In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Tom Polk

Scholarships open for the 2026-2027 academic year

February 23, 2026

The Lamar Dodd School of Art is thrilled to announce that scholarship applications are now open for the 2026-2027 academic year. In 2025, the School of Art awarded approximately $70,000 in merit, departmental, study abroad, and graduate scholarships, with an average range of $500 - $2,000 per award!

Photography Instructor and Guest Curator Mo Costello selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

December 16, 2025

Costello is among 56 contemporary artists selected by Whitney Museum curators for the eighty-second edition of the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States.

Athenaeum presents landmark exhibition centered on Beverly Buchanan’s Athens years

December 16, 2025

“Beverly’s Athens” follows Buchanan's life in Athens, situating her expansive practice from this period within the local and lived conditions that shaped it.

Assistant professor of sculpture Kimberly Lyle explores the use of AI in art

December 16, 2025

Sculpture, like architecture, is an invitation to marvel at shape, scale and human experience. Kimberly Lyle, assistant professor of sculpture and technology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences’ Lamar Dodd School of Art, makes interactive artwork both by hand and digitally that welcomes audience participation.

Associate Professor Marni Shindelman’s photo series “Restore the Night Sky” highlighted by Texas Public Radio

December 1, 2025

“Fronteras: ‘Detention is everywhere’ — Photo series highlights impact of private ICE facilities on rural landscapes”

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