Design Arts

School of the Arts falling short in its contracting access goals (BizJournals)

12 May 2008

The N.C. School of the Arts will finish its share of construction work from the massive $3.1 billion University of North Carolina Bond Project short of its minimum goal for including contracts for minority and woman-owned businesses.

VCU fashion students design abayas (KXAN 36 Austin)

11 May 2008

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The abaya is the head-to-toe women's overgarment common to Muslim cultures. The assignment for Virginia Commonwealth University fashion students was to design an abaya that can be stylish yet acceptable to wear in many Arab countries.

Arts panel criticizes MLK statue design for memorial (WSYR 9 Syracuse)

10 May 2008

The centerpiece for the Martin Luther King Junior memorial on the National Mall is drawing criticism from a federal arts panel.