Organization

Summer 2013 Adult Classes and Workshops

Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program and Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

April 15-August 8, 2013

We’re diving head-first into the summer term here at Watkins Community Education, and we hope you’ll help us celebrate this season of ADVENTURE. The term kicks off in June, when you’ll have the chance to spend an afternoon in the great outdoors at our “ON LOCATION: Nature Photography” workshop. Bring your camera to...

Watkins' Student Collective Co. H Curates Multi-Media 'Weight' Exhibition

Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

May 24-July 21, 2013

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents the 2013 student summer show, Weight, a group exhibition curated by the student collective Co. H, from May 24 through July 21 in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Operating as a broad survey of current student work from Watkins,...

Watkins Summer Youth Art Camps

Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program and Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

June 3-June 28, 2013

Our Multi-Arts Camps provide an enriching week for your 5-10 year old to experience the fun, stimulation, and joy of making art and friends in our state-of-the-art studios. Campers will work on age-appropriate projects in a variety of media including drawing, painting, clay, sculpture, collage, printmaking, textiles and more! Multi-Arts Camps...

Watkins Summer Teen Workshops

Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program and Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

June 3-June 28, 2013

Teen workshops invite high school students to engage in a specific media or project for an intensive 1- or 2-day experience. Dress for mess and bring a bag lunch. All art supplies are included. Ages 14+

GUERILLA ART
Monday, June 3 (one-day workshop)
Teaching artist: Allison Jarrett
Guerilla artists create anonymous...

Watkins Summer Teen Workshops

Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program and Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

June 3-June 28, 2013

Teen workshops invite high school students to engage in a specific media or project for an intensive 1- or 2-day experience. Dress for mess and bring a bag lunch. All art supplies are included. Ages 14+

GUERILLA ART
Monday, June 3 (one-day workshop)
Teaching artist: Allison Jarrett
Guerilla artists create anonymous...

David Macaulay To Speak at Watkins 2013 Commencement

Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at The Downtown Presbyterian Church

May 18, 2013

‘The Way Things Work’ author/illustrator will also receive honorary doctorate

Visual storyteller David Macaulay, known around the world for the detailed drawings, superb design and sly humor in elaborate show-and-tell books such as The Way Things Work and The Way We Work, will deliver the commencement address to the 2013...

Watkins Interior Design Seniors Host Exhibit May 17 at Main Street Gallery

Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Main Street Gallery

May 17, 2013

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents the 2013 BFA senior exhibit from the Department of Interior Design, featuring work by Bachelor of Arts degree candidates Adrienne Barrington, Lua Faragher, Hannah Masterson, Alex Mesa, Riley Miller, Erica Raper, Selene Schneider and Erika Thompson, on Friday,...

Up, Up and Away" BFA Senior Exhibition in Graphic Design, Fine Art & Photography

Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Tennessee Art League and Galleries

May 3-May 4, 2013

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents the BFA senior exhibition “Up, Up and Away,” featuring work by Bachelor of Arts degree candidates Jordan Bickimer, Kellie Bornhoft, Ann Catherine Carter, Kristin Fowler, Rachel Growden and Pam Jolly Haile, on Friday, May...

Watkins' The pARTy: Celebrate the Creative

Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at OZ

April 27, 2013

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film will host The pARTy, the school’s annual fundraising event, on Saturday, April 27. After being staged for the past two years at Watkins’ lakeside campus in MetroCenter, the 2013 edition will be held at the striking contemporary art and event space OZ, in...

Watkins presents Nashville premiere of The Forgotten Space

Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

April 22, 2013

Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents the Nashville premiere of "The Forgotten Space" (112 m.), a film essay by Allan Sekula and Noël Burch, in the Watkins Theater. The screening will be introduced by Assistant Professor Tom Williams.

The Forgotten Space, which seeks “to understand the...