Photojournalist Kate Medley covers national news in the American South, focused on storytelling and environmental portraiture. In this exhibition, Medley invites viewers to see the people and culinary art of service stations, convenience stores and quick stops located across the South, shining a light on the unexpected community, generosity and creativity found in hidden corners of the U.S.

The Jule invites contemporary artists inspired by nature to research Auburn University's collections to engage with, question and critique John James Audubon’s evolving legacy. Trinidadian artist Rodell Warner reimagines John James Audubon’s writings and selections from the iconic Birds of America series, animating text and visuals to foster new ways of seeing and experiencing history.Warner's digital animations have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario; Big Medium, Austin, Texas; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei; and the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, Florida. Rodell works between Port of Spain in Trinidad, Kingston in Jamaica, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Celebrate the innovative spirit of Auburn faculty members working experimentally in film, painting, photography, new media, sculpture and textile arts. This creative scholarship enriches the academic environment by promoting collaboration, making complex concepts more accessible, generating innovative and engaging ideas, and contributing to cultural and social change. Paired with discoveries in other fields, these outcomes are essential to enhancing Auburn’s stature as a pre-eminent institution with Carnegie R1 status.Presented in collaboration with Showcase 2025, a university-wide initiative to highlight creative scholarship, align its practice with university goals and promote collaboration. Showcase 2025 is organized by Chase Bringarder, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance; Robert Finkel, Program Chair and Associate Professor of Graphic Design; and Anna Ruth Gatlin, Assistant Professor of Interior Design in Consumer and Design Sciences, in concert with the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development.

Interested in studying abroad, but have no idea where to start? Wanting to learn more about what the Abroad office has to offer? Need some guidance on how to go about studying abroad? Please join us every Thursday at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm and Friday at 11:00 am for a Study Abroad 101 session. These short informational meeting will leave you better off with an idea of how to find the correct program for you and how to make the most out of your study abroad experience.Meetings are in Foy Hall 242. If you want to meet virtually during this time, use this zoom link.

Join faculty as they discuss how their research and creative practice commemorates and makes visible the stories and histories of community spaces that are often erased or left unseen. Further, they will consider how their work helps to visualize and understand the tangible ramifications of legislature and urban planning that often further marginalize already vulnerable populations.Featuring Frank Hu, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture; Robert Sproull, Associate Professor, Environmental Design and Architecture; Isaac Cohen, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture; Kristen Tordella-Williams, Associate Professor, Art and Art History; Liz Egan, Director, McMullan Writers Workshops, Millsaps College.

Join us for the 2021-2022 Third Thursday Poetry Series! Sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities, Department of English, and Southern Humanities Review in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University; the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University; and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.August 26, 2021 Ken Autrey, Maria Kuznetsova, and Justin GardinerSeptember 16, 2021 Chad DavidsonNovember 18, 2021 Tina Mozelle Braziel and Ashley W. JonesJanuary 20, 2022 Michael McFeeFebruary 17, 2022 Jessica JacobsMarch 17, 2022 Southern Humanities Review Spring Sessions Featuring Sanjena Sathian and Heather ChristleApril 21, 2022 Reading by Auburn University StudentsMay 19, 2022 Reading by OLLI at Auburn Members