SEPTEMBER 2012
Image: Garbage of New York City by Justin Gignac (BFA 2002 Advertising)
Free Model Drawing Sessions
The Offices of Alumni Affairs and Residence Life are offering free weekly model drawing sessions on Monday evenings from 7 – 10pm.
Mondays, September 10 – December 10
George Washington Residence Hall Solarium, top floor
23 Lexington Avenue
New York City
Make sure you have your alumni ID card on hand. Get it here.
"Russia Rising: Votes for Freedom"
30 Artists and Designers Challenge the 2011 and 2012 Russian Elections
Exhibition: September 4 – 22
Reception: Wednesday, September 12
6 – 8pm
Westside Gallery
133/141 West 21 Street
New York City
SVA presents "Russia Rising: Votes for Freedom," an exhibition responding to recent political turmoil in Russia through the language of the poster. The original posters were created in support of the popular Russian movement for democracy that emerged at the third-term election of President Vladimir Putin. Co-curated by design historian and MFA Design Department Co-chair Steven Heller and Abbeville Press Art Director Misha Beletsky, "Russia Rising" is on view at the College's Westside Gallery, September 4 – 22.
Ethical Considerations: Clients with Cognitive Limitation in Research and Treatment
Friday, September 21, 6:30 – 8pm
133/141 West 21 Street, Room 101C
Presented by the MPS Art Therapy Department. Free and open to the public; register here.
Stephen Mallon
Tuesday, September 25, 7pm
136 West 21 Street, Room 418F
Presented by the MPS Digital Photography Department. Free and open to the public.
Photography, Narrative and the Book
Wednesday, September 26, 7pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street
Presented by the BFA Photography Department and Dear Dave, magazine. Free and open to the public.
Marcus Boon: Abject Future: Tyler, the Creator, Azealia Banks and the Politics of Vibration
Thursday, September 27, 7pm
SVA Theatre, 333 West 23 Street
Presented by the MFA Art Criticism and Writing Department. Free and open to the public.
Last month, a team of SVA faculty and staff traveled to Los Angeles to host an alumni reception, meet with alumni and industry contacts and attend the SIGGRAPH2012 conference. The reception was a great success, with over 100 alumni and creative industry professionals in attendance. To see pictures of the reception click here. Through hosting alumni events and conducting outreach, SVA continues to increase its presence on the west coast, generating new industry connections, maintaining connections with employers with whom SVA has long-standing relationships and gaining valuable insights into the job market for future alumni and graduates.
From filmmaking to graphic design, and from fashion photography to fine art, SVA made its influence felt not only in New York City but around the world in the 2011 – 2012 academic year and the media took notice. Kathleen Fitzgerald and Lizzy Showman (current students, MFA Design Department) designed seat cushions to publicly thank a group of Manhattan bus drivers. “The life of a bus driver is not always easy,” they told CNN.com. Keith Lapning (BFA 2008 Film & Video) was selected to design a 35 foot-high balloon for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. “To have my own creation up there with my icons like Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, Jim Henson's Kermit the Frog and John Lasseter's Buzz Lightyear, it was a really good feeling,” Lapning told the New York Post. Meet these and other SVA newsmakers at annual.sva.edu.
Image: Laurie Anderson (Commencement Speaker 2012), from the SVA Annual 2012.
Calling all alumni in Asia! Interested in mingling and meeting new and old friends? Come join us in Tokyo on November 9 and Seoul on November 13 for complimentary evening receptions. Save the dates and look for more details to follow!