The School of Art in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to host the 35th Annual Arkansas College Art History Symposium at the newly renovated Fine Arts Center building on March 6-7. All are invited to attend and register for the two-day event.

The Arkansas College Art History Symposium was established in 1990 by Floyd Martin from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Gayle Seymour from the University of Central Arkansas. This symposium recognizes and nurtures original art, historical and interdisciplinary research on art, and architecture and visual culture by students from across the state.

This year's symposium includes an exciting line-up of presentations by undergraduate students from U of A, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the University of Central Arkansas, the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Harding University and Hendrix College.

"We are thrilled to welcome art history students and faculty from across the state," said Akshaya Tankha, assistant professor of art history and organizer of the event. "Students will deliver a 20-minute illustrated presentation on their area of research. For those who may be attending a symposium for the very first time, this is a wonderful opportunity to gain valuable experience in what it means to participate in an academic conference in a fun and supportive environment."

Presenters will be divided into five panels, one on Thursday afternoon, March 6, and four on Friday, March 7. M.A. art history graduate students will serve as panel moderators at the event and were instrumental in the preparation of the symposium and served on the selection committee for the presenters.

The symposium will also host a keynote lecture by Jennifer Jane Marshall, a Samuel Russell endowed professor of art history at the University of Minnesota. The lecture will be held at the Fine Arts Center room 314 at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6.

Drawn from her ongoing book project, Marshall's talk will highlight William Edmondson, a self-taught sculptor active in Nashville in the 1930s and '40s and best remembered as the first Black artist to anchor a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The lecture and symposium presentations are free and open to the public; attendees are encouraged to register and visit the School of Art's website for more information.

Schedule

Thursday, March 6, Fine Arts Center

• 3:30-4:35 p.m.: Panel 1, room 314
  • Emily Granderson, University of Central Arkansas
  • Kelli Ladwig, U of A
  • Hannah Logsdon, Harding University
• 4:35-5:25 p.m.: Welcome reception, Fine Arts Center lobby
• 5:35-6:30 p.m.: Keynote lecture by Jennifer Jane Marshall, room 314

Friday, March 7, Fine Arts Center 214

• 9:10-10:30 a.m.: Panel 2
  • Sydney Austen, Hendrix College
  • Aidan Franke, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Harlowe Phillips, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • Grace Williams, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
• 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.: Panel 3
  • Helena Alexander, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Brianna DeLima Ifland, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Zairis Padilla, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Anna Hursey, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• 1:15-2:20 p.m.: Panel 4
  • Sophie Collins, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Grayson Gomulka, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Leianna King, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
• 2:40-3:45 p.m.: Panel 5
  • Terra Christie, University of Central Arkansas
  • Sydney Frey, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
  • Alexis Lyon, University of Central Arkansas