[168] Support MTSU Art Scholarships At Seasonal Exhibit And Sale Nov. 3-4

FOR RELEASE: Oct. 26, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACTS: Eric Snyder, 615-898-2455; Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385

SUPPORT MTSU ART SCHOLARSHIPS AT SEASONAL EXHIBIT AND SALE NOV. 3-4
Exhibitions by Fine Arts Degree Candidates Also Planned

(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU’s Department of Art is continuing its successful Art Scholarship Seasonal Exhibit and Sale with another fundraising event set for Nov. 3-4.

The exhibit and sale, begun in fall 2008 as a effort to raise funds for various scholarships within the department, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 3 and 4.

The works included in the exhibit and sale have been collected from art department faculty members, staff, students, alumni and friends in the community, organizers said.

"This is our third annual sale to promote Department of Art Scholarships. It promises to be our best yet," said Dr. Jean Nagy, department chair.

Continuing in the original vein of donors’ choice, funds from the sale of each piece will go to a scholarship fund designated by each artwork’s donor.

Current art scholarships include:

• the Hester Rogers Ray Scholarship for art-education students;
• the Charles Massey Scholarship for second-semester studio-art majors;
• the Dr. Charles Brandon Scholarship for studio-art majors;
• the John and Elva Griffin Scholarship for incoming freshmen majoring in art;
• the Jill Montgomery Scholarship for art-history majors;
• the David LeDoux Scholarship for studio-art majors;
• the Ollie Fancher Scholarship for graphic-design majors;
• the Lon Nuell Scholarship for incoming freshmen majoring in art; and
• the Department of Art Scholarships for art majors.

The department also will feature exhibitions of work by Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates throughout November and December in the Todd Gallery. BFA Studio 1 artists will be on exhibit Nov. 8-12, while BFA Studio 2 artists will exhibit their work Nov. 15-19 and BFA Studio 3 artists will be on exhibit Nov. 29-Dec. 3.

Opening receptions for the three exhibits are planned on each exhibit’s opening day (Nov. 8, 15 and 29) from 6 to 8 p.m. All the BFA exhibits will be open during the Todd Gallery’s regular operating hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.

For more information on the scholarship exhibit and sale or the BFA degree candidates’ exhibits, call 615-898-2455.


Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.

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IN BRIEF: MTSU’s Department of Art is continuing its successful Art Scholarship Seasonal Exhibit and Sale with another fundraising event set for Nov. 3-4. The exhibit and sale, begun in fall 2008 as a effort to raise funds for various scholarships within the department, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 3 and 4. The department also will feature exhibitions of work by Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates throughout November and December in the Todd Gallery. BFA Studio 1 artists will be on exhibit Nov. 8-12, while BFA Studio 2 artists will exhibit their work Nov. 15-19 and BFA Studio 3 artists will be on exhibit Nov. 29-Dec. 3. For more information on the scholarship exhibit and sale or the BFA degree candidates’ exhibits, call 615-898-2455.

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