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GRaphic Design
November 1, 2024 • Posted in ,

U of O to Add Graphic Design Major in Fall 2025

The University of the Ozarks’ Board of Trustees recently approved the creation of a graphic design major during its fall meeting in October. The graphic design major will be implemented beginning the Fall 2025 Semester and will be a part of the University’s art program. In addition to the new graphic design major, faculty have […]

Alumna Azalia Molina
September 30, 2024 • Posted in ,

Molina ’18 is Artist of the Month for October

University of the Ozarks alumna Azalia Molina ’18 will present her art exhibit, “De Pata y Sazón,” from Oct. 7 through Nov. 1 in the Stephens Gallery as the University’s Artist of the Month. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 4-5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 in the gallery, located in […]

Dr. Deborah Kuster, artist of the month
August 26, 2024 • Posted in

Kuster’s Textile Art to be Featured in Stephens Gallery

University of the Ozarks will present the art exhibit, “Art as Teacher: Textile Art by Deborah Kuster,” throughout the month of September as part of the Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will be held from Aug. 26 through Sept. 27 in the Stephens Gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center on campus. […]

Kathy Nash
April 9, 2024 • Posted in ,

Biology and Photography Combine to Shape Nash’s Future

While Biology and Photography might seem like contrasting and divergent academic interests, University of the Ozarks senior Kathy Nash has found a way to combine the disciplines quite harmoniously. Nash, a senior biology major from Torrance, Calif., recently completed an ambitious independent photography project titled, “Echoes of Beauty: Capturing the Changing Ecology of New Mexico’s […]

Artist Kasten Searles
March 13, 2024 • Posted in

Arkansas Artist Searles to Display Exhibit

Arkansas artist Kasten McClellan Searles will have her exhibit, “PAINT / PIXELS,” on display in the Stephens Gallery at University of the Ozarks through May 9, 2024, as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 6-7 p.m. on April 11 in the gallery, […]

Art students
February 19, 2024 • Posted in ,

Windgate Foundation’s $2.2 Million Gift Enhances Art Program

The Windgate Foundation has made a $2.2 million gift to the University of the Ozarks’ art department that will endow a current professorship position and allow the University to create a new graphic design curriculum. The gift includes a $2 million endowment to establish the Windgate Professor of Art position. This allows the University to […]

U of O art students
February 15, 2024 • Posted in

Art Students Sweep Top Honors at RV Arts Center Collegiate Competition

University of the Ozarks art students swept the top awards at the 2024 Collegiate Art Competition at the River Valley Arts Center, held recently in Russellville, Ark. Mirian Miralda won Best of Show; Alexandra Melgar took first place; Taliana Schmidt and Keyannah Roberts tied for second place; Cheyanne Davis won third place; and Taichi Hara […]

Wyatt McCaghren
February 12, 2024 • Posted in , ,

LENS Helps McCaghren Hit Career Path Target

Shooting clay pigeons helped get Wyatt McCaghren to college, but shooting video is where his future lies. The senior All-American clay target shooter from Mayflower, Ark., will graduate in May with a major in media production. He already has a head start on his future plans, having started a fledgling outdoor videography and apparel business […]

Mirian Miralda mural
January 31, 2024 • Posted in ,

Miralda’s Mural Brings Iconic Outdoor Destinations to Campus

University of the Ozarks junior Mirian Miralda has discovered a way to combine her love of art with her passion for the outdoors and the campus community is reaping the rewards. Miralda, an art and marketing major from Comayagua, Honduras, recently completed painting a large wall map mural in the University’s new Ozarks Outdoors space, […]

Alumnus Brian Cormack
January 29, 2024 • Posted in , ,

Cormack ’01 to Present Photography Exhibit, “Intruders in the Dirt”

Little Rock photographer Brian Cormack, a 2001 graduate of University of the Ozarks, will present his photography exhibit, ”Intruders in the Dirt: The Architecture and Landscape of the Arkansas Delta,” throughout the month of February in the University’s Stephens Gallery. The exhibit is part of the U of O’s Artist of the Month Series and […]