Ａ mural unveiling on Friday(Oct. 29) for a mosaic mural~!!

A mural unveiling on this Friday!! 

Hi everyone!!

I would love to extend an extra special invitation to you to join us at the *unveiling* of the Canto al Pueblo mosaic. A flier is attached! There will be a short program at 6 pm, featuring the artists and partners and a mosaic unveiling. We will have light refreshments. Please dress for the weather, as the event is *outside!*

The Canto al Pueblo mural was originally installed in 1979 by West Side artist Pablo Basques to commemorate the Canto al Pueblo movement: a national movement that sought to raise the profile of Hispanic and Chicano artists. Despite two restorations, the mural fell into a significant state of disrepair. To ensure its sustainability long term, the Riverview Economic Development Association and the original artist Pablo Basques determined that a mosaic version of the original work would be the best method of restoring it. Thus, Pablo Basques in collaboration with mural artists Greta McLain and Josh Sarantitis reinterpreted the original painted design into a large scale cut-glass mosaic.

Many community members have been a part of this exciting project: the Riverview Economic Development Association and its Streetscape Beautification Committee have set program goals and objectives, Youth Farm and Market Project and the West Side Citizens Organization engaged over 50 West Side youth in creating the mosaic, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, City of St. Paul Cultural STAR program, Compas, and Neighborhood Partnership Initiative provided funding to support its execution. The project is part of the “Save West Side Art!” program coordinated by the Riverview Economic Development Association, which has impacted three additional pieces of neighborhood public art this year.

We hope to see you on October 29^th!

Roxanne

The REDA 2010 Annual Meeting

November 18 is the date of the REDA Annual Meeting.

We hope you join us for this great celebration!

Click Here To Purchase Tickets

Roxanne Young

Commercial Development Manager

Riverview Economic Development Association

176 Cesar Chavez Street

Saint Paul,  Minnesota 55107

651.222.6347

www.districtdelsol.com

The dead space project from first year graphic designers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadspaceproject/

Login: deadspaceproject

Password: whittier

Thesis Exhibition 2010

Exhibition:
Friday - Sunday, April 30 - May 16
The Soap Factory
518 2nd St. S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Reception:
Friday, May 14
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Timothy Baias, John Bell, Garrett Bergemann, Thomas Boyer, Adam Caillier, Mary Davis, Aaron DeYoe, Megan Frauenhoffer, Sara Green, Chris Held, Amanda Lovelee, Ginny Maki, Branden Martz, Lu Mulder, Amy Pleticha, Nicholas Tews, Leo Winstead
Ride the reception shuttle:
Departing MCAD every 45 minutes; First bus at 6 p.m., final bus at 9 p.m.

Thesis Installation Help

There should be installation staff available at the Soap Factory:
Sat & Sun 12-4
Mon-Thur 9-6ish

Good luck with all the finishing touches!

Mid-Program Review Work

Levi Murphy

Rejena Smiley

Galen McDonald

Mark O'Brien

Graham Judd*

Stuart Brown

Jessica Henderson

Shannon Brady

Song Thao

Robert Algeo*

Casey Opstad

(*Merit Scholarship Winners)

Business Skills for Artists

The Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota's regional arts councils, in
partnership with Springboard for the Arts and Creative Capital, are
underwriting a pilot artist development project to offer professional
development workshops and education opportunities statewide for individual
artists of all disciplines and all stages in their careers. Thanks to
support from the arts and cultural heritage fund, the workshops will be free
of their regular cost to participants, but space is limited.  Apply today!

All ten sessions of Springboard's Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists
workshops are being presented in all eleven arts council regions in
Minnesota, plus Creative Capital will present one-day intensives on
strategic planning, public relations, funding your work, and the Internet.

For more information, a list of dates and locations, and instructions on how
to apply, visit Springboard for the Arts at
http://www.springboardforthearts.org/Workshops/ADP.asp

Raw Data: MCAD Students Print Exhibition

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- Raw Data: MCAD Students Print Exhibition   

Exhibition runs: October 13-October 31, 2010 

Organized by Natasha Pestich, Assistant Professor in Print Paper Book Area, MCAD  

and Diana Eicher, Print Shop Studio Coordinator in Print Paper Book Area, MCAD  

Jurors: Kerry Morgan, Director of the Gallery and Exhibition Programs at MCAD, Natasha Pestich, 

Assistant Professor, Diana Eicher, Print Shop Studio Coordinator 

The Print Paper Book Area in the Department of Fine Arts is pleased to announce a CALL FOR 

SUBMISSIONS of print-based works (prints, books, objects, installations, new media that fits criteria) to 

be considered for the exhibition entitled Raw Data opening in October 2010 in MCAD Gallery 215 

(hallway gallery outside Emeritus conference room). This exhibition will be in conjunction with the Mid- 

America Printmaking Conference, New World/ Old World.  

Description of exhibition theme: 

Raw Data refers to compiled information that has yet to be processed or analyzed. Using this idea as a 

starting point, we encourage artwork that takes an inventive approach to the materials, metaphors and/or 

processes of printmaking. In keeping with the overall conference theme, New World/Old World, we are 

interested in how older techniques and concepts related to printmaking are reinvented and redefined today. 

We are also interested in how new technologies influence the practice and reception of print.  

Criteria for selection: 

1. Prints made by conventional or digital processes are eligible; 3-D works, installation, performance 

or video is acceptable providing it relates to printmaking. 

2. Submissions must fit the theme Raw Data. 

3. Finished work OR proposals are welcome. Proposals must include 3 examples of past work, a 

clear plan with dimensions of proposed work, sketches that address where the work will be in the 

gallery.  

4. Must be currently enrolled at MCAD this semester, students graduating this May are eligible. 

Submission Guidelines: 

• Materials must be received by Monday, May 3, 5:00 p.m. 

• Provide images of finished work (with accompanying checklist with title, date, medium, and 

dimensions) and/or proposals in digital format on a CD (or DVDs) labeled with the submitter's 

name, email, and phone number. Discs can be left in MCAD Gallery mailbox (Director Kerry 

Morgan’s mailbox). 

• Image Requirements:  jpg images, sample video must be less than 2 min. and 20 MB. You may 

submit 3 works in total (each work can have up to 2 detail shots if necessary) 

Selection Process: 

Selections will be announced by the end of the day on Friday, May 7 via email. Artists selected will be 

responsible for the presentation and delivery of their work. Where and when to drop off work in fall of 

2010 will be announced. Please forward all questions to: Natasha at natasha_pestich@mcad.edu. 

DEADLINE: MAY 3RD, 2010, at 5 p.m.  

Mid-Program Presentation

Your presentation at the beginning of your review should be planned out ahead of time. You want to be able to speak clearly, focused, and set yourself up for a good review. A good way to start is to give a little background on yourself: where you are from, went to undergrad, anything else interesting or relevant. Then go into the work and your ideas. Keep it short, especially if you are at a later time slot...they don't want to listen to you ramble on.

If you have problems talking about your work you can bring note cards or even read (not recommended but it's better than getting up there and saying nothing).

Don't worry if you forget things or give a really short presentation, anything you missed will probably get addressed later.

Another tip, try to have your committee seated so they are only looking at your work if that's possible.

I don't know that I need to put any more advice on here, it sounds like you guys are getting a lot of preparation in your crit class. Good luck!

Van Derlip Award 2010

This year one Van Derlip Award, in the amount of $2,500, will be given to a MFA graduate. The recipient will have exhibited outstanding creative ability. Among the criteria considered will be: originality of ideas, imaginative problem-solving and skillful execution. Juries will be made up of 
experts in their respective fields who will evaluate all applications to determine the winners. It is our 
hope that the recipient of this award will use the scholarship for travel and study that will benefit her or his career as a professional artists or designer.

December 2009 and May 2010 graduates are invited to apply for the Van Derlip Award. Hand in your application by 12:00 noon on Monday, May 3^rd to: Kristin Anhorn

Announcement of winners will be at the Commencement Ceremony on May 16, 2009.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES | VAN DERLIP AWARD 2010

MFA:            DOCUMENTATION:           

-    20 images in a PowerPoint presentation and/or digital files 8”x10”, 
300dpi.

-    Your name should be on all images and disc.

List: Include a slide/image list to identify your work.

            Film/Video, Animation, & WMM

-    Up to two works

-    Label DVDs and case with name of your of work and your own 
name.

STATEMENT:            

A short statement about the work represented in the your application 
(300 words or less).

Please, only include the required images. Review your disc before submitting to make sure it can be 
opened and viewed properly. Make sure your name is on all of your work.           

If two or three students apply as a collaborative team, a minimum of two works is required. 
Individual entries for those students will not be accepted.

Hanging Work

Gallery height: the center of your image/piece should be 57" from the floor

Labels: the top of the label should be 52" from the floor, and 6-8" from the right side of your work. Labels should all be the same length. It looks nicer and is easier to stick on the backboard if you print your labels on thicker paper or even card-stock.

If you have never made labels like this before give yourself some extra time for mistakes, it's the little things that can eat up time.

Manifest Gallery MASTER PIECES

4th Annual

MASTER  PIECES

An International Competitive Juried Exhibit of Works by New Masters

A call for current graduate students

or MFA/MA graduates since July 2009

Postmark Deadline for Entry:

July 2, 2010

Some say there is a glut of artists with MFA degrees in the world - that they are a dime a dozen. Unless academia is conferring this terminal fine art degree on anyone willing to pay the often staggering price for it, this devaluation of the degreed Master is indicative, we feel, of a systemic problem in society. The role of the master artist as cultural observer, intellectual mystic, and social healer is trivialized and misunderstood. Some suggest that an academic degree has no power to establish one's mastery of an art form - that only hard work and trial by fire in the 'real world' can do that. But these critics are, one might guess, those who either did not try, or could not survive the grueling critiques and endless all-nighters in the framework of the academic graduate process. Certainly, to say one is a Master is not to devalue other means of attaining excellence or status. But to have studied in the context of a university or college program, with rigorous requirements, and gained the terminal degree of Master surely warrants some merit. With this in mind this 4th Annual Master Pieces will seek to present the best works by the best new Masters in 2010.

---

Eligibility: Master Pieces is open to current MFA/MA students or MFA/MA graduates since July 2009. If in doubt of eligibility contact Manifest to inquire. All entries must represent original works of art or design.
Media: Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including but not limited to: drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, installation, video, etc.

More info: http://www.manifestgallery.org/masterpieces/ 

This Week at Whittier

Robert Algeo

More Commencement Info

Commencement Ceremony 

+ Mandatory Rehearsal is Friday, May 14 at 3 p.m. Meet inside the Children’s Theater, Main Stage. 

+ The Ceremony is Saturday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at the Children’s Theater Main Stage. 

+ M.F.A. graduates meet 1:30 p.m. in Morrison 109 to receive your robes. At 1:45 join the BFA/BS graduates for class photo

+ Contact Zoey Melf, Student Affairs Office, if your guests need special seating arrangements. 

Invites, Tickets, and Announcements 

+ Invites, tickets, and announcements will be available to pick up in Student Affairs on April 12. 

+ Each graduate receives 10 Exhibition Announcements, 4 Invites and Tickets. 

+ To request extra tickets, contact Zoey Melf in Student Affairs office. Extra tickets will be very limited. 

+ Let Zoey Melf know if you are not planning on attending the ceremony.

Commencement Speakers 

+ Stephen Lundin, author of Fish!, speaks on innovation & creativity. 

Commencement Exhibition Reception @ MCAD 5-7 p.m. 

+ Light catering & musical entertainment. 

+ Tickets are not required to attend the reception. Open to the public.

+ Diplomas will be available to pick up the week following commencement. 

+ You must fill out a “request to be mailed” form to receive your diploma via mail. It is preferred that you pick it up in person.

Van Derlip Awards 

+ The guidelines will be sent via email/intranet and on-campus mailbox before Spring Break. 

+ Submission deadline May 3, by noon. Work is juried by non-MCAD guest jurors. 

+ $2,500 is awarded to four undergrad students representing the College’s three studio departments and the Bachelor of Science program. 

+ There is now a $2500 MFA award 

+ The recipients of the awards will be announced during the ceremony. 

+ All submissions will be returned and available to pick up in the Academic Affairs Office. 

+ Email ema_thoen@mcad.edu with questions. 

Exit Survey 

+ Watch your email and campus mailbox for details. 

+ You must complete the online survey in order to receive your diploma.

SooVAC's Untitled 7

UNTITLED 7 SooVAC's 7TH Annual Juried Show 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30, 2010 
JUROR: SCOTT STULEN ­Artist and Project Director for mnartists.org @Walker
Art Center

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Untitled 7 is open to all artists working in any media.  All applicants must
be a current member of Soo Visual Arts Center (costs $35).

Annual Membership is available online here:
soovac.org/soomembership.php. 

Submissions will be accepted online or by mail:

ONLINE APPLICATION HERE>>>
<http://www.soovac.org/ps_10_untitled7_online.php>

APPLICATION BY MAIL HERE>>> <http://www.soovac.org/ps_10_untitled7_mail.php>

UNTITLED 7 TIMELINE:
DEADLINE For Submission: April 30th, 2010

ARTIST NOTIFICATIONS: June 10, 2010

WORK DROP OFF DATES:  June 25, 26 & 27

Untitled 7 Exhibition Dates: July 10, 2010 ­ September 4, 2010

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday July 10, 2010 6pm ­ 9pm

Exhibition Closes: Sunday September 5, 2010

WORK PICKUP:  September 11 & 12
  
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW:
1. Application materials will not be returned and notification will be done
by email or phone so please make sure to include both on your application.

2.  SooVAC cannot be responsible for applications lost in the mail or
internet/server complications.

3.  We do not provide insurance for the artwork. Artists that wish to insure
their work must provide their own. We do provide loving care for your work.

 4. Artists are responsible for all shipping and/or delivery charges to and
from the gallery.

 5. Work must be delivered to the gallery ready to be hung. All artists are
responsible for preparing their work to be hung (framed with hanging wire
etc.) Installation work or unusual hanging systems must be installed by the
artist. SooVAC is not responsible for any work that is not properly prepared
or hung. Glass should be clean and ready to put on the wall.

 6. Work must be available for the duration of the show.

PLEASE CONTACT INFO@SOOVAC.ORG with any questions or concerns.

Mural Project

Folwell Middle School3611 20th Avenue South, Mpls.

Is hosting its last diversity fair on Thursday, March 25th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM.
Folwell will be closing after this year due to budget cuts and re-districting in the Minneapolis Public School District.
They are hoping this event will commemorate the community that will be dispersed come summer.
A parent donated a large canvas and students decided what they want to go on it but they need someone with some experience or knowledge to help make it happen. The banner is about diversity and community with students doing hand prints on some of it. 

This is a volunteer position, but you would have a lot of really grateful people. 

For full details contact Sharon White
612-668-4586
sharon.white@mpls.k12.mn.us

This Week at Whittier

Levi Murphy

PrintZero Exchange 7

Exchange 7: an increased paper size, new location and a juried catalog.
.

• Paper size will be 7” x 10” [17.8 cm x 25.4 cm]
• $20 fee for participation ($25 international)
• Edition of 15 prints (2 will be reserved for exhibition and cataloging)
• Each print must be slip sheeted with glassine measuring 7” x 10”
• Any traditional printmaking process including (lithography, etching, etc..)
• No solely digital work
• Prints must be received by 07.07.10
• There is no theme
• Prints that do not fit these requirements will be returned to the artist

More info: http://www.printzerostudios.com/exchanges.shtml

Some Mid-Program Tips

I asked the second years to send me one tip to help you guys out...the response was not great but here are some:

Arrange a practice beforehand

Be honest. If you haven't thought about a question they asked say something like "I haven't thought about that, but I will certainly consider it" and then steer the conversation to something you can talk about.

If your mentor can't make it see if you can get someone else to fill in, someone that knows your work and can stand up for you if necessary.

Commencement Meeting

If you missed the commencement meeting today here is the important info:

When: Saturday, May 15 at 3:00
Where: The Children's Theater Main Stage at the MIA

You get 4 tickets, if you want more you can request them but are not guaranteed to get as many as you want.

There is a mandatory rehearsal Friday the 14th at 3:00
We will need to be there the day of commencement a little before 2
There will be time beforehand to practice with your mentor putting on the hood (we wear gowns which have already been ordered, undergrads don't have to)

There is a reception after.
E-mails with all important info will be sent so pay attention to them.

Also, we need to pick a speaker from our group...

SPD Student Photo Competition

The Society of Publication Designers serves the community of editorial art directors, photo editors and designers. Each year, SPD sponsors a publication design competition that recognizes the best work done by professionals for magazines, newspapers and online publications. Winning entries are published in the Society's hardcover Publication Design Annual -- again this year, photography students have the opportunity to be part of this world-class competition, and to have the chance for an incredible number of potential future employers see their work in the SPD Annual. Not to mention: the chance for some amazing prizes!

 

We know time is tight (it is for everyone!) so the Competition Chair, Catherine Talese has made this enticing, and easy: First, Second and Third Place winners will be honored with an Award of Excellence and an invitation to SPD's Annual Awards Gala on May 7th in New York City. Winning entries will appear in Pub 45, SPD's upcoming hardcover Annual. Even better, there's more: we want to help students get off on the right foot, career-wise, so to that end, the First, Second and Third Place winners will also receive...

First Prize
• Nikon D300S camera and Nikkor 18-55mm lens.  Valued at $2,155
• Barnstorm XXII, The Eddie Adams Workshop.  Guaranteed placement & housing at the 4 day rigorous workshop with the best in photojournalism today. October 8-11, 2010.
• Adobe CS4 Design Premium.  Fully loaded. Valued at $1,800
• A one year subscription to Aperture, American Photo, and Photo District News.

Second Prize
• Portfolio review with Stephen Mayes, Managing Director at VII Photo Agency.
• Adobe CS4 Design Standard. For the Pros. Valued at $1,400
• A one year subscription to Aperture, American Photo, and Photo District News.

Third Prize
• Summer Internship at Magnum Photos.
• Adobe CS4 Design Standard. For the Pros. Valued at $1,400
• A one year subscription to Aperture, American Photo, and Photo District News.

What should you do next? Make note of the deadline, and Download the PDF containing this year's poster with the rules and prizes here, and the PDF entry form here.

 

This Week at Whittier

Stu Brown

Mark O'Brien

MCBA- 3D Print Show

Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) seeks art to be included in an
exhibition of three-dimensional print work titled Prints: Now In 3D!
The exhibition will be presented in MCBA's main gallery and will be an
official exhibition held in conjunction with the Mid-American Print
Council's Fall 2010 conference in Minneapolis. The exhibition will
open July 9 and closes October 31, 2010.

Featured work may include (but is not limited to): sculptures,
artists' books, suspended work, dimensional wall pieces, clothing,
games, boxed multiples, installations, interactive work, and other
formats that incorporate any manner of print making. There is no entry
or participation fee. Selected artists will be responsible for all
shipping costs. While on view, all work will be fully insured and
presented in MCBA's secure gallery. The exhibition will be curated by
Jeff Rathermel, MCBA Artistic Director, with the assistance of Sara
Parr, Artistic Programs Support Coordinator.

To be considered, email the following to jrathermel@mnbookarts.org:

1. A one-page Word or PDF document containing name of artist(s),
mailing address, email address, telephone number, title of work,
materials used, measurements of the work, any special installation
instructions and any other descriptive information you feel necessary
to fully appreciate the work.

2. Up to three digital images (72 dpi) per work. Multiple entries are
allowed but must be sent as separate emails.

3. Place "3D" in the subject line of your email.

Email entries must be received by April 9, 2010. Selected artists will
be notified no later than April 30, 2010. Selected artists' works must
be delivered to MCBA no later than June 18, 2010 and will be returned
no later than November 12, 2010. More specific shipping information
will be provided to selected artists.

Thesis Dates to Remember

Sign up for your thesis review time NOW outside office 348 (Kristin's office). Make sure it is a time your committee can all make it (kinda important)!

Your final thesis (black & white copy) is due to Carole and your committee March 23-26

Install begins April 24 and ends the 29th, reviews start the 30th!

Final thesis and documentation is due May 10 to Carole. From the handbook:

•  3 CD or DVD copies w/20 images of the exhibition and important work created during the course of study (one set for the Grad Director, the other two are given to the library to be bound with your thesis paper) also include a list identifying each image (title, medium, date, dimensions)
• 3 copies of film, video or computer exhibitions on DVD in sleeves for binding
• 2 copies of the thesis paper, one for the library to be bound and one for the Grad Director. Papers must be printed on archival quality paper (acid free, 100% cotton fiber)
• Papers must include title page (title of paper, "in support of MFA Thesis Exhibition," date, your name, your committee names)
• Must be 8.5x11"

Individual Postcards

• Images are due March 22nd (that's a Monday)
• Format images in Photoshop using TIFF files
• Images must be CMYK (not RGB)
• Images must be 300 pixels/inch
• Postcards are 4x6", to include the bleed add .25"

Send your image to Megan, and make sure to note if it is portrait or landscape if it is not obvious.

Any questions can be send to Megan, Aaron, Thomas, Amanda, or Mary

Plymouth Library Public Art

This is a two-phase process, beginning with the submission of
qualifications. A group of finalists will be selected and invited to submit
preliminary concepts. All finalists will be interviewed and a selection will be
made for the final commissions. Artists or teams may apply for one or both
opportunities. Artists are sought to respond to the following opportunities:

CATEGORY 1. Glass Art – $60,000

The new Plymouth Library boasts many glass windows and an abundance of natural light. A focal area of three windows greets visitors upon entering the library and highlights a central corridor in the building. An artist will be commissioned to design glass art for these windows that honors the natural exterior setting and complements the architecture and light of the library. Artist may consider a variety of glass art methods including treatment to the existing
windows, framed glass art mounted within the window frames, or other permanent applications. The height of the windows is approximately nine feet and the width of the three windows is approximately 14 feet.

CATEGORY 2. Wall Art – $20,000

This project will be situated on the overhead wall opposite the glass art window area, marking the exit hallway. The library will commission an artist or team to create a dynamic mural or lightweight wall relief to enliven the space and provide a focal point for visitors. All mediums will be considered, although the final project will need to take into account the minimal structural integrity of the wall and the existing lighting. The dimensions of the art space on the wall are approximately 10 feet high by 30 feet long. The triangular area extending above the hanging light fixture is optional for any art concepts.

Deadline for Submission of Qualifications
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 

Delivered, not postmarked.

Finalists will be announced after Thursday, April 8, 2010.

More info