Feature Friday!
Congrats to Kyle Read (B.F.A., graphic design, 2010) who has been named the winner of the 2013 SOTA Catalyst Award. Kyle will present his work and receive the award at TypeCon2013, taking place this summer in Portland, OR.
See more here:
Look again at Ursula von Rydingsvard: ‘Shadows Remain’
TONIGHT Thursday, May 9
5-5:30 p.m.
SCAD Museum of Art
Take a deeper look at work by acclaimed sculptor Ursula von Rydingsvard through a guided discussion led by a Melissa Messina, senior curator of SCAD Exhibitions. Sign up 15 minutes before the talk. Limited to 30 guests. Free for all SCAD students, faculty, staff and museum members. Open to the public with cost of admission to the museum.
Learn more at scadmoa.org.
Call for Entry!
PDN
“faces” Portrait Photography Contest
Deadline: May 25, 2013, at 11:59 pm PST
One PROFESSIONAL GRAND-PRIZE winner will receive:
An on-campus photography workshops from Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Located in beautiful Aspen/Snowmass, CO. Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a pioneer in photographic and digital media workshops. Winner may select from workshops for Summer 2013 or Summer 2014. The prize includes on-campus housing, meals and studio fees. The prestigious faculty includes some of the top photographers, photojournalists and instructors practicing today, in workshops for all skill levels. ($2,200. Value)
A $500 gift certificate from Adorama.
PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR GRAND-PRIZE winners will both receive: The new Apple iPad
CATEGORY PRIZES:
FIRST-PLACE PROFESSIONAL WINNERS will receive:
A Nikon DSLR Camera
PhotoServe portfolio (worth $860)
FIRST-PLACE AMATEUR WINNERS will receive:
A Nikon COOLPIX camera
ALL FIRST-PLACE WINNERS will receive:
$100 gift certificate from Adorama
A PDN PhotoPlus International Gold Expo Pass
A Nielsen Photo Group Membership Package(worth $125) and a Crumpler bag
For more information on contest rules visit:
Attend literary journal reading and release party
TOMORROW Friday, May 10th
4-5:30 p.m.
Afifi Amphitheater
SCAD graduate students will read selected excerpts from their nonfiction essays published in this year’s Document. The reading will feature complimentary refreshments and free copies of the literary journal. The event is free and open to the public.
Email Lee Griffith for more information.
Event!
Explore, buy comics and zines by SCAD students, professors
THIS Saturday, May 11
1-4 p.m.
Norris Hall courtyard
SCAD sequential art students, alumni and professors will exhibit and sell their self-published mini-comics and zines at the Mini-Comics Expo. There will also be a series of fun demonstrations led by professors and graduate students — from drawing comics to creating and binding comic books — open to children and adults alike.
The expo and all workshops are free and open to the public.
TADtad: ‘Strategies for Teaching Reading Assignments’
THIS Friday, May 10th
10 a.m. to noon
SCAD Museum of Art theater
The presentations for The Art and Design of teaching art and design (TADtad) workshop will include:
- Robert Eisinger, dean of the School of Liberal Arts, “Read. Write. Lather as needed. Repeat.”
- Arthur DiFuria, art history professor, “The Fine Art of Feedback”
- Ken Brandt, liberal arts professor, “Developing Reading Quizzes”
- John Valentine, liberal arts professor, “Introducing Existential Philosophy Through Existential Literature”
- Beth Baronian, foundation studies professor, “Inspiring the Digitally Distracted’
For more information, contact Sam Norgard.
Watch live online.
CAS regrets to announce that the scheduled for THIS WEDNESDAY has been canceled:
Louis Vuitton presentation
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8
Student Center, 120 Montgomery St.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
For more information please email: careers@scad.edu
Event!
SCAD hosts Sand Arts Festival
THIS Friday, May 10th
Tybee Island
Every year, the SCAD Sand Arts Festival transforms Tybee Island’s idyllic North Beach into a surreal landscape dotted with elaborate castles and wild creatures cast by the imaginations and creative skills of SCAD students.
SCAD buses depart for the festival from Dyson, Oglethorpe, Turner houses and W at The Hive, 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Buses will depart North Beach at 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to return to the residence halls.
For more information on how to participate, click here.
Event!
Get glimpse of publishing world at Editors’ Day panel
THIS Friday, May 10th
5:30-6:30 p.m.
SCAD Museum of Art theater
Attend this Editor’s Day panel discussion for an inside look at the publishing industry. Visiting editors and publishers include: Chris Staros, Top Shelf Productions; Rebecca Taylor, Archaia Entertainment; Traci Todd and Joel Enos, VIZ Media; Shannon Watters, BOOM! Studios; Jill Beaton, Oni Press; Terry Nantier, NBM Publishing; and Natalie Foreman, McFarland Publishing.
This panel discussion is open to all those with a SCAD ID.
Send an email for more information.
Call for Entry!
Paperboard Packaging Alliance
Submission deadline: May 10, 2013
The Challenge
Design a creative and functional movie theater candy package and explain how it could be merchandised.
Submission Instructions:
All entries and supporting forms and materials should be delivered by the submission deadline to:
Paperboard Packaging Alliance
1111 19th St., NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Questions: Contact the Paperboard Packaging Alliance at: 202.463.5164 or ppa@afandpa.org.
For more information and forms visit: http://www.paperboardpackaging.org/student_design_challenge/index.html
Presentation cancelled:
Louis Vuitton presentation
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8
Student Center, 120 Montgomery St.
Louis Vuitton. LV. One name, two celebrated initials. Join representatives from LV to explore opportunities available at this fast-growing company founded more than a century and a half ago. Along with a rich tradition, LV has proved extremely innovative, modern and creative. With some 18,000 people who work at Louis Vuitton in 100 different job categories, LV has 20 production and development units and 460 stores in 60 countries around the world.
Fore more information, email careers@scad.edu.
Find the latest schedule of employer recruiting visits at: scadcass.tumblr.com/employer_visits.
Event: See it before its gone!
Ingrid Calame exhibition:
“Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pit #4, #9, #7”
Through May 12
SCAD Museum of Art
“Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pit #4, #9, #7” is a site-specific commissioned drawing by Los Angeles-based artist Ingrid Calame. Acclaimed for her painterly interpretations of the often disregarded markings left by passersby on floors, sidewalks and roadways, Calame has repeatedly found inspiration in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the site from which this piece is sourced.
Presented as part of the 2013 deFINE ART program, this exhibition is free with SCAD Museum of Art admission.
Learn more about exhibitions and events at the SCAD Museum of Art and about exhibitions and events at other SCAD galleries.
Employer Presentation!
Duarte Inc.
Monday, May 6th
7:30 p.m.
Student Center, 120 Montgomery St.
Join representatives from Duarte Inc. to learn how their team works to provide high-stakes messages within visually oriented presentations. Since 1988, Duarte has been helping the world’s most influential speakers and top global brands shape ideas into persuasive presentations that shift audience beliefs and behavior. Clients include Adobe, Boeing, Disney, E*Trade, Food Network, Ford, Nestlé, Twitter, Google and Oracle. Current job opportunities will be highlighted.
Email careers@scad.edu for more information. Find the latest schedule of employer recruiting visits at scadcass.tumblr.com/employer_visits.
Feature Friday!
Congrats to the first place winners of the sidewalk arts festival last weekend!
Student First place
Adam Varga, (B.F.A. visual effects student), Sarasota, Florida
Alumni
Alyssa Couturier-Herndon (B.F.A., fashion 2008) Boston, Massachusetts
What will you draw when you participate next year?!
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Vote for your colleague! & Feature Friday!
Jaime Schirmer (B.F.A., film and television, 2011) and Courtney Hood (B.F.A., film and television, 2011). recently entered Tourism Australia’s Best Jobs in the World competition, and made it to the top 25 for the job of Lifestyle Photographer, 1 of 6 dream dream jobs they offered. There were over 45,000 entries from over 196 countries. View and “Like” their campaigns on Facebook to help them win.
Like their campaigns on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pickjaime
https://www.facebook.com/HireCourtney
View the contest details, entries, and competition here:
