Archive for August, 2010
Former Ohio Teacher Of The Year Against SB 5, Merit Pay
Monday, August 16th, 2010The Ohio Democratic Party is urging Senate Bill 5 opponents to flood the Statehouse grounds Tuesday Morning.
www2.nbc4i.com – Govt_politics
Stanley Scott – Gallery 2001
Sunday, August 15th, 2010There is a brand new exhibit in Beeghly Library/Gallery 2001….Drawings by Stanley Scott.
These are large-scale drawings on paper, and are really stunning. They look lush and velvety, and it’s difficult to keep your hands to yourself (but NO TOUCHING!!).
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This will be a 2-phase exhibit, with another set of Stanley Scott drawings going up next month. With such large pieces, the library only holds 6 at a time!
Be sure to check these out soon!
5.16.10 BECA: Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
www.theBECAfoundation.org | www.BECAICAD.org | www.CurateThis.org
Current Artist, Architect + Designer Opportunities:
Receive Deadline July 15, 2010: CURATE THIS! 2010 – global exhibition of new art + new design – artist, architect + designer registration: http://www.curatethis.org/for-artists-and-designers.php
Highlights of interest to all artists, architects + designers:
In addition to the exhibition opportunities, an International Public Vote Award of ,500 will be awarded to one artist, architect, designer, duo, group or collective. An online vote will occur from August 15 – 17, 2010. The BECA Foundation is also pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the CURATE THIS! online magazine featuring participating CURATE THIS! Artists, Architects + Designers from around the world. A special monthly feature will focus on 5 participating Artists, Architects and/or Designers.
Of particular interest to graphic designers, industrial designers, fashion designers, furniture designers, accessory designers, architects and interior designers:
Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, will be selecting 10 – 20 CURATE THIS! 2010 participating designers and their works for inclusion in the special upcoming publication, ‘CURATE THIS! 2010 – NEW DESIGN’.
Of particular interest to artists working in any media and in any discipline(s):
Helen Pheby, PhD, Senior Curator at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK, will be selecting 10 – 20 CURATE THIS! 2010 participating artists and their works for inclusion in the special upcoming publication, ‘CURATE THIS! 2010 – NEW ART’. YSP exhibits an ever-changing diverse collection of works and new projects within 500 acres of both indoor and outdoor galleries.
Receive Deadline September 1, 2010. Architecture + Design online portfolio reviews for future BECA ICAD development: http://www.becaicad.org/portfolio-reviews.php
Open Call to Art Organizations, Artspaces, Design and Studio Directors, professionally affiliated and independent Curators, Galleries, Universities, Museums, Festivals, Business Owners, Managers and Entrepreneurs
CURATE THIS! 2010 currently has 12 pARTicipating Venues located in various cities around the world and we’d like to also invite you to be a part of the inaugural global expansion of CURATE THIS! as a pARTicipating Venue. The BECA Foundation welcomes your pARTicipation in one of the most exciting international contemporary art + design exhibition and arts + cultural events of 2010. Further information may be found at: http://www.CurateThis.org. Information of particular interest to potential pARTicipating Venues may be viewed at: http://www.CurateThis.org/for-venues.php
Future Forward
Full exhibition is now viewable online at: http://www.becaicad.org/upcoming-exhibitions.php
The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the ‘FUTUREFORWARD’ exhibition of new art + new design at BECA ICAD (International Center for Art + Design), 527 St. Joseph Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 – across from the Contemporary Arts Center through May 29, 2010. The exhibition highlights works that reveal an idea, message, contribution, warning or solution that if carried forward may profoundly impact the future – be it positively or negatively.
Dear Friends,
The timing and poignancy of this particular exhibition opening last weekend as we here in Louisiana begin to simultaneously experience what may be the worst environmental disaster/oil spill since the Exxon Valdez, makes an already important exhibition even that much more so. Our thoughts are with those families who have lost loved ones in the oil rig explosion as well as with the many families here in Louisiana and around the United States whose livelihoods will be adversely impacted as a result. The resulting damage to our fragile coastal ecosystem was preventable and as such is unacceptable but it is now, unfortunately, inevitable. We hope that each of you, viewing the exhibition online or in person here in New Orleans, takes away something you might be able turn into a positive action toward the future for yourself, your family and your community.
Sincerely,
Melissa Roberts and Kurt Schlough, Directors
This group exhibition features new work by Jonas Angelet, Nikkita Bhakta, Richard Elaver/Phil Renato/Dennis Dollens, Chris Esposito, Sayaka Ganz, Marc Holt, Yeji Jun and Molly Rogers.
The exhibition runs through May 29, 2010. Gallery hours are TH/FRI: 1pm – 6pm and SAT/SUN: 11am – 6pm. The full exhibition is now viewable online at: http://www.becaicad.org/upcoming-exhibitions.php
Artists receive 60% of sale proceeds and The BECA Foundation receives 40% of sale proceeds to help fund + further its international exhibition programming for the benefit of artists, designers and the public. Exhibition sponsorship opportunities are available for future exhibitions. Please email us to inquire. Thank you for supporting new art + new design + new ideas!
May 18, 2010 (5pm-7pm): Creative Connections Mixer
We’ve launched a new weekly mixer, Creative Connections, for resident New Orleanians and visiting guests to New Orleans who are part of the creative sector. You never know who will show up and who you might meet…
Visual + Performing Artists, if you’re interested in connecting with materials suppliers, framers, fabricators, web designers, seeking studio/gallery space, marketing and other service consultants, etc. –
Architects, if you’re interested in connecting with suppliers, designers, artists, builders, developers, etc. –
Designers, if you’re interested in connecting with suppliers, photographers, printers, architects, studio directors and other service providers, seeking studio space, etc. –
Musicians + Performers, if you’re interested in connecting with equipment and other suppliers, collaborators, consultants, venues, talent organizers, videographers, etc. –
Film + Video, if you’re interested in connecting with equipment and other suppliers, talent/crew, collaborators, future partners and service providers, etc. –
Writers, Art + design enthusiasts and supporters of the creative sector, if you’re interested in learning about what’s new in the creative sector and how you might get involved in variety of new projects, etc. –
Administrators and directors, if you’re interested in connecting with collaborators, future partners, artists, designers and service providers, etc. –
Visiting guests here in New Orleans, if you’re interested in connecting with collaborators, future partners, artists, architects, designers, musicians and service providers, etc. –
And anyone else who may be involved in the creative sector: Please join us this Tuesday, May 18 2010 from 5pm – 7pm at BECA ICAD, 527 St. Joseph Street, across from the Contemporary Arts Center for some mixing, mingling and connecting. If you’d like to sponsor a future mixer or propose adding something to the organizing of the mixers, please email us with the subject line “mixer”. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Department of Art at The Ohio State University
Liberal Arts Chair Presents Paper at Irish Studies Conference
Saturday, August 14th, 2010CCAD’s chair of History of Art and Design is a presenter at an upcoming international conference for Irish studies.
Jeannine Kraft is presenting a paper at the International Meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies in Madison, WI. The paper is entitled Patterns in the Visualization of Irish Identity: The Intersection of the Cosmopolitan and the Vernacular. The conference runs March 30-April 2, 2011. Details are available on the conference website.
Columbus College of Art & Design Blog
CCAD Announces Retirement of Provost
Friday, August 13th, 2010
CCAD Provost Anedith Nash
Anedith Nash, Ph.D., is retiring as CCAD’s provost after more than a decade of successful and sensitive leadership.
Dr. Nash joined CCAD in 2000 and has participated in the leadership of several important initiatives, including a five-year project to implement policies, procedures, and staffing for a campus-wide student data system, culminating in a “one-stop shop” for student services in a newly designed facility. Her leadership, in consultation with the president, deans and faculty, led the college to an academic plan for 2003-13, which has, in large part, been completed.
“As I think back to the beginning of her tenure here, and reflect on the transformational changes she has orchestrated, I am inspired by the splendid amount of growth, refinement, and improvement she has overseen,” said CCAD President Denny Griffith. “She has been my partner and collaborator for over 10 years, and while I hate to lose her she leaves with the love and warmest wishes from me and everyone in the CCAD family.”
Some of the significant changes that have taken place during Dr. Nash’s tenure include curricular development, planning and implementation of one-stop student services and student affairs departments, sabbaticals and other development opportunities for faculty, expansion of technology in the academic programs, expanded exhibitions programs, and the first graduate program at the college–an MFA in Visual Arts which opened Fall 2010.
Prior to coming to CCAD, Dr. Nash was academic dean at Oregon College of Art & Craft. She previously held administrative and faculty positions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Hamline University and Macalester College.
Columbus College of Art & Design Blog
FULL TEXT: Coleman’s State Of The City Address
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010The text of Mayor Michael Coleman's State of the City Address
www2.nbc4i.com – Govt_politics
By: Melanie McIntyre
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010In the address, Mayor Coleman said the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority will move the Riverside Bradley residents to “a new facility on West Broad Street.”
Comments on: State of the City: Focus on Housing, Jobs, Safety
Alumnus Gives CCAD a Shout-Out on Nationally-Selling Product
Sunday, August 8th, 2010
Alumnus Joe Suroviec gave CCAD a shout-out on his nationally-selling shirt designs.
Illustrations by Illustration alumnus Joe Suroviec (CCAD 1984) are for sale in Cabela’s stores nationwide, and thanks to Suroviec, so is the CCAD name—sort of. The tag included on all freshwater fishing shirt designs by Suroviec features his biography, in which Suroviec attributes his talents to his education at CCAD.
The tag reads, “Wildlife Artist Joe Suroviec has an extensive background in hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. His art education came from the prestigious Columbus College of Art & Design in Columbus, Ohio. This formal training enhanced an ability to create originals based on his first hand experiences and not from reference photographs.”
When telling us about his good news, Suroviec wrote, “I enjoyed my time at CCAD and as an alumnus have benefited greatly from the teaching of Ron Tardino, Frank Hoffelt, Leland Mc Celland, Stuart McKissick, and Ned Moore—especially in retail illustration. Believe me, the reputation of this school is highly regarded in the art field—one that I have been fortunate enough to be in since 1982.”
As an outdoor writer, a tournament winning fishing guide and angler in the Florida Keys, Suroviec is also the Official Artist of the Snook Foundation, Florida Sportsman Magazine and is sponsored by Evinrude E-TEC Motors, Kistler Rods, Snagproof Lures, and Mitey Mite Anchors. A native of Waterford, PA, Joe now resides in Palm City, Florida.
Want to buy one of Suroviec’s designs? Check out Cabelas.com.
For more information, visit his website.
Columbus College of Art & Design Blog
Does Timing of Hormone Therapy Affect Breast Cancer Risk?
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010Initiating hormone replacement therapy before or shortly after the onset of menopause is associated with a greater risk of developing breast cancer compared to those women who started hormone therapy after living with menopause for a few years or more. That’s according to (ungated) "Breast Cancer Risk in Relation to Interval Between Menopause and Starting Hormone Therapy".
Other findings include: (1) further confirmation of the observation that hormone therapy increases both false positives and false negatives on mammography; (2) obesity increases the risk of breast cancer in women not on hormone therapy though it has no effect on the risk of those undergoing hormone replacement therapy; (3) contrary to other observations, in this Million Woman cohort risks did not revert to background following cessation of therapy indicating that hormone therapy may not merely "fuel the fire" but may in some cases start it as well; and, (4) the highest risk of breast cancer was seen in women currently on estrogen-progestin who had begun the therapy less than 5 years after the onset of menopause.
5 Colleges of Ohio 2010 Student Biennial
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
We are, for the very first time, hosting the 5 Colleges of Ohio Student Biennial here at the Ross Art Museum. Kitty Zurko founded the exhibit at The College of Wooster, and held it there at least 4 times prior to this year. Kitty deserved a break, and Justin volunteered us!
64 works from students enrolled at Denison, Kenyon, Oberlin, OWU and The College of Wooster are featured. There will be an opening reception tonight from 7:00-9:00pm featuring refreshments and live music, and we will present 5 0 Juror’s Awards and 6 Merit Awards.
The exhibit will be up from now until April 1st, although we’ll be closed during OWU’s Spring Break from March 7th – March 15th.
