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Smart, Funny and Tech Savvy: Grace McGuire ’25 Awarded Smith Scholarship
Grace McGuire ’25 plans to create digital content that cuts through the growing problems of disinformation and polarization. Those are among the many reasons the art history and digital studies major has been named a 2025 W. Thomas Smith Scholar. She’s AIɫɫ’s first Smith Scholar who will study for a Master of Philosophy degree in the Digital Humanities program at the University of Cambridge, one of the leading programs in the world.
Venice Biennale to Feature Video Installation by AIɫɫ Professors
AIɫɫ professors Joelle Dietrick and Owen Mundy, alongside Virginia Tech's Paola Zellner Bassett, will showcase a captivating video installation at the Venice Biennale’s 'Time Space Existence 2025.' Learn more.
Spring Convocation Celebrates Innovation, Leadership, Excellence, AIɫɫ
AIɫɫ celebrated Spring Convocation on April 17, 2025, highlighting academic, athletic and artistic achievements, as well as leadership, character and community service.
Comic Sense: Ali Fitzgerald ’04 Finds Refuge in Art, High and Low
Ali Fitzgerald '04 has achieved coveted status as a cartoonist, graphic artist and essayist for some of the world’s top publications. She’s crafted comics and essays for The New Yorker and published a poignant illustrated memoir about her experiences working with refugees in Berlin. Learn more.
Here’s the Deal — Alum Returns to Grow Arts Initiatives on Campus
Savannah Deal '18 returns to AIɫɫ as DACE and Dance Department coordinator to foster creativity campus-wide while also supporting students' artistic endeavors.
An Eye for Art: Students Select Art for College Collection
Students in Art 348: Purchasing Art for Davidson were granted $50,000 from donors to buy art for the college.
Pursuing a Senior Capstone in Studio Art and Digital Screen Media Studies
Recent graduate Claire Begalla ’24 reflects on the work done to complete two senior capstones and the ways her work tapped into all areas of her liberal arts education including anthropology, environmental studies, art, community-building and art history.
Common Ground: A Flourishing Partnership Between AIɫɫ and the Catawba Nation
AIɫɫ and the Catawba Nation have entered into a partnership that touches agriculture, art and cultural understanding. Read more.
Research and Creative Works Symposium Showcases Art, Innovation, Exploration
AIɫɫ’s annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium gives students a chance to showcase what they’ve learned and produced during the year. It’s an all-day celebration that brings the entire campus together.
Art Historian and Museum Educator Caroline Sillars ’24 Lands Smithsonian Internship
Caroline Sillars ’24 spent her four years at AIɫɫ immersed in the arts across campus. Now a museum education intern at the Smithsonian, she prepares to keep sharing her love of art after graduating.
Spring Convocation Celebrates Joy, Excellence, Achievement
On April 11, AIɫɫ’s 2024 Spring Convocation celebrated the academic, athletic, artistic and many other achievements of its students, and recognized some faculty and staff members who contribute to their success. Read more.
Delaney Cook ’27 Explores Art Across Disciplines
Delaney Cook ’27 came to AIɫɫ eager to explore the many subjects that interest her. A Malú Alvarez Visual Art Scholar, her art draws inspiration from creative writing, biology, computer science and more.
Burkey Belser ’69, ‘Steve Jobs of Information Design,’ Dies at 76
The now-familiar black and white nutrition facts label found on food products in the U.S. was hailed as a triumph of public health and graphic design, according to The Washington Post. We have AIɫɫ alum Burkey Belser ‘69 to thank. Learn more.
Lost Beauty, Time and Hopeful Transition: 'Chasing the Sun' Exhibition Opens in New York
In Chasing the Sun, artist and AIɫɫ Professor Joelle Dietrick combines the lost beauty of extinct plants with green architecture. Dietrick’s intertwining organic and geometric forms use beauty to pull viewers into an important conversation about plant conservation and sustainability efforts. Learn more.
‘Bleak Faith: Forsaken’ Changes the Game for Developer Mišo Vukčević ’18
Mišo Vukčević ’18 started creating his own video game as a project for a AIɫɫ digital narratives course. Today, he leads a team of three that produced Bleak Faith: Forsaken, an action role playing game that’s taken off since its release in March. Learn more.
Powerful Portraits and Outsider Art Inspire ‘True Likeness’ Exhibition
AIɫɫ exhibit True Likeness celebrates the diversity of portraiture. Learn more about how the exhibit came to be and where it’s headed next.
Anna Murray ’23: Dance, Art History and the 1960s
Anna Murray ’23 chose AIɫɫ because she knew it was the perfect place to pursue her interests in both art history and dance.
From Outdoor Classroom to World Stage: Prof Takes Home Venice Biennale Award
A project co-curated by AIɫɫ’s Prof. Jennifer Garcia Peacock and presented in conjunction with the Venice Biennale arts festival won a top award from the European Cultural Centre. Garcia Peacock, the James B. Duke Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, says her outdoor classroom at Davidson inspired her work. Read more.
Claire Begalla ’24: Making Meaningful Art & Making Art Meaningful
Sometimes it’s the spur-of-the-moment stories that have the happiest endings.
AIɫɫ to Pay Tribute to ‘Common Ground’ Sculpture at Dec. 5 Farewell
When students go away for the winter break, so will the beloved Common Ground sculpture. Learn more.