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Augusta University cuts ribbon on renovated ceramics and sculpture studios
The Ceramics & Sculpture Studio has nearly doubled its size and includes dedicated facilities for each step in the creative process.
LASER Talks return to Augusta University, and it’s all about innovation.
Hosted by the College of Nursing, the LASER Talks will be a collaborative presentation of the College of Nursing and the Department of Art & Design.
Augusta University names Scott Thorp Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research
Augusta University has named Scott Thorp, the university’s chair of the Department of Art and Design, associate vice president for Interdisciplinary Research. His role became effective January 8...
Art department’s collaboration with Westobou announced
On Friday, Feb. 10, at the opening of the Outliers exhibition at the Westobou Gallery on Broad Street, Scott Thorp, chair of the Augusta University Department of Art, announced a partnership between...
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Mary S. Byrd Gallery to feature work by Amy Pleasant
Throughout the month of January, the Department of Art invites the Augusta University community to visit the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art to see works by artist Amy Pleasant. Known within the...
LASER Talks bridge gaps between arts and sciences on campus
Augusta University’s Department of Art, collaborating with the College of Education, will host a second LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talk on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 6-8 p.m...
Why Augusta University is the Place for Art
“Augusta is the perfect city for building a transformative art department. The timing and circumstances are right,” Scott Thorp, chair of the Department of Art at Augusta University...
Trifecta Exhibition highlights the work of up-and-coming Georgia artists
The work of Master of Fine Arts students from across the state is currently on display at the Mary S. Byrd Gallery as part of Augusta University’s first ever Trifecta Exhibition. Curated by MFA...
Tonight: Speed dating for artists and scientists
In 2005, Cheryl Goldsleger, Augusta University’s William S. Morris Eminent Scholar in Art, had an exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington. When she returned for another...
Augusta is for lovers … art lovers
New York. Chicago. San Francisco. Washington. Augusta, Georgia. These cities all have one thing in common. They were included in a top 10 list of U.S. cities for art lovers by AARP. Augusta has a...
Thorp to speak at Arts Council event
Augusta University Art Department Chair Scott Thorp will be speaking at ICONIC, the second gallery exhibition at the Community Gallery of Augusta. The show, juried by Thorp, will have an opening...
When it turns toward the arts, Leadership Augusta turns toward GRU
Leadership Augusta, the long-running leadership development program, is getting a big dose of Georgia Regents University Thursday as it turned its attention to the arts. Known for his ideas about...
3Qs with Scott Thorp: Creativity
Scott Thorp has a long and storied history of artistic study. Thorp, who was named chair of the art department earlier this year, previously worked at the Savannah College of Art and Design as a...
Don’t Believe Miss Liberty – A Talk with Edgar Heap of Birds
In the national conversation on racial inequity, one group is continuously left on the sideline-those who were here first. Given that Native Americans precedently inhabited America, one would think...
The Art of Creativity
Scott Thorp has big plans for Georgia Regents University’s Department of Art, and creativity plays a huge role in what he aims to do. Thorp, recently named chair of the art department, joined the...