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Opinion| PVAMU is home to a masterpiece by one of the greatest sculptors ever

Richard Hunt is one of America’s most renowned sculptors. He also so happened to be African American. This renowned sculptor died on December 16, 2023, at the age of 88. Known foremost for his abstract public sculptures, Hunt learned his craft at The Art Institute of Chicago. Richard Hunt is credited with more than 160 [...]

Opinion| PVAMU is home to a masterpiece by one of the greatest sculptors ever2024-02-16T14:26:21-06:00

Denton Black Film Festival: Director, Artist Lauren Kelley on Texas femininity, power of play

The Denton Black Film Festival kicks off its 10-year anniversary this week, with screenings, concerts, art exhibits and more. Prominently featured at the festival is Lauren Kelley — a visual artist, curator and cultural producer who works in various media. In recent years, her primary medium has been stop-motion animation. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College [...]

Denton Black Film Festival: Director, Artist Lauren Kelley on Texas femininity, power of play2024-02-12T15:39:31-06:00

A Creative Calling: Dr. Clarence Talley

Black history is a vital thread woven into the fabric of the human story. It is a repository of diverse cultures, traditions and languages that have evolved and survived, deserving recognition, celebration and understanding. Historian Carter G. Woodson recognized the importance of acknowledging the rich, collective past to move towards a more inclusive, equitable and [...]

A Creative Calling: Dr. Clarence Talley2024-02-05T10:56:31-06:00

Faculty PROfiles: SOA Professor finds meaning in teaching the history of the land, shifting a generation

Why do some neighborhoods have grocery stores when others do not? Why are some streets always paved and dry when others are riddled with potholes and perpetually wet? Tiffany D. Thomas ‘08, program coordinator and assistant professor of community development in the School of Architecture at Prairie View A&M University, always wondered. So, when someone suggested enrolling [...]

Faculty PROfiles: SOA Professor finds meaning in teaching the history of the land, shifting a generation2024-01-25T09:09:24-06:00

The Endowed Effect: Bill Price

For Prairie View A&M University Brown Endowed Chair of Architecture Bill Price, architecture is where people and nature meet. “As an architectural researcher, I see architecture as the nexus between the known and the unknown,” he said. “This interdisciplinary field allows me to investigate the relationship between nature and the built environment.” Growing up in [...]

The Endowed Effect: Bill Price2023-11-28T09:52:33-06:00

Black Art in America: The Inspired Artistic Footprint of Ann ‘Sole Sister’ Johnson

The innovators. The ones who see things differently. The rare few who disrupt the traditional and the mundane in breathtaking ways and, in doing so, challenge the long-established cultural practices surrounding them, before reimagining them, transforming them into something compelling and “new,” despite being there all along, hidden in plain sight, yet waiting to be [...]

Black Art in America: The Inspired Artistic Footprint of Ann ‘Sole Sister’ Johnson2023-07-26T14:18:52-05:00

Study by SOA Art Lecturer Commissioned by Texas Senate

The Texas Senate commissioned Jess Coleman, an art lecturer in Prairie View A&M University’s School of Architecture, to paint a portrait of native Texan teacher and activist Opal Lee. Professor Coleman’s piece is now displayed in the Senate Chamber in the Texas State Capitol. To choose the best artist for this important task, a select [...]

Study by SOA Art Lecturer Commissioned by Texas Senate2023-02-20T16:09:47-06:00

Two emerging architects awarded AIANY’s 2022 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant

Two emerging architects were recently named as winners of the 2022 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant by the Center for Architecture at the AIA New York (AIANY). The grants are given out to emerging or mid-career architects in support of their personal and professional development through travel abroad that likewise will supplement their research and practice.

Two emerging architects awarded AIANY’s 2022 Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant2022-11-30T10:35:49-06:00