SCAD Alumni Association’s Blog

The SCAD Exhibitions Department presents a gallery talk with London-based artist Lucy Williams. Williams, along with Scott Ingram and Josef Schulz, are featured in Point of Interest, the current exhibition at Pinnacle Gallery, 320 E. Liberty St., Savannah, Ga. The talk and closing reception take place Friday, Oct. 30, 5-8 p.m. For more info, visit the Facebook event.

Join Ian Aleksander Adams (B.F.A., photography, 2009), Christina Caskey (B.F.A., graphic design, 2009) and Anthony Dispezio (B.F.A., interactive design and game development) Saturday, Oct. 31, 2-8 p.m. at the grand opening of The Time Machine Portrait Co., 19 Barnard St, Savannah, Ga. Enjoy food, drinks and giveaways while viewing sets and photographs taken so far.

“Profile”, a painting exhibit focusing on the profile view, by Amy Lind (B.F.A., illustration, 2006) opens Friday, Nov. 6, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at RLS Fine Art Gallery, 2 Queen St., Charleston, SC. The exhibit is part of the CFADA Fine Art Weekend.

You are invited to join us for The PolyART Show: A Silent Auction hosted by the SCAD Atlanta Alumni Chapter.

An opening night reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 5, 7-10 p.m. and a closing silent auction will be held Saturday, November 14, 5-8 p.m. at P’cheen, 701-5 Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta, Ga. Free sparkling wine will be served for the first hour at both events. All alumni-submitted artwork will be displayed for two weeks prior to the closing silent auction.

All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the SCAD Alumni Scholarship Fund to assist talented art and design students in the completion of their education. There is no cost to attend either event, but donations are appreciated and will also benefit the Alumni Scholarship Fund.

R.S.V.P. via the Facebook event or to Emily Davis for both events at edavis@scad.edu or 404.253.2775.

Scott Bishop (B.F.A., illustration, 1995) performs with The New Lights Orchestra Friday, Oct. 30, 9 p.m. at The Cantab Lounge, 738 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass. Admission $5 with costume, $8 without.

The People Network, a staff recruiting agency, seeks candidates for two industrial design positions for an electronic product development company in Dunwoody, Ga. One position is for a junior designer and one position is for a mid-level designer. Learn more on CareerBuilder.com.

Kate Rybicki (B.F.A., fashion, 2005) and Paul Diehl (B.F.A., product design, 2003) were recently chosen by The New York Times for a two hour interview about their story as a couple. The couple met eight years ago while attending SCAD and were married earlier this month in New York City. Both work in Manhattan, Kate as fashion designer at Polo Ralph Lauren and Paul as a product designer at Nicosia Creative Expresso. Kate and Paul put their SCAD education to good use in planning for their wedding. The couple designed their own wedding Web site, kateandpaulgetmarried.com, and the video shows clips of them silk screening gift bags for out-of-town guest. Congratulations Kate and Paul!

Verge Fashion is looking for the nation’s cutting-edge, undiscovered fashion designers for their upcoming fashion show. Only thirty designers will make the cut. Registration is open until Nov. 20.

Keri Szymanski (B.F.A., sound design, 2007) is featured in a national commercial for WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 video game. View the commercial on You Tube. Keri partners with fellow SCAD grad Steve Papagiannis (B.F.A., sound design, 2008) on sound design projects and the duo recently worked on “Tripping Tommy”, a feature film directed by Philippe Caland.

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