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Mixed Reality Studio Exhibition Collaborative studio of junior architecture and interior design students, developing design projects utilizing virtual and augmented reality technologies. Thursday, 19 May in Hale Hall 1st floor gallery 330pm for faculty / 5:00pm for students/public  

The work of the Design/Build Studio (ARCH 335) will be dedicated on Friday, 20 May at 4:30 at MedCamps of Louisiana. Mosiac Art Cabin, the newest addition to MedCcamps, will be unveiled at 4:30pm! Thanks to the leadership of Brad Deal and Robert Brooks, as well as the 26 third year... Read More

Please come to the Arch 434 exhibition: Architecture for Spatial Justice Tuesday, 17 May in the 2nd floor gallery of Hale Hall. The reception is from 12:30 to 1:30, during which all visitors will be invited to vote for the best poster.

RE/centering: New Visions for LA Tech’s George T. Madison Hall Master of Architecture Graduating Exhibition 2022 Tuesday, May 17 – Friday, May 20 Closing Reception: May 20, 6:30-8:00 PM This year, Master of Architecture students were charged with imagining and comprehensively designing a new Center for Liberal Arts to replace George... Read More

Please join us as we recognize students from the Architecture, Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Studio Art programs with annual awards and scholarships.   THE SOD AWARDS Tuesday, 17 May @4pm Wyly Auditorium

The School of Design invites all faculty, staff and students, as well as the general public, to a virtual visiting artist lecture with Steve Wolf.     Artist Bio: As principal at Steve Wolf Designs, Steve uses his design experience to support brands of all sizes in telling their stories... Read More

Louisiana Tech University School of Design is pleased to announce the 2022 BFA Studio Art Exhibition featuring artwork by Carrie Blanchard, Noah Blessing, Maryam El-Awadi, Callie Katherine, Ronald Mckinney, Madeline McVay, Lauren Phillips, and Rae Tedeton.   Transference 2022 BFA Studio Art Exhibition  Tuesday, May 3 – Thursday, May 12,... Read More

Stephen Driver has been making wood-fired functional pottery and sculpture in the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas since the late 1970s. Steve started his professional career working for John and Glen LaRowe at Mark of the Potter near Clarkesville, Georgia in 1973.  In 1975 he spent a year apprenticing in... Read More

Louisiana Tech University School of Design is pleased to announce the opening reception and show by the 2022 Graphic Design Senior Capstone students. The exhibition and opening will be the presentation and culmination of the students work for their Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design degree.Students included in the... Read More

MFA Thesis Exhibitions Invention, Interference, Intervention Thomas Faulkner // Morgan McCullin //Jennifer Robison Exhibition Dates: April 12-19, 2022 Tuesday, April 12: 5:00 pm Artist Talk at TVAC Room 103 6:00 pm Opening Reception F Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center Bethea and Moffett Galleries Louisiana Tech University School of Design is... Read More

The School of Design is happy to welcome Kelli Scott Kelly for a Visiting Artist Talk, scheduled for Wednesday, 6 April at 4:30 in the FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center // Room 103   Kelli Scott Kelley’s work is comprised of mixed -media narrative paintings, drawings and objects. She received an MFA... Read More

LATECH School of Design making a “Mosaic” for MedCamps On Monday March 21, 2022, at 3pm MedCamps of Louisiana and the Louisiana Tech School of Design will break ground on a new art cabin for Camp Alabama. The ARCH 335 Design Build studio, in their ninth year of partnership with... Read More

The School of Design is happy to welcome Stephanie Patton for a Visiting Artist Talk, scheduled for Wednesday, 23 March at 4:30 in the FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center // Room 103   Born in New Orleans, LA, Stephanie Patton is a multi–media artist whose work crosses the realms of... Read More

Congratulations to the award winners and honorable mention selections in the 2022 School of Design Annual Student Exhibition. Our juror, David Wolske, and Professor Brooke Cassady presented the awards at the exhibition opening on 15 March.   Student Show Awards 2022   Best in Show MFA: Trash Night, Thomas Faulkner Best... Read More

Many of us know the good things that Robert Brooks and Brad Deal have done in the School of Design, for our students and within this community through the ARCH 335 Design Build and their partnership with MedCamps of Louisiana, Inc . And if you don’t, you really should. Take a... Read More

On MLK Day, members of the Louisiana Tech University chapters of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) and the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), along with other architecture students across Louisiana were invited to participate in the annual Day of Service hosted by the New Orleans architecture firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple.... Read More

Film shown in collaboration with the North Central Louisiana Arts Council and the School of Design and Louisiana Tech’s Office of Multicultural Affairs as part of NCLAC’s Independent Film Series Feels Good Man March 17th 2022 – 7pm Wyly Auditorium, Louisiana Tech University In-Person and Online What happens when an innocent character created... Read More

2022 SOD Annual Student Exhibition Exhibition Dates: March 15-29, 2022Juror: David Wolske, Visual Artist and Educator March 14: 8:00-11:50 am Letterpress Demo with David Wolske TVAC 109March 15: 5:00 pm Artist Talk | 5:45 pm Q&A TVAC 103March 15: 6:00 pm Opening Reception & Award Ceremony F Jay Taylor Visual Arts... Read More

The School of Design invites all faculty, staff and students, as well as the general public, to a visiting artist lecture with Deborah Luster. This virtual lecture will be held at 4:30pm on Wednesday, 9 March. ZOOM link: https://latech.zoom.us/j/97235136624?pwd=VUcvUkE2RDU3UG1JVlBhSElCQ3U0dz09 Deborah Luster is best known for her long-term documentary projects, One Big... Read More

Experiential Design (ExD) Studio Featuring the collaborative work of Interior Design and Graphic Design IDES 353 / ART 413 Monday, 21 February, 4:30-6:30pm, Prescott Memorial Library / 10th Floor

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. A FUTURE DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED.   The School of Design invites all faculty, staff and students, as well as the general public, to a visiting artist lecture with Brandan “BMike” Odums. Artist Bio: Brandan “BMike” Odums is a New Orleans-based visual artist who, through exhibitions,... Read More

Communicating Through Multi-Sensory Loss MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition Pankita Patel February 21 – 25, 2022 Artist Talk: February 21, 5pm The Moffett Gallery FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center, 1 Mayfield Ave, Ruston LA 71272 The Louisiana Tech School of Design is pleased to announce the opening reception and thesis talk for... Read More

6th Louisiana Biennial: National Juried Exhibition Possible Impossible Worlds Juror: Rebecca R. Hart, Independent Curator January 25 | Juror Talk 5pm | Reception 6pm Juror’s Talk will be socially distanced in-person and available virtually. https://tinyurl.com/2p8j2jbw Exhibition Dates: January 25 – February 15, 2022 Juror is Rebecca R. Hart, an Independent... Read More

Congratulations to SOD Visiting Assistant Professor Vitus Shell for being recognized as one of five Louisianians of the Year by Louisiana Life Magazine! You can find his feature in the magazine here. Congratulations, Vitus!!

All current LATECH Students are invited to submit work to the School of Design Annual Student Exhibition. Our juror this year is David Wolske, a typo/graphic designer, artist, and educator. His interdisciplinary practice combines the traditions of letterpress and printmaking with digital tools and design thinking. Wolske’s work is exhibited and... Read More

The School of Design welcomes visual artist and songwriter Abe Partridge to the Louisiana Tech University campus as one of its Winter Quarter visiting artists. He will talk about his life’s journey, perform original songs, and exhibit a selection of his paintings. ABE PARTRIDGE Exhibition and Performance Thursday, 9 December... Read More