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Submit to T-Shirt Design Contest (sponsored by MSU Undergraduate Admissions)

Winner $300 (No Entry Fee)

T-shirts featuring the winning design will be given to every new student and their family/guests during the 2025-2026 academic year. Your design could be seen everywhere on campus and across social media.


Rules and Guidelines

  • Any MSU undergraduate student enrolled in an art class is eligible to enter. 
  • All designs must be original creations.
  • There is no limit to the number of submissions. 
  • There is no required theme.

 

Required Design Components

             - Front: An MSU logo or an illustration/graphic design incorporating an MSU logo. 

             - Back: An illustration/graphic design

  • The design will be printed on heather gray shirts: Designs can use a single color or multiple colors.
  • Format: .jpg or .png
  • Size: 9-10 inches (width) x 10-13 inches (height) 
  • Resolution: 300ppi
  • For Fine Arts submissions, scan or photograph 2D works (drawing, painting, printmaking, or etc.).


Timeline

  • Submission Deadline: February 17, 2025 (by midnight)
  • Winner Selection: February 21, 2025 (Winners will be notified via email.)


Price

  • 1st Place: $300
  • 2nd and 3rd: T-shirts and goodies


If you any questions, please contact:

Tek Jung, Assistant Professor of Graphic Design 

kj1332@msstate.edu

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Submit to African American Read-In at the Black Prairie Blues Museum 2025

February 7th, 2025, 5:00-7:00pm

This Read-In is hosted by Dr J. Janice Coleman, The MSU Department of Art and Art Galleries, The Black Prairie Blues Museum, Mississippi State University Faculty and Students, and the greater Golden Triangle community.

There is space in the program for 30-40 presenters. The Read-In will take place at The Black Prairie Blues Museum in West Point, MS. 

GUIDELINES:

  • First and Last name of presenter
  • Title and credits of Read-in Material
  • up to 5 Minutes per presentation
  • No presenting/reading from phones, material must be read from printed paper or orated.
  • Presented material can be in any form but can include:
  • Reading material such as literature, poetry, short stories, etc.
  • Visual material such as short films, works of art, photography, slideshows, etc.
  • Audio material such as singing, audio recordings, instrumentals, etc.
  • See below for more info and examples of Read-In material.


 

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What is a Read-In?

During the month of February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations, and interested citizens are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting an African American Read-In. Hosting an event can be as simple as bringing together friends to share a book or as elaborate as arranging public readings and media presentations that feature professional African American writers.


 

What do you do for an African American Read-In? 

The format of these events varies widely, but all events have a few things in common:

  • Texts written by African American authors are shared.
  • Participants either listen to or provide the readings.
  • A count is taken of who attends, and that count is documented in the “report card” as a measure of the global reach of this program each year.

Beyond these commonalities, events have included:

  • Readings by authors
  • Poetry slams
  • Musical acts, performances, reenactments, or plays
  • Film screenings including discussions of paired texts
  • A common reading in advance of a single text, like a book club
  • Writing or art-making and the sharing of that by participants
  • Featured guests such as local leaders or community heroes
  • Book drives to collect books by African American authors to share with schools
  • Activities for young children (e.g., bedtime stories)
  • Media coverage to raise the profile of local authors
  • Ongoing community outreach after the event that spreads the love of literacy
  • Awards of recognition for African American authors within the community


More information and resources can be found here:

African American Read-In Toolkit
 

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Contact: 

Dixie Boswell

MSU Exhibition & Gallery Coordinator

dboswell@caad.msstate.edu


 

Location:

Black Prairie Blues Museum

640 Commerce Street

West Point, MS 39773


 

Read-In schedule:

Doors open: 4:30pm

Read-In: 5:00pm - 7:00pm

$25.00
$25.00
Submit to MSU–Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Artist-In-Residence Program

Call to Artists 

Applications are now being collected for 2023 and 2024 Artist in Residence Program dates.

About the Residency

The MSU-Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Artist-In-Residence Program is a partnership with the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi State University Department of Art, and the Friends of the Noxubee Refuge with support from the Starkville Area Arts Council.

Located at the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, the Artist-In-Residence Program offers professional writers, composers, and visual artists the opportunity to pursue their artistic discipline while being surrounded by the Refuge's inspiring landscape and wildlife.

As father of the Federal Duck Stamp Program, founder of the National Wildlife Federation “Ding” Darling and his artwork laid the groundwork for the systems of today’s National Wildlife Refuges. Today, painters, writers, sculptors, musicians, composers, and performing artists continue to be inspired by and document our national landscapes with contemporary approaches and techniques. Artists are needed to translate the national wildlife refuges' purpose, as a place where wildlife comes first, into images and other forms of art that bring enjoyment and a deeper understanding of the refuges.

Requirements

Selected artists stay on the Refuge in a house in a gated area of the Refuge for two to four weeks in which they perform their research, enjoy hiking Refuge trails, and canoeing and kayaking on 650-acre Bluff Lake.

Public Programs: Artists are required to plan and host two programs open to the public (approx. 45-min each). Programming may include a combination of presentations, demonstrations, workshops, exploratory walks, performances, or meet and greets. Outreach interaction can be tailored to an individual artist's medium, interest, and experience and uses only a few hours of one’s stay. Artists must provide their own supplies and equipment for these presentations. Following their appointment as Artist-In-Residence, artists are encouraged to give additional public presentations in their home communities about their residency experiences. 

Artwork Donations: Selected artists participating in the Artist-In-Residence Program are asked to donate to the Refuge an original piece of work from, and representative of, their residency in Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. This piece will serve to promote and celebrate the refuge and its wildlife. Donated artwork must be received no later than one year after an artist's residency.

Artists are required to provide the copyright for this artwork to the Fish and Wildlife Service and Mississippi State University. The Fish and Wildlife Service and Mississippi State University will not allow the commercial use of any donated artwork once accessioned into the program's collection. Artwork may be used in exhibits and for educational purposes by Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi State University, or Friends of Noxubee Refuge nonprofit cooperating association for their products.

1. The artist retains a royalty-free, nonexclusive use license under the copyright of the art.
2. The Fish and Wildlife Service owns the artwork and the rights to reproduce it. Under those rights, the artist has a license to make use of the artwork for his or her purposes. When artists reproduce artwork for their own purposes, publication information will include the language: "This work was produced under the Mississippi State University-Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Artist in Residence program”

These creative works will be exhibited as frequently as possible and shared with the public through other appropriate means. Donated pieces not used for long-term use within the program's collection will be displayed and may be available for purchase at Friends of Noxubee Refuge gift shop. All proceeds from these sales will be used for continued support of the Artist in Residence program.

How to Apply
Applications for the program are accepted throughout the year. Applicants submit digital files of recent work, a statement of purpose with proposal of research, and digital CV or resume of artistic and/or professional experiences. Applicants must indicate in their proposal the two- to four- week period they wish to perform their residency. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications at least 5 months prior to the preferred start date of their residence. 

The Selection Process: A panel consisting of staff from Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee NWR, Mississippi State University Department of Art, and Friends of Noxubee Refuge will review applications. Selection is based on artistic merit, the statement of purpose, appropriateness to a national wildlife refuge residency, and availability of housing during the proposed time period provided by the artist.

For questions please contact the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge Manager at 662-323-5548.

To learn more about the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/noxubee/

To learn more about the MSU Department of Art visit https://www.caad.msstate.edu/academics/majors/art

For Current Covid Policies please visit the Mississippi State Department of Health website.


Past Artists in Residence:


Watch past Artist in Residence Gillian Furniss talk to MSU Gallery Director Lori Neuenfeldt about her time at the Refuge.



Submit to Transfer Credit Course Work Review

As part of the Articulation Agreement between Mississippi Junior and Community Colleges and the state’s four-year universities, the following courses will automatically transfer. A grade of “C” or better is required in each course in order for it to be accepted by the Department  of Art:  

  • ART 1213 Drawing I
  • ART 1223 Drawing II
  • ART 1123 Design I (2-D)
  • ART 1133 Design II (Color)
  • ART 1013 Art History I
  • ART 1023 Art History II
  • ART 1153 3D Design.

A Foundations Professor or Academic Records Assistant may advise the student to retake one or more courses, if doing so will improve the student’s technique and/or skill level and increase their chances of a successful Concentration Portfolio Review.

To receive transfer credit for art classes not covered by the articulation agreement between Mississippi junior and community colleges, students must:

1. Attach a PDF document that includes syllabi or catalog descriptions for each of the courses that you wish to transfer.

2. Upload high quality images of the work that was created in each course; you must have a minimum of 75% of the coursework from each course. 

3. Label your artwork files according to this example: lastname_course_piece#.jpg, ex. jones_painting_piece3.jpg

  • Images in your transfer portfolio should show your artwork in the best possible light. 
  • Photograph your artwork on a neutral background under even light - no dark shadows or extreme highlights. 
  • Images should be a minimum file size of 72dpi.

Each class not covered by the articulation agreement must be approved by the coordinator of the area in which the course falls under: Foundations, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Printmaking, Painting, Ceramics, Graphic Design or Art History. If the transfer credit is not approved, the student must enroll in the MSU art course in order to receive required credits.


To view MSU student work from each course click here: http://www.caad.msstate.edu/art/studentwork.php

If you have any questions or concerns about the process please contact:

Shannon Bacot

Academic Advisor

sbacot@caad.msstate.edu

662.325.8590

Mississippi State University Department of Art