New Blog for Spain Study Abroad Program
IVA Associate Professor Curt Labitzke and Photomedia Professor Ellen Garvens will lead the first Art in Spain program during Spring Quarter 2012. In preparation for the program, they have created a blog, and it already has numerous links to related information, including a long list of museums, and it will become the journal for the program. The School of Art has also started a webpage for the program and more information will be added when it’s available.
Typography Book @JasonTselentis
Jason Tselentis (MFA 2004) has been an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, since 2008. His book titled Type Form & Function: A Handbook on the Fundamentals of Typography was just released by Rockport Publishers, part of Quayside Publishing Group. The same publishing group will release in 2012 a book he is co-authoring titled Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography. Tselentis continues to practice design through his own studio. He can also be found on LinkedIn.
Catherine Roche in Japan
Art History PhD student Catherine Roche is also the Assistant Curator of Asian Art at the Seattle Art Museum. She was on a study tour in Japan when the earthquake struck on 11 March 2011. Roche posted an entry on the museum’s blog about her experiences there.
Scholarships for Incoming Students
At least thirty-nine scholarships for School of Art majors are made possible each year through the generous gifts of our alumni and friends. For the second year in a row, the School is pleased to offer scholarships specifically designated for incoming students. The Crabby Beach Foundation Scholarship in Art and the Kathryn Hinckley-Martin Scholarship in Art will be awarded to entering freshmen or transfer students who will start in Autumn Quarter 2011 and who plan to major in art, art history, or design. Information about both scholarships and an application form are available online. The application deadline is Sunday, 15 May 2011. Additional information about scholarships may be found on the School of Art’s scholarship page and the website of the UW Office of Merit Scholarships.
UW Award for Layne Goldsmith!
The University of Washington announced all of the 2011 Awards of Excellence yesterday. Art Division Professor Layne Goldsmith has been chosen to receive the Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. On the UW webpage that describes all of the awards in more detail, it says that her award “is given to a full-time University of Washington faculty member who has taught for at least two years in innovative, non-degree programs sponsored by the University and designed for professional development, personal interest, or career redirection.” Goldsmith will receive her award at the Awards of Excellence event in Meany Hall on Thursday, 09 June 2011, from 3:30-4:30pm.
Digital Portfolio Workshop
School of Art students! Sign up now for a digital portfolio workshop on Friday, 22 April 2011, from 10am-12:30pm by emailing Doug Manelski. You will learn:
- how to photograph your artwork
- digital camera basics, including camera RAW
- lighting for 2D and 3D works of various sizes
- how to apply what you learn to shooting in the School of Art Digital Portfolio Studio (DPS; room 022), at home, or in your studio
Please note: if you sign up and do not show up without cancelling 24 hours in advance, you will only be placed on waiting lists for future workshops.
Strange Coupling IX Reception + Auction
Eight artistic couples collaborated to create work for Strange Coupling IX at Vermillion Gallery. Among them are current students and alums. A School of Art staff member, Michael Van Horn, was one of the jurors who matched the couples. The show opened on 04 April 2011, but the opening reception is from 5-8pm on Thursday, 14 April. There will be a silent auction of the work that evening, which is the same night as the monthly Capitol Hill Art Walk. The exhibit closes on 23 April 2011.
Five art history undergraduates–Kara Barbara Suddock, Morrow Jane Woods, Arielle Ava Ross, Theresa Anne Maloney, and Elizabeth Hannah Meyers–have completed their honors requirements. They will present papers based on their original research in the Annual Art History Honors Student Research Symposium, which takes place from 4:30-6pm on Thursday, 14 April 2011, in room 317 of the Art Building. Topics will include an examination of the archaeological history of Indian stupas, the innovations of Ludovico Carracci as an early Baroque artist, and the influence of Zen calligraphy on the logogrammes of Belgian artist Christian Dotremont. A reception will follow in the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
In order to qualify for honors in art history, these students have maintained a minimum 3.50 GPA in art history course work, worked closely with faculty to develop original research topics, completed two 20-page research papers, and participated in a graduate student seminar.
Philip Govedare in UW Today
Painting + Drawing Professor Philip Govedare was featured yesterday in UW Today. The article is titled “Altered Landscapes: Art Professor’s Work Crosses Disciplines.” We posted related news in February.
The Graduate Students of Art History (GSAH) have organized a symposium in conjunction with the special exhibition Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth at the Seattle Art Museum. Speakers include Art History graduate students Kris Anderson, Jenni Beetem, Lauren Easterling, Philip Hafferty, Liz Patterson, artist Catherine Cabeen, and museum curator Pamela McClusky. Their topics highlight the role of performance through Nick Cave’s art works, global cultures, and the history of art. Presentations will be from 4-6pm and then 7-8pm in the Nordstrom Lecture Hall at the Seattle Art Museum. Between sessions, Cornish College of the Arts students perform work by modern dance choreographer Merce Cunningham in the galleries.This is a free admission day at the museum. Registration is required for the symposium.
