The exhibition from the University of Applied Science in Trier, Germany offers an inside view into the design programs of Trier and the A+AH Department and is an important contribution to the further development of university cooperation.

The week of March 3 - 7, the Art + Art History Department hosted two officials from the National Association of Schools of Art and Design accreditation team. Student work was showcased throughout the week while the officials toured the facilities and various programs throughout the department.

This year The Gallery at UTA will host the College Art Association’s Annual Exhibition which coincides with the CAA Annual Conference. The exhibition, Points of Convergence: Masters of Fine Arts, was organized by Benito Huerta, Associate Professor and Gallery Director at UT Arlington. The exhibition represents a group of nationally recognized professional artists that have received an M.F.A. degree and pairs them with current M.F.A. student artists from the same colleges, universities, and art schools. Points of Convergence is open for public viewing January 22–March 4, 2008.

Design Texas is known for placing UTA's Visual Communication students in a real work environment. Each semester, students work with real clients and real world projects. Instead of resting on a carbon copy syllabi, the clients, as well as the unique student solutions, give Design Texas it's popular allure.

Prospective clients get the opportunity to have several designers working on their projects, all with a different perspective. Upper level design students are at work behind the scene in identity development and branding solutions. When all the work is said and done, the client gets to hand pick the design they feel suits them best.

At the close of every fall and spring semester, graduating BFA Students exhibit their work in The Gallery at UTA. The exhibition is a reflection of the accumulated skills and techniques that they have acquired during their undergraduate career with The Department of Art and Art History at UT Arlington. Seniors from all areas of concentration within the department participated in what resulted in an exemplary showcase of work.

The Department of Art + Art History celebrated the inaugural pour of the Sculpture Department's new Foundry, installed recently in the Studio Arts Center on UTA campus. Preparations for the foundry began early in August and the department has invited visiting artist Daniel Hunt to oversee the initial pourings and set up, as well as begin teaching students the basics of casting. Students in the Sculpture classes will begin with aluminum castings and continue to explore other methods of casting throughout the next year.

The Art + Art History Department at the University of Texas Arlington Photo area sponsored the Society for Photographic Education South Central Regional Conference for students and faculty from a seven state area. The conference featured presentations from David Graham, Paho Mann, Dornith Doherty, Alex Hamm and many others.

Along with the several speakers and presentations, student works were on display throughout the week of and during the conference. Several locations around UTA campus hosted the work of talented student photographers and artists.

Jesse Morgan Barnett holds a BFA studio arts degree from UT ARLINGTON with a concentration in photography.
He believes he is an alchemist, although there has been no concrete confirmation as of yet.
"Our lives has been given the shape of a circle so that we may welcome what we have been with the voice of what we have become.
"All photographs were taken in South Korea during the summer months of 2007.

The photographs are portions from an upcoming book The Birthplace of the Relevant Elephant: Notes and Conversations from the Womb of South Korea

On exhibit @ The Gallery at UTA (9/5/06 - 10/7/07)

This Pachyderm presentation goes into the sights and sounds of the joint exhibition of Maria Gonzalez and Narcel Reedus. The resources required to build this presentation were provided in part my the New Media Consortium and The Marcus Foundation.

Created by Seth Whitton and Aaron Smith