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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 […]

Tammy Harrington
January 10, 2024 • Posted in ,

Harrington Featured in Russellville Exhibit

University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington will present her exhibit titled, “The Air Between Us,” from Jan. 16 through Feb. 23 at the Norman Hall Art Gallery at Arkansas Tech University. The exhibition of paper cut artwork will be open weekdays from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, through Friday, Feb. 23, […]

Artist Rashawn Penister
November 10, 2023 • Posted in

Penister’s Exhibit Features Portraits Made of Playing Cards

Arkansas artist Rashawn Penister will present his exhibit, “Life’s a Card Game,” at University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. The exhibit will run from Nov. 13 through Dec. 14 in the gallery, which is located inside the Walton Fine Arts Center. There is no admission […]

Elizabeth Weber artwork
October 5, 2023 • Posted in

Weber to Present The Wooded Path Exhibit

Arkansas artist Elizabeth Weber will present her exhibit, The Wooded Path, at the University of the Ozarks’ Stephens Gallery through Nov. 6 as part of the University’s Artist of the Month Series. There will be a reception to meet the artist from 5-6 p.m. on Nov. 6 in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine […]

Alumni Artists Courtney Ford and Angela Teeter
September 7, 2023 • Posted in ,

Alums Ford ’09, Teeter ’10 Present Art Exhibit

University of the Ozarks alumni Courtney Ford ’09 (pictured, left) and Angela Teeter ’10 will be the featured artists for September in the University’s Artist of the Month Series in the Stephens Gallery. The exhibit, titled “Virtuosos,” will be on display through Sept. 29 in the gallery, located in the Walton Fine Arts Center.  There […]

Sarah Bureau and Denzel Chaves
July 10, 2023 • Posted in , , ,

Bureau, Chaves Hone Skills at Sports Photography Workshop

A pair of University of the Ozarks students spent a week recently getting hands-on guidance, instruction and experience in sports photography from some of the top professionals in the industry. Sarah Bureau and Denzel Sequeira Chaves attended the Summit Sports Workshop in Denver, Colo., last month. The two were able to hone their photography skills […]

Tammy Harrington
June 6, 2023 • Posted in ,

Harrington Wins First Place in Fort Smith Exhibition

University of the Ozarks Professor of Art Tammy Harrington recently won first place at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum in the Annual Invitational Odyssey exhibition. The awards were announced during a reception for the exhibit in May.  The show runs through July 30, 2023. Harrington’s piece, titled Whisper, is an Intaglio print and paper […]