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‘Mountain Made’ open studio event showcases student design at App State
Jan 20, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The Department of Applied Design at Appalachian State University invites the public to Mountain Made: Design at App State, a free open studio event celebrating the creativity of students across interior design, product design, furniture design, and apparel design and merchandising...

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Appalachian State University BFA Student Grace Reaves Selected for Prestigious Illustration West 64 Exhibition
Jan 14, 2026

BOONE, N.C. –  The Department of Art at Appalachian State University is proud to announce that Grace Reaves, a BFA Studio Art major, has had her work "Toe Poster" accepted into SILA 64, the 64th annual Illustration West competition and exhibition presented by the Society of Illustrators of Los...

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Find Your SustainAbility with Lee Ball and Jeff Biggers
Mar 14, 2017

Listen in as noted author Jeff Biggers speaks with Appalachian's Director of Sustainability Lee Ball about regenerative cities and sustainability...

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Appalachian alumna wins state journalism award for best news feature
Mar 10, 2017

BOONE, N.C. – Nina Mastandrea, a 2015 graduate of Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication in the College of Fine and Applied...

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Five Appalachian students are semi-finalists for Fulbright Scholars program
Mar 7, 2017

Two of the five students selected are Fine and Applied Arts majors! Read...

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Smith Gallery at Appalachian presents Art and Design Expo 2017
Mar 6, 2017

The Smith Gallery at Appalachian State University presents Art and Design Expo 2017, an annual juried student exhibition and arts...

Appalachian hosts Food for Thought: A Sustainable, Community Series on Food beginning March 7
Mar 3, 2017

Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development Jacqui Ignatova is co-leading the first roundtable on food sovereignty on March 7....

Raven Moffett’s “They Told Me We Were All Dead”

Appalachian’s Looking Glass Gallery presents ‘APProach’ through March 10
Feb 27, 2017

Art students Raven Moffet of Atlanta, Kellee Morgado of Grass Valley, California and Alexa Cavas of Wilson are three of the students who will...