Welcome to Belmont University's Art Department!
Belmont University offers a wide variety of study options for students interested in the visual arts. Our experienced faculty and well-equipped facilities help foster an environment where students are offered numerous opportunities to explore their creative talents.
The study of art and design at Belmont is an exciting opportunity, and we invite you to use our Web pages to find out more about our programs, our facilities and our faculty.
If you have any questions about the department or about Belmont, please feel free to contact us or visit us in person. To contact us directly, call Stacey Bryan, Art Department Office Manager at 615-460-6770
The Department of Art at Belmont University is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
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June 12, 2008
Art Professor’s ‘Green’ Bag Project Earns Growing Fan Base
Teresa Van Hatten-Granath, associate professor in the Art Department, held her first “Green Bag Lady Performance Event” this past Saturday in Green Hills, adding another 66 fabric bags to her growing list of giveaways while also obtaining local and regional media coverage. (Pictured from left to right are Van Hatten-Granath, her friend Alicia Steinhilber and Radio Free Nashville talk show host Dawn Kirk.)
Van Hatten-Granath, who primarily teaches digital imaging and photography at Belmont, began the Green Bag Lady project earlier this year in an effort to inspire artists to think about the ecological impact of their art as well as to produce work that has a direct, positive impact on the environment. “The project started one day I when was scolding my husband for getting plastic bags at the grocery. I decided to go through my fabric bins and I just started making bags. Eventually, I figured out what size worked best, and that is the size of the pattern I now give out as a PDF. I started by bringing the bags to the college kids in my classes and then my friends. It has just grown from there, and now it has taken on a life of its own.”
Her performance events involve setting up her sewing machine in public spaces and creating bags to giveaway to anyone who requests one. The only cost? The receiver of the free bag must promise to use them instead of paper or plastic. To date, Van Hatten-Granath has sent more than 600 fabric bags to 37 states and six foreign countries.
NBC sent a camera crew to Saturday’s event and footage aired on Nashville’s WMSV-4 as well as on affiliates in 20 different states and Canada.
For more information, visit www.greenbaglady.org.
