Maynard Elementary Community Art Project
School of Art A mile north of the UT campus in a historically underserved school district, students at Maynard Elementary School are expressing their individuality by painting on the walls...
Category: Visual & Performing Arts
Shakespeare in Shades
Department of Theatre “To be or not to be: that is the question” is perhaps one of the most famous lines from a Shakespearean play. Although they are not performing...
Strings Initiative Program
School of Music When a high school student in the South chooses to study music, they typically take band courses due to the cultural emphasis on football. Choir is also...
Record-Breaking Year
In its history, UT has had 77 student Fulbright recipients, with the first in 1959. This year, 19 students received Fulbright awards – a single-year record for the university. Of...
A Transformational Gift
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, School of Music has received a $3.14 million gift from Eric W. Barton of Maryville, Tennessee, a former Marine who went on to start several...
An Act of Faith
A unique program gives MFA theatre students a rare opportunity to experience the process of writing and producing a play.
Diversity of Support: Limited Box Edition
Wade Guyton, Meredyth Sparks, and Josh Smith, distinguished School of Art alumni, launched an innovative project called Limited Box Edition to support a new Artist-in-Residence Endowment Campaign. Limited Box Edition...
School of Music Junior Lands Role as Drummer on Jazz Album
A UT student drummer has made his professional debut on a recently released album
The Power of Hair
We’ve all had one. A day where you feel like your fate is sealed before you even step out the door. A day where you feel less than confident and not like yourself.
Fine-tuning
At five, Benjamin Parton simply wanted to be like his older violin-playing brother. His competitive streak of simply wanting to be better at strings than his brother waned as he honored his calling.
Lead Tenor Takes Center Stage
Tenor Todd Barnhill will receive the Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance in May 2015 and prepare for his first major professional engagement at Nashville Opera.
Our Top Twenty-Five School of Art
Already highly ranked, the School of Art continues on an upward trajectory. They have added five new members to their studio art faculty since 2011—all top choices attracted through competitive national searches. Sculptor John Douglas Powers is one of them.
