The Buchanan Center for the Arts will be hosting 64Arts National Juried Exhibition in August. The Juror is Preston Jackson. Deadline for entry is June 5. Information and the prospectus can be found at http://bcaarts.org.
Carney is looking for a Digital Artist III. To learn more about the company and how to apply, visit http://www.teamcarney.com/#/careers_da.htm.
TAC.tv and Super U are teaming up to find the best animated short films. For the first time, the competition will be open to international animators. Contest deadline is April 27. More at http://www.superu.ca/contests/view/49.
The SCAD-Atlanta Scholarship Gala will be held on Thursday, April 16. If you haven’t yet purchased your tickets, now is the time! Purchase tickets by Tuesday, April 14 and save $50 off the $150 ticket price for the cocktail and silent auction portion of the evening. Contact Rebecca Nort, SCAD-Atlanta institutional advancement associate, at 404.253.2728 or rnort@scad.edu. Learn more about the gala at www.scad.edu/atlantagala.
The SCAD photography department will host the 1st Annual Silver and Ink Portfolio Review Event April 23-25 in Savannah, GA. Highlights include a keynote artist’s lecture, panel discussions, the Silver and Ink Student Exhibition opening reception, portfolio reviews, and more. Full schedule of events is below:
Keynote Artist’s Lecture, Alec Soth
Thursday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Trustee’s Theater
Panel Discussions
Friday, April 24, The River Club
1 p.m.
Advice for Emerging Photographers with SCAD alumni David Field, Jay Gould, Vance Jacobs, Dan Saelinger, and Amy Kalyn Sims
2 p.m.
Photography Markets with Photographer’s Representatives Randy Cole and Patty Schumann, Art Buyer Cheryl Masaitis, and Art Director Josh Levy
3 p.m.
Career Preparation Boot Camp with Freelance Consultant Suzanne Sease
Silver & Ink Student Exhibition Opening Reception
Friday, April 24, 6-9 p.m., The River Club
Portfolio Reviews
Friday April 24th – Saturday April 25th, Bergen Hall
For more information and a list of bios, visit scadphoto.blogspot.com.
F5 is a new two-day creativity festival coming to New York City April 16-17. Created by Motionographer founder Justin Cone (SCAD broadcast design major) and NBC-Universal Executive Creative Director Carlos El Asmar, F5′s eclectic lineup is built around “creative collisions”—moments of lasting insight and inspiration that come from venturing outside your comfort zone and smashing into other fields.
That’s why F5′s speakers include people like:
* MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
* Photographer/filmmaker Charlie White
* Celebrated game developers Media Molecule
* Science journalist Jonah Lehrer
* Alternate reality gaming guru Elan Lee
* Digital Domain co-founder Ed Ulbrich
F5 will also host Motionographer favorites:
* Psyop
* Shilo
* Prologue
* Tronic
* Digital Kitchen
* 1st Ave Machine
* Dvein
* … and many others
See our full speaker lineup:
http://f5fest.com/speakers/
PLUS! Media Temple, the world’s most excellent web hosting service, is throwing an epic after-party. Join us for *the* creative event of the year!
Chapman Design Group, led by Donald Chapman (B.F.A., interior design 1989; M.Arch. 1990), received a Pinnacle Award from the Home Builders Association of South Carolina for outstanding craftsmanship in the construction and remodeling of quality homes, as well as in sales and marketing. The award received was for new home construction with a project cost of $1.5 million to $1.99 million. The home was designed by Chapman.
The 2009 CODA (Craft Organization Development Association) Conference “Crafting Partnerships for Growth: Creative Connections” will be held Apr. 23-26 in St. Paul, Minn.
Milledgeville-native photographer Bailey Davidson (M.F.A., photography, 2002) announces the publication of his first self-published book, Milledgeville Then and Now. The book is available for purchase in select bookstores and at www.MilledgevilleThenandNow.com. A book signing is scheduled for Sunday, April 19, 3-5 p.m. at Tara’s Tea Thyme, 140 N. Jefferson St., Milledgeville, GA
Meryl Truett (M.F.A., photography, 2002) and Lynn Wright (M.F.A., photography, 1994) are featured in “Southern Landscapes” group exhibition now through May 3 at Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, 425 Peachtree Hills Ave. #25, Atlanta, GA
