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09/04/2026

Looking for a space to get creative? Painting Society is all about making art, trying new creative processes, and building a welcoming community for everyone! Come create with them every Thursday at 6 PM in 222 Willard Hall! All majors welcome!!!🖌️🎨

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08/31/2026

🖌️Meet the Ambassadors!🖌️

Alyssa is a senior double-majoring in Art History and French, with a minor in Business and a Museum Studies Certificate! This is her third year as an ambassador and her favorite art class she has taken is Ceramics while she was studying abroad in France!!

08/28/2026

Welcome to our new academic advisor for the Art Department, Elli Archer!

Elli is a K-State graduate for both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and has been an advisor for Arts & Sciences for over 8 years. While she didn’t major in it, she still loves painting and drawing, specifically drawing out ideas for her new tattoos!

She is currently the Advising Practices Administrator for the college, providing data, support, and trainings for all the college advisors and serving as an interim advisor wherever needed. You can find her in the main office, 111 Willard, on Thursdays, so drop in and say hello!!

08/26/2026

Come visit the Chapman Gallery and check out our Steamroller Printmaking exhibition, featuring student prints and woodblocks from the Spring 2026 steamroller event! Open now through September 3rd!

08/24/2026

Welcome back, ‘Cats! We are so excited to have you back on campus and are ready to get the semester started!!💜🎨

07/20/2026

One of our recent BFA Art Graduates was featured in K-State Today! Read about Layne McAfee and her work with rural Kansas communities on K-State Today’s 7/17/26 news article: https://www.k-state.edu/news/articles/2026/07/layne-mcafee-rural-kansas-art-experiences.html

05/14/2026

Our metalsmithing students are showing off their working Hale Library! Stop by the 2nd floor Loggia Entrance to see some of this semester’s creations.

05/13/2026

Senior Spotlight: Alexa Murray
Alexa is a senior getting her BFA in Visual Communication Design with a minor in Marketing. This summer she is interning at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City and hopes to find a fill-time position working at a small printing press after that. Alexa is also involved in Prairie Fire Printmakers and is one of our Art Ambassadors. Her advice for incoming freshmen is to not be afraid to talk to your classmates, at the end of the day we’re all in the same boat of loving art!
Congratulations, Alexa!

05/07/2026

Grateful for our Art Ambassadors this year and looking forward to next! We have several graduating: Alexa Murray, Layne McAfee, Megan Murphy, and Mallorie Wisbey. We will miss them and wish them all the best!
Welcoming 3 new Ambassadors: June Stout, Lilly Crist, and Taylor Sharp.

Pictured L-R:
Front- June Stout, Layne McAfee, Gabriella Randall
Middle- Laura Armbruster, Jessica McCue
Back- Isabelle Mullinax, Alexa Murray

05/05/2026

Senior Spotlight: Lacie Kohman

Lacie is a senior pursuing her BFA in Printmaking with a minor in Studio Drawing. After graduation, she plans to move to Colorado and continue developing her art. Lacie is also involved in Prairie Fire Printmakers, Painting Society, and Spot Fire Press. Her favorite classes in the Department of Art have been Printmaking and Art History. Lacie’s advice for incoming freshmen is if you hear a voice within you say, “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Congratulations Lacie!

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111 Willard Hall
Manhattan, KS
66506

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https://art.ksu.edu/

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