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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Save the Date: University Forum with President Buffington
Funds for Students to Study in the U.K. or Italy
Former Museum Studies Faculty Member Named President/CEO of Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum
NEWS
Photo Students' Work Featured in Prominent Photography Magazine
'I.D.' Magazine's Annual Design Review Praises ID Students' 'Smooth Pour' Milk Bottle
Work by Illustration Grad Featured in 'The New York Times'
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EVENTS
Alumnus Returns with 'Big Sound Ensemble'
Semester's First UArts Literary Society Meeting
Deep Discounts, Free Food at Blick Art Materials
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OPPORTUNITIES
Future Leadership Program
Two-Year Career Development Fellowship for Emerging Artists
IN THE GALLERIES
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Arronson Galleries & Solmssen Court
Gallery 817
Gallery 1401
More Galleries
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Save the Date: University Forum with President BuffingtonFaculty, staff and students are invited to a University Forum at which President Buffington will update the University community on a number of topics, including the work of the academic and administrative task forces, and a brief financial overview.
September 30, 11:45 a.m.
Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall
New Funding Opportunities for Students
The University's Student Financial Services Office has posted new funding opportunities for students interested in studying in the United Kingdom or Italy – the Marshall Scholarship and the Elizabeth A. Sackler Museum Educational Trust SACI Scholarship. These and other opportunities are posted to the University’s online Scholarship Bulletin Board. Additional information can also be found on the scholarship bulletin board outside of the Student Financial Services Office on the second floor of Hamilton Hall. Students applying for scholarships and/or grants who would like help compiling materials, organizing applications or editing essays should contact Amanda Black, Associate Director of Student Financial Services, at 215-717-6137.
Former Museum Studies Faculty Member Named President/CEO at Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum
Laura Foster, a former adjunct associate professor in the University's Museum Studies program, has been selected as the next president and CEO of Philadelphia's Please Touch Museum. Foster, who has been with the museum in a variety of roles since 1991 and now serves as executive director, will succeed Nancy D. Kolb, who retires in November after more than 20 years on the job. Foster taught museum governance at the University for the past five years, but has given up her appointment because of her new role at Please Touch Museum.
NEWS
Photo Students' Work Featured in Prominent Photography Magazine
Work by students in Barbara Proud's Professional Practices in Photography class was featured in the Fall 2009 edition of PDNedu. The article, "Animal Instincts: Captivating Images Become a Pet Project for Philadelphia Museum's Adopt-an-Animal Fundraiser," details the project and showcases imagery by Julia Mead.
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'I.D.' Magazine's Annual Design Review Issue Praises ID Students' 'Smooth Pour' Milk Bottle
The "Smooth Pour" milk bottle, a redesigned milk carton created by ID students Brian Kelly and Andrew McCandlish, was featured in the student work section of the 2009 Annual Design Review in I.D. Magazine. Kelly and McCandlish, who unveiled their product for the 2008 senior ID show "Aging by Design," moved the nozzle farther away from the bottle's handle for a more accurate and even pour and fluted the sides of the jug for a better grip. "It's not a problem that most designers in school would choose to embrace," said juror Granger Moorhead. "These guys are going to get jobs. Thank God people do work like this," added juror Zoë Coombes.
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Work by Illustration Grad Featured in 'The New York Times'
An illustration by Timothy Durning '08 (Illustration) was recently featured in the sports section of The New York Times in an article about stunning Manhattan vistas offered on the 14th hole at the Liberty National golf club in Jersey City, N.J.
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Photo Alumnus Wins 'Vice'/Scion Photo Contest
Phil Jackson '08 (Photo) won the "Event" category of the 2009 photo contest sponsored by Vice magazine and the car company Scion, with his entry "Product Toss, Camp Woodward, Pennsylvania 2007." Jackson took the image, which earned him a $1,000 prize, while serving as a counselor at a skateboard camp in central Pennsylvania. It was taken during a "product toss" after a demo when pro skateboarders were throwing stickers and t-shirts out "into a crowd of rabid teenagers who trample each other for free stuff." Portrait and fashion photographer Ben Ritter served as the category judge.
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Multimedia Professor Presents in Belfast on Social Media
Multimedia Assistant Professor Jeremy Beaudry recently gave the presentation "Designing Social Media for Social Change" at the 15th International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ISEA is an international non-profit organization fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organizations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies. Beaudry focused on an ongoing design research project, Social Media for Social Change. CMAC's Philadelphia Applied Research Lab funded the project, on which Beaudry is collaborating with Jethro Heiko and Nick Jehlen of the Action Mill, as well as undergraduates Ona Krass '10 (Multimedia), Hunter Augeri '10 (Multimedia) and Alie Thomer '09 (ID).
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Illustration Alumnus Highlighted on 'Graphic Novel Reporter' Web Site
Alex Eckman-Lawn '07 (Illustration), who co-created the graphic comic Awakening (Archaia), one of 2007's most talked about projects, was recently interviewed on the Graphic Novel Reporter Web site about his work. Awakening takes the standard "zombies attack a remote town" theme and turned it around, making it more about the investigation of hard-living detective Derrick Peters. The hardcover Volume One contains the first 10 issues and is available at local comic shops, bookstores or online. Check out a preview.
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Vocal Performance Sophomore Wins Sapphire Fund's 2009 Tony Sparacino Memorial Scholarship
Sophomore Vocal Performance major D'Angelo Keyes has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the Sapphire Fund's Tony Sparacino Memorial Scholarship. According to the scholarship committee, Keyes' passion for his art and his commitment to community earned him the scholarship. The Sapphire Fund, a non-profit organization serving the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community (LGBTQ) and Philadelphia's HIV/AIDS community, created the scholarship in honor of activist, business owner and Sapphire Fund founding member Tony Sparacino. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or queer student – or a student supportive of the LGBTQ community – who is majoring in the arts at a Philadelphia college or university and who has a history of community service.
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EVENTS
Alumnus Returns with 'Big Sound Ensemble'
School of Music alumnus Seth Meicht '00 (Saxophone) brings his "Big Sound Ensemble" to Philadelphia for a concert to be recorded by CIMP Records. "Seth Meicht and the Big Sound Ensemble" is an eight-piece modern creative jazz band based in New York City, and is made up of some of the best players and improvisers on the New York scene today.
September 19, 8 p.m.
Terra Hall, Caplan Recital Hall
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Semester's First UArts Literary Society Meeting
The quest for identity is never easy. Finding one's place is made more puzzling by the fact that there is no place in ordinary society for extraordinary individuals. The UArts Literary Society aims to change that. Join us for the first meeting of the semester. Contact Davis Rivera for more information.
September 16, 8 p.m.
414 Gershman Hall
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Deep Discounts, Free Food at Blick Art Materials
For one night only, University of the Arts students are invited to shop at Blick Art Materials to receive a 20 percent discount on all items not already on sale. Free pizza, soda, snacks and fun activities, including product demonstrations and tie-dying.
September 15, 8 – 9:30 p.m.
Blick Art Materials
1330 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
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Free College Night at the Kimmel Center
As part of Campus Philly's welcome back activities, the Philadelphia Orchestra is hosting a free college night concert at the Kimmel Center. Free food, refreshments and live music follows the concert, which includes performances of Hector Berloiz's "Resurrexit" and "Te Deum," in addition to Camille Saint-Saëns' "Symphony No. 3 (Organ)." Students will need a general admission ticket, which are all "print-at-home."
September 23, 8 p.m.
Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall
260 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia
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Art and Design in Second Life: Exploring Virtual World
Artists, designers, educators, musicians and institutions are coming together and creating a 3-D interactive online community that transcends the boundaries of physical possibility. This discussion introduces the art, marketplace and design possibilities of Second Life and Virtual Worlds, and surveys new directions in the creation and marketing of art, innovative learning experiments, global outreach through virtual museums and libraries, and the uses of virtual spaces for distance learning and community development. Featured are Jeff Lipsky, an artist who uses online virtual world and social networking technologies to connect to international audiences, marketplaces and local arts communities, and Richard Minsky, a pioneering book artist who was the first to examine the differences and similarities between real life and Second Life art, including aesthetic, technical, legal and economic questions. Sponsored by the Corzo Center for the Creative Economy.
September 15, 5 - 7 p.m.
Hamilton Hall, CBS Auditorium
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OPPORTUNITIES
Future Leadership Program; DEADLINE: October 2, 2009
Future Leadership is a pilot program aimed at supporting the next wave of arts and cultural executives and is made possible through exclusive funding by the American Express Foundation. This program helps mid-career professionals refine their leadership skills to take on executive positions over the next five to seven years. The National Arts Strategies (NAS) Future Leadership program is a fellowship program that includes a one-day leadership development session, a year's access to additional resources from NAS and connection to a national network of Future Leadership Fellows. Participation is limited and will be determined through an application process, but there is no cost for those selected. The leadership development session "Sustainable Power and Influence" has been developed by NAS and Paula Caproni, a professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, specifically for up-and-coming arts and culture professionals. The session will take place on Thursday, November 5 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and is the core of the Future Leadership program, making attendance mandatory.
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Two-Year Career Development Fellowship for Emerging Artists; DEADLINE: October 1, 2009
Philadelphia's Center for Emerging Visual Artists strives to provide the essential support services and programs emerging artists need to build sustainable careers. Their two-year Career Development Program offers a select group of highly talented artists:
• Free two-year fellowship period and life-long alumni affiliation
• Public exhibitions in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and beyond
• Three-person exhibitions in CFEVA's new gallery in Philadelphia
• Training and educational seminars
• Opportunities to meet patrons, gallerists and curators
• Assistance with the marketing and sale of artwork
• Opportunities to gain career experience while giving back to the community
• Individual career counseling sessions
• One-on-one sessions with mentors
• Alumni exhibition series
• Alumni goal-setting group
• Alumni travel grant program
• Monthly newsletter updating fellows and alumni on regional, national and international opportunities for artists.
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IN THE GALLERIES
ROSENWALD-WOLF GALLERY (Anderson Hall) and ARRONSON GALLERIES & SOLMSSEN COURT (Hamilton Hall)
'Faculty Exhibition, Part One'
As the College of Art and Design celebrates its 50th anniversary, it spotlights the wide array of work of its own faculty. First of a two-part exhibition. Part One includes work by Design, Film, Photography, Illustration, Museum Studies and Art Education faculty.
Thru September 15
'Faculty Exhibition, Part Two'
Featuring work by faculty members from Book Arts, Crafts, Drawing, Foundation, Painting & Sculpture and Printmaking.
September 18 – October 12
Opening September 10 from 5 – 8 p.m.
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GALLERY 817 (Anderson Hall)
Joe Girandola: 'Horse Sense'
Joe Girandola's artistic works attract attention to minute details often overlooked in the corrupt rush of modern society. Though classically trained as a stone carver in Italy, he has veered away from marble and granite to concentrate on three-dimensional relief drawings, paintings and found-object sculptures. Duct tape, fiberglass milk crates and discarded objects are used to analyze a culture that is in need of drastic repair. Duct tape is the prime medium of the works in this current exhibition. Girandola, a professional artist originally from Baltimore, recently joined the University as the new Summer MFA/CPS Program Director. He will also deliver an artist-talk in room 815 on September 16. Time TBA.
Thru September 22
8th Floor
GALLERY 1401 (Terra Hall)
'Color Notes on a Wide Field'
Joseph Vitone's wide-format panoramic imagery of China invites a close reading of the intricate details of Chinese life. Choosing street scenes, farms, and religious and rural life as his subject matter, Vitone captures images that revel in the sense of place he sought to capture.
Thru September 18
Gallery 1401 (Terra Hall)
SOL MEDNICK GALLERY (Terra Hall)
'Emerging Photographers'
Featuring work from Montclair State University faculty members Andrew Atkinson, Carl Gunhouse, Matt Kaelin and Stacy Renee Morrison that explores a variety of cultural and historical subjects, this exhibition features work that "emphasizes sympathy alongside criticism, and connection above cynicism." Curated by Andrew Atkinson.
Thru September 18
Sol Mednick Gallery (Terra Hall)
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ART EDUCATION/ART THERAPY DEPARTMENT (Terra Hall)
Art Education/Art Therapy Department Exhibit
Photographs by Frank Burd, a longtime teacher at Germantown High School, will be on display in the Art Education/Art Therapy Department. Quilts by artist Linda Freeman and a selection of 18th and 19th century hand tools from department chair Randy Granger’s collection are also included.
Thru October 26
10th Floor
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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE SUITE (Hamilton Hall)
'Without Words'
An exhibition featuring the work of Photography faculty, including full-time faculty David Graham, Alida Fish and Harris Fogel; and part-time faculty Susan Arthur, John Carlano, Melissa DiGiacomo, Jeannie Pearce, B. Proud, Lindsay Sparagana and John Woodin.
Throughout September
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