SCAD Alumni Association’s Blog

The Gumtree Museum of Art presents “The Beauty of the Impossible,” by SCAD alumnus Roy LaGrone (M.F.A., computer art, 2000). LaGrone, a Tupelo native based in Italy, constructs photomontage and video installations addressing issues of 21st Century displacement and healing . Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. A reception is scheduled August 1, 6-8 p.m. Gallery talk with Roy LaGrone at 7pm. Both the exhibition and the reception are free and open to the public.

Marcus Kenney’s “Yes No Maybe So” exhibit will be on display through Aug. 10. For more details, visit the SCAD calendar listing.

SCAD alumnus Julio Garcia (B.F.A., painting, 1999) will graciously be donating all proceeds from his installation titled “Putting the Pieces Back Together” to the Jason Statts (B.F.A., illustration, 1996) and Dave Williams (attended SCAD, sequential art major) Fund. Statts and Williams are recovering after a shooting in Savannah’s Ardsley Park neighborhood June 28. Garcia’s work will be installed and available for purchase at the group show, “Summer Art Review” to be held at 11 W. Park Avenue, Forsyth Park, Savannah, Ga. on Saturday, July 26 from 12-10 p.m. and Sunday July 27 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

There is also a benefit at the Jinx in Savannah Aug. 2 for Statts and Williams. For more information about this event, visit www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19307758084.

For a complete listing of events benefiting The Statts and Williams Fund, visit http://www.stattswilliams.com/updates/.

Jason Statts (B.F.A., illustration, 1996) is recovering at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta after a shooting in Savannah’s Ardsley Park neighborhood June 28. David J. Williams (attended SCAD, sequential art major) was also injured in the shooting and continues to recuperate at his home in Savannah. Statts has a long road to recovery ahead of him; if you would like to send your wishes to him, you can do so at one of the following addresses:

Jason Statts
c/o Janet Statts
142 Presidential Dr.
Dallas, GA 30157

Jason Statts
Room 214B
c/o Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Road NW
Atlanta, GA 30309-1465

For updates about Statts and Williams, visit www.stattswilliams.com.

Harley-Davidson is hosting an exciting contest for aspiring female filmmakers called “Bikes, Camera, Action!.” The Motor Company is searching for female filmmakers who can capture the sense of empowerment, freedom and adventure that is inherent when women get behind the handlebars of their very own Harley-Davidson motorcycle in a two minute short film. For more information, visit http://wwwbikescameraaction.tv.

Producer Elisia Harkins’ (M.F.A., video/film, 1995) film. “Best Kept Secret,” has been selected as a semi-finalist for the BETJ short film competition and will air through July 27 on BETJ, an affiliate of BET. The show will air on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and 1 a.m., Wednesdays at 12 a.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Alumna Jennifer Dean’s (B.F.A., graphic design, 1993) company, JDK Marketing and Public Affairs, is looking for a production artist for a direct mail project. For more information about this job and many others, login in to the Job Magnet.

Round Building Reuse: 360 of Orlando, Fla. announces an open call for entries in an effort to develop an innovative reuse of The American Federal Building’s (The Round Building) precast concrete brise soleil on another site or sites. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 1. For more details, visit http://www.arkitera.com/y850-round-building-reuse-360.html.

SCAD alumna Jamee Linton (B.F.A., illustration, 1999; M.F.A., painting, 2003) was recently featured on HGTV’s Deserving Design. To view the show and find out what else Jamee is up to, visit www.jameelinton.com.

During the recent SCAD Off-Campus program to New York City, SCAD graphic design alumni from six countries gathered to reconnect over drinks and food. Brought together by SCAD professor Fathi Bakkoush, alumni from the U.S., Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan, India and Gambia participated in this event.