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09/04/2026

Celebrate the life and creative legacy of internationally recognized poster designer and longtime CSU professor Phil Risbeck with a special retrospective in the Hatton Gallery.  
Featuring Risbeck’s posters spanning more than 50 years, including early works that haven’t been exhibited at CSU in decades, the exhibition traces his impact as a designer, educator and mentor.  
Presented as a satellite exhibition of the Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE), the show also features original tribute posters by international designers and artists who knew, worked with or were inspired by Risbeck, alongside work by CSU Graphic Design alumni.  
📍 Hatton Gallery, Visual Arts Building  📅 September 18–November 30  🥂 Opening reception: September 18 at 7 p.m.

09/01/2026

“Intersecting Paths” is now on view in the Direction’s Gallery, located in the Visual Arts Building! This exhibition features work from Chelsea Gilmore Bethany Chambers Alex Runge and Erin Wangsvick. The show will be on display until October 2nd.

08/24/2026

welcome back students ! have you taken a look at some of the new art up on the walls ? these prints were made as a part of Haley Takahashi’s summer printmaking for non-art majors class ! we can’t wait for a new semester filled with new friends and new art !

08/03/2026

Here are a few pieces from the metals and jewelery summer class session taught by recent CSU MFA graduate and teacher Jocelyn Goss ! CSU’s art classes foster not only technical skills and practical experience with different media, but also creative freedom and independence ! Have you taken a metals class at CSU or at another school ?

07/27/2026

This summer, Professor John Gravdahl taught Graphic Design Illustration and led students in developing themed promotional programs for the CSU Brain Research Center at the CSU Veterinary Health System Vet Center. Their Summer Semester work will be considered for future implementation. It was a very rewarding experience for students and clients alike!

This photo was taken after their June 12 final program presentations to members of the unit (Bridgit Patten far left, Breonna Kusick far right, and Stephanie McGrath, not shown.)

We are so lucky to have such talented staff and students in our department who are committed to learning and teaching all year long!

07/20/2026

Internship Spotlight! Meet Natalie Cronin (she/her), a BFA Printmaking student at CSU. This summer she is interning at The Beet Education Center at the Loveland Museum, where she is gaining experience with the day-to-day operations of a community print shop and developing professional skills beyond creating artwork. She first became involved as a volunteer and was able to turn that experience into an internship.

This opportunity has helped Natalie gain valuable experience in studio management, arts education, and community engagement, all of which will support her future goals as an artist.
During her time at CSU, she has focused on developing her printmaking practice while participating in exhibitions and becoming involved in the broader arts community. She was also honored to receive an Honorable Mention in CSU’s inaugural President’s Art Prize this past spring!

06/26/2026

Internship Spotlight! Meet Aidan Buxman, a second year majoring in Studio Arts with a concentration in printmaking and minoring in zoology. This is Aidan’s first year at CSU, and he currently play Right Wing for the CSU Team Handball Club.

He has 2 internships this year. The first is wirh Special Olympics Colorado, and he is mostly in charge of creating the Special Olympics Colorado Magazine, of which he is the Creative Director. Special Olympics aims to dismantle the stigma, isolation, and injustice faced by individuals with intellectual disabilities by promoting acceptance and full social participation. He has been involved in SOCO for about 5 years as an athlete playing sports, as well as being a member of the athlete leadership board. Due to his position on the leadership board, the design team asked if he wanted to help design the magazine. He was originally in a team role, but since Aidan is an art major, he had a lot of interest in the magazine, and he was asked to be an intern. This internship will help him prepare for after college by giving him a different idea of what he can do with his art degree.

In addition to Special Olympics Colorado, he is also a social media Intern for USA Team Handball, and in that role, he is in charge of creating graphics and traveling to different competitions to video the games and matches. This internship is helping him with his graphic design skills, as well as exposing him to handball matches and helping him get better at handball. It’s also helping him see if he wants to pursue a sports-related career in the future.

Welcome to the CSU Arts community, Aidan! We are so glad to have you.

06/16/2026

Internship Spotlight! Meet Jessica Le, a senior at CSU majoring in graphic design. She’s currently interning with Dividend Management LLC in their Creative Design department. She found her internship through Indeed, and it has been guiding her through what design and marketing look like in different areas of business. In this role, she is creating work for someone else rather than herself, which has been teaching her what design looks like to other people who aren’t in the field. This internship has helped her prepare for post-graduation work by giving her the experience to see what design work looks like on a professional scale, and by teaching her how she can continue to incorporate that it into her own work.

05/22/2026

Several students in the Department of Art and Art History’s design program received recognition in the Graphis New Talent competition, an international competition highlighting emerging student work in design, advertising, photography, and illustration.

Awarded projects pictured in order.

Lee Sissom — Silver Award for Hallow Modular Typeface

Sam Wheeler — Silver Award for The Trial – Franz Kafka

Gwen Yeiter — Honorable Mention for Cycle Through Time – 50 Years at the CSU Visual Arts Building

Selected work will appear in the upcoming Graphis New Talent annual publication.

05/16/2026

recap of photo 3 final critique! students were tasked with an installation project located somewhere in the art building. students got very creative creating immersive experiences for their classmates!

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Fort Collins, CO
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Monday	7:30am - 4:45pm
Tuesday	7:45am - 4:45pm
Wednesday	7:45am - 4:45am
Thursday	7:45am - 4:45pm
Friday	7:45am - 4:45pm

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http://art.colostate.edu/

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