art + art history

A collage of student artwork with a title that reads "Retro Remix: Archives-Inspired Student Art" and has the Compass Rose logo underneath
What Did They Create? Student Art Contest Winners

In 2023, UTA Special Collections opened our archives up to inspire... how did it go?

fort worth post office with Compass Rose logo
A Modern Take on Classic Architecture

Art History student Paula Currie examines local connections to Greco-Roman architectural motifs.

An African American woman holding a paintbrush, along with two oil paintings and a logo that reads "The Compass Rose"
Alumna Mya Lewis Investigates Four Paintings by Clementine Hunter

Former SPCO student employee and Art History graduate Mya Lewis examines four paintings by Clementine Hunter

A digital art piece with an African man centered in the foreground, with a historical African map superimposed as the background, and a logo superimposed that reads "The Compass Rose"
A Visual Response to "Searching for Africa"

A guest post featuring original artwork by Jeremiah Alcorn with context provided by Dr. Leah McCurdy

A cartouche from a map of africa, depicting two baby angels in the clouds and a cornucopia with the UTA Compass Rose logo superimposed.
Deeper Meanings behind Ink and Parchment

The Searching for Africa exhibition allowed Ashlei Jones, student in UTA's Art & Art History Department, to travel back in time.

U T arlington FabLab logo sign from a downward angle pointing up
‘A Quality Vision’: FabLab Partners with Art + Art History Department to Innovate Student Experience

Junior Brayden Itz remembers feeling slightly intimidated the first time he visited the FabLab at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries…