Watkins Institute
2298 Rosa L Parks Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37228
USA
Watkins College of Art, Design & Film will recognize the best of the year at an awards reception for the 18th annual Interior Design Student Exhibit, a juried show featuring works by Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree candidates, on Friday, January 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus.
Category and Grand Prize winners, based on craftsmanship, creativity and digital rendering skills, will be announced at 6:30 p.m. by Cheryl Gulley, associate professor and chair of the interior design department. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
All Watkins Interior Design majors are eligible to submit projects (created since Spring 2014) in eight categories: Residential, Commercial, Introductory Presentation Skills, Intermediate Presentation Skills, Lighting or Furniture Design, Computer Modeling, Portfolio, and Sustainability.
The show opens January 9 and will close after the awards reception on January 23.
Watkins Interior Design majors are consistently recognized for their creativity and professionalism in both academic competitions and community involvement. Watkins students have been honored by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers’ with the Jane D. Reagor scholarship prize (2011-13) and with first prize in the 2012 student competition. Alumni of the program can be found in commercial, residential, hotel, restaurant, healthcare and furniture design