SCAD Alumni Association’s Blog

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Frances Wong, lifelong Savannah educator and administrative leader at SCAD for more than 10 years. She began her career as a teacher and then became a principal in the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools System, retiring in 1995 before going on to her second career in education. At SCAD, she started the graduate mentor program, then served as vice president for academic services and finally vice president for student services before retiring for a second time in 2006.

Wong is remembered fondly as a kind, supportive and inspiring educator and SCAD is grateful for her many contributions to Savannah and to the university. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel, 7200 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, Ga. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 222 E. Harris St., Savannah, Ga.

Remembrances: In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Community Health Mission, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Building Fund, or the Frances Wong Memorial Scholarship at SCAD.

Enter your work in HOW magazine’s Interactive Design Competition. All winning entries will be featured in HOW’s March 2011 Design Annual and will receive a $100 discount toward registration for the 2011 HOW Design Conference. One Best of Show winner will be prominently featured in the March 2011 Design Annual and will be our guest at the 2011 HOW Conference (round-trip airfare, hotel and registration paid by HOW).

Categories include: business-to-business websites, DVDs/CD-ROMs, e-mail newsletters, online promotions, games, motion designs, consumer websites, Kiosks, self-promotional websites, online advertising, student work, in-house work, other.

Submit designs by July 15. Learn more about judging, design categories and registration.

“Cash Crop” by Stephen Hayes (M.F.A., sculpture, 2010) is currently on exhibition at Mason Murer in Atlanta through August 10.  The installation receives a glowing review from Catherine Fox at the AJC in which she states that Hayes “has demonstrated an ambitious vision and the ability to manipulate space, scale and detail to realize it. Bravo, Mr. Hayes. We’ll be watching you. ” Mason Murer is located at 199 Armour Dr, Atlanta, Ga.

Detail of installation by Stephen Hayes, “Cash Crop.”
AJC photo.

Have you joined the SCAD Alumni in New England Facebook group yet? The group enables alumni in the New England area to network, brainstorm ideas for gatherings, and share what’s going on professionally and personally with fellow SCAD alumni.

Use the group to get the word out about your upcoming openings and exhibits. Share industry events on the group wall that other alumni may be interested in attending. If you hear of a job or internship opportunity, pass it on to other alumni. You get the idea! We created this group to help you connect and stay in touch with each other, so join today and start posting away!

Comic Attack’s Ken Meyer Jr. (B.F.A., illustration, 2007; M.F.A., sequential art, 2007) discusses the sequential arts program at SCAD in a recent interview with fellow alum and Dark Horse artist, Patric Reynolds (M.F.A., sequential art, 2009). In the piece, Meyer and Reynolds discuss their time at SCAD and upcoming projects for Reynolds. He will be doing a signing for Dark Horse at Comic-Con 2010 in San Diego and is currently working on the revised script to Let Me In, a four part mini-series based on the film of the same name, coming out in October.

The Irene Sullivan Gallery on Tybee Island features works by artist Tiffani Taylor (B.F.A., painting, 2002; M.A., art history, 2003). On Saturday, June 26, 5 – 8 p.m., they will host an artist reception for guests to enjoy the exciting works by the internationally collected artist. Irene Sullivan Gallery is located at 18-C Tybrisa St., Tybee Island, Ga.

Page Collins (M.F.A., furniture design, 2001) recently launched a new website for her company, Pouches by Page, an eco-friendly manufacturer of recycled leather mini-wallets. The site, illustrates the various uses for the products and allows visitors to customize “pouches” using one of four stocked leathers and sixteen thread colors.

Pouches by Page uses re-purposed, high quality leather scraps from the furniture industry to create handmade pocket sized wallets.

Susan Isaacs, the new Savannah Alumni Chapter president, is hosting an interest meeting to brainstorm ideas for the chapter in the coming year on Tuesday, June 29, 6-8 p.m., at Granite Hall, 126 East Gaston St., Savannah, Georgia (corner of Abercorn Street).

Come join her and other local SCAD Savannah alumni to discuss direction for the chapter and how you would like to participate. Fun, community service and networking are all in the realm of possibility. Help make it happen! RSVP via email by Monday, June 28.

Ideas will be flowing along with complimentary snacks, wine and beer. Casual attire.

Have you joined the SCAD Alumni in Savannah Facebook group?

Congratulations to Linda Rorer (B.F.A., painting, 2003) who has received an Artist in Residence award at the Camac Art Centre in Marnay-sur-Seine, France. Rorer will be completing a new body of work in art and technology.