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Weekly Announcements: 2/29/16

by Marley Berry | Feb 29, 2016 | News & Announcements | 0 Comments

DSVC

The deadline to submit work online for DSVC and to have it in the art office is 4:00pm Tuesday March 1st. Please submit work here: http://nationalstudentshow.com/show

Senior Show Opening – THIS Friday!

Come out and support our seniors this Friday night at 6pm in the Shore Gallery for the opening of their show, Sincerely, hosted by: Ashton Luckie, Caroline, Taylor, Emily Cromwell, Julie Baugus and Taylor McDaniel. Earn your Art Event Credits!

Fall 2016 Advising

We will not begin registration until 3/21 but Arlene is opening my calendar for advising appointments starting 2/22. We have Spring Break before registration begins

and I will be out of town a few days before Spring Break begins

so you may want to have your appointments early.

Click on the youcanbookme link below Arlene’s name in her emails and that will take you to open times on her calendar.

Mark Your Calendar! March 22nd

This will be our Department Mandatory Meeting for the semester. Please make sure you have this on your calendar now. We have huge schedule things to discuss for the Fall and Spring. We have adjustments to Painting, Sculpture, Digital Illustration, American Art History, Christian Art History and other courses to discuss. What will be presented in this meeting will definitely have an impact on your graduation unless you plan accordingly with the new information.

Andy Pratt Guest Lecture

by Marley Berry | Feb 22, 2016 | Artist/Designer Guest Lectures | 0 Comments

Andy Pratt, Executive Creative Director at Favorite Medium and co-author and co-designer of Interactive Design: An Introduction to the Theory and Application of User-Centered Design published by Rockport Press will be giving a guest lecture this Friday, February 26th at 9am to 10am. His presentation, My Fridge Hates Me – designing digital products that respect us! Come be part of this awesome opportunity!

Andy and Paige Baumgartner (’14) will be here delivering a workshop to our Interactive Design class taught by Mike Wiggins.

Guest Lecture

My Fridge Hates Me – designing digital products that respect us!

From wearables and IoT, to apps and Responsive Web Design, the field of interaction design gets more complex each day. New materials and technologies allow our products to become smarter, faster and connected, all with the promise of improving our lives and communities. However, the more connected we become with our technology and products, the more disconnected we become with the people that matter most. Join Andy, Executive Creative Director at Favorite Medium, as he explores some of the challenges and opportunities product companies face in creating experiences that not only improve our lives, but respect us as well.

About Andy

Andy has created award-winning interactive experiences and products for over fifteen years with some of the largest brands in the world, including Samsung, the Smithsonian Institution, Cartoon Network, Wenner Media, Lego, Steelcase and Abbott. He regularly takes on speaking engagements and lectures, something he realized he loved after working as an Adjunct Professor at the School of Visual Arts in their MFA program “Designer as Entrepreneur”.

Do Again or Not So Much Chapel

by Marley Berry | Feb 22, 2016 | Art & Design Chapel | 0 Comments

Join us on Thursday for Art & Design Chapel with Dr. Beck on our theme Do Again or Not So Much. See you at 11:00 am in room 141!

2016 Intercollegiate Competition Winners

by Marley Berry | Feb 22, 2016 | News & Announcements, Student Competition and Exhibition Winners | 0 Comments

Awards for this year’s Intercollegiate Student Art Competition were announced at a ceremony during ArtWalk on Thursday, February 11, 2016. Below is a complete list of the honorees.

Best of Show

Shannon Major
The Warped Branch Sculpture

2-D Digital Category

Rachel Cleo Sansing
Honorable Mention: Mary Andrews

2-D Non-Digital Category

Sergio Hernandez
2nd Place: Untitled

Cox Reilly
3rd Place: To Hadley and Back

Honorable Mention:

Madelyn Wischmeyer
Family of Four

Katie J Paul
Fear

Katelyn Goodman
Passage

Reilly Cox
The B-43 to North Hampton

Nicole DiCicco
Hang Loose

Nicole DiCicco
Immersed

Anthia Nibizi
Whim

3-Dimensional Category

Hanna Marshall
1st Place: Traveler

Caroline Levinson
2nd Place: Glimpse

Photography Category

Paulina Servin
1st Place: Walking History

Miranda Henson
2nd Place: Nature is the Center

Weekly Announcements: 02/22/16

by Marley Berry | Feb 22, 2016 | News & Announcements | 0 Comments

Senior Show Opening – THIS Friday!

Come out and support our seniors this Friday night at 6pm in the Downtown Gallery for the opening of the show, Ultra Violet, hosted by: Breanne Avedikian, Cierra Fitzgerald, Jarred Shuetze, Presley Gesek and Shacourtney King.

Ultraviolet Poster copy

Andy Pratt Guest Lecture

Andy Pratt, Executive Creative Director at Favorite Medium and co-author and co-designer of Interactive Design: An Introduction to the Theory and Application of User-Centered Design published by Rockport Press will be giving a guest lecture this Friday, February 26th at 9am to 10am. His presentation, My Fridge Hates Me – designing digital products that respect us! Will be held in Shore Gallery.

Fall 2016 Advising

We will not begin registration until 3/21 but Arlene is opening her calendar for advising appointments starting 2/22. We have Spring Break before registration begins and she will be out of town a few days before Spring Break begins so you may want to have your appointments early. Click on the youcanbookme link below Arlene’s name in her email and that will take you to open times on her calendar.

Instagram Competition

Please welcome our 17th Instagram judge, Zack Guerra! He is a graphic designer & illustrator who graduated from ACU in 2014. After graduation Zack joined fellow designer and ACU alumnus, Jose Canales, at Canales & Co. Since being there, Zack has been able to combine his love for drawing and design to develop brands such as YETI, Wild Acre Brewing Co., Independence Brewing Co., and CareerPlug.