Scott Thorp
Department Chair
Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of Art and Design
Other Duties
Associate Vice President, Research
- SCOTT.THORP@augusta.edu
- (706) 729-2422
- WH 240A
Education
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MFA, Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
Maryland Institute College ofA, 1997
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BFA, Fine/Studio Arts, General
Georgia State University, 1993
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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GFA 1000
Intro On-Set Film Production
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EDTD 5910
MAT Culminating Residency
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ART 4960
Undergraduate Internship
Teaching Interests
Drawing, Painting, Design and Creativity
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Presence 2 and Presence 3, 2025
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- A Penny in Your Pocket, 2025
Art - Exhibition, Competitive
- The Weirdness We’ve Come to Accept, 2018
Magazine/Trade Publication
- Art in Odd Places: An Interview with Ed Woodham, 2017
Magazine/Trade Publication
- Nothing Meets the Eye: An Interview with Matt Sussman , 2016
Magazine/Trade Publication
Research Interests
Scott Thorp is an artist, writer, and educator specializing in creativity. He serves as Chair of the Department of Art and Design and Associate Vice President for Interdisciplinary Research at »Æ¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ.
He holds an MFA in multi-disciplinary art from the Mount Royal School at the Maryland Institute College of Art. A former contributor to ArtPulse magazine, Thorp wrote on contemporary artists working with emerging technologies.
Department Service
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Georgia Art Educators Association
2017 - 2017
Role: Committee Chair
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Arts in the Heart Festival Booth
2016 - 2016
Role: Committee Chair
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Departmental outreach
2016 - 2016
Role: Committee Chair
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Gallery Director
2015 - 2016
Role: Other
University Service
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IPPH Advisory Group
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Affiliate Partnership Council’s Committee on Research
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit
2019 - 2019
Role: Conference-Related
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Chalk Talks
2019 - 2019
Role: Guest Speaker
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Phi Kappa Phi conference
2019 - 2019
Role: Guest Speaker
Public Service
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Community Foundation - Grant Review Committee
2018 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
2016 - 2017
Role: Reviewer
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Greater Augusta Arts Council
2016 - 2016
Role: Attendee, Meeting
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Greater Augusta Arts Council
2016 - 2016
Role: Committee Member
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Lakeside High School Art Department
2016 - 2016
Role: Other
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