Austin Peay State University’s The New Gallery opens ‘Recent Acquisitions’ exhibition to kick off new season
August 19, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The New Gallery, with support from the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts and the APSU Department of Art + Design, is pleased to present Recent Acquisitions: Selection from the Past Five Years of New Acquisitions into APSU’s Permanent Art Collection, to kick off the 2021-22 exhibition season.
The New Gallery at Austin Peay State University opened a new exhibition “Recent Acquisitions” on August 18th. (APSU)
APSU 2021 Outstanding Alumni Award winners announced
August 17, 2021
Clarksville, TN – This October, during the Austin Peay State University (APSU) 2021 Homecoming celebration, the University will honor six distinguished individuals with this year’s APSU Alumni Awards.
Austin Peay State University.
Downtown @ Sundown Concert features APSU Meet and Greet, Lucian Greene, Journey Tribute Band Departure this Friday
August 16, 2021
Montgomery County, TN – This Friday, August 20th, 2021, will be a night you want to remember! Beginning at 6:15pm, Austin Peay State University (APSU) will introduce the community to the new APSU president, Dr. Michael Licari, along with an update and welcome from the new APSU athletic coaches.
The cheer and dance team will also be present to motivate the crowd and lead the APSU Fight Song!
The Journey Tribute Band: Departure to play Downtown @ Sundown
This Week at APSU: Austin Peay State University Students moving in, APEX weekend starts Friday
August 16, 2021
Clarksville, TN – As Austin Peay State University (APSU) students continue to move in for the fall semester, the Clarksville campus is getting busier. Starting Friday, campus will be abuzz with students celebrating APEX weekend.
APEX is short for Austin Peay Experience, and the weekend is filled with fun – and free! – events to acclimate new students to campus and to celebrate a new year at Austin Peay State University.
Austin Peay State University APEX celebration starts Friday. (APSU)
APSU adds car show to APEX weekend celebration
August 16, 2021
Clarksville, TN – One of the big events that happens at the beginning of a new school year at Austin Peay State University (APSU) is APEX weekend, which typically happens the weekend before fall classes begin and the week after freshmen move onto campus.
Austin Peay State University’s “Govs Garage” Car Show and Meet-up set for Saturday, August 21st. (APSU)
Austin Peay State University alumna’s books help children understand difficult topics
August 10, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Children’s mental health is underserved. That’s part of the reason why Kacy Chambers, an Austin Peay State University (APSU) alumna of Interdisciplinary Studies K-8, wrote two self-help books and two journals during the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Austin Peay State University alumna Kacy Chambers. (APSU)
APSU Scholarship 5K Run to take place October 2nd
August 9, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The 2021 Austin Peay State University (APSU) annual Scholarship 5K Run will take place at 8:30am on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 at Emerald Hill, home of the Austin Peay State University National Alumni Association (NAA). Registration will open at 7:00am.
2021 Austin Peay State University annual Scholarship 5K Run. (APSU)
Clarksville’s First Thursday Art Walk to be held August 5th, 2021
August 3, 2021
Clarksville, TN – The cooler weather is the perfect time to get out and experience the First Thursday ArtWalk in Downtown Clarksville.
Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a 5-block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events, and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.
First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville.
Austin Peay celebrates 90 years of Residence Life
July 26, 2021
Clarksville, TN – In the fall of 1931, Austin Peay Normal School students eagerly watched construction crews put the finishing touches on an impressive new dormitory.
The Myra McKay Harned Hall, with its “columns and polish marble floors,” would soon become the centerpiece of a young campus crowded with old, deteriorating academic buildings, left over from the defunct schools – Stewart College and Montgomery County Masonic College – that once occupied the Austin Peay grounds.
Harned Hall under construction at Austin Peay Normal School. (APSU)
How an iconic photographer’s images became a part of Austin Peay State University’s Art Collection
July 21, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Shortly after the spring semester ended, The New Gallery Director Michael Dickins and the Austin Peay State University (APSU) inaugural Hazel Smith Summer Research Fellow Katie Boyer began cataloging and preserving pieces in the University’s art collection.
A photo taken by fashion, celebrity, and art photographer Albert Watson was recently found in Austin Peay State University’s art collection. (APSU)
