JSU Art Department

There is still time to register for our Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program (GASP) visual arts summer camp! We will be highlighting some of our instructors for the week of camp here on the Art Department page, be sure to follow along! ☺️
Edie will be showing our students how to harness the unpredictable with ink and illustration! Edie is a designer and illustrator!
The deadline for registration is June 15. The camp details and registration can be found at JSU.EDU/GASP or email [email protected] (Morgan Worsham) for more details!

There is still time to register for our Gamecock Arts & Sciences Program (GASP) visual arts summer camp! We will be highlighting some of our instructors for the week of camp here on the Art Department page, be sure to follow along! ☺️
Brianna will be helping our students collaborate with the Game Development camp to bring the characters to life!
The deadline for registration is June 15. The camp details and registration can be found at JSU.EDU/GASP or email [email protected] (Morgan Worsham) for more details!

Every year, after the Annual Juried Student Show, the President of the University picks pieces to hang in his home. The students are then invited to the President’s House to see their pieces and be honored for their accomplishment! Congratulations to the selected students this year!

Our department is honored to be at the GMA: Gadsden Museum of Art’s Art Trail On Broad! Our department head, Bryce Lafferty, will be doing student portfolio reviews so don’t hesitate to tell any fellow artists you know to take advantage of this opportunity. For more information on the events of both Friday and Saturday, check out the GMA: Gadsden Museum of Art’s Facebook!

Make sure to go and vote for our beloved painting professors, Allison McElroy for Johnny Depp’s The People’s Artist. Link will be in the Instagram story as well as peoplesartist.org!

Voting for top 20 ends soon: Thursday, May 14th!

As well as a free vote, you can donate to a good cause to cast more votes by supporting The Art of Elysium in their mission to use art as a catalyst to help people triumph over difficult life challenges.

Good luck Ms. Mc! We are rooting for you!!

Before graduation, three of our student workers were nominated for JSU Student Worker of The Year Award! Getting nominated for this award is a huge honor so we congratulate Brianna Bailey, Katie Moon, and Ava Somers and thank them for all their hard work.

Keep it up student workers!

Congratulations to all our grads! And a special congratulations to our MFA graduate. We are all so proud of you and wish you all the best in the next chapter of your life.

Jax State Art & Design is hosting a National Juried Photography Exhibition in the Fall of 2026!
There are 2 categories, collegiate/professional (18+) and high school (13-17). Entry for high school is free!

We are excited to see how you've captured the world through your practice of seeing! Entry forms can be found on the Art Department Gallery Schedule webpage, or on CAFE call for entry under "National Juried Photography Exhibition: In the Practice of Seeing"

BFA Part 2!

Due to the scale of the show, this post is to include more photos of all/rest of the student exhibitions! Many of these students graduated today, so it felt only right to reflect back on this incredible show!

Congrats again to all our grads, and remember to always dream big and pursue your passions.

As finals begin, make sure to destress and find time for yourself, like these students having a “coffee demonstration,” for their class. Thank you Ms. McGuire for the photos!