CVA M A NSE Newsletter for friends of the College of Visual Arts
AUGUST 2010
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Message from the President The island provided a wonderful backdrop for new friends and alumni to learn and relax in this historic setting.
in 2009–2010 cva expanded its horizons in the Midwest and internationally. New lifelong learning summer workshops were introduced at Stout’s Island Lodge on Red Cedar Lake in Wisconsin. Thanks to cva faculty, workshops which included painting from the landscape, nature journaling, and digital photography, were extremely well received.
This past year cva sent its first student, Nicole Larson, to Parsons Paris to study fashion design for her junior year. Nicole’s year abroad has prepared her for her capstone experience at cva. She will study with local fashion designer and new faculty member, Jessika Madison-Kennedy, and complete her thesis work. Currently there are several cva students preparing to study fashion at Parsons Paris. Most recently, I participated in a symposium with an international panel
from China, the United Kingdom, and France at Parsons Paris. Our conversation, as art and design educators, explored the past, present, and future of our various programs. cva has been invited to continue the conversation at next year’s Designer’s Days event in Paris. As cva continues to provide new opportunities to our students and the community, I hope you stay in touch through this newsletter and our website at www.cva.edu. ann ledy President and Chief Academic Officer
ABOUT THE COLLEGE The College of Visual Arts is a private, accredited, four-year college of art and design offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interdisciplinary design studies, and photography. The fine arts degree offers concentrations in drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. The interdisciplinary design studies degree offers a concentration in fashion. Founded in 1924, the college is located in the thriving urban residential areas of historic Summit Avenue and Ramsey Hill in Saint Paul, Minnesota. www.cva.edu
august 27 Annual Faculty Exhibition thru sep 11 september 9 Convocation 6:00 pm Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church 9 Annual Faculty Exhibition CVA Gallery Reception 6:00–8:00 pm 10 Student Welcome Back Party Summit Building 4:00–5:00 pm 11 Drawing Co–op thru dec 11 Western 404, Every Saturday 1:00–3:30 pm No session on nov 27 & dec 4 22 2010 Leaders of Design Series: Joel Templin Lecture Minnesota History Center 7:00 pm 23 2010 Leaders of Design Series: Hatch Design Exhibition thru oct 17 CVA Gallery Reception 6:00–8:00 pm october 15 CAGC Fall Art Tour Portals on Western Outstanding Printmaker: Lloyd Menard Exhibition thru nov 6 Opening Reception 5:00–8:00 pm november 22 Drop-off artwork for Holiday Art Sale CVA Gallery 2:00–8:00 pm 23 Drop-off artwork for Holiday Art Sale CVA Gallery 12:00–6:00 pm december 3 - 5 Annual Holiday Art Sale CVA Gallery Friday Preview Party 5:00–8:00 pm Saturday Sale 10:00 am–4:00 pm Sunday Sale 12:00–4:00 pm 5 Student and Family Brunch 10:30 am january 20 2011 Alumni Exhibition thru feb 5 CVA Gallery Reception/Reunion 6:00–8:00 pm
Campus News ACADEMIC LEADERS John DuFresne Professor, Graphic Design Chair, Graphic Design Julie L’Enfant, PhD Professor, Art History Chair, Liberal Arts Valerie Jenkins Associate Professor, Drawing and Painting Chair, Fine Arts 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, Art History and English Composition Coordinator, Internship Program and Senior Thesis
NEW ADDITIONS Please welcome the following new faculty and staff. Pritika Chowdhry Moldmaking and Casting Andy Ducett Installation Art Ted Johnson Chief Financial Officer, Consultant continued on page 3
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cva scholarship endowment fund At the College of Visual Arts, we strive to recognize both academic and artistic merit of our students. In order to do so, we have a variety of scholarship and grant programs awarded to incoming and current students. This spring, cva launched a new Scholarship Endowment Fund with a gift of seed money from donors Nancy and Dick Nicholson. The fund is managed by The Saint Paul Foundation and will generate scholarships for incoming first year students. To learn more about scholarships at cva, visit www. cva.edu/give_to_cva/ scholarships/.
exhibition in the 2010 AIGA Minnesota Design Show and the national 365: AIGA Annual Design Competition 31. The viewbook design was also selected for inclusion in the 51st Design Annual published by Communication Arts magazine. This prestigious annual compendium of juried work features the best in visual communications from around the world.
viewbook wins multiple awards Thanks to the work of graphic design adjunct instructor Jo Davison and Larsen, cva published a new admissions viewbook in the fall of 2009. The team of writers and photographers who worked on this project have created an awardwinning brochure that has received the following accolades from peers and design organizations.
new chair of illustration announced James O’Brien has been appointed as the new Chair of Illustration. He is a practicing illustrator and artist whose client list includes: American Express, Bank of America, Rand McNally, Microsoft, Delta Airlines, Sears, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, McGraw-Hill, Scholastic Press, Smithsonian, Business Week, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, Newsweek, US News & World Report, Computer World, PC Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Wine Spectator, The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The New York Times.
The tabloid-sized publication, which employs large close-up photos of artists’ tools and invites prospective students to “be visual,” was picked for
Using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, O’Brien’s work intermixes found, made, and digital elements. “I use a digital collage method, arranging elements
Gallery discussion for Perspective in Fine Arts exhibition, lead by Kristin Makholm, the new director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
that are digitally and traditionally cut, drawn, and painted. The content of my work is quiet, contemplative with hints of unease and disorder and a sense of impending movement and change. Chance is a vital part of my process, a collaboration between my intentional implementation of media and unexpected (and occasionally impelled) accidents.” O’Brien received a bfa at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, an ma at Syracuse University, and an mfa at the University of Hartford. His work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators (New York), Society of Illustrators LA, Communication Arts, 3X3, Creative Quarterly, Print, The Society of Publication Designers, SBS Digital Design, and AIGA.
aiga minnesota 2010 design show CVA alumni, faculty, and students had a great showing at the 2010 AIGA Minnesota Design Show. The cva 2010 valedictorian, graphic design major Joseph Kuefler, received two judge’s choice designations as well as four awards. Faculty member Kenton Hanson developed the distinct AIGA Minnesota Design Show 2010 website. Congratulations to the following from our cva community: Devon Adrian, Paul Afong, Jr., Alison Beattie, Barbara Brown, Jo Davison, John DuFresne, Jamey Erickson, Joseph Kuefler, Ben Levitz, Gordon McIntyre-Lee, Evan Nagan, Dave Pedersen, Allan Peters, Greg Pickman, Andy Powell, Sam Soulek, Renea Thull, Emily Weigel, and Braden Wise.
Student Corner oh what a year it was! student life at cva continues to grow. In April the Student Council and the Office for Student Life hosted another spring dance. This year’s theme was Monsters and Space. There was great food, great costumes, great dance music, and lots of fun. Thanks this year to Rudy Arnold for taking some amazing photos!
NEW ADDITIONS continued from page 2 Jessika MadisonKennedy Intro to Fashion Thesis Professional Pattern and Construction Techniques James O’Brien Chair, Illustration RIck Peterson Hand Lettering Illustration Concepts Scholarship recipients at the annual Scholarship Award Ceremony.
Ryan Philippi Introduction to Video Production
Photo by Bill Kelley
the president’s office and office for student life are introducing two new professional development opportunities for cva students. The Senior Banquet, held the evening before graduation, gave students an opportunity to meet members of the cva Board of Trustees and the Professional Advisory Committee in a formal dinner setting. This event will become a regular part of our senior graduation celebration. This fall cva juniors will participate in an Etiquette Lunch with a coach to guide students in proper dinner etiquette needed to make a memorable first impression. cva’s scholarship award ceremony keeps getting bigger and better. The 2010 ceremony was held at the University Club and more than thirty scholarships were given out at the
evening celebration. We are proud of these high achieving students and grateful for the generous donors who make it possible for cva to award scholarships in recognition of student excellence. this spring the cva drum circle got off the ground. Students met weekly for six weeks with facilitator Marc Anderson. Drumming offers great stress relief and builds community and friendship. Watch for drumming to start up again next year and join us if you can! in april the creative arts high school in Saint Paul hosted an exhibition of student artwork that ranged from kindergarten through beyond mfa. Eleven students from cva had pieces in the show as part of the bfa portion of the exhibition. The cva students were: Lydia Alsdurf,
Rio Saito Japanese Art/Culture David Woodward Director of Financial Aid
MAY GRADUATES The following students finished their coursework this year. Congratulations to: Marc Anderson leading a group of students in the weekly drum circle this past spring.
Travis Flak, Hannah Frick, Alyssa Fuller, Zach Goulet, Andrew Hetrick, Ruth Krech, Bill Lindau, Kirk McConkey, Brandon Regner, and Amber Wallin. the junior spotlight exhibition was held at the Office of Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman March 3 through April 30, 2010. Forty-three juniors, from all majors, participated in the show. the 2010–2011 student council will have Hannah Frick serving as president for a second
year. Other officers and representatives will be selected in the fall during the first week of school. president ledy will again host a festive brunch for cva students and families on Sunday, December 5. Guests will enjoy wonderful food, a brief program, and conversation. After the brunch participants can help support student scholarships by visiting the Holiday Art Sale at the CVA Gallery. Brunch tickets must be purchased online by November 22.
Dayna Besser Lily Carlock Cara Fazio Michael Greenwall Kayla Halberg Elizabeth Hausladen Brett Hurlbut Joseph Kuefler* Emily Lutes Meghan O’Hare** Jacob Ramberg Allan Salmi Margit Schmitt Andrew Schwartz Miranda Skelley Katherine Smith*** * Summa Cum Laude ** Magna Cum Laude *** Cum Laude
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Proud @ CVA CVA BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers Tim Larsen Chair President and Founder, Larsen Design Andrea Specht Vice-Chair Executive Director, Bloomington Theatre & Art Center Stephen P. Patrick, Secretary President and CEO, BWBR Architects, Inc. James Rubenstein, Treasurer Attorney, Moss & Barnett A Professional Association Trustees Judith Beck Community Member Douglas Powell Principal, Schwartz Powell Kit Richardson Principal, Schafer Richardson Faculty Representative John DuFresne Chair, Graphic Design, College of Visual Arts
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evan baden alum 07 was featured in the article Children of the Virtual World that appeared in the Guardian, a British newspaper. He also was featured in a segment of mn original show #102 that aired in April. The show, a weekly series produced by Twin Cities Public Television, showcases Minnesota’s creative community and introduces viewers to original artists who produce extraordinary work.
Arts in Maiden Rock, wi. He also will be having duo shows with his wife, Pam Valfer, at the Soo Visual Art Center in Minneapolis and the Grayduck gallery in Austin, TX, as well as a show with Joe Sinness at St. Cloud State.
pat benicasa faculty was in a juried, online show Geometric Abstraction presented by the Still Point Gallery, a virtual gallery based in Brunswick, Maine. She also had an exhibition of her work Reflected Walk: Through a Glass Ceiling Labyrinth in the main gallery at the South Dakota Art Museum
ed charbonneau alum 99 & faculty had recent paintings and drawings featured in the show Unusual Landscapes at Gallery Gray, an online gallery based in Minneapolis. In April, four works from this series were included in the Art Educators’ Juried Exhibition at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts.
allen brewer alum 97 & faculty was part of an Art Inspired music project initiated by McNally Smith College of Music. He had an exhibition if not it, then what? at the Burnett Art Gallery, had artwork featured at mitrebox framing, and participated in the Tangletown Gardens’ 2010 Garden and Art Tour. He will be illustrating posters for Sandbox Theater’s fall production and will be in a solo show at Swan Song Contemporary
michael carina alum 95 has recently completed a collection of gift bag designs that will be available in Target’s Holiday 2010 stationery, gift bag, and wrap assortment.
lauren clapp alum 09 is using her illustrator skills to create machine and hand embroidery and cross stitch designs that she is selling online via her Etsy shop. amy di gennaro faculty was featured in the publication New American Paintings, Juried Exhibitions-inPrint #83. This edition featured the work of 39 artists from the Midwest. matthew doubek alum 95 and Samuel
Mobley had a show Carnival of Fictional Amusement at the Pirate: Contemporary Art gallery in Denver. ken friberg alum 90 had a photography exhibition within reach at the CoCo and Strom Studio in Saint Paul. linda gammell faculty gave a talk in February at the Minneapolis Photo Center. She also collaborated with Sandra Menefee Taylor on the piece The Braided Stream that was in the Women and Water Rights Exhibition at the Nash Gallery at the University of Minnesota david jang alum 99 had work in the exhibition Objects are Forever at the H. Kazan Fine Arts Gallery in Los Angeles. matthew janson alum 05 was one of seven finalists of the Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize for 2010. All finalists participated in an exhibition at the Baltimore Art Museum. val jenkins faculty had drawings in the exhibition Ordinarily Here at the Weisman Art Museum. She had work in Drawing Discourse: An Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing at the Tucker Cooke Gallery at the University of North Carolina and will have work included
in the International Drawing Annual, a competitive annual publication of works of contemporary drawing and writing about art published by Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center. brian lund alum 98 had work in the exhibition compose! at the Smith-Stewart Gallery in New York. paula mc cartney faculty had her book Bird Watching published by Princeton Architectural Press. Coinciding with the release of the book, Paula had a solo exhibition of the photographs at the klompching Gallery in Brooklyn. michelle mc creery faculty had work in Blake Collects - Living with Art at the Blake School in Minneapolis. The spring exhibition showcased the many and varied art collected by members of the Blake School community. lynda monickisenberg faculty has been named to the Advisory Group for the Minnesota Perpich Center’s Arts Education in Minnesota Schools Research Project. She had drawings in the juried exhibition Profiling: Diversity in the Jewish Community at the Tychman Shapiro Gallery in Minneapolis. She
SPRING 2010 PRESIDENT’S LIST Congratulations to the following students who earned a 3.50 GPA for the spring semester and carried at least 15 credit hours. Havilah Aos Todd Balthazor Maia Bersenadze Emily-linnea Bulen Alexandria Cochran Erin Dunn S’tayarr Ereth Monica (Niedzielski) Malley ‘06 and Kaitlin Busse-Wolfgram ‘05 at the
Emily Weigel ‘09, Kristin Krantz ‘10, and Dana Besser ‘10 at the AIGA
Cara Fazio
Alumni Exhibition and Reunion in July. Photo by Bill Kelley
Minnesota Portfolio One-on-One event. Photo by Kolean Pitner
Stephanie Frey
worked with the Minneapolis School District Summer Science Institute mentoring cva graduates as they create drawing strategies for K-5 teachers to use in the classroom throughout the school year. This opportunity comes directly from the work done through cva’s Teaching Artist program with Minneapolis schools and her community connections to MPS Arts for Academic Achievement.
christina schmid faculty had an essay The Art of the Double-Take: Evan Baden’s Technically Intimate in the March issue of Foam, an international magazine on photography published quarterly by the Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam and Vandejong Communications. She and Quodlibetica’s co-editor Collier White were guests on kfai’s weekly program Art Matters.
cassandra monson alum 03 held summer art programs at the Homewood Studios in Minneapolis that were for children and explored the art of Greece. She also had art on display at the 42nd Avenue Station in Minneapolis. kelly munson alum 02 is the Creative Director for new Blu Dot film, Real Good Experiment.
Blu Dot partnered with mono, a Minneapolis design firm, to create a curb-mining experiment of leaving chairs all over New York for people to freely take. james o’brien faculty has three illustrations featured in the 3x3 Proshow7 Illustration Annual that is due out this fall and had an illustration featured in the Summer 2010 issue of Minnesota Magazine. jake ramberg alum 10 was a contributor to Quodlibetica’s June constellation, Art and Science, and was the first intern to work for this art and visual culture website. maria santiago faculty had two prints in the 2nd Regional Juried Art Exhibition that was held in the galleries at Winona State University and St. Mary’s University.
pascal staub alum 00 works under the name of Grafilu and creates illustrative design in a variety of visual languages. The summer fiction issue of The New Yorker includes twenty of his portraits of young writers. jeremy szopinski alum 98 presented his mfa Thesis Exhibition,
Glory Glory, in April at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. emily weigel alum 09 was featured in the AIGA Minnesota Distiller newsletter. She was interviewed about her position as Portfolio One-on-One co-chair. kara zumbahlen faculty gave a lecture on Michelangelo’s Pieta at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The lecture was part of an event to publicize the arrival of a Pieta replica that was on display at the cathedral earlier this year.
Adam Fuchs Ellen Griffin Andrew Hetrick Brett Hurlbut Joseph Kuefler Jamie Larson William Lindau Emily Lutes Genevieve Mariani Amanda Martinson Ashley Masog Katherine McDonough Katie McMurray Joshua Mercil Angie Meyer Bernadette Mueller Jaclyn Nelson Stacy Nesbitt Julia Ohmann Katy Orth Lindsay Paczkowski Stephan Peters Steven Rohricht Margit Schmitt Andrew Schwartz Tara Shaffer Kayla Velst Andrew Weaver Vanesa Windschitl Carly Wright
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Alumni News PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE Ruth Balbach Target Susan Bradley Susan Bradley Designs Bruce Bourne Periscope Jeff Cerise S.A.M. Inc. William Clark Photographer Barbara Cox Perpich Center for Arts Education Kris Douglas Rochester Art Center Peter Eleey Walker Art Center Jamey Erickson Sevnthsin Amy Frimpong Minnesota State Arts Board Jeff Johnson Spunk Design Machine Jessika MadisonKennedy Dadadie Brucke Design Bob McNamara Photographer Lisa Michaux Minneapolis Institute of Arts Diane Mullin Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum Justin Newhall Photographer Tim Peterson Franklin Art Works continued on page 7
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Next year cva is making a change in timing and format to the annual alumni exhibition. The usual June show will now kick-off the spring semester and run January 21 through February 5. This gives current students, usually on summer break, an opportunity to see the professional work of our cva alumni as well as meet one another at the reception. The exhibition format will also change to a juried show. Artwork drop-off will be Sunday, January 9 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. and Monday, January 10 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. More information can be found at www.cva.edu/ alumni/.
Gallery News faculty exhibition Fall semester begins the exhibition season at the College of Visual Arts Gallery. The first show is the 2010 Annual Faculty Exhibition on view August 26 through September 11. This exhibition features works by faculty who teach in fine arts, foundation studies, graphic design, illustration, interdisciplinary design studies, liberal arts, and photography. cva leaders of design series The College of Visual Arts is pleased to
Master He Manzong signed and gifted eight calligraphy scrolls to CVA at the opening reception of Harmonious Hunan, an exhibition featuring artists from Saint Paul’s sister city, Changsha, China, in partnership with the Saint Paul Mayor’s Office, Public Art Saint Paul, and the US-China Peoples Friendship Association of Minnesota.
announce that the fall 2010 Series will feature Joel Templin, co-founder of Hatch Design, a San Francisco based firm. Templin has enjoyed a successful design career spanning more than 17 years. He has been recognized as one of the most sought-after design professionals in the country and continues to innovate and create distinctive work for some of the world’s biggest brands. Joel Templin will speak at an evening lecture on Wednesday, September 22, at the Minnesota History Center, with a post-lecture Welcome Fundraiser at the University Club of Saint Paul. An exhibition of work by Hatch Design will be on view at the CVA Gallery from September 23 through
October 9, with an opening night reception that is open to the public. Make your reservations now for the lecture and fundraiser at www.cva. edu/about/leaders/. lloyd menard, 2010 outstanding printmaker As part of the biennial Mid America Print Council Conference, cva is hosting an exhibition of the 2010 Outstanding Printmaker, selected by the conference nomination committee. The winner of this prestigious award is Lloyd Menard, an artist who has made a significant contribution to the field of printmaking. An exhibition featuring his work, along with five of his mentees, will open October 15 and run through November 6.
holiday art sale and preview Mark your calendar this December 4 and 5 for the cva Holiday Art Sale. This annual sale features artwork by alumni, faculty, students, and staff, and promises to be filled with great art and creative gift ideas. Your best bet at snatching up the hottest deals is to attend the Preview Party on Friday, December 3. Tickets for the preview event are $20 purchased in advance online or $25 at the door. Proceeds benefit cva scholarship funds. Friday, December 3 5:00–8:00 pm (Preview) Saturday, December 4 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm Sunday, December 5 12:00–4:00 pm
Lifelong Learning this fall cva is offering a robust lifelong learning program. For the most complete list of courses with information on course details, including dates and costs, and for online registration, please go to www.cva. edu/community/. saint paul theater series Do you love attending live theater in Saint Paul? Would you like to learn more about the creative process that brings a show to life? After an introductory discussion of the plays with cva faculty member Kelly Hulander, participants will attend performances at three of Saint Paul’s top venues: Penumbra Theatre Company, History Theatre, and Park Square Theatre. Each performance will be followed by a question-and-answer session with one of the professionals involved with the production.
tech re-tooling series Do you need to sharpen the tools in your tech toolbox? Are you generally computer literate, but want to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, or create your own website? Then consider signing up for the new Tech Re-tooling Series. Classes are designed to be taken either individually or as a group, depending on your needs. stout’s island art workshops cva is once again offering workshops at Stout’s Island Lodge in Wisconsin. Join cva faculty members for a wonderful weekend of pastels or photography in this beautiful island setting. open figure drawing co-op cva’s popular Open Figure Drawing Co-op launches for the new academic year on
September 11. During the fall semester the sessions will be held every Saturday through December 11, with no session on November 27 and December 4. The co-op runs from 1:00 to 3:30 pm in Room 404 of the Western Building and the $10 fee (cash
Congratulations to the following staff and faculty for their years of service at the college. allen brewer 5 years Adjunct faculty jo davison 15 years Adjunct faculty nancy debernardi 15 years Executive Assistant john dufresne 15 years Chair, Graphic Design linda gammell 5 years Adjunct faculty carmen harris 5 years Associate Director of Marketing
caroline houdek 5 years Photo Studio Technician
Camera class.
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE continued from page 6 Jeff Rathermel Minnesota Center for Book Arts Susan Rotilie Walker Art Center JoAnn Schuna The Schuna Group
Milestones
kathy heuer 10 years Library Director
Participants in this summer’s Stout’s Island Through the Lens of a Digital
only) is paid at the door. The co-op is an opportunity for artists of all levels to enhance their figure drawing skills. The sessions are non-instructional, with a faculty member moderating pose length.
michelle mccreery 10 years Adjunct faculty lynda monickisenberg 15 years Chair, Foundation Studies Justin Newhall 10 years Adjunct faculty gary pickman 5 years Adjunct faculty kolean pitner 20 years Adjunct faculty andy powell 10 years Adjunct faculty sibyl roche 10 years Controller
kelly hulander 5 years Adjunct faculty
christina schmid 5 years Coordinator, Internship Program & Senior Thesis
barbara kreft 5 years Adjunct faculty
steve stenzel 5 years Adjunct faculty
grant mason 5 years Maintenance Assistant
pam valfer 5 years Adjunct faculty
Scott Stulen MNartists.org Jane Tilka Tilka Design JoAnn Verburg Photographer Sharon Werner Werner Design Werks, Inc.
CONTACT INFORMATION MANSE is a newsletter published two times a year by the College of Visual Arts. Submission of information for future issues can be sent to kheuer@cva.edu. Editor Kathy Heuer Designer John DuFresne Contributors Lois Caneday John DuFresne Carmen Harris Kathy Heuer Bill Kelley Ann Ledy Demeri Mullikin James O’Brien Elyan Paz Kolean Pitner Anne White
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Admissions 2010 minnesota state visual arts exhibition CVA hosted the annual Minnesota State Visual Arts Exhibition with the Art Educators of Minnesota and support of the Minnesota State High School League. It was the largest high school exhibition ever, with over 60 high schools represented and over 70 artworks. The
2010 exhibition was in the CVA Gallery in May and showcased the Juror’s Choice Spotlight on the Arts winners from the statewide mshsl Visual Art festivals. During the May 15 reception participants received a certificate and had the opportunity to participate in a discussion about their artwork and process.
2010 fall admissions events Portfolio Building Workshop for Art School Admissions, October 2 & 9 Essay Writing Workshop for Art School Admissions, October 9 Fall Visit Day for Prospective Students, October 21 Documentation Workshop for Art School Admissions, November 13 CVA 101 Night, November 18 Portfolio Night for Applicants, November 18 Portfolio Night for Applicants, December 9 Please contact the Admissions Office if you know anyone interested in learning more about the college, the admissions process, and on-campus events. admissions@cva.edu
High school student in the Summit lab during the Creative Sweet! A Graphic Design Introduction to Adobe’s Creative
Drawing Immersion for the College-Bound Artist student during the high
Suite class. Photo by Bill Kelley
school summer intensive class. Photo by Bill Kelley