CVA M A NSE Newsletter for friends of the College of Visual Arts
JANUARY 2012
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Message from the President dress.” In addition, three current fashion students were featured at River Centre in Saint Paul for their alternative material dress designs in project “Mannequin Fashion.”
happy new year! It is official; cva is now a member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (nasad). See an expanded article in the Campus News section on page 2. This fall, fashion design at cva hit the runway. This October, as part of MNfashion Week, recent graduate Nicole Larson was one of thirteen local apparel designers selected to create a “little black
WCCO featured fashion design senior Erik Geiger for his hospital gown design, one of nine finalists for Park Nicollet Foundation’s Project Better Gown.
there is something for everyone. Think spring: cva is out and about. From New York City to Paris to a trolley tour along the Mississippi, take a moment to catch up on our latest adventures on our website. ann ledy President and Chief Academic Officer
What’s next? cva’s study abroad program at École Parsons à Paris, a division of Paris College of Art, is expanding to include photography. cva’s new textile and fiber course will enjoy the stateof-the-art facilities at the Textile Center. Our Community Education program has expanded;
MISSION OF THE COLLEGE The College of Visual Arts provides a collaborative environment that focuses on individual student development by fully integrating the study of the liberal arts and the visual arts. We cultivate a worldview that recognizes the value of art and design in promoting pride in place and responsible citizenship. www.cva.edu
january 21 Drawing Co–op thru apr 28 Grotto Studios, Saturdays 1:00–3:30 pm No session mar 17 30 Portals on Western: An Installation by Kenneth Steinbach thru jun 1 february 2 Portals on Western: An Installation by Kenneth Steinbach and Illo Minn: Volume Three thru mar 4 CVA Gallery Reception 6:00–8:00 pm 9 Illo Minn: Volume Three Panel Discussion CVA Gallery 6:00 pm march 22 Juried Student Exhibition thru apr 1 CVA Gallery Reception 6:00–8:00 pm 27 Juried Student Exhibition Panel Discussion CVA Gallery 6:00 pm 29 Excellence in Scholarship Exhibition online Scholarship Award Ceremony 6:00–7:00 pm april 12 First-Year Foundation Exhibition thru apr 21 21 First-Year Foundation Exhibition CVA Gallery Reception 3:00–5:00 pm 26 Graduation Exhibition thru may 5 may 4 Commencement, Minnesota History Center 3:30 pm Graduation Exhibition CVA Gallery Reception 5:00–7:00 pm
Student Corner
Campus News ACADEMIC LEADERS Ann Ledy President and Chief Academic Officer Chair, Interdisciplinary Design Studies John DuFresne Professor, Graphic Design Chair, Graphic Design Julie L’Enfant, PhD Professor, Art History Chair, Liberal Arts Valerie Jenkins Associate Professor, Drawing/Painting Chair, Fine Arts Jessika Madison-Kennedy Adjunct Instructor, IADS Coordinator, Fashion Design John Marshall Associate Professor, Photography Chair, Photography Lynda Monick-Isenberg Professor, Foundation Drawing Chair, Foundation Studies James O’Brien Assistant Professor, Illustration Chair, Illustration Maria Santiago Professor, Printmaking Coordinator, Printmaking Christina Schmid, PhD Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts Coordinator, Senior Thesis Ellen Skoro Adjunct Instructor, Photography Coordinator, Photography
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nasad The College of Visual Arts’ application for accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design has been approved! This is a significant milestone in cva’s development as a college of art and design. Faculty and staff engaged in an extensive selfstudy process during the 2010–2011 academic year, including review of all of cva’s academic programs, administrative policies, practices, and procedures, gallery and community programming, and student support services. A selfstudy report was written and the formal process culminated in a visit by two nasad evaluators in April of 2011. The visitors toured our facilities and met with every constituency at cva, including members of the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, and students. Our interaction with the visitors was truly a pleasure; they were very well prepared for the visit and knowledgeable about art and design education.
one of cva’s goals for many years. cva has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the National Association of College and Schools (hlc) for more than fifteen years. hlc is the general accrediting agency for postsecondary institutions and cva will continue to maintain this accreditation. nasad is the specialized accrediting agency for art and design; meeting their standards is a stamp of approval for cva’s academic programs and thus this is a very special moment in cva’s history. As a nasad member, cva will now be eligible to participate in special events for admissions recruiting and will also be eligible to apply for membership in several other college associations that will be beneficial for cva. cva library yarn art v. 2.0 Building on the success of the library’s Yarn Art exhibition in the
spring of 2010, students, staff, and alumni of the College of Visual Arts present their individual fiber interpretations of the yarn graffiti phenomenon in this new exhibition. Participants are invited to install their work around the library garden railings anytime between October 2011 and April 2012. The exhibition is organized by Jean Curtis-Neitz, cva librarian. the great print exchange Great prints and great food were the order of the day at the print exchange and cook off contest. Categories for the latter this year were “What is a Salad” and “Coffee and ...”. Contestants in the cook off vied for wonderful prizes and gift certificates. Attendees enjoyed a delicious lunch. This biannual event is a labor of love that is organized by Maria Santiago, Professor and Coordinator of Printmaking.
once again it has been a busy summer and fall for cva students. It all started in July with a Summit Avenue Cass Gilbert House fire where eight cva students lived! The college rallied and met the students’ immediate needs, even housing some students in a hotel downtown until things could be worked out. All house members were safe including the four cats. The house has been repaired and most students were back in their apartments when school began. All in all the incident was a great representation of how the cva community works – from one of our security guards alerting us to the blaze to fellow students offering their showers and their sofas. new student orientation was a great success as was the fall Welcome Back Picnic. In October fifty-five students went to the Corn Maze in Afton. It was a strangely warm and windy October evening and the corn
The self-study materials and their report were presented to the nasad Commission on Accreditation, which voted to approve cva’s application in October 2011. Achieving nasad accreditation has been
WOMN: Women in Minnesota Design panel discussion members Sue Crolick, Cynthia Knox, and Kelly Munson at the Minnesota History Center in October as part of the CVA Leaders of Design series. Photo by Bill Kelley
was plenty scary. What a great turn out and what great fun. ann ledy is continuing her Presidential Teas and Lunch with the President series. This fall’s Tea for Honors students was held in what was once the Summit dining room. The setting was perfect and the students shared their honors projects. Our students are doing some inspiring work. President Ledy also had lunch with each of the four foundation sections. There were some very interesting conversations and our new students are excited and eager to learn all we can offer. They also seem to enjoy pizza. this year’s student council is being led by President Emma Kullberg and Vice President Shark E. Meyers. CVA Student Council has approved Illustration Club, Photo Club, and Anime Club for this fall and, of course, bowling continues to be an option! The Council’s Halloween decorations and party were a lot of fun as were the trick-otreaters on Halloween night. in october nationally recognized artist Sharon Louden presented a talk to cva students. Her visit to the Twin Cities coincided with the opening of her
site-specific installation Merge that was created for the grand re-opening of the Weisman Art Museum. Louden discussed the evolution of her artistic practice and professional life that includes multi-media work based in painting, installation, sculpture, drawings, prints, and animation. Her work is held in major public and private collections and has been exhibited nationally.
space to eat, study, play, collaborate, and occasionally nap.
cva’s aiga student group hosted a special event in conjunction with the Leaders of Design exhibition. The Pivot Series is designed as an opportunity for aiga student groups to develop programming for their fellow students who reside and study in the upper Midwest. This year’s event was an exclusive up-close-andpersonal presentation and q & a session with Kolean Pitner, Jo Davidson, and Sharon Werner.
Senior photography students exhibited their work in adjunct instructor Cheryl Wilgren Clyne’s studio/ gallery space during the October Saint Paul Art Crawl. Wilgren Clyne’s Air Sweet Air Gallery & Art Labs are located in the historic Northwestern Building.
thanks to cva facilities for getting the new Student Lounge in the Blair Arcade up and running. The furniture is comfortable, the light is good, there is plenty of room for lunch or studying. The facilities staff also donated a flat screen tv, basic cable, a dvd player, and Play Station to the lounge for cva student use. Students are taking great advantage of the
students in the news Senior Nicole Larson was one of 13 local fashion designers participating in a group runway show in Saint Paul in conjunction with MNfashion Week. In Little Black Dress the designers paid homage to the iconic fashion item as well as showing an alternative look to the lbd.
Students Will Cummings, Vanessa Mullenix, and Shelby Spreck were awarded third place prizes for their mannequin dress designs in the Mannequin Fashion Project at the Northstar Fashion Exhibition apparel trade show at the River Centre in Saint Paul. Vanessa Mullenix’s dress was titled Mirrors and Screws and was made with tissue paper, springs, mirrors, and beads. Black Gown, created by Will Cummings and Shelby Spreck, was made with black cardboard and garbage bags.
Also participating in the project were Noah Christopherson, Aurora Johnson, Madeline Murnion, and Kacie Nelson. Senior Erik Geiger competed in the Park Nicollet Foundation student design competition Project Better Gown and was one of the nine finalists. Students from seven college design programs participated to create a new hospital gown that would put the needs of the patient first and foremost while still meeting the medical needs of doctors and nurses. The designs of the finalists were shown at a live runway show during the Park Nicollet Foundation Celebration for Life Gala in October. Geiger was interviewed by wcco’s Frank Vascellaro for a news feature that was broadcasted prior to the event. Students Travis Flak, Kyrie Kotlowski, Amanda Martinson, and Angie Meyer were selected to participate in the fourth biennial Twin Cities Undergraduate Showcase at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Works in this regional exhibition represented fine art departments from eight area colleges and universities.
NEW ADDITIONS Please welcome the following new faculty. Robert Algeo 2-D Design/Digital Ryan Bridge Advanced Interactive Applications Carrie Hartman Children Book/Graphic Novel Marliss Jensen Textile and Fiber Beth McLaughlin Science of Art Conservation Timothy Oleksiak Academic Research & Writing Ryan Peltier Concept Art and Character Design Jana Pullman The Book Alonso Sierralta Additive Processes: Metal/Wood and Expanded Forms Laura Stack Drawing I Amanda Ward Graphic Design Systems
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Proud @ CVA CVA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers James Rubenstein Chair Attorney, Moss & Barnett Andrea Specht Vice-Chair Executive Director, Bloomington Theatre & Art Center Stephen P. Patrick Secretary President and CEO, BWBR Architects, Inc. Gretchen Koehn Treasurer President, ExecTeam, LLC Trustees Leslie Altman Attorney, Littler Mendelson Judith Beck Community Member Jamey Erickson Owner and Creative Director, Sevnthsin Phil Rosenbloom Managing Director, Bearance Management Group Kit Richardson Principal, Schafer Richardson Jean Vukas Roberts Vice President of Development, The Saint Paul Foundation Faculty Representative James O’Brien Chair, Illustration, College of Visual Arts
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rudy arnold ’11 was one of eleven artists chosen to participate in the Friendly Streets PlaceMaking projects and he led the Neighborhood Flags project last summer in the Hamline/Midway neighborhood. pat benincasa faculty was selected to be an International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Examiner in Minnesota. Examiners are appointed by the International Baccalaureate® to assess and moderate high school students’ work. The roles are highly valued and an essential part of the examination session, ensuring that the quality of assessment for which the ib is known worldwide is maintained. kimberly benson ’08 & barbara kreft adjunct faculty member were in The Painted Response to Life: Overload and Excess, The Body in Pain Through War and Conflict at The Third Place Gallery in Minneapolis. nancy carlson faculty had her book, Harriet’s Halloween Candy, adapted for the stage by Ann Schulman, with music and lyrics by Chad Henry. The play was performed at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, wi. ed charbonneau ‘99 faculty worked with seven interns from the
mcad on a large-scale painting installation at Medtronic’s world headquarters in Fridley. The artwork was hung in a 2–story atrium space adjacent to laboratories. The individual panels are inspired by images and equations used by Medtronic scientists on a daily basis. valerie frank faculty has been selected as a juror for the upcoming State Arts Boards exhibit Art of Recovery that will be held April thru June of 2012. josh grubbs ’09 was featured in Early Morning After Dark: From Dusk’s Last to Dawn’s First Light, an exhibition at Mpls Photo Center. The exhibition included over 100 images from photographers across the United States and countries worldwide. terry gydesen faculty was featured on tpt’s Minnesota Original series. Gydesen is a documentary photographer whose images tell the personal stories of some of Minnesota’s most recognizable political figures and celebrities. l.k. hanson faculty had an exhibition at the Modern Cafe in Northeast Minneapolis as a part of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association’s First Thursday. The exhibition
was a collection of his Farley Goes to the Fair illustrations presenting some of Farley’s greatest moments on display during the run of the 2011 Minnesota State Fair. And one of his iconic illustrations was featured in an opinion article in the October 26th issue of the StarTribune. Hanson also gave a presentation to the Colleagues of Calligraphy at their November meeting at the Plymouth Congregational Church. He gave a personal account of his history in the graphic arts and discussed his life-long interest in handwriting and tools. franklin haws ’89 was one of the artists featured in the Scott County Art Crawl. He displayed his art and photography as well as his children’s book Horrible Horribles. dc ice ’03 & Professional Advisory Committee member has illustrated the book Jackula the Vampire Dog written by Ian Punnett and published by Beaver’s Pond Press. Their previous collaboration was Dizzy the Mutt with the Propeller Butt. david b. jang ’99 had a solo exhibition Perception, Consciousness and Balance at the Sandra Lee Gallery in San Francisco.
val jenkins faculty has joined Rosalux Gallery, an artist run collective opening a new exhibition space in ne Minneapolis. Members from the gallery, including Jenkins, exhibited work at the Burnsville Visual Arts and Performing Center gallery in December. The Weisman Art Museum has purchased one of her drawings for the permanent collection. ben john ’10 photographed the local electro-pop band Dearling Physique for their latest ep release. His photograph of band members had been published on the mtv iggy website along with the release announcement. josh johnson faculty was one of ten United States sculptors between the ages of 25 and 35 selected to participate in the 2011 Young Sculptors Competition hosted by Miami University-Ohio. His sculpture Understudy won the third place award in this year’s annual competition. barbara kreft faculty was in the show Magnetic Fields at the Southwest School of Arts in San Antonio, tx. ann ledy President & Chief Academic Officer was one of the artists featured in ary = text = art at the Joel and Lila
Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums. The exhibition of seventytwo works created between 1960 and 2011 highlighted art that includes text or refers to textual elements. The artworks in the exhibition were from the collection of Sally and Wynn Kramarsky of New York. erik mickelson ’04 and ECM Motion Graphics & Design, along with Barbara Allen, have edited the documentary film Signing On, the story of deaf breast cancer survivors. The film had been shown in the Twin Cities Film Festival. larry millet faculty has a new book released by the University of Minnesota Press, Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities. The book takes an in-depth look at the history of the Twin Cities’ mansions and presents ninety lost mansions and estates. lynda monickisenberg faculty participated in Journeys
FALL 2011 PRESIDENT’S LIST Congratulations to the following students who earned a 3.50 GPA for the fall semester and carried at least 15 credit hours.
CVA families and students enjoyed the Student & Family Brunch at the University Club in December.
– Healing through Art at the Edina Art Center. james o’brien faculty had an illustration in the August 2011 issue of Convene Magazine, a leading meetings industry trade publication of the Professional Convention Management Association. He has work included in 3X3 Magazine’s Illustration Annual No. 8. O’Brien was named Illustrator of the Day on September 17, 2011 and featured on the website The Artfuls - A
Place for Illustrators. And he had a solo exhibition, Portraits: 2005–2011, at the Birchwood Cafe in Minneapolis. O’Brien also has been commissioned to create a portrait of An Wang, the co-founder of Wang Laboratories and inventor, for Softmart’s 2012 calendar. katie parr ’11 was selected by Altered Esthetics’ Solo Exhibition Program for her first solo exhibition Echo and Silence hosted by Bicycle Theory.
maria santiago faculty received an honorable mention for her copper relief print, Feminine Creative Fire, at the Minnesota State Fair art exhibition. christina schmid faculty participated in the German Studies Association’s annual conference in Louisville, ky. She was invited to contribute an essay to Binocular City, an exhibition featuring continued on page 8
collaboration was the theme of the group show intersections that is currently on view at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design Gallery. The exhibition is of collaborative studio projects between women teachers, students, and alumni and the interrelationships among art departments in the greater Twin Cities area. The show seeks to highlight the relationship between students and their mentors and underscore the nature of practicing artists as administrators. The exhibition brings together department chairs from eleven art departments in the greater Twin Cities area. Each chair collaborated with an alumnus from their respective departments. Representing cva in the exhibition are Chair of Fine Arts Valerie Jenkins, who partnered with Kimberly Benson ’08, and Chair of Foundation Lynda Monick-Isenberg, whose partner was Alyssa Baguss ’07.
Kyle Anderson Erin Arvidson Lyndsey Bighia Emma Conner Tyler Dahl Tiana Dauwalter Courtney Eichert Addie Elling Stephanie Frey Chloe Goodman Abby Haddican Caitlyn Hook Andrea Jacobs Kyrie Kotlowski William Lindau Shelby Lutz Chandra Lydeen Mary Marrinan Katherine McDonough Calvin McManamy Katie McMurray Joshua Mercil Angie Meyer Jennifer Moran Garret Nasset Angela Niemi Matthew Novak Danielle Reese Kellie Schneider Caleb Tindal See Vang Matthew Volenec Bailey Williams Natasha Yeager
SUMMER & FALL GRADUATES The following students finished their coursework this year. Congratulations to: S’tayarr Ereth Sarah Herbert Nicole Larson Angela Owens Joseph Weaver Carly Wright
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Gallery News PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Fashion Susan Bradley Sarah Colvin Anne Cramer Judith Kinghorn Anna Lee Susan Metzger Margaret Miller Fine Arts Christopher Atkins Harriet Bart Pricilla Chester C. Fuller Cowles Kris Douglas Jil Evans Sally Johnson Vesna Kittelson Tim Peterson Jeff Rathermel Scott Stulen Graphic Design Ruth Balbach Bruce Bourne Jeff Johnson Jane Tilka Andrew Voss Sharon Werner Illustration Shannon Brady Stephanie Glaros Steve Harmon DC Ice Barbara Koster Renae Lefebvre Lindsay Nohl Carmen Roselles JoAnn Schuna Ellen Thomson Photography Tom Arnt David Little Bob McNamara Paul Shambroom Leslie Hammons Teaching Artist Alyssa Baguss Barbara Cox DeAnna Cummings Roger Cummings Julie Dagleish Amy Frimpong Daniel Gabriel Calvin Keasling Ilene Mojsilov continued on page 7
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Portals on Western CVA’s public art exhibition space within the windows and storefront of the Western Building is amid the third year of showcasing Minnesota artists. Juana Berrio’s Inhabitants in a Parallel Universe closed in early January. A new installation by Kenneth Steinbach, Walking: The New Forests of Thoreau’s America, will open February 2, in conjunction with Illo Minn: Volume Three. Illo Minn: Volume Three a biennial Illustration exhibition, celebrates the unique and inventive work of 25 Minnesota illustrators. Each participating illustrator will exhibit a printed illustration accompanied by its original artwork, an additional original artwork of their choice, and a Moleskine® with a cover individually decorated by the illustrator. Don’t miss out on the Molkeskine® silent auction that will be held at the opening reception! Funds raised will go toward the cva Scholarship Fund. CVA Holiday Art Sale had a great turnout the first weekend in December. A big thank you to all of the students, alumni, and faculty who participated this year. With your help, we raised close to $11,000 in scholarships for cva students. Thank you for your time and effort to make the sale a success.
Christina Schmid, Coordinator of Senior Thesis and curator of the 2011 CVA Perspectives in Fine Art Series, leads a panel discussion for the exhibition. Photo by Bill Kelley
Academic students exhibitions complete the spring semester, beginning with the Juried Student Exhibition, opening March 22. This is an opportunity for sophomore, juniors, and seniors to display their work in the gallery. Works are selected in a blind review process by an outside panel of jurors. The Excellence in Scholarship online exhibition, launching March 29, recognizes top students each year. Students who meet the academic criteria are invited to participate and are awarded a $500 scholarship during the Scholarship Award Ceremony held at the University Club of Saint Paul. The First Year Foundation Exhibition, opening April 12, gives our new students their first opportunity to share their work within the gallery. The exhibition highlights cva’s curriculum with work ranging from 3–d projects, figure drawing,
Artist Harriet Bart with her work Enduring Afghanistan, part of the 2011 CVA Perspectives in Fine Art exhibition, Deceptive Distance. Photo by Bill Kelley
color studies, and more. The semester closes with the Graduation Exhibition where each student’s education culminates with senior thesis work that includes the development of a mature body of studio work. All graduating seniors from fashion, fine art, graphic
design, illustration, and photography participate in this year-end celebration. The exhibition opens April 26 and closes May 5. A reception in the CVA Gallery will be held following commencement on May 4.
Alumni News cva is participating in the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project. snaap is an online survey, data management, and institutional improvement system designed to enhance the impact of arts-school education. snaap will provide the first national data on how artists develop in this country, help identify the factors needed to better connect arts training to artistic careers, and allow education institutions, researchers, and arts leaders to look at the systemic factors that helped or hindered the career paths of alumni, whether they have chosen to work as artists or pursue other paths. cva had a great response rate of 26 percent. We look forward to receiving our survey data in March
2012. snaap is a project of the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research in collaboration with the Vanderbilt University Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy. Lead funding is provided by the Surdna Foundation, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Houston Endowment, and others. Brandon Regner ’11 and Allan Salmi ’10 have teamed up again on a live painting project. In the fall they participated in the City Pages sponsored event 2011 Envision Artopia, a biannual fashion show with various live art elements that was held at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis. In the month preceding the event, Regner and Salmi collaboratively developed the composition for
a painting and then executed it over a fourhour time period during the fashion show. At the end of the evening, the painting was auctioned off to benefit the Young Survival Coalition. big table studio Alumni Peet Fetsch ’05 and Nick Zdon ’04, along with partner and cva Professional Advisory Committee member Jeff Johnson, are the founders of Big Table Studio, a working design and print studio in Saint Paul. The grand opening of bts occurred in September with an exhibition of a collection of woodtype
and letterpress prints by Bill Moran from the Hamilton Woodtype Museum. Big Table Studio is a completely unique store front, where designers and printers rent a seat at the table getting access to print facilities, a studio to use as an office, and access to selling their hand made products through the bts retail shop. Other cva alumni Paul Haas ’11 and Kelly Perlick ‘08 along with cva student Andy Weaver have been interns at the Big Table Studio. More information is available at bigtablestudio.com/
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE continued from page 6 Bob Olsen Jenea Rewertz-Targui Susan Rotilie Jan Spencer de Gutierrez Joanne Toft Diversity Toni Carter DeAnna Cummings Roger Cummings Wing Young Huie Seitu Jones Christina McCoy Mitchell Rubenstein Lorena Dione Education Partners Susy Bielak Julie Gordon Dalgleish Susan Jacobson Shelley Quiala Becka Rahn Jeff Rathermel Cole Rogers Sarah Schultz Laura Zabel
Illustration alumna DC Ice ’03 presented her work to the Intro to Studio Thesis class. She has seven published children’s books including The Legend of the Werewolf (in our library collection), Jackula the Vampire Dog, and Dizzy the Mutt with the Propeller Butt.
Alumnus Jonas Lindberg ’05 was our special guest at this year’s Holiday Art
Photo by James O’Brien
Sale. His spin art machine was a hit!
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Community Education cva presents our spring 2012 offerings We welcome students of all skill levels to experience learning in a relaxed and inspiring setting. There is something for everyone – our classes will make you better at who you are and what you do! open figure drawing co-op Saturdays, beginning January 21 through April 29 cva’s popular figure drawing co-op begins in late January. The co-op is an opportunity for artists of all levels to enhance their figure drawing skills. The format is two and a half hours long, non-instructional, with a faculty member moderating pose length. No registration required. Please note there is no session on March 17. painting cva is offering two painting classes this spring. Our Introduction to Painting class provides the opportunity to explore the techniques of all the masters you’ve seen in the museums. Grow to understand the use of line, color, brushstroke, and composition while getting paint under your nails. The Beyond Beginners Painting class is geared towards those with previous painting experience and a desire to elevate their craft to a new level. drawing Whether you are brand
COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS COMMUNITY EDUCATION Advancing the value of art and design in the community. For more information and to register, visit CVA’s Community Education website. Instructor John Finkler providing one-on-one assistance in a digital skill builder course on interactive design in the Larsen Media Lab. Photo by Bill Kelley
new to drawing, or returning after a long hiatus, consider joining our No Fear Drawing for Adults class this spring. This course provides an opportunity to enjoy the art of drawing in a relaxed, studio environment. poster workshop cva is partnering with Big Table Studios, the newly established design and print studio in downtown Saint Paul, for a poster workshop. Try your hand at screen printing in this four-class workshop. illustration cva offers two illustration courses for the spring season. Join cva Illustration Chair, James O’Brien, to create art using traditional and digital media in our Pixels and Pens class. Students will make art using traditional media and then learn how to incorporate it into digital media. We also offer the wonderful opportunity
to work with renowned author and illustrator Nancy Carlson in our Children’s Book Illustration course. Carlson will teach you what it means to develop a character through the sequential art form of the illustrated book. Beginners and continuing students are welcome. digital skill builders Sharpen your technical skills in our Digital Skill Builders class series. Spring courses include Final Cut Pro X and Getting Started with Wordpress Websites. We also welcome all of the artisan entrepreneurs to our digital labs for a morning workshop called Jump Start Your Etsy Shop. photography Get to know your digital camera in Introduction to Digital Photography. Gain a working knowledge of the camera, develop a photographic eye, and practice acquired skills in and out of the classroom.
tours Learn more about art and history with three tour offerings: Connecting with Contemporary Art at the Walker Art Center guided by Susan Rotilie, The Sports Show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts guided by Tom Arndt and David Little, and Mississippi River Ramble Trolley Tour with local historian and author, Larry Millett. high school programs High school offerings for the spring include proven studio classes in drawing and painting, as well as an innovative approach to the subject of geometry through architectural drawing. We also are offering a fashion workshop aimed at the aspiring teen designer! Your input is invaluable in shaping our programs. What course would you like to take? What artist or designer would you like to see teaching at cva? Send your ideas to srobinson@cva.edu.
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Advancement News college art prep for success program CVA is delighted to announce two recent grants supporting our college readiness program: College Art Prep for Success (caps). The college received $25,000 from the e.r. Bigelow Foundation and $15,000 from the Mardag Foundation, two organizations supporting academic and artistic achievement throughout Saint Paul and across the state. College is by its nature a challenging time. Beyond the rigors of academic and artistic demands, for most students it also presents a significant life change. caps is a new skillbuilding resource available to qualifying students in their first year of study designed to help in the transition to life as a college student. The caps program offers a summer course establishing basic skills competencies plus yearlong tutoring in both liberal arts and digital technology. giving to the max Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Give to the Max Day on November 16. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $7,525 in just one day! Proceeds of this year’s Give to the Max Day were committed to the cva Scholarship Fund awarded across
the student body for academic excellence, artistic achievement, and financial need. An extraordinary resource we are proud to offer. If you missed out on Give to the Max Day, it’s not too late to add your support to the cva Scholarship Fund. We accept scholarship contributions throughout the year. Visit cva.edu and click “Give to cva.” frietag student emergency fund In 2009 a fund was established to offer emergency relief to cva students during times of need. Since then the fund has purchased groceries and other daily life necessities several times each year. Funded annually by a gift from Michelle Willinganz ’91 in memory of the kind spirit and generosity of her classmate, Kim (Hanson) Freitag ’92, we are hoping to grow the fund to support greater needs in times of emergency (See Student Corner lead story). The college is grateful for Ms. Willinganz’s ongoing generosity and invites you to join her in supporting our cva family when it’s needed most. To make a gift to the Frietag Student Emergency Fund, visit www.cva.edu and click “Give to cva.”
MANSE CONTACT INFORMATION Fund the Future With a Planned Gift for eighty-seven years the College of Visual Arts has been committed to the future of its graduates. From the Mills College of Art and Advertising to the School of Associated Arts to the College of Visual Arts, every graduating class has looked ahead at the endless possibilities awaiting their talent and the obligation of the college has remained the same throughout: to look forward. Including cva in your estate plans is an exceptional way to support the future of both the college and tomorrow’s creative thinkers. And there are a variety of options available to fit your intentions: Include CVA in your will or revocable trust Designate CVA as a beneficiary in your retirement plan Name CVA as a beneficiary or owner of a life insurance policy Establish a life income trust Assign tax-advantaged gifts of securities, property, or art to be made over time, during your lifetime The tax-advantages aside, your thoughtful planned gift to cva guarantees a brighter future for all those we touch: our students, our alumni, our faculty, and our community.
To learn more, contact Scott Winter, Director of Advancement, at 651.757.4086 or email swinter@cva.edu.
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CVA 2012 Spring Admissions Events & Workshops the admissions office offers on campus events, workshops, and tours throughout the year. For more information please contact the office at admissions @cva.edu or 651.757.4041 or go online at: www.cva.edu/admissions/special_events/ CVA Preview Day – Saturday, January 28 Portfolio Building Basics – Saturday, February 11 Essay Writing Workshop – Saturday, February 11 Financial Aid for Parents Workshop – Thursday, February 16 Drawing Workshop – Saturday, March 24
Proud @ CVA continued from page 5 Karen Brummund and St. Paul artist Carolyn Swiszcz. Collaborating with Minneapolis-based artist collective Art Of This, Schmid’s online journal Quodlibetica hosted two panel discussions on Art and Design (mis)Education. Schmid is also working on a curatorial project with the Plains Museum in Fargo, nd. toby sisson ’03 has received Clark University’s Junior Faculty of the Year award. The Edward Hodgkin Prize is awarded to a new faculty member for meritorious
contributions in creative practice, teaching, and service. Sisson is Assistant Professor of Studio Art in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University in Worcester, ma. ellen skoro faculty was notified that one of her photographs was selected as a part of the Intimate Landscape issue of Open to Interpretation, which is a publication that pairs photography with prose and poetry. Only 30 images out of 1,500 were chosen for the publication. Her image, Helen, Gather was
awarded an honorable mention. Eventually this collaboration will result in a published book. anna tahinci faculty co-curated the exhibition Rodin and America, Influence and Adaptation, 1876–1936 at Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center. She contributed an essay in the exhibition catalogue titled Rodin and His American Collectors. pam valfer faculty was included in the new Beautiful Decay Special Edition Book Future Perfect 2011 and will be exhibiting in Limerick,
Ireland in a two person show at Occupy Space in May 2012. cheryl wilgren clyne faculty has opened her art studio space Air Sweet Air gallery and art labs in the Northwestern Building in downtown Saint Paul. carly wright ’11 was featured in the student spotlight section of The dieline, a package design website highlighting design achievements in the packaging field. Wright’s rebranding and packaging of kitchen
gadgets was a packaging assignment from the cva Graphic Design Studio Thesis course she took while interning at Werner Design Werks in Saint Paul. She is now employed by Duffy & Partners in Minneapolis.