Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擨nterior design creations by 16 graduating seniors at Mississippi State are on display Friday-Saturday [April 7-8] at the university鈥檚 Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery.
Free to all, the exhibit showcases the practical knowledge and range of skills that the rising professional designers have acquired throughout their participation in the state鈥檚 largest interior design program.
In addition to general education coursework, the students have gained studio experience in a variety of interior design areas, including design theory, lighting design and interior construction and furniture design, among others.
鈥淲e are proud of our interior design students, and we are excited that they have secured summer internships with firms in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Others are seeking internships with firms in Colorado, Florida and Oregon as well,鈥 said Beth Miller, professor and director of the university鈥檚 interior design program.
MSU鈥檚 2017 senior interior design exhibitors include (by hometown):
BARTLETT, Tennessee鈥擟aitlyn R. Fleming.
CLINTON鈥擬artina R. Walker. She was chosen earlier this year as one of just five national semi-finalists in the fourth annual Steelcase NEXT Competition.
COLUMBUS鈥擧annah E. Higgins.
CORDOVA, Tennessee鈥擲arah A. Galbreath.
CORINTH鈥擜nastasia F. Miller.
CUMMING, Georgia鈥擜nastasia D. Dorsey.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida鈥擟atherine H. Conner.
LONGVIEW, Texas鈥擟aroline E. Smith.
MADISON鈥擜nnah K. Pennebaker.
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee鈥擧aley F. Austin.
NEW ALBANY鈥擝obbie O. Rogers.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana鈥擱ylee H. Laborde.
RICHMOND, Texas鈥擵ictoria C. 鈥淭ori鈥 Reynolds.
SOUTHAVEN鈥擬ary Katherine 鈥淜atie鈥 Hughes.
STAFFORD, Texas鈥擩oy C. Bottom.
TERRY鈥擜mber C. Henry.
Exhibit hours are 4-6 p.m. Friday [April 7] and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday [April 8] in the 绿巨人视频Welcome Center鈥檚 second-floor gallery located at 75 B.S. Hood Drive on the Starkville campus.
Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, as well as by appointment.
Accredited by The Council for Interior Design Accreditation and National Association of Schools of Art and Design, MSU鈥檚 interior design program provides students with a broad background in interior elements, materials, sources and practical experience in the business of interior design.
For more information about the interior design program, contact Miller at 662-325-7689 or BMiller@caad.msstate.edu.
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