Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Mindsight exhibit at the Harn


Touching art displayed at museums is typically against the rules, but the Harn Museum of Art and the Gator Lions Club are inviting people to do just that April 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Held annually at the Harn Museum, MindSight is a program that encourages all participants, including those who are blind or visually impaired, to experience art through senses other than sight.

“This partnership celebrates a real connection between the mission of the Gator Lions Club and the mission of the museum to promote the power of the arts to inspire and educate people and enrich their lives,” said Bonnie Bernau, director of education at the Harn Museum. "Both groups endorse the concept that there are many ways to experience art, and this program gives everyone the opportunity to use senses beyond that of sight.”
Community artists and University of Florida student and faculty artists provided works of art to be explored through touch while the works are verbally described by student guides or the artists themselves. MindSight also invites those with sight to experience the artwork in the same way by wearing a blindfold.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Courtnay Micots


Courtnay Micots has been studying the Akan Twi language for two years and has received a Summer FLAS Fellowship that will allow her to return to Ghana for a third summer in order to develop her skills in the use of a variant Akan dialect of Fante, which she will use in her dissertation research.


Micots presented at the 17th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in African Studies at Boston University during Spring Break, March 13-14, 2009. Her paper was titled "Statements of Bravado: The Development of Fante Shrines into Architectural and Sculptural Works of Art."

Monday, March 16, 2009

Ligature 2009


Ligature 2009 is our annual graphic design event organized by the student group, voxGraphis. It consists of a juried exhibition of student work, a set of lectures by guest designers, special hands-on workshops and individual portfolio reviews. This year four nationally-recognized designers from New York and San Francisco visited our UF campus to inspire and educate students: Joshua Davis, Paul Sahre, Jim Datz and Stephanie Chen.


You can view the student design work in the Ligature show at: http://ufdesigners.com/ligature2009/THEWORK.html

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Raymond Gonzalez Receives Award


Ceramics Teaching Lab Specialist Raymond Gonzalez was recently honored with the UF 2009 Superior Accomplishment Award. This award program recognizes faculty and staff members who contribute outstanding and meritorious service in their fields.
Congratulations Ray!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Charlie Cummings


Ceramics MFA student Charlie Cummings recently judged the 2009 Winter Fine Art Fair @ Tioga. Organized by The Gainesville Fine Arts Association; the fair featured over 70 regional artists and artisans. Charlie presented the following awards:

Best of Show - Dawn Miller
First Place - Angela Brown
Second Place - Bob Senesac
Award of Excellence - Steve Howell, Steve Auer, David Bellm, Mike Segal, Bob Karmarowskii
Award of Merit - Lyn White, Patsy Lindamood, Virginia Chen, Tim Harrison, Sharon Bartz

Chicken Day 2009


During a recent Sketchbook Development course taught by Lauren Lake, students spent the class studying and drawing two local hens (Goldie and Panther) thanks to University Gallery Coordinator and Registrar Carrie Westmark.

Monday, February 9, 2009

ON THE PRAIRIE



ON THE PRAIRIE
an art exhibition curated by Summer Zickefoose and Kelly Cobb
February 6th-27th, 2009 at the WARPhaus, 818 NW 1st Ave.


The Warphaus Gallery will be hosting the exhibition, On The Prairie, from February 6 – 27. Originally an homage to Payne's Prairie, the work in this exhibition generally seeks to understand and present ideas about this and other prairies. The exhibition is curated by Summer Zickefoose, with assistance from Kelly Cobb. Artists in the exhibition include Daniel Blochwitz, Kelly Cobb, Sarah Detweiler, Joe D'Uva, Jamie Kotewa Niess, Rob Millard-Mendez, Nancy Raen-Mendez, Danica Oudeans-Coale, Margaret Ross Tolbert, Merijn Van Der Heijden, Bill van Werden, and Summer Zickefoose, with media ranging from photography, drawing, printmaking, painting, sound, and sculpture.

WARPhaus gallery hours February 6th-27th:
Monday, Tuesday and Saturday 1-7pm
Wednesday 5-7pm
Friday 1-4pm
Sunday 3-5pm

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Currents: Contemporary Florida Ceramics

Juror's Choice Award Winners: Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph, Stephanie Stuefer, Elliot Marquet

The juror's choice awards for Currents: Contemporary Florida Ceramics, a juried ceramics exhibition sponsored by H.O.T. Clay were announced Friday, January 23rd at the exhibition reception. The jurors Holly Hanessian and Anna Cullouri Holcombe awarded cash prizes to Cheyenne Chapman Rudolph, current ceramics MFA candidate Stephanie Stuefer, & Current Post-Bac Elliot Marquet.

UF Graphic Design Students Visit Atlanta


During the first week of the semester forty graphic design students — from sophomores to seniors — trekked to Atlanta to visit a variety of design offices. On our itinerary were six creative workplaces — Primal Screen, Iconologic, CNN.com, LBI, The Morrison Agency and Critt Graham — which range from print design to broadcast to interactive media. The annual trip is organized by our student group, voxGraphis, and provides a unique behind-the-scenes look at how various creative studios operate.


In the photo: Juliet, an editorial director at Iconologic, talks with students Ariella, Katie and Victoria.

Panorama:New ceramic work from the University of Florida


Panorama: New Ceramic Work from the University of Florida
An exhibition of UF MFA students and alumni at the Roswell Art Center West Gallery
January 12 - February 20, 2009
Reception/Slides: February 21, 1:00-2:00pm

Monday, January 5, 2009

Celebrate Undergraduate Creativity

Celebrate Undergraduate Creativity in Arts, Sciences at Florida Museum of Natural History and the Harn Museum of Arts
The Florida Museum of Natural History and Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art will host the interdisciplinary Celebration of Undergraduate Creativity in the Arts and Sciences, an exhibition of research and projects in all artistic and scientific disciplines, on Jan. 11, 2009.

For the first time, the program includes student entries from the performing and fine arts and the Harn Museum Art is participating as a venue.

The event is a joint effort of the University of Florida and partners including Morehouse College, Louisiana State University, Lincoln University, Furman University, The University of Puerto Rico and others. Sponsors for the event include the National Science Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

The Florida Museum and the Harn Museum of Art will display a variety of art including photography, performance, lighting and music in addition to scientific posters on undergraduate student research from UF and other colleges and universities. Research on fine arts, music, theatre and dance will also be showcased at the museums, and the undergraduate students responsible for the studies will be available to talk about their work and answer questions from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

“Morehouse College, Lincoln, Puerto Rico and the University of Florida have partnered for many years on collaborative research exchanges funded by the National Science Foundation,” said Randy Duran, a professor in UF’s chemistry department. “This event gives undergraduates a unique opportunity to publicize the research they’ve completed over the summer in a more interdisciplinary forum than they usually see, in front of staff from prestigious science foundations that sponsor research, the arts community and the general public.”

This year’s event expands on last year’s science-only poster session at the Florida Museum, which included nearly 100 displays and was enjoyed by 800 attendees.

UF College of Fine Arts Dean Lucinda Lavelli said she is excited to see the variety of art students are submitting.

“This is the first time for the arts portion of the event, so we don’t know how big the art section will be,” Lavelli said. “However, it’s important as a leading university to have these opportunities celebrating art and science because the two areas together represent the diversity and dynamism of the creative mind. We have a few opportunities at UF for students to combine their knowledge of art and science and this event will make creative integration an even bigger priority.”

Event coordinator Dylan Walsh said he’s hoping for 100 to 150 science entries. “The idea and logistics behind the fine arts component have really come into focus over the last few months, and we’re hoping for an exciting turnout,” Dylan said.

In addition to presenting their work to the UF and Gainesville communities, participants will compete for several Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science for Life Undergraduate Creativity Awards. Each $2,500 prize will be awarded to the most innovative presentations in the arts and the sciences and will fund the travel and attendance of each winner to his or her choice of a meeting, workshop or exhibition anywhere in the world.

Admission is free and open to the public.