APSU Art + Design to unveil augmented reality exhibit September 7th

Clarksville, TN – This September, the Austin Peay State University Department of Art + Design, along with the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), will present “Dream Garden,” an augmented reality interactive installation installed in the new Arts Quad behind the new Art + Design building.

Beginning September 7th, “Dream Garden” will be a site-specific project by artist Matt Roberts, associate professor of digital arts at Stetson University; poet Terri Witek, professor of English and Sullivan Chair in creative writing at Stetson; and Michael Branton, professor of mathematics and computer science at Stetson.

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APSU Department of Art + Design unveils 2017-2018 exhibition and visiting artist schedule

Clarksville, TN – The Austin Peay State University Department of Art + Design recently unveiled its 2017-18 season of exhibitions and visiting speakers. Generously supported by the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA), the Department of Art + Design is able to bring nationally and internationally recognized artists and thinkers directly to Clarksville with programming that is free and open to the public.

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APSU University Department of Art presents “Sound”, an art exhibit at the Trahern Gallery

Clarksville, TN – Inviting museum-goers to use their ears as much as their eyes is quickly gaining traction in the art community. Much like using color on a physical canvas, sound artists use the noises that exist around us to fill space and grab the attention of the listener in a way no different than a sculpture, painting or mosaic.

Students at Austin Peay State University, as well as the community at large, will have an opportunity to explore this branch of contemporary art when the APSU Department of Art presents “SOUND”, an exhibition of sound art held at the APSU Trahern Gallery from January 20th-February 6th.

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