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  Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

  2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
  Nashville, TN 37228

  Phone: (615) 383-4848   |   Fax: (615) 383-4849   |   Official Website

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    06/03/13- 06/28/13	Watkins Summer Youth Art Camps Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins Summer Youth Art Camps Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 are offered without duplication of projects, so campers can enroll in multiple sessions for something new and exciting each week. For children ages 11+...
    06/03/13- 06/28/13	Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 interventions in public spaces as a way of beautifying environments, questioning the status quo, and interacting with people and places. Take your...
    06/03/13- 06/28/13	Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 interventions in public spaces as a way of beautifying environments, questioning the status quo, and interacting with people and places. Take your...
    05/24/13- 07/21/13	Watkins' Student Collective Co. H Curates Multi-Media 'Weight' Exhibition Watkins College of Art, Design & Film 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, Weight will feature the work of more than a dozen fine art, graphic design and photography...
    04/15/13- 08/08/13	Summer 2013 Adult Classes and Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Summer 2013 Adult Classes and Workshops Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 Radnor Lake for a photo hike, and leave with new tricks for composing beautiful images of wildlife. Back at Watkins, the possibilities are...

• • Upcoming Events

    07/08/13- 07/26/13

    Watkins 2013 Pre-College Program Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins 2013 Pre-College Program Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film July 8-July 26, 2013 Watkins College of Art, Design & Film offers highly-motivated high-school students the chance to experience the life and culture of an art college through a three-week intensive summer program. Develop your art and hone your skills in a program that will challenge you to: Grow artistically and personally Learn new techniques and media Discover contemporary trends and potential career tracks Study with faculty who are practicing artists, designers and...

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• Current Events

  06/03/13- 06/28/13	Watkins Summer Youth Art Camps Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins Summer Youth Art Camps Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 are offered without duplication of projects, so campers can enroll in multiple sessions for something new and exciting each week. For children ages 11+...
  06/03/13- 06/28/13	Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 interventions in public spaces as a way of beautifying environments, questioning the status quo, and interacting with people and places. Take your...
  06/03/13- 06/28/13	Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins Summer Teen Workshops Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 interventions in public spaces as a way of beautifying environments, questioning the status quo, and interacting with people and places. Take your...
  05/24/13- 07/21/13	Watkins' Student Collective Co. H Curates Multi-Media 'Weight' Exhibition Watkins College of Art, Design & Film 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, Weight will feature the work of more than a dozen fine art, graphic design and photography...
  04/15/13- 08/08/13	Summer 2013 Adult Classes and Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Summer 2013 Adult Classes and Workshops Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program 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 Radnor Lake for a photo hike, and leave with new tricks for composing beautiful images of wildlife. Back at Watkins, the possibilities are...

• Upcoming Events

  07/08/13- 07/26/13

  Watkins 2013 Pre-College Program Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins 2013 Pre-College Program Presented by Watkins College Community Education Program at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film July 8-July 26, 2013 Watkins College of Art, Design & Film offers highly-motivated high-school students the chance to experience the life and culture of an art college through a three-week intensive summer program. Develop your art and hone your skills in a program that will challenge you to: Grow artistically and personally Learn new techniques and media Discover contemporary trends and potential career tracks Study with faculty who are practicing artists, designers and...

Past
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• Past Events

  04/22/13	Watkins presents Nashville premiere of The Forgotten Space Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/20/13	Watkins Community Education Open House and YART Sale Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/18/13	Opening Reception for Watkins BFA Thesis Exhibitions by Kellie Bornhoft & Ann Catherine Carter Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/11/13	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception: Rachel Growden, BFA Photography Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/28/13	Social Practice Pioneer Harrell Fletcher Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/23/13- 03/24/13	Shameless Self-Promotion: A Workshop for Artists Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/18/13- 03/22/13	Spring Intersession Multi-Arts Camp Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/08/13- 04/04/13	Watkins Visiting Artist Exhibition: Chris Sickels 'Illustration the Hard Way' Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/07/13	Watkins Visiting Artist Lecture: 3-D Illustrator Chris Sickels Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/02/13	Show-stopping Stop Motion Animation Teen Workshop Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/08/13- 02/28/13	Watkins' Annual Currey Juried Student Show Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/07/13	Awards Reception for Watkins' 2013 Currey Juried Student Show Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  01/25/13	Watkins' 16th Annual Interior Design Student Exhibit & Awards Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  12/08/12	Watkins Community Education Winter Open House Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  12/05/12	The Watkins Visiting Artists Series: lecture by Video/Performance Artist Liz Magic Laser Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/30/12- 12/09/12	Watkins Fine Art Thesis Exhibitions by Sydni Gause & Bryant Smith Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/29/12	Opening Reception for Watkins' BFA Exhibitions by Sydni Gause & Bryant Smith Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/28/12- 04/24/13	Watkins Community Education Spring 2013 Classes and Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/16/12- 11/25/12	Watkins' Fine Art Thesis Exhibitions by Amy F. Edwards, Emily Davis and Mollie Row Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/15/12	Opening Reception for Watkins' BFA Exhibitions by Amy F. Edwards, Emily Davis and Mollie Row Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/03/12	SE Chapter of National Cartoonists Society Offers Humor & Illustration Seminars Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/27/12- 11/17/12	Binding Handmade Photo Albums Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/26/12- 11/09/12	Watkins' Annual Juried Graphic Design Exhibition 'Split & Twisted' Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/25/12	Opening Reception for Watkins' Annual Juried Graphic Design Exhibition 'Split & Twisted' Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/19/12	Handmade & Bound Hosts 'Off the Shelf' Panel Discussion and 'Familiar Relics’ Closing Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/13/12	Traditional Leather Bookbinding with a Contemporary Twist Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/06/12	'Handmade & Bound, Vol. 2' Book Arts Festival Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/06/12- 10/20/12	Handmade & Bound Book Arts Festival Exhibit: Familiar Relics Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/05/12	Handmade & Bound's Opening Reception for Familiar Relics Exhibition Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/04/12	'Handmade & Bound' Community Book Sculpture Build Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  09/06/12	Reception for Watkins' 'Trio' Faculty Show Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  09/06/12- 09/28/12	Watkins' Faculty Show 'Trio' in Currey Gallery Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  08/23/12	Reception for Watkins and Hatch's Rolling Stone Exhibit Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  08/10/12- 08/26/12	Watkins and Hatch Present 'Paint It Black' Exhibit to mark Rollins Stones' 50th Anniversary Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  08/01/12- 11/28/12	Watkins Community Education Fall Adult Classes and Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  07/28/12	Watkins Student-Hosted Bazaar Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  07/20/12	Reception for Co. H exhibition 'Council' Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  06/20/12	Crossing Midnight Screening Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  06/05/12- 07/26/12	Watkins' Student Summer Show: 'Co. H Council' Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  06/04/12- 08/10/12	Watkins Adult Community Ed Classes & Workshops Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  06/04/12- 06/29/12	Watkins Summer of the Arts Youth & Teens Program Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  05/19/12	Gamma Phi Delta Sorority Spring Luncheon Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  05/03/12	Watkins Thesis Exhibitions Opening Reception: James Tyler Blankenship, Megan Chunn & Amanda Sledge Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  05/03/12- 05/12/12	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibitions: James Tyler Blankenship, Megan Chunn & Amanda Sledge Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/29/12	'Dinner and Bikes' Traveling Show of Vegan Food and Bicycle Culture Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/28/12	The pARTy: Watkins on the Water Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/28/12	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibition Closing Reception: Courtney Ann Greenlee, BFA in Photography Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/27/12	'[dis]connect' Exhibition Engages at Watkins Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/26/12	Alec Soth Photography Lecture Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/21/12	WordCamp Nashville Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/20/12	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibitions Opening Reception: Andi Austin, Amy Jernigan & Karen Voelker Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/20/12- 04/30/12	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibitions: Andi Austin, Amy Jernigan & Karen Voelker Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/14/12	Script-com 2012: A screenwriting seminar featuring Oscar Winner Tom Schulman Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/14/12	Watkins Community Education Open House & YART Sale Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/06/12	Watkins Thesis Exhibitions Opening Reception: Sam Angel, Claudia O'Steen & Lisa Talbott Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/06/12- 04/16/12	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibitions: Sam Angel, Claudia O'Steen & Lisa Talbott Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/29/12	Harrell Fletcher: Discussion in Art and Social Practice - CANCELED Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/23/12	Watkins Thesis Exhibitions Opening Reception: Cristin Durning & Brandon Daniel Greer, Photography Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/23/12- 04/02/12	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibition: Cristin Durning & Brandon Daniel Greer, Photography Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/20/12	Watkins 2012 Currey Student Show Awards Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/09/12- 03/21/12	Watkins 2012 Currey Juried Student Show Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/14/12- 03/10/12	Youth & Teen Art Program Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/10/12- 03/02/12	David Hilliard's 'Highway of Thought' Exhibition at Watkins Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/09/12	David Hilliard Opens Photography Exhibition at Watkins Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/06/12- 04/25/12	Adult Community Education Art Program Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  01/26/12	Watkins Welcomes Director Natalia Almada to Screen 'El Velador' Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  01/20/12	Watkins Interior Design Show Awards Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  01/10/12- 01/26/12	Watkins 15th Annual Interior Design Student Show Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  12/03/11	Community Education Open House Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/19/11- 12/16/11	Watkins Presents Photography Thesis Exhibitions of Three Senior Shows Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/18/11	Watkins Triple Photography Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/17/11- 11/19/11	Watkins YART Sale: Original Art at Yard Sale Prices Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/17/11	Artemio Rodriguez Launches Watkins Visiting Artist Series Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/15/11	Ned Kahn Artist's Lecture & Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  10/31/11- 11/08/11	'Encoded Structures' Book Arts Exhibition Extended at Watkins Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  09/30/11- 10/01/11	Handmade & Bound Nashville Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  09/15/11- 09/28/11	Watkins Graphic 'Split & Twisted' Annual Show Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  09/12/11- 11/11/11	Fall 2011 Community Education Classes Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  08/26/11	Watkins Film School Presents Q&A with Mariano Barroso Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  08/25/11- 09/09/11	Watkins Conducts 'Conversation' Exhibit Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  06/13/11- 08/12/11	Summer of the Arts Ongoing Adult Education Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  06/06/11- 08/12/11	Summer of the Arts for Youth & Teens Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/30/11	The pARTy - benefiting Watkins College of Art, Design & Film Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/22/11- 04/27/11	Craftville, the Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibition of Emily Sue Laird Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/08/11- 04/13/11	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibitions: 2 of 5 Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  04/01/11- 04/06/11	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibitions, First of Five Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/22/11	Watkins Welcomes Prominent Ceramist Regis Brodie Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/14/11- 03/18/11	Watkins Youth Spring Break Program Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  03/04/11- 03/25/11	Watkins presents Industry of the Ordinary Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/07/11- 04/07/11	Watkins Adult Art Classes Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/05/11- 03/12/11	Watkins Saturday A.M. Youth Classes Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  02/04/11- 02/18/11	Watkins Juried Student Exhibition Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  01/27/11	Watkins 125th Anniversary Artist Lecture Series presents T.L. Solien Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  12/03/10	Brittany Smith Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  12/02/10	Watkins 125th Anniversary Artist Lecture Series presents Miwon Kwan Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/19/10- 11/29/10	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibition Part II Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/19/10	Watkins Film School Shorts Festival Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/17/10- 11/20/10	Watkins Yart Sale - Original Art at Yard Sale Prices Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/05/10	Watkins Senior Thesis Exhibition Opening Reception Watkins College of Art, Design & Film
  11/04/10	Photographer Keith Carter to Kick Off Watkins 125th Anniversary Artist Lecture Series Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

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