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Tere O’Connor Returns to Campus Through MANCC and Seven Days of Opening Nights
Choreographer Tere O’Connor spent three weeks in residence with MANCC this summer developing Bleed, a new full-length work which blends three distinct dances, Secret Mary, poem and a duet called Sister, into one work. The residency was made possible through a prestigious National Dance Project Production Residency Grant.
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| O'Connor directs duet with Ryan Kelly and Silas Riener during the creation of "Bleed". Photo by Chris Cameron |
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FSU Veteran’s Center Workshop
On September thirteenth and fourteenth Master Craftsman Studio hosted a workshop for students from the FSU Veteran’s Center. After seeing the Peace Paper Project brought to FSU last fall, we were honored to work with the Veteran’s Center on this special event. The concept of bringing Art Therapy events to Student Veterans was inspired by Ph.D candidate Meredith McMackin, whose son, USMC Cpl. Julian McMackin Woodall was killed in combat in Iraq. The following is a statement by Meredith explaining her experience and how it has led to these programs being brought to our campus.
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| USMC Cpl. Julian McMackin |
Working with the Director of the Veteran’s Center, Colonel Francis, as well as student veteran Rachel Mims, we worked with the students to create individual customized plaques. Students worked with MCS staff and interns to create cast glass FSU Seals and fused glass photo transfers. It was a pleasure to work with this group, and we look forward to more opportunities in the future.
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Rembrandt Exhibition in Full Swing and Gabrielle Wu Lee Retrospective Coming Soon
The Rembrandt etchings exhibition has brought to the museum thousands of visitors after only one week. Students have had a chance to speak with Aaron Young the collection curator and Drs. Tobia and Morton Mower. Visitors from the FSU campus, TCC, FAMU, Flagler College, and the Tallahassee community have enjoyed MoFA’s extended hours on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings. MoFA looks forward to welcoming many more visitors for the duration of Rembrandt: Selections from the Collection of Drs. Tobia and Morton Mower.
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| Above: Dr. Tobia Mower standing in front of the 100 Guilder print. Below: "Wakulla Springs Myth", 1986, oil on four polygonal canvas panels (relief), 72 x 96 x 4 inches. One of the many dynamic paintings by Gabrielle Wu Lee in the new exhibition of her works opening October 20th. |
Gabrielle Wu Lee’s Retrospective: Gabrielle painted forces of nature in transition instead of photographic recordings of her experiences. She had a reverence for tradition, calligraphy, Chinese painting and critical values, yet she possessed the modern urge to depart from convention and to invent her techniques and her subject matter anew. Dr. Paul Lee will be at the museum to welcome guests to the exhibition on Sunday October 20th from 2-4pm.
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The Ringling Launches Improved Website
More than two years in the making, The Ringling launched an updated and expanded website on September 27, 2013.
Designed by Sarasota based atLarge Inc., the new Ringling.org improves accessibility and provides a better experience for the almost 400,000 annual unique visitors to Ringling.org. The website will also integrate the Ringling’s new branding icons to help guide users to content featuring the Museum of Art, the Circus Museum, the Historic Asolo Theater, Ca’d’Zan, Bayfront Gardens and the Education Center.
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| The Ringling Launches Improved Website |
Friday’s launch is only the first phase of the project designed to improve the museum’s virtual footprint. The website will provide visual highlights of the permanent collection, so visitors can plan their visit or conduct scholarly research on a wide variety of objects. The next phase of the project will be to optimize the site for mobile devices, further enhancing the website’s reach and ease-of-use.
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Theatre Alum Stars in New NBC Series
Megan Boone, a 2005 graduate of the FSU School of Theatre’s BFA Acting program, stars as Elizabeth Keene on the new NBC drama series Blacklist. According to NBC.com, “Megan Boone stars as rookie FBI profiler Elizabeth Keene, fresh out of Quantico, on NBC’s high-action government crime thriller” opposite television, film, and stage veteran, James Spader. ”What follows is a series of events as the race to stop a terrorist begins.”
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| Alum to Star in New NBC Series |
Boone’s film and television career has steadily grown over the past several years. She has been a series regular on Law & Order: LA as Junior Deputy District Attorney Lauren Stanton and was featured in multiple films including Sex in the City 2 and Step Up Revolution. She starred in Stephen Elliott’s About Cherry with James Franco, Heather Graham, and Dev Patel, and made her feature film debut in Patrick Lussier’s My Bloody Valentine.
For more information on Megan Boone and the new NBC drama series “Blacklist,” visit http://www.nbc.com/the-blacklist/.
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The New York Experience
The 3rd year MFA students in Carrie Ann Baade’s ART5928C Professional Practice class were lucky enough to travel to NYC last week for an educational and inspirational adventure. The students worked together to develop the idea for this trip and Samantha Burns spearheaded the itinerary.
As described by Adam Williams, “while we did visit all of the heavy hitting art landmarks (you’ve got to see the James Turrell at the Guggenheim and Le Corbusier at MoMA), as well as some plain old tourist destinations, the most memorable and this-trip-specific experiences took place in the slew of studio visits, artist talks, and discussions with art writers, arranged by Carrie and her friend, Samantha Levin.”
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| In Loving Memory of Phyllis Straus, Department of Art Advisor |
While on this trip, students had the opportunity to see how professionals in varying fields of art live, work, eat, sleep, struggle, and succeed. This trip established what it means to be an artist today and established the exciting realism of being an emerging artist in New York.
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Art Education goes to FAEA
Dr. Jeff Broome, Assistant Professor of Art Education at Florida State University, will be co-presenting ”Art Education Graduate Programs in Florida: Ready to Further Your Own Education?” along with Dr. Michelle Tillander of the University of Florida at the Florida Art Education Association Conference in Daytona Beach on Saturday October 12.
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Dr. Jeff Broome, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Education at Florida State University / Dr. Michelle Tillander, Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Education at University of Florida
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The presentation by Dr. Broome and Dr. Tillander will explore a variety of options for graduate programs in art education. Opportunities for online masters degrees, traditional masters degrees, doctoral degrees, as well as tracks in art education, art therapy, and arts administration will be discussed.
REGISTER HERE
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31st Annual Art History Graduate Symposium
The FSU Art History faculty and graduate students will host the Thirty-First Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium on October 18 & 19, 2013 in the William Johnston Building, room 2004. Graduate students from around the country will present papers in three sessions on Friday afternoon, October 18 and Saturday, October 19, with each paper followed by critical discussion. The conference papers are considered for inclusion in Athanor, an internationally-distributed journal published by the Department of Art History as a project of the Museum of Fine Arts Press.
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| 31st Annual Art History Symposium |
This year’s Keynote Speaker is Magali Carrera, Chancellor Professor of Art History at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Professor Carrera will present "Notes on Research Inquiry: Absent Voices and Serendipitous Finds" on Friday October 18 at 6:30 pm in WJB 2004.
Please visit the Art History News Blog for a detailed schedule of the conference sessions.
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First Production of the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training Season: The School For Lies
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory is deep in rehearsals all month for the regional premiere of David Ives’ comedy THE SCHOOL FOR LIES, an adaptation of Moliere’s THE MISANTHROPE. The production opens October 29 and runs through November 17 and features the entire second year class of graduate actors.
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| The School For Lies / Adapted from Moliere's The Misanthrope |
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The School of Dance Celebrates 80 Years of Dance on Campus and 50 Years of Dance Degree Programs
Florida State University’s School of Dance will present An Evening of Dance on October 17, 18, & 19 at 8:00 PM in the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre in Montgomery Hall, located on FSU’s campus. An Evening of Dance is the centerpiece of the Anniversary Celebration of 80 years of dance on FSU’s campus, and 50 years of dance degree programs at Florida State University. The concert features a retrospective of past works by two retired faculty emeriti, as well as current long-standing faculty members.
The evening will also include a special dance film premiere honoring world-renowned Professor of Dance, Dan Wagoner. As part of the School of Dance Anniversary Celebration, there will also be an Alumni Anniversary Choreographic Showing on Saturday, October 19 at 2:00pm that is open to the public.
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| An Evening of Dance Alumni Anniversary Celebration |
The Alumni Anniversary Choreographic Showing is free general admission. For ticket information, contact the Fine Arts Ticket Office at 850-644-6500 or online at www.tickets.fsu.edu.
For more information about An Evening of Dance or the Alumni Anniversary Choreographic Showing contact Joyce Fausone at 850-645-2449 or jfausone@fsu.edu.
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New Co-Director, Faculty in Residence and Certification at FAR
The Facility for Arts Research welcomes new Co-Director, Carolyn Henne (Chair of the Department of Art). Henne is helping to lead FAR’s planning and activities starting this fall semester. FAR also extends a welcome to three new Faculty in Residence. Kevin Curry, Rob Duarte and Owen Mundy will be using the facility for teaching and research throughout the academic year.
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FAR also received RhinoFabLab certification, furthering its mission to provide resources for research and education with a focus on hybrid art/design methods. As a RhinoFabLab, FAR is committed to teaching, conducting research and sharing resources about all aspects of design and fabrication. RhinoFabLab status enables FAR’s faculty, staff and visiting researchers to communicate within a global network of RhinoFabLabs, sharing research and keeping abreast of and developing best practices in the current 3D fabrication landscape.
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