ETSU Department of Art & Design

ETSU Department of Art & Design ETSU's Department of Art & Design is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art & Design.

Congratulations to our very own Addison Mayes, rising senior in the BA Studio Art program, whose poster "Don't Let Them ...
05/28/2026

Congratulations to our very own Addison Mayes, rising senior in the BA Studio Art program, whose poster "Don't Let Them Battle It Alone" was shortlisted in the Prague International Poster Festival! Addison is the only US-based student to have been selected for this distinction! Addison created this work, which aims to promote adolescent mental health, in Dr. Huang's Graphic Design Theory class in spring 2026. To see Addison's and other entrants' responses to the festival's thematic focus on children, please visit https://www.arttention.eu/

Chance Taylor, adjunct faculty and ceramics technician in our department, is featured in the May 2026 issue of “Ceramics...
05/15/2026

Chance Taylor, adjunct faculty and ceramics technician in our department, is featured in the May 2026 issue of “Ceramics Monthly” as part of the Emerging Artists section! His work and writing are included on pages 51 and 64.

Congratulations, Chance!

In the new Special Topics course “Visual Archives of Asia” this semester, students participated in a guided tour of the ...
05/15/2026

In the new Special Topics course “Visual Archives of Asia” this semester, students participated in a guided tour of the Archives of Appalachia, where archivist Ryan Bernard introduced them to the processes through which photographic materials are collected, identified, cataloged, and organized within a special collection. Paired with Dr. Yi Liu’s broader course emphasis on the historical, cultural, and political significance of photography and archive, the visit provided students with firsthand exposure to the materiality of photography, encouraging them to think critically about photographs not simply as images, but as material artifacts embedded within systems of knowledge, memory, and visual culture.

04/30/2026

Join us for “Connection”, the Graphic Design BFA Spring 2026 Senior Exhibition. The opening reception is downtown tomorrow night, May 1, 2026, from 6–8 p.m. at ETSU Tipton Ashe Gallery. The show will feature work from nine graduating graphic design seniors: Sophie Beach, Lacey Church, Alison Condon, Zoe Hartsock, Camille Kurle, Ava Martin, Allysa Patterson, Elizabeth Rowe, and Ana/Adreas Sifuentes. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Through the support of a MBMSOTA grant, Professor Perrott and Professor Reaves were able to host designer Brad Vetter, ,...
04/22/2026

Through the support of a MBMSOTA grant, Professor Perrott and Professor Reaves were able to host designer Brad Vetter, , on campus April 7th and 8th. Vetter was asked to demonstrate his unique letterpress/printmaking process, involving laser cut blocks. While at ETSU, Vetter gave a public lecture, demonstrated laser cutting and print processes to students, printed with multiple classes, and did studio visits with Art and Design graduate students. His demo/workshop combined technology in the Printmaking area with the technology in the Digital Material Studies area. Vetter, who is from Louisville KY, has extensive letterpress knowledge and experience, working with major clients including Mumford & Sons, Chris Stapleton, and Jason Isbell. He also runs a printshop, studio, and gallery called Friend of Mine, .lovesyou.

04/10/2026

ETSU students : submission deadline extended until April 15, up to $10,000 in cash prizes for the Mary & Jim Martin Student Juried Exhibition 2026

The ETSU Student Ceramic Association ETSU Student Ceramic Association recently hosted visiting artist Lisa Orr for a pub...
04/09/2026

The ETSU Student Ceramic Association ETSU Student Ceramic Association recently hosted visiting artist Lisa Orr for a public, come-and-go two day event in the ceramics studio, located in the Art Annex. Attendees had the opportunity to observe demonstrations, ask questions, and learn more about ceramic processes in an open and welcoming environment!

Thank you to Lisa Orr for sharing her time and knowledge, and to everyone who joined!

Sage Perrott, Associate Professor of Printmaking, and Mindy Herrin-Lewis, Professor of Jewelry/Metals, presented at the ...
04/02/2026

Sage Perrott, Associate Professor of Printmaking, and Mindy Herrin-Lewis, Professor of Jewelry/Metals, presented at the Research and Creative Activity Symposium on March 12th. Organized by Dr. Eric Sellers through the Office of Research and Creative Activity, the symposium featured presentations by faculty on current research in the College of Arts and Sciences at ETSU. Sage Perrott and Mindy Herrin-Lewis were each awarded a Summer Research Grant. The funds from these grants were used to support their separate research. Sage Perrott presented “Screens & Zines & RISO Machines: Producing a Collection of Creeps,” and Mindy Herrin-Lewis presented “Gilded to Glass: Expanding Micro-sculpture with Enameled Elements.”

We’re wrapping up our Graduate Feature Series with first-year MFA candidate Gage Shrout!Originally from Blue Springs, Mi...
03/31/2026

We’re wrapping up our Graduate Feature Series with first-year MFA candidate Gage Shrout!

Originally from Blue Springs, Missouri, Shrout earned his BFA from the University of Missouri in 2024. Through photography and installation practices, he captures different portrayals of human experiences, particularly focusing on the complexities of relationships between people and media consumption.

This post concludes our Graduate Feature Series!

We are continuing our Graduate Feature Series by highlighting first-year MFA candidate Chunru Zhang!Chunru Zhang is an a...
03/30/2026

We are continuing our Graduate Feature Series by highlighting first-year MFA candidate Chunru Zhang!

Chunru Zhang is an artist whose practice explores emotional states through materials and process. Her work focuses on vulnerability, restraint, and the quiet weight of unspoken feelings, often shaped by personal experience and cultural context. With a background in printmaking and visual communication design, she combines traditional techniques such as copper plate etching with contemporary approaches, incorporating materials like fiber, paper, and cast forms. Her work often reflects subtle emotional tension, including tears that are held back, pressure that slowly builds, and moments of inner conflict. Through repetitive marks, layered surfaces, and tactile contrasts between softness and hardness, she creates images that mirror the instability of human emotion. Zhang’s work invites viewers to slow down and look closely, creating space to notice and understand emotions that are often hidden or ignored.

Follow along to see one more graduate highlight!

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