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Guy W. Carwile, the Ken Hollis Endowed Professor in Liberal Arts/Architecture, will visit the Louisiana Humanities Center at Turner’s Hall (938 Lafayette Street in New Orleans) to discuss his recently co-authored book, “The Modernist Architecture of Samuel G. and William B. Wiener” on Friday,12 August from 12:15-1:00pm. Books will be available for purchase... Read More

Nick Bustamante, Associate Professor and Studio Art Program Chair, is featured in the current issue of Bayou Life Magazine. To see the article please click here. Even better, hunt down a printed version and see images of his artwork. Congratulations, Nick!

Assistant Professor Nicole Duet’s painting, “Vickie,” has been selected as Best in Show in Fusion Art’s Red, White and Blue Online Juried Exhibition. This work will be featured at the Fusion Art’s Palm Springs Gallery in November. Congratulations, Nicole!

Please join us on Friday, 20 May, from 6-8:30pm for the Master of Architecture Graduate Exhibition in the galleries of the Visual Arts Center of the Louisiana Tech University Campus. Sixteen students will show their Comprehensive Projects to culminate their graduate studies.   Lonnie Bennett Kaleb Bonvillain Darrell Burgess, Jr.... Read More

The School of Design is pleased to welcome designer Primo Orpilla to the Louisiana Tech Campus. “Workplace Evolved” / Monday, 9 May / 5:30pm / FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center, Room 103 Primo Orpilla, IIDA, is co-founder of Studio O + A, an internationally recognized design studio located in San... Read More

The School of Design presents the 2016 SOD Awards on Friday, 6 May at 3pm in the FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center, Room 103. Please join us as we recognize students from Architecture, Graphic Design, Interior Design and Studio Art. Hors d’oeuvres following awards ceremony.

The School of Design and AIGA Louisiana Tech is happy to welcome designer and illustrator Mirko Ilić to the Louisiana Tech Campus on Thursday, 12 May at 5pm in the University Hall Auditorium. Mirko Ilić Corp. was established in 1995 as a multi-disciplinary studio specializing in graphic design, 3D animation, motion picture titles, and... Read More

The School of Design is pleased to announce the opening reception for Uncommon Collective, Tuesday, May 3rd from 6 to 8 PM. This exhibition features work from senior Bachelor of Fine Arts students working in photography, sculpture, ceramics, drawing and painting. This event is free and open to the public.... Read More

It’s with sadness to inform everyone that Phoebe Allen Mathys, Professor Emerita of the School of Design, passed away Sunday (5/1) morning after a long illness. She left her imprint on our School through her decades of teaching and touched the lives of countless students during her tenure at Louisiana Tech... Read More

Congratulations to the School of Design students recently recognized at the 2016 College of Liberal Art Academic Excellence Luncheon on 19 April. These students were nominated by the faculty representing the very best of their respective programs. Well done! Our Honorees (left to right): Sarah Chenevert (Graphic Design); Katie Minyard... Read More

Buildings and Projects Lecture by Murray Legge Monday, 25 April at 5:30pm FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center, Room 103 The School of Design is happy to welcome architect Murray Legge to the Louisiana Tech University campus. Murray Legge, FAIA, is principal of Murray Legge Architecture located in Austin Texas. Projects... Read More

Performative Surfaces: Structural Solutions for a Changing World Lecture by Craig Schwitter Monday, 18 April at 6:30pm FJ Taylor Visual Arts Center, Room 103 The School of Design is happy to welcome Craig Schwitter to the Louisiana Tech University campus. Craig Schwitter is a structural engineer and principal of BuroHappold... Read More

Associate Professor of Studio Art and Graduate Coordinator Joey Slaughter was recently featured in the publication Fresh Paint, an international, independent bi-monthly magazine. He was selected by artist Andrew Salgado for inclusion in its International Issue, Volume 12. Professor Slaughter was also selected from almost 1,000 applicants for inclusion in New American Paintings,... Read More

The Louisiana Tech School of Design is pleased to announce the second of two opening receptions and thesis presentations for our 2016 graduating MFA candidates. These exhibitions and presentations are presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for completion of the Masters of Fine Arts Degrees in Studio Art and Graphic... Read More

Congratulations to Associate Professor Nicholas Bustamante and the students of his ART 320 digital painting class. An excellent article  highlights the collaborative work between art and science in the School of Design. Please join us on Thursday, 14 April, 6-8pm at the Louisiana Tech University Enterprise Center to seek the work... Read More

Congratulations to Assistant Professors Marla Emory (Chair, Interior Design) and Tom Futrell (Chair, Graphic Design) for presenting their co-authored paper, “Breaking Academic Silos: Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods and Collaborations,” at the 2016 Interior Design Educators Council held in Portland, Oregon (9-12 March). The paper describes teaching pedagogy over a two-year design studio collaboration... Read More

The Louisiana Tech School of Design is pleased to announce the first of two opening receptions and thesis presentations for our 2016 graduating MFA candidates. These exhibitions and presentations are presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for completion of the Masters of Fine Arts Degrees in Studio Art and Graphic... Read More

Assistant Professors Liane Hancock, Brad Deal and Miguel Lasala presented papers at the 2016 National Conference on the Beginning Design Student in San Luis Obispo, California. This conference has developed into the most significant venue to discuss foundation design pedagogy in architecture. This year’s conference explored the role and value of 1:1 (full... Read More

Congratulations to students of the School of Design for being selected to represent Louisiana Tech University at the 2016 University of Louisiana System’s Academic Summit to be held on 14-15 April on the campus of Nicholls State University. This celebration of academic excellence at UL System Universities will encompass the system-wide... Read More

Whitney Causey MFA 2016 was recently published in ArtAscent Art and Literature 17 February, 2016 See more here https://artascent.com/whitney-trisler-causey/

Peter Hay, a 2014 MFA Alumni of LA Tech’s School of Design, wins top award at Momentum OKC. Two of Hay’s paintings were included in the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s annual curated exhibit of artists 30 and younger living in Oklahoma.  Hay’s painting entitled “Topos”, a 72”x72” oil painting was... Read More

The North Central Louisiana Arts Council, in partnership with Parish Press, recently announced an exhibition of screen printed works on paper of former and current Louisiana Tech University School of Design students. The course, taught by Associate Professor Todd Maggio and former graduate student Christian Dunn (MFA 2015), assigns the annual... Read More

The School of Design is excited to announce the winners of the the Annual Student Show. Juror Joshua Chambers (MFA, 2009) selected exemplary student 2D and 3D work from over 400 submissions. Thanks to Josh and the outstanding student work of the SOD. The exhibition of work is available to view until 16 March... Read More

Congratulations to Louisiana Tech University School of Design third year graduate student Hannah Lauren Cooper McCauley for having her work published in the current spring issue of Oxford American Magazine. This news follows Professor Frank Hamrick’s tintype, Lauren, published in the Oxford American special music issue.

Congratulations to Louisiana Tech University School of Design second year graduate student Marcus Journey for being selected to receive a travel award from the Society for Photographic Education’s south central region to attend the SPE national conference in Las Vegas this month. 

An exhibition of student video work from the Winter 2016 course Moving Pixels. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Course was led by Adam Forrester, Assistant Professor in Studio Art (Photography/Videography). Tuesday, 1 March 6:30-8:00pm The Norton Building / 200 West Mississippi... Read More

Congratulations to our Interior Design students who were honored at the 2016 ASID South Central regional student design competition. Callie Hammerbeck, silver award for Retail Design, Laken Hampton, silver award for Product Design and Tori Smith, bronze award for Retail Design.

The School of Design is excited to announce the opening reception of the Annual Student Show on Tuesday, February 23 in the Bethea and Moffett Galleries of the F Jay Taylor Visual Arts Center. Juror Joshua Chambers has selected exemplary student 2D and 3D work from over 400 submissions. Chambers... Read More

Interested in Video Game Design? The School of Design is hosting the very first Game Jam at Louisiana Tech.  If you are interested in Game Design (from a programming side, art side, or even just interested in concept development) then this is the event for you. What is a Game... Read More

Professor Guy W. Carwile and co-author Karen Kingsley have recently completed a monograph, entitled The Modernist Architecture of Samuel G. and William B. Wiener: 1920-1960, Shreveport, LA published by LSU Press.   “Authors Karen Kingsley and Guy W. Carwile examine the work of the Wiener brothers from the 1920s through the... Read More