Portfolio Review Presentation

Just a reminder that newbies should attend the Portfolio Review presentation tomorrow, Wednesday April 16th at 6pm in the galleries. If you can’t attend, you can download a PDF version of the presentation HERE!

**Portfolio Reviews are looming on the horizon**

>you can’t go wrong with a chocolate fountain<

The opening of the BFA/BA Senior exhibitions was a smash hit…and yes, they had a chocolate fountain! It was a sight to behold.

BA/BFA Senior Exhibitions Opening Tonight!

Congratulations Ellen Rosselit, Bridget Gulvas, Angela White, Robin Fallon, Mary Pence, & mstreb01 (Mary Strebinger) on your Senior Comprehesive Exhibitions!  Opening tonight, Friday April 4th…running until Friday, April 18th.  Check out this terrific series of shows!

Return of the Lab!

Check out the “Student Exhibitions” section for more information about “Return of the Lab”…a student exhibition featuring work by students enrolled in Prof. Julie Tourtillotte’s “Introduction to Video Art” course (Fall 2007) and Prof. Krista Hoefle’s sculpture course “Beyond Object” (Spring 2008)!

Scott Stulen Rocks!

Painter, installation, video, and sound artist Scott Stulen returned to the Department of Art as this semester’s Visiting Artist. Scott gave two fantastic lectures–> a lecture on Wednesday evening about his work (memory, popular culture, failure/loss, and the Midwest) and another lecture about contemporary sound and video art for students enrolled in Prof. Krista Hoefle’s course “Beyond Object.” In addition to pop culture ephemera and icons that serve as underpinnings for his work (Little House on the Prairie, Star Wars, Disney-fied nature, etc.), Scott shared his influences in contemporary sculpture and painting, which include Gerhard Richter, Charles Ray, and Peter Doig. For students in “Beyond Object,” Scott shared a large selection of video work by artists such as Jesper Just, Roman Signer, Christian Marclay, and Janet Cardiff. Scott had a ton of information and insights to share with students and faculty…it rocked! Thank you Scott!

Images below taken by Eileen Laskowski…thanks for the images Eileen!

Don’t miss Visiting Artist Scott Stulen–week of March 10th!

Don’t miss this semester’s visiting artist–Scott Stulen! Scott is a painter, installation, sound and video artist whose work explores personal and collective memory, pop culture, and the Midwest….his work was recently featured in the Moreau Art Galleries Exhibition “Arrested Development.” Currently Scott is the Associate Curator and Curator of Education at the Rochester Art Center, and is a Graduate Mentor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Please join us in welcoming him back to SMC campus!

Public Lecture–Wednesday, March 12th at 6pm in Moreau 232.

Lecture for Prof. Hoefle’s “Beyond Object” Sculpture course–Thursday, March 13th at 10am in the Sculpture Studio (all are welcome!).

 

One more week to view “Airline to Heaven” and “Arrested Development”

T-Minus 7 days to see the current exhibitions up at the Moreau Art Galleries–Annie Heckman’s “Airline to Heaven” in Hammes Gallery, and “Arrested Development” in Sister Rosaire/Little Theatre Galleries…don’t miss them!!!

ALSO…”Arrested Development” was reviewed in Sunday’s South Bend Tribune Entertainments section (Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008) by Andrew Hughes….click here to read the article!

(”Deric and Darb in 3D” by Eric Prykowski and Bradley Wind)

Annie Heckman's video

(Annie Heckman’s Video Installation, “Airline to Heaven Part I”…image taken during a Q&A between the artist and Dr. Anita Houck’s Special Topics course, “Heaven and Hell.”)

Gallery Talk by Annie Heckman today!

Annie Heckman came back to SMC today for a gallery talk with students from Dr. Anita Houck’s Special Topics course, “Heaven and Hell”….check it out!

Installation shots of Arrested Development!