Events

Miami Project Modern + Contemporary Art Fair
Tuesday, December 4 – Sunday, December 9
VIP Preview: Tuesday, December 4, 5:30 – 10pm
NE First Avenue & NE 30 Street
Miami

SVA/Visual Arts Gallery will be exhibiting the work of recent graduates at the inaugural edition of the Miami Project Modern + Contemporary art fair. To request a VIP pass to the Miami Project preview and fair, please sign up here. Each pass admits two.

The Masters Series: James McMullan
Monday, November 26 – Saturday, December 15
601 West 26 Street, 15th floor
In Conversation with Milton Glaser:
Tuesday, December 4, 7pm
Ampitheater, 209 East 23 Street
3rd Floor
Admission is free

SVA will honor James McMullan–one of America's foremost illustrators– with the Masters Series Award and retrospective exhibition. Best known for his Lincoln Center theater posters and his psychologically intense style of realism, he has also designed and illustrated many magazine articles, book and album covers, and advertisements. For more information please click here.

Free Model Drawing Sessions
Mondays, September 10 – December 10, 7 – 10pm
George Washington Residence Hall Solarium, top floor
23 Lexington Avenue
Admission is free

First come, first served. Classes fill up quickly!
Please bring your own drawing materials. Alumni ID card and photo ID needed for entry. To print out your alumni ID card, go here.

Debra Bricker Balken: Harold Rosenberg and the Twilight of the Intellectuals
Thursday, December 13, 7pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street
Admission is free and open to public

Independent writer and curator Debra Bricker Balken discusses some of the ways in which Harold Rosenberg’s key essay “The American Action Painters” both galvanized and polarized mid-century American artists and critics. Her talk addresses Rosenberg’s fallout with writers such as Clement Greenberg and Hilton Kramer, as well as a new generation of formalist thinkers who emerged in the 1960s. Presented by the MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department.

MPS Fashion Photography Graduate Exhibition: Class of 2012
Saturday, December 1 – Wednesday, December 19
Reception: Thursday, December 13,
6 – 8pm
Visual Arts Gallery
601 West 26 Street, 15th floor

An exhibition of work by the inaugural graduating class of the MPS Fashion Photography Department: Andrew DeFrancesco, Flavio Dezorzi, Bon Duke, Sonja Georgevich, Doron Gild, Ina Jang, Peter Lee, Mete Ozeren, Shuai Zhang, Diego Zucchini and Daryl Calmese, Jr. "The idea behind the program is to give students exposure to the most creative people in the industry, to see fashion photography not only as a business but also as a form of communication and expression," says Department Co-chair and Art+Commerce Founder Jimmy Moffat.

MFA Fine Arts Open Studios
Thursday, December 13 – Saturday, December 15
MFA Fine Arts Department
133/141 West 21 Street, 8th and 9th floors

More than 60 artists from around the world who are pursuing an MFA in Fine Arts at SVA will be on hand to meet visitors in an informal presentation of new and recent work. From painting, drawing and photography to video, performance and installation, the works on view represent a vivid cross-section of stylistic and theoretical approaches. For detailed information on dates and times, please click here.

The Degenerate Craft Fair
Saturday, December 15 – Sunday, December 16
The Dumbo Loft
155 Water Street
Brooklyn

Organized by alumnus Shannon Broder (BFA 2011 Visual and Critical Studies), the DCF transcends the line between art and craft and has created a place where you not only can get a wonderful knit scarf but a fine painting as well. This year's fair will feature over 50 artists selling their work for generally under $50. For more information please click here.

Hurricane Sandy

NYFA Emergency Relief Fund

Supported by Warhol, Rauschenberg and Lambent Foundations

The Andy Warhol Foundation, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and Lambent Foundation (a project of the Tides Center) have established an Emergency Relief Fund administered by NYFA to assist artists with damages and losses as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Eligible artists can be working in any discipline and reside in Connecticut, New Jersey or New York.

Damages are broadly defined and include, but are not limited to: damage to physical work; damage to homes/studios/other facilities; loss of equipment or supplies; loss of income and reimbursement for cancelled performances/appearances/engagements. They anticipate the overwhelming majority of grants will range between $1,000 and $5,000, but there may be extraordinary circumstances in which slightly smaller or larger grants might be made.

To apply, please complete the NYFA Relief Fund Application.

BeGracious

Alumnus Jessica Rionero  (BFA 2010 Film and Video) is among the visual and performing artists behind BeGracious.org, an NYC-based nonprofit movement helping victims in the aftermath of natural disasters through social media, charitable partnerships, grassroots crowdfunding and random acts of kindness. For more information on how you can help, please click here.

December Alumni Mixer
Tuesday, December 4, 6 – 8pm
East of Eighth, 254 West 23 Street
Admission is free

Michele Carlo (BFA 1983 Media Arts), writer/performer and comedic storyteller, will discuss her transition from artist to performer.

Ask the Arts Lawyers
Thursday, December 6
6:30 – 8:30pm
Ampitheater, 209 East 23 Street
3rd Floor

This talk by artist and arts lawyer Sergio Munoz Sarmiento presents a brief overview of key legal issues that impact artists, including contracts, intellectual property, business entities and employment classifications. Following the talk, there will be a Q&A so attendees can get legal information specific to their art practice, freelance career or small business.

RSVP required.

Space is limited. RSVP by logging into collegecentral.com/sva and viewing “Upcoming Events & Programs."

International Events

Alumni Affairs trip to Tokyo and Seoul

Last month alumni and friends met with SVA representatives Executive Director of External Relations Sam Modenstein, Director of Career Development Angie Wojak and Director of Development and Alumni Affairs Carrie Lincourt in Tokyo and Seoul. Both events were a huge success, with 130 people attending the November 13 Seoul reception and 30 attending the November 9 Tokyo reception. To see pictures from the trip please click here.

Save the Date

The Distinguished Alumnus Lecture
Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 7pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street
Admission is free and open to the public

Julia Hoffman (BFA 2002 Graphic Design), Creative Director of Advertising and Graphic Design at the Museum of Modern Art, will discuss her life and career after graduating from SVA.

February Alumni Mixer
Location TBD
Admission is free

Mark McAndrews (BFA 1998 Photography) will discuss his new book, Nevada Rose, Inside the American Brothel, which captures the every day life of legal prostitution.

Discounts Available to SVA Alumn

Among the many benefits available to SVA alumni are discounts on insurance, for theater performances and at the CAVA store.

For example Liberty Mutual offers an auto, home and renters insurance program for SVA alumni. In 2011, over 100 alumni saved an average of $343.90 on auto insurance. For more information call 800.524.9400 or visit libertymutual.com/svaalumni.

Since holidays are more fun with a plus one, DateMySchool is gifting SVA alumni a 50 percent-off one-month membership to their dating site, which has been praised by The New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out New York. Pay only $20 and sort through alma maters, departments, age ranges and personal attributes like height and body type, and meet only the most mistletoe-worthy prospects. To receive the discount, sign up here.

For a full list of your alumni benefits, go to alumni.sva.edu/Benefits.

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