This Week at Austin Peay: Licaris to host this year’s Easter egg hunt at Archwood
(Posted on Monday, April 11, 2022)
President Mike Licari and his wife, Kirsten, will host at their campus home, Archwood.
The hunt, which will be from 10-10:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, will feature more than 1,000 eggs, prize baskets, two bike giveaways, cookies, lemonade and the Easter Bunny. The hunt is open to the public.
Storyboard Artist Jordan Koch to speak in Visiting Artist Speaker Series
Storyboard artist and character designer will be the next guest in the Visiting Artist Speaker Series sponsored by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
Koch has worked in the animation industry at places such as Disney Television Animation, Nickelodean Animation Studio, Warner Bros./Renegade Animation, Penguin Random House and Animation Magazine.
“Koch was an artist in Nickelodeon’s animated series “The Loud House” where he developed several key characters,” said Michael Dickins, chair of the Visiting Artist Speaker Committee. “Working in the animation industry for several years, he has gained notoriety through his efforts as a storyboard revisionist, artist and designer for various television series.”
He’ll speak via Zoom at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12. Attendees should register at .
Art + Design celebrating student work with annual juried exhibition
The Department of Art + Design will celebrate the end of the 2021-22 academic year with the 54th Annual Juried Student Exhibition. The professionally juried exhibition in The New Gallery runs through April 27.
The exhibition will culminate with a reception and awards ceremony from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on April 27. All are invited to attend the free ceremony.
The exhibition showcases the best artwork produced by students during the past year and allows students to participate in a professional exhibition where a qualified juror selects artwork and artistic merit awards.
The department will announce jury award winners – along with CECA Purchase Award and Summer Research Award recipients – at the 5:30 p.m. April 27 awards ceremony.
For more information on this exhibition, contact Michael Dickins, gallery director, at dickinsm@apsu.edu.
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