 2021

Kelly Salchow MacArthur grew up loving art. She also loved athletics. Some told her she couldn’t do both. Salchow MacArthur set out to prove she could. This determination led her…

Alumni / News

Recent Alum Working in L.A. on Promotional Material for Upcoming Film

July 7, 2021

Charles Benoit completed his B.F.A. in Studio Art: Photography from Michigan State University last month and is now using the skills he gained as an undergraduate by working in Los Angeles on promotional material for Mark Rodriguez’s upcoming film, Rudolf.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Exhibition / News / Programs

Young Joon Kwak Reflects on Critical Race Studies Residency

July 6, 2021

Young Joon Kwak, the 2020-21 Artist-in-Residence of Critical Race Studies, is wrapping up their time at MSU, but the impact of their work on the community will live on through new dialogues about objecthood, bodies, and symbolism.

Exhibition / News / Staff

Exhibit by Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence Now on Display at MSU Union Art Gallery

June 29, 2021

The exhibit, Unearthing: Magic, Mimicry, and the Mundane, by Luis Alvaro Sahagun Nuño, 2019-2020 Artist-in-Residence of Critical Race Studies, is now on display at the MSU Union Art Gallery through…

Exhibition / News / Staff / Uncategorized

Project by Critical Race Studies Artist-in-Residence Unveiled in Beal Botanical Garden

June 21, 2021

The same size and blueprint as an ADX (administrative maximum) isolation cell, A Solitary Greenhouse, now on display in Michigan State University’s Beal Botanical Garden, is a fully functioning greenhouse designed to…

Faculty / Faculty / News / Programs

New Department of Art, Art History, and Design Chairperson Appointed

June 14, 2021

Tani Hartman has been appointed Chairperson of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University, effective July 15, 2021. She currently serves as Chairperson of the Department of…

COVID-19 / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / News

MSU Survey Asks for Your Stories of Creativity in the Time of COVID-19

June 2, 2021

“Creativity in the Time of COVID-19,” an MSU project funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, asks the public to share their stories about the role creativity has played in their lives during the pandemic as well as any creative works they’ve made that have helped them get through this past year.

Faculty / Grant / News / Research

First Appointee of Carol Ann Bennett-Vallès Professorship in Art History Named

May 26, 2021

Art Historian and Digital Humanities Researcher Silvia Tita has been selected as the first appointee of the Carol Ann Bennett-Vallès Professorship in Art History at Michigan State University.