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We sure have been busy! Explore some more to see what we’ve been up to and what’s coming up. Each spring, don’t miss our annual juried show, Art + Design Expo. 

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Oil painting by Lulu Nowicki of a distorted, wrinkled figure with wide eyes and a screaming mouth. A dark tendril comes out of its mouth and ends in a hook. Bare teeth and gums with a chain running through them sit in the foreground, and chains and meat hooks hang in a purple, dimly lit room.

Lulu Nowicki wins best in show at Art Center Sarasota

Portrait of artist and designer Kameron Neal smiling broadly at the camera. He wears round wire-rimmed glasses and a dark navy button-up shirt with a band collar, and stands against a dark background lit by horizontal strips of warm orange light.

App State Alumnus Kameron Neal Returns to Boone for Visiting Lecture Series

A promotional flyer for the Graphic Design Portfolio Review, hosted by the Appalachian State University Graphic Design Program. Bold dark title text fills the top over gray, green, and pink blocks arranged in an angular, stepped layout. Details at the bottom read "Friday, Nov 13, 2026," with session times of 10a to 12pm and 1p to 3pm.

Portfolio Review Day for Graphic Design Students

Letterpress poster "Reading Synthesis: Understanding Empire and Communication." Large blue and teal letters spelling fragmented words including PERCEP, FRAGMENTA, DISORIENTA, INSPIRA, TRANSLA and CREATION are layered over green rectangles and ovals on a white ground, interwoven with smaller gray passages of text and a small blue star-and-circle motif near the bottom right.

Graphic Design Students Earn Two Honors in the 2026 UCDA Design Awards

A close-up of a terracotta sculpture of a person sleeping, with their face resting on a curved arm.
Art + Design Expo

Our annual juried student exhibition showcases the creativity and innovation of Appalachian students in both art and design. 

A person in a yellow beanie and brown vest smiling while talking to another person, with a colorful grid painting blurred in the background.

I knew that I was growing as an artist when I got into my first Art + Design Expo. After that, I wanted more exposure to everyone here.

Yairis Gameros-Escobedo
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Artist Michael Rakowitz giving a presentation to a seated audience, holding up a small object, with a photo of palm trees projected behind him.
Visiting Artists, Designers and Scholars

Our guests bring fresh perspectives to campus through lectures, exhibitions, and student engagements. Recent visitors include internationally acclaimed artist Michael Rakowitz, who visited in fall 2024 to share his work and connect directly with students.

Close-up of a cloth surface with the text 'FROM THE TOP' and various whimsical animal and object stickers and pins.
From the Top

Back to school event to welcome students back to campus, tour the buildings and meet the faculty.

People wearing large, handmade white polar bear head masks and holding protest signs, with international flags visible in the background.
Climate Stories Showcase

The Climate Stories Collaborative brings together programs across campus each year, showcasing creative responses to climate change through art, design, writing, and performance every spring.

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Close-up of a hand with bright yellow nail polish pointing at a projected line drawing, with intricate patterns illuminated across the skin and wall.
Travel
Gallery wall displaying a photograph of a woman sitting on a floral couch surrounded by framed pictures, flanked by two colorful paintings, with small ceramic and glass artworks on a white pedestal below.
Employment
Three people stand outdoors looking up at a large rust-colored steel sculpture made of intersecting cylindrical forms, surrounded by trees under a clear blue sky.
Cathy P. Walling Gallery