Art 2018/19

ART

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TO LOOK SOCIETY IN THE FACE AND DECLARE, ‘WE ARE NOT A LUXURY!’ THAT TAKES GUTS.” —MICHELLE DOMANOWSKI ‘16

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IT TAKES GUTS TO BE AN ARTIST.

EVERYTHING

IS A

DISCOVERY Whatever your creative process, the Cornish BFA Art program will help you cultivate and challenge your ideas forward.

world as a creative citizen. Our faculty are wholeheartedly dedicated to their fields, and on the leading edge of what’s happening in the global art world today.

Imagine you and just a few dozen other students—painters, digital media artists, photographers, and more—sharing a maker-space. This is your cohort.

Context and content are two words you’ll hear often at Cornish. You’ll research artmakers who resonate with you and practice talking about your work in the context of other artists and traditions. Through coursework and one-on-one studio visits with faculty, you’ll learn how to think through the content of your work—so the materials and mediums you choose best express your ideas.

You’ll stay up ‘til all hours making work, preparing for critiques, and even collaborating on projects together.

Like working alone? Welcome to your individual studio space, starting sophomore year. You’ll also discover plenty of tucked-away places on campus to channel your creative energies.

It’s the people here, your friends and mentors, who will empower you to develop your talents and transform the

Experiment, explore the unknown, and take risks. Fail? Try again. And shine.

CORNISH IS THE PLACE TO

EXPAND YOUR PRACTICE.

SEATTLE HOME TO INNOVATIVE ART F RO M S E AT T L E A RT M U S E U M TO DI Y, P O P -UP GA LLE R I E S SEATTLE IS THE PERFECT PLACE to pursue your artistic education— and Cornish College lives right at the heart of it all.

Home to the 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle International Film Festival, and Seattle Art Museum (recent host of the world-renowned “Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors”), Seattle is a thriving professional community for practicing artists. You’ll find Cornish alumni, faculty, and students creating bold, innovative work all over town.

With a white-hot economic base and a truly stunning natural setting,

the greater Seattle area is home to both tech giants, like Microsoft and Amazon, and natural wonders, like Mount Rainier and Snoqualmie Falls.

And as a cultural crossroads with a progressive personality, Seattle is a place where “inclusivity” and “eco-friendly” aren’t just buzzwords; they’re the foundation upon which our city and college thrive.

Cornish couldn’t have happened anywhere but Seattle—and we think you’ll thrive here, too.

THE FIRST THING YOU’LL RECEIVE AT CORNISH...

IS EVERYTHING

Your education begins in our FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM, A SHARED EXPERIENCE FOR ALL VISUAL ARTS STUDENTS. We know artists are stronger in their own craft when they’re exposed to other art forms or diverse media. Opportunities open when students who paint are introduced to design; when interior architects understand film; when designers embrace physical space.

We know that many of today’s most innovative artists blur the lines between art forms, experiment widely, and push against boundaries. That’s why Foundations is highly collaborative, working with a small cohort in shared studios to explore both traditional and digital media, with guidance from faculty who are themselves professional artists. We know making and thinking go hand-in-hand, so you’ll tap your curiosity about ideas, experiences, and craft.

Most important, we know that artists think deeply and differently.

They are extraordinarily adaptive, powerful problem-solvers that possess key transferable skills highly valued in the 21st century society and economy. These skills are front and center in Foundations, with ample opportunity to grow your creative thinking, critical writing, curiosity, and adaptability.

Spend your first year in our Foundations Program, AND END THE YEAR READY TO

CREATE WORK YOU NEVER DREAMED YOU COULD.

WALK

THROUGH

THE

HALLS

of Main Campus Center in the fall, and you may notice some pretty amazing blue tape artwork decorating the walls.

It’s one of the ways students within our Foundations Program discover how a familiar material can be transformed, during a class about line and space. They go as big or small as they want. They present their ideas to classmates and faculty. And they never look at blue tape

Š Mark Bocek

the same way again.

A DAY IN

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WHY INVEST

IN ARTS COLLEGE?

“OUR CALLING IS TO CREATE POSITIONS FOR OURSELVES AND OTHERS, TO IMPROVISE AND BLOW THE CEILING OFF ANYTHING RESEMBLING A LIMITATION.” — CL A IRE CHASE, F LUTIST & MACARTH U R FELLOW

Art has always played a vital role in society. Artists and performers challenge the way people interact with space, with technology, and with each other. Generating new ideas requires artists to not only be able to work in their field, but also to think critically— examining a situation, identifying a problem, and then designing a creative solution. Whether writing a play that highlights social injustice or designing a new skyscraper, artists enlighten us with their ability to examine problems in an entirely new way.

When you decide to invest your time and money into a college education, you are faced with a choice: invest in reproducing the techniques of other artists, or invest in a degree that teaches critical problem-solving by generating new art and performance. Hundreds of programs teach basic techniques

or craft in performance or visual arts, but few degrees teach artists how to apply critical thinking skills toward the creation of new work. At Cornish, we believe this immersive training offers the preparation necessary to address any future challenge.

Cornish College of the Arts offers a wide range of scholarships and financial aid to support the investment you make in your own future. Our students understand the value of studying in a thriving urban environment with fellow artists and performers, and experience the results of their hard work. As the Cornish artistic community both leads a changing society and adapts to a changing job market, we proudly support our student visionaries who are boldly challenging society to look at the world in a new way.

LEARN MORE AT CORNISH.EDU/FINANCIALAID

MORE THAN 95% OF CORNISH STUDENTS RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS.

A Northwest native, Aleah Chapin ‘09 was the first American to win the prestigious BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London (2012). Her famed The Aunties Project focuses on presenting women with a realistic examination of their aging bodies. According to Priscilla Frank of The Huffington Post, “to encounter a Chapin painting is to confront a human body stripped of shame, censorship, or stigma.” Her frank, feminist work has been

© Mark Bocek

exhibited internationally in the Flowers Gallery of New York and London.

E V E N T HE WA LLS

BY CA NH NG U Y E N , A DA M M C C OL LOM , CA R LOS E SPA R ZA

© Winnie Westergard

STUDENT

WORK

DAVID ANDREW NELSON ’15 / BFA EXHIBITION

© Jenny Jun

© Winnie Westergard

INSTALLATION, SCULPTURE, AND PRINT

BRISTOL HAYWARD-HUGHES ’15 / BB’S BLANKET BABYDOLL HEADS, EMBROIDERY THREAD (42”x47”x6”)

© Winnie Westergard

BRIAN SANCHEZ / PLATFORMS OF EXCHANGE U-HAUL TRUCK “GALLERY” & PRINT EXHIBITION

TAYLOR BEDNARZ ’16 / TWO FOR ONE SPECIAL SPRAY PAINT, STEEL, 1989 HONDA SPREE (68”x43”)

5 THINGS

YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CORNISH ART FACULTY

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THEY EXHIBIT THEIR OWN WORK at cultural institutions like Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art in Sapporo, Japan to innovative festivals, including the International Symposium on Electronic Art.

THEY LECTURE WORLDWIDE, from the American Museum of Natural History to the Renaissance Society of America in Florence, Italy.

THEY INVESTIGATE A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, from virtual environments and hyper reality, to landscape painting and glass art.

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THEY CARE DEEPLY ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES affecting

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THEY RECEIVED THEIR EDUCATION AT RENOWNED INSTITUTIONS like the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, CalArts, Virginia Commonwealth University, and of course, Cornish.

artists and all citizens, and value the inclusion of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

LEARN MORE & MEET OUR FACULTY AT CORNISH.EDU/ART

DAVID ANDREW NELSON ‘15

JUSTIN WEBB ‘16

SASHA FERRE ‘16 / 11 EMOJIS

BALLPOINT PEN (36”x16”)

GLAZED CERAMIC (VARIABLE SCALE)

JEANETTE JONES ‘16 / IT’S GOING TO BE OK ICE & FILAMENT (6’x12”x4”)

Student Work photos by © Winnie Westergard

WOOD, FLORESCENT TUBES, ZIPTIES (6’x7’x20”)

TEAR OUT & KEEP

APPLICATION DEADLINES

SCHOLARSHIPS

DECEMBER 1

Cornish offers merit scholarships based upon the strength of your application and audition/portfolio.

EARLY ACTION DEADLINE

FEBRUARY 15

Photography by Danielle Barnum unless noted. Design by Shannon Loys.

PRIORITY APPLICATION / SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE

Those applying for scholarship consideration should apply by

FEBRUARY 15.

After February 15. applications are accepted on a rolling basis if space is available.

CORNISH FAST FACTS ESTABLISHED

STUDENT ORIGINS

1914

35 states 18 countries

MAJORS

Art, Dance, Design, Film, Interior Architecture, Music, Performance Production, Theater

CAMPUS

3 locations in downtown Seattle: South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, Seattle Center

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE

13

ACCREDITATION

FACULTY:STUDENT RATIO

1:7

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, National Association of Schools of Art and Design

CORNISH.EDU/ART

THE MISSION OF CORNISH COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

is to provide students aspiring to become practicing artists with an educational program of the highest possible quality, in an environment that nurtures creativity and intellectual curiosity, while preparing them to contribute to society as artists, citizens, and innovators.

ADMISSION@CORNISH.EDU

800.726.ARTS

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