SVA Alumni of Color
Monique Henry-Hudson (BFA 2011 Computer Art) has started an affinity group on LinkedIn. This group is for SVA alumni who are interested in paying it forward to their peers. It will be used as an exchange of resources, networking and employment opportunities for one another. This is an inclusive group to help lift each other up. Interested in joining? Sign up here.
i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration Lecture Series: Marc Yankus
Thursday, May 16, 7pm
136 West 21 st, Room 418F
Free, open to the public
Drawing on his longtime interest in memory, architecture and the life of the city, photographer Marc Yankus (BFA 1981 Media Arts) depicts moments of contemplation, stillness and reverie through blurred streetscapes of fleeting color and the occasional figure. Yankus is represented by ClampArt and his work is featured on numerous book covers, theater posters and has been shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His talk is part of the i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series, which features presentations by cutting-edge digital photographers, hardware and software developers and industry experts. Presented by the MPS Digital Photography Department; click here for more information.
Image credit: Mark Yanus (BFA 1981 Media Arts)
i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration Lecture Series: Stella Kramer
Thursday, May 30, 7pm
136 West 21 st, Room 418F
Free, open to the public
Pulitzer Prize-winning photo editor and creative consultant Stella Kramer has worked with The New York Times, Newsweek, People, Sports Illustrated and Entertainment Weekly. Her candid presentation will focus on practical advice to sharpen your vision and produce a portfolio and website to best represent your work. Her talk is part of the i3: Images, Ideas, Inspiration lecture series, which features presentations by cutting-edge digital photographers, hardware and software developers and industry experts. Presented by the MPS Digital Photography Department. For more information please click here.
Members of the SVA community now have a powerful way to showcase their original work and connect with one another online. The College has teamed up with Behance, the leading online platform for creative professionals, to introduce SVA Portfolios, an exclusive network for alumni, degree-seeking students and faculty members. Using SVA Portfolios, members of the SVA community can upload digital files to create an online profile and multimedia gallery of projects for others to view and share. The projects are viewable on the Behance network as well as on SVA Portfolios. Since Behance gets millions of visitors every month, users enjoy significant exposure.
Companies that have turned to Behance in hiring new talent include Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nike and Sony. Behance was designed to support the creative and business aspects of being an artist, so projects on SVA Portfolios can be built with text, images, audio or video. Members can share tips and media, collaborate on projects and get feedback from peers or mentors. They can also publish their work on their Facebook and Twitter pages and sync up their profile with LinkedIn. It takes just a minute to join and membership is free. Register now and start making the most of this stellar professional resource.
Image credit: Yulia Gorbachenko (MPS 2010 Digital Photography), Lulie Talmor "True Colors/Z!NK"
Image credit: 2013 scholarship recipient Lily Padula (BFA 2013 Illustration)
The Alumni Society of School of Visual Arts provides a wide variety of scholarships and awards to students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in all majors offered by the College. Alumni Scholarship Awards are given to final year students to aid in completion of their thesis/portfolio project. Click here for a list of the 2013 winners and click here for scholarship award recipient stories.
Ambar Margarida (BFA 2009 Interior Design) came to New York in pursuit of a design education but has found life after college to be more than she could have imagined. After traveling the world and working multiple part time jobs, Margarida is now pursuing her dream at Spacesmith, LLP, a New York-based architecture and design firm. In her time there, Margarida has worked with corporate, hospitality, retail and creative clients, helping them create harmony between the built and natural environments. Margarida recently took time to speak with SVA via email about her latest project in the Empire State Building and how her studies at SVA helped prepare her for her new role as associate, interior design, at Spacesmith.
To learn more about alumni success stories, visit SVA Close Up.
Discounted tickets to two off-Broadway shows: F#%king Up Everything is a new rock musical comedy and New York Times Critic’s Pick. It’s an old-fashioned boy-meets-girl love story. When these Brooklyn hipsters aren't true to who they are, they screw up everything. Now playing at Times Square’s Elektra Theatre. Visit fueonstage.com for details. The discounted rate is $39 per ticket. Click here to redeem or call 212-352-3101 and mention code RRM39.
The Memory Show is a contemporary new musical that was named one of Time Out New York’s “top 20 shows to see this spring.” The Memory Show “transcends expectations and achieves haunting originality” says Ben Brantley of The New York Times. Now playing at The Duke on 42nd Street. Visit transportgroup.org for more information. The special offer rate is $45.50 for performances on May 1 through May 18. Click here and use code TMSRR3 or call 646-223-3010 and mention code TMSRR3.
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