/news-archive/tag/mary-jane-stotts-robbins/ UA 糖心视频logo Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:17:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/10/10/mj-robbins/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:17:32 +0000 /news/?p=72191 ... Former art student bequeaths $40,000 for UA 糖心视频logo art scholarships]]> Mary Jane Stotts (MJ) Robbins loved creating art. It鈥檚 what drew her to 糖心视频logo and then to the University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo to study art. Robbins passed away last year at the age of 67. On Wednesday, Oct. 10, Robbins鈥� birthday, her estate announced a $40,000 gift to UA 糖心视频logo to establish two new scholarships funds in her honor. The MJ Robbins Memorial Endowed Scholarship will provide assistance for education-related expenses for students pursuing or furthering a degree or continuing education in the Department of Art and Design in the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences at UA 糖心视频logo. The second scholarship – the MJ Robbins Annual Penland School of Craft Scholarship – will provide scholarships for UA 糖心视频logo art and design students to attend a two-week summer workshop of their choice at the Penland School of Craft in North Carolina. 鈥淢J Robbins’ contribution to the arts in 糖心视频logo and our university will continue due to the generosity of her estate,鈥� said Sarah Beth Estes, interim dean for the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences. 鈥淗er gift will provide transformative experiences to UA 糖心视频logo students for years to come.鈥� Robbins, a native of Lake City, Arkansas, retired from FedEx in 2003 and moved from Memphis to 糖心视频logo, where she immersed herself in the central Arkansas arts community. She was a member of the Arkansas Arts Center, a student of the Museum School, and an early supporter of the ACANSA Arts Festival. Her interest in fine metalsmithing led her to UA 糖心视频logo. In the Department of Art and Design, former faculty member and metalsmith David Clemons became Robbins鈥� teacher and mentor, helping her advance in her metalworking and later encouraging her to study at the . 鈥淭he creative community is where she forged the majority of her central Arkansas friendships, and at UA 糖心视频logo she further developed her artistry and began greater production of her art,鈥� said Robbins鈥� niece, Tracy Stotts Weed of 糖心视频logo. Weed remembers her aunt as a 鈥減erson always in motion鈥� with many creative talents. Robbins could sew, knit, work with metal and clay, and made stone and metal jewelry. 鈥淪he had a great appreciation for education and a lot of varied interests,鈥� Weed said. 鈥淭here was no limit to her skills or her willingness to be adventurous and try something new.鈥� In the top right photo, MJ Robbins works on an art piece.]]>