4th Annual Celebration of Excellence Highlights Innovation and Outstanding Achievements
Dec 11, 2025
Appalachian State University’s College of Fine and Applied Arts gathered this fall for its 4th Annual Celebration of Excellence, a tradition that honors the creativity, scholarship, and service of its faculty, staff, and students.
Interior Design Students Shine, Claim Top Honors at IIDA Carolinas Designworks
Dec 11, 2025
The Interior Design Program, part of the Applied Design Department within the College of Fine and Applied Arts, is celebrating a major achievement after its students claimed top honors at the recent IIDA Carolinas Designworks event in Charlotte. The recognition highlights the program's...
AI moves conservation efforts forward
Dec 10, 2025
by Bret Yager with University Communications
Recent leaps in artificial intelligence show promise for improving conservation practices and reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife, according to a new study co-authored by Dr. Matthew C. Ogwu, App State assistant...
ASU Presents Artist Janet Echelman
Oct 27, 2014
Appalachian State University presents a lecture titled "Reshaping Public Space" by artist Janet Echelman. Echelman will discuss her extraordinary...
Art Professor Awarded Grant for Research on Post-Digital Art
Oct 27, 2014
Assistant Professor of Art Tricia Treacy recently received a 2014 Craft Research Fund project grant for $10,000 to research hand-produced art in...
Internationally Known Artist, ASU Graduate Benjamin Walls to Visit, Exhibit Works at Blowing Rock Gallery and Frameworks
Oct 2, 2014
Benjamin Walls, ASU graduate and winner of both national and international awards for his fine art photography, will be featured in an exhibit...
Archived News Stories from the College of Fine and Applied Arts
Oct 1, 2014
Previous years' news stories are archived on Google Documents....
IDEXlab Students Rethink Design Projects To Respond To COVID-19
Aug 31, 2010
A global pandemic changes everything. For students in Appalachian State University’s ...