Because of our Hixson-Lied endowment, we are able to provide unique opportunities outside of class. You will connect with guest artists, scholars, and designers that we bring to campus each year, and may receive funding support for travel and exhibitions.
Education Abroad Opportunities Bangladesh: Woodcut Printmaking Workshop
Karen Kunc, Cather Professor of Art, earned a Fulbright Specialist Project Grant to teach contemporary woodcut printmaking workshop at Dhaka University in Bangladesh.
Kunc was accompanied by Camille Hawbaker, a graduate printmaker in the Department of Art & Art History. Hawbaker also engaged with students and demonstrated her own research directions.
![ceramics work by Lauren Mabry](images/art/beyond-the-classroom/medici-band.png)
Medici Gallery
The MEDICI Gallery is located on the first floor of Richards Hall. It functions as an exhibition laboratory and is entirely run by students. The gallery typically features experimental and improvisational shows that are up for a short time.
![UCARE Undergraduate Research](images/department/ucare-art.jpg)
UCARE
As an undergraduate research assistant, you’ll interact closely with a faculty advisor to conduct research on a topic you propose. Together, you and your faculty advisor will draft a research abstract, outlining the expectations the faculty advisor has of you while you hold the assistantship.