A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
Brett Player, Chair Fred Salancy, Vice-Chair Jennifer Guy-Hudson, Immediate Past Chair
Howard Kessler
LEADERSHIP DEAN’S ADVISORY
Rediscovering Community, Built by the Arts.
MarciaAmandaMcWilliamsMorrisonAdeleMyersD.ThornberryChuckWhitedTirrellD.Whittley EMERITUS MEMBERS Segundo
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Blythe MichaelSaraNicoleAdreonCraneDimmickFornaroAndreaFriallDavidGilchrist
Jonathan Klepper Cricket Mannheimer
The joy of feeling this sense of community again has driven the FSU College of Fine Arts—through the ups and downs of the last year—to accomplish all that is highlighted here in this 2021–2022 Year in Review, and much more. My thanks go out to each one of you for playing a starring role in these accomplishments—as volunteer leaders, mentors, donors and collaborators. We are moving forward together, through our shared passion for and commitment to the arts and design.
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JAMES FRAZIER, EdD Dean SCOTT SHAMP, PhD Senior Associate Dean MICHAEL CARRASCO, PhD Associate Dean JESSICA COMAS, MFA, CFRE Director of Development
It is the experiences we share—whether on stage or screen, in a gallery or walking by a public mural, at a festival or in a classroom—which create community. A recent study has even shown that our heart rates sync up when we are watching or listening to the same thing, even if we are doing so at completely different times and in distant places. Our students are training to create art, curate and design experiences, objects and spaces, and use the arts to educate, heal, and solve problems…all to build a more vibrant local and global community.
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James Frazier, MFA, EdD Dean
Left: A lighting maquette project by undergraduate student Ashlee Burkett.
Right: Graduate student alum Zuleydi Gonzalez explains a medical clinic solution in the Studio 4 class.
2021–2022 YEAR IN REVIEW | 3 FSU’S INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN PROGRAM RANKS 3RD IN TOP 15 BEST BACHELOR’S IN INTERIOR DESIGN 2022 Above: “A Bridge to the Stars” - Interior Architecture and Design MFA students Hannah Smith and Alana Houston and alumna Sarah Rifqi (MFA 2021) won the Goodwood Museum & Gardens competition to a create a memorial to all people enslaved on the property from approximately 1832 until 1865.
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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
JIHA MOON Artist Jiha Moon in Residence Thanks to South Arts Foundation Grant Moon is an Atlanta-based, Korean born multimedia artist whose paintings, drawings, and ceramics explore issues of global identities and the construction of personal narratives. The nationally recognized artist hosted a workshop at the Tallahassee Senior Center and met oneon-one with students from the FSU Department of Art.
2021–2022 YEAR IN REVIEW | 5 DR. WILSON-AMA’ECHEFUKAREN FSU School of Dance and Civil Rights Institute Partner for creative residency with Dr. Karen Wilson-Ama’Echefu Known as blues woman and story midwife, public performing intellectual Dr. Karen Wilson-Ama’Echefu led a ten-day creative residency on the subject of “Repair, Reparation and Healing” in February 2022 as part of their ongoing creative research as dance, song, story collective, ‘Structures for Change.’ Wilson-Ama’Echefu is a Harlem child of Virginian parentage who specializes in the cultural production of Africans in the United States over its 400-year history. ARTISTSVISITING43 DURING 2021–2022 THE CFA HOSTED: GOLD ($2,500+) Maggie Allesee/Strum Allesee Family ShariFoundation&Stephen Ashman Ronald L. Banyay Ronnette Belizaire Chandler & Brad Bonney Doug Bradbury Fred D. Chappell Peter & Jennifer Collins Robert Contreras & Ellen Berler Warren Coville Sandy & Jim Dafoe Beth & Phillip Emery Andrew & Michelle Feinberg Steven & Blanche Gordon Christine & Andrew Gumberg Sherry & Michael Guthrie Elece MichaelCharlesJoyBarbaraHarrisonHeardA.Hermanowski-SmithL.Huisking,IIIFornaro&Christopher Iansiti THANK YOU TO OUR SOCIETYDEAN’S FSU College of Fine Arts Dean’s Society recognizes donors that make annual, cumulative contributions of $250 or more to programs in the College of Fine Arts. For recognition in the Dean’s Society, make a gift today at give.fsu.edu/art. Rick & Cathie Johnson with Interior Architecture & Design students and Johnson Scholars, Karin Okamura and Haley Valdez
“In the early 90’s, I had the opportunity to teach at FSU’s London Study Center. What a fantastic and unique experience for a student to study where English-speaking theatre has its roots!” Coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of FSU’s London Study Center, Chappell made a gift to endow the Fred Chappell Scholarship for London Theatre Study. As an endowed gift, the principle is invested by the FSU Foundation so that interest earned can be used annually to support a student. In this way, Chappell’s gift will provide a legacy of support long into the future.
ART THERAPY IN PRISONS PROGRAM
The program was so successful that a new three-year contract has doubled the program’s size from four to eight institutions. “Mindful Watercolor” – This image represents an success-driven process, encouraging clients to begin painting without a plan or intention, but rather remain present with their creation as they watch the color appear on the paper. This mindful practice is helpful in relieving stress and building positive coping skills.
After his 2020 retirement from FSU School of Theatre, Emeritus Professor Fred Chappell knew that giving back to students would be a big part of his post-teaching days.
“I want all our students to exit FSU with the best foundation possible. Yet in my 34 years as a professor, I witnessed far too many students who struggled and turned down opportunities for growth due to financial issues.” One of those oft-missed opportunities is Study Abroad.
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EMERITUS PROFESSOR FRED CHAPPELL ENDOWS SCHOLARSHIP FOR THEATRE ACADEMY LONDON
Since January 2020, a groundbreaking partnership between FSU’s Art Therapy Program and the Florida Department of Corrections has provided young adult inmates with special needs and obstacles the opportunity to earn their General Education Degree (GED) while also addressing topics such as mental health and emotional and behavioral challenges through art therapy. Dave Gussak, program coordinator for FSU/FDC Art Therapy in Prisons Program, has been involved in bringing art therapy into correctional settings for more than 30 years and has conducted various research studies in Florida correctional settings since arriving at FSU in 2002.
“This investment in my education is something I can never say thank you enough for. I am acquiring the skills needed to share my talent and passion with the world, and I could not be more excited!” - Allison Crawford, BFA Acting Class of 2023, Inaugural Recipient
The yearly list recognizes individuals and institutions who are contributing to the cultural conversation in a pointed way—and moving that conversation forward. Ali is a Curator and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and affiliated faculty in the Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies Program, Department of Art History.
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DANCE PROFESSOR SELECTED AS ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT GLACIER NATIONAL PARK School of Dance professor Ilana Goldman and Gabriel Williams (MFA Dance 2017) have been selected as artistsin-residence at Montana’s Glacier National Park to create a dance film focused on global environmental challenges and the effects of humans. The artist-in-residence program seeks artists whose work is related to the park’s interpretative themes. It also seeks artists who support the mission of the National Park Service and the conservation of these public lands.
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PURE ‘GENIUS’ FSU Dance’s Jawole Willa Jo Zollar named MacArthur Fellow Jawole Willa Jo Zollar—FSU alum, Professor and founder of Urban Bush Women—is the first FSU faculty member to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the “genius grant.” Zollar also received the 2022 Award of Merit for Achievement in the Performing Arts from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, an award which recognized her among just 7 trailblazers and visionaries, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Tony Awardwinning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell.
“Movement is the foundation of life. Dance takes this imperativehumantoanexpressiveimperativethatsupportsourabilitytomakemeaninganddeepenourunderstandingofthisworld.”
8 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS THANK YOU TO OUR DEAN’S SOCIETY GOLD ($2,500+) CONT. Bobby Jensen & Randell Johnson Rick & Cathie Johnson Jenn HowardJoyKessler & Anne Van Meter George Kole & Judith Zuckerberg Donald Markstein Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson & Howell Ferguson Elsa & Meredith McKinney Anthony Morgan Jay IngridNewmanC.Nutter Brett & Caroline Player Jim & Betty Ann Rodgers James C. & Elizabeth R. Smith South Arts, Inc. The Mellon Foundation The MarciaExchangeDeebThornberry & Robert Thornberry Jacqueline & Chuck Whited Dennis & Barbara Williams GARNET ($1,000 - $2,499) Blythe & Lynn Adreon Erin & Alan Bratic Kathleen J. & Michael H. Brown Sandy Brown, PropertiesMagnolia Dan MarkCarterChin-Lenn & Kevin Pfeiffer Robert & Linda Clickner Patti S. Cochran Tom, Danielle & Cassandra Crabb Cameron DeGavre Sara HowardDimmick&Susan Eisenman Karl Fedronas & Kathy Kelle Nancy Smith Fichter & Robert W. Fichter Adam & Anne Fishbein Eric & Andrea Friall Cary Fuller
Students expressed in listening sessions that they had been embarrassed to present their work alongside their peers due to financial difficulties; some even described having to choose between class materials and food at times.
ART ALZHEIMER’SFIGHTING
Created with Crowdfunding from Alumni & Friends
Associate Professor of Digital Arts Keith Roberson teamed up with faculty and staff members from across the University to develop a project known as DeepCare, which will use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of life for those at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. As part of this project, Roberson is developing a way for patients to use AI image generation, collaborating with the AI to create art through text prompts. Previous studies have shown that this type of art therapy, known as “art on behalf,” can be effective in improving quality of life measures for patients. “Scholarships and financial aid can sometimes cover tuition and textbooks, but usually not supplies or materials. Fulfilling this need—and levelling the academic experience—was of utmost importance to us.” - Department Chair Dr. Jill Pable. 20% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING THE PROGRAM ARE PELL GRANT-ELIGIBLE
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MATERIALS & SUPPLIES FUND FOR STUDENTS
In response, Department of Interior Architecture & Design alumni and friends rallied together in the academic year to establish a new Materials & Supplies Fund, which will provide starter supply kits economically challenged first- and secondyear students. The kits contain 30 items necessary for the program, including mechanical pencils, templates, trace paper, a T-Square, and more.
Beginning college is an exciting time for new students – but it’s not without its struggles. The uncertainty of moving away, the rigors of academic programs, and taking out loans to pay for living expenses and supplies adds stress to what should be a smooth transition. For economically disadvantaged students, the situation is worse.
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V. Mulcahy Robb LauraPruitt&Sam Rogers Marcia Rosal & Philip Fong Emily B. Ruddell Francis J. & Ann S. Salancy David & Julianne Schulte Brence & Janis Sell Michael & Judy Sheridan Michael K. Sheridan Michael Stephens & Collen Reedy Suzanne Stipek Martha A. Strawn Margaret Thayer & Jeffrey Joyce David & Paula Warmath Elise & Joseph Warner Bill & Carol Weissert Tirrell & Kristen Whittley Charles & Susan Wilson JawoleCarolWolf-GordonA.WoodwardW.J.Zollar 10 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS* Deceased, but not forgotten
THEATRE SHOWCASE Spring showcases highlight FSU actors in NYC, LA & worldwide A series of showcases this spring highlighted the talents of seniors from the undergraduate Music Theatre and Acting programs, as well as the graduate students from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training in Sarasota. In New York City, Los Angeles and online, these talented young actors demonstrated their talents before alums, donors and industry professionals. BFA/BM Music Theatre vimeo.com/716151777 MFA Acting FSUAsoloConservatory.com WATCH ONLINE: THANK YOU TO OUR DEAN’S SOCIETY GARNET ($1,000 - $2,499) CONT. Dave & Laurie Gussak Jennifer M. Guy-Hudson & Matt Hudson IA Interior Architects Interiors Trading Co., Inc. Kathi Jaschke & Richard B. Dusenbury Bobby Johnston & Paul Wilson Emory & Dorothy Johnson Joe & Cindy Johnson Barbara A. Judd* Jonathan Klepper & Jimmy Cole Michael & Catherine Lambert Cameron & Julie Lashbrook Gregory J. Leaming Virginia & Joseph Mallof Douglas & Cricket Mannheimer Mary A. McDonough Sally McRorie KC & Bob McWilliams Lynn & Todd McWilliams Russ & Genie Morcom
NEWBOLDSTEPHEN BA Art History 2006, PhD Candidate in Art Education “I completed a project, as part of my ‘Business in Acting’ course, on the unique theatre and entertainment industry in Chicago, which allowed me to establish meaningful connections with agents and theatre companies.”
FSU’S GREATGIVE
KAT CHUDY MFA Candidate in Studio Art FSU GO PACK Targets Sustainability in Hurricane Preparedness
KLOPFENSTEINPAIGE MFA Acting 2022 “As I extend my interest in arts accessibility in academic settings, I have been interviewing people who have modified art-marking workspaces. Thanks to my scholarship, I purchased equipment to create a podcast so their innovations can be shared nationwide for other art teachers and artists with accessibility issues. Since receiving the award, I have published two episodes!”
Philanthropic gifts power awards to support experiential learning for students studying in the arts at FSU. Thanks to annual gifts to the College of Fine Arts and its Career Preparation in the Arts fund through FSU Great Give and all throughout the year, students from across the College can apply for awards to help them pursue internships, residencies, conference attendance & presentation, and more. These student stories are just three examples of how your gifts ignited a career.
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Partnering with FSU’s Resilient Infrastructure & Disaster Response (RIDER) Center, FSU Art Professor Holly Hanessian is testing public libraries as a means of distributing sustainable emergency kits for citizens impacted by our region’s major climate catastrophe, hurricanes. The Go Pack initiative evolved from Hanessian’s Hurricane Emergency Art Kit.
“I was able to present a workshop in five schools across the State of Florida, which helped students transition back to classroom environments after the isolation of this pandemic. Through an art experience—making a memorial flag—we intentionally engaged the students in selfcare strategies and studio practice.”
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YATIL ETHERLY (MA Museum & Cultural Heritage Studies 2022) curated an exhibition for the WJB Art & Design Library. “Thinking in 3D: Utilizing the Future to Reimagine the Past” featured more than thirty 3D printed objects and artifact replicas created by Yatil himself! These replicas allow visitors to interact with them directly.
SARAH MATHEISEN a doctoral candidate in Art History, received a Medieval Academy of America Dissertation Grant to support her dissertation project in which she examines the monumental decorative program of a rock-cut church in the Ihlara Valley of Cappadocia, Turkey and a Student Travel Grant from the International Center of Medieval Art.
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ARIANNA DANTES an undergraduate student in Interior Architecture and Design was named to Metropolis Magazine’s Top 100 Future Designers 2022.
SYDNEY MARTIN an MFA Costume Design graduate student in the School of Theatre, won 2nd Place in the Southeastern Theatre Conference Costume Design Awards for her work on FSU’s Spring 2022 production of Men on Boats
2021–2022 YEAR IN REVIEW | 13 ALUMNI NEWS ALEXIS ASSAM (MA Art History 2018), Curator of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, was named an ‘On the Rise’ Museum Curator by Culture Type. DEBRAH SICKLER-VOIGT (BA 1992, PhD Art Education 2002) and RYAN SHIN (PhD Art Education 2002) were honored with 2022 National Art Education Association Awards for service. MARIO CASERTA (BS Studio Art 1999) Launched Fancy VFX and O’Keeffe: One Hundred Flowers experience at Illuminarium Las Vegas and Atlanta. RAMONE NELSON (BFA Music Theatre, 2021) made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning production of MJ the Musical. ArtsFineofMuseumVirginiaSellers.SandrabyPhoto SEMINOLE ($500 - $999) Barbara & Hector Aguirre Tony Archer & Daniel Taylor Walli SteveBeallBeen, Kathy & Joan McGuire Michael & Rachel Ciaccio Juan & Jessica Comas Reshma Dalsania Sara DuChene Jo Ann Fain Margie Fletcher John & Alexis Fraites Larry J. Gerber David & Hilda Gilchrist Michelle Greiner Elaine CarolynHackettHenne & Robert Goree James E. Hennessey & M.K. MichealGibsonHetsler & John Hinson Jerry & Bobbi Hill Lynn Hogan & Robin Fowler Tanya Hollady Mark & Nicole Howell Richard & Linda Hyson Bob & Janis Inzer Bruce & Lynn Janasiewicz Deborah & Ernest Kearney John & Linda Kilgore Russell Kohl George Koraly Dennis Kovach & David Logan John & Jennifer LaVia William & Susan Leseman Mike & Heather Lister Tony & Barbara Lombardo Julie Lovelace & Burt Davy Geof Mansfield & Jennifer Fitzwater Sue & Tim Markham Hayes P. Mauro Preston & Yelena McLane Philip & Gay Merrill Marion & Martin Merzer Jane & George Morgan Steven RichardMudder&Betty Nimtz Martha Olive-Hall & William Hall Lucie Matthews Patton Sunny Phillips Larry & Joanne Pintacuda 2021–2022 YEAR IN REVIEW | 13 THANK YOU TO OUR SOCIETYDEAN’S SCHOLARSHIPS121
14 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS SEMINOLE ($500 - $999) CONT. Franklin & Dixie Platt Tony Purvis & Patrick Enderle Sawyer L. Ramsey Kathleen L. Russo Robert Salie & Rita Pazniokas Almena & Brooks Pettit Anne C. Schmidt Gary & Patricia Smith Jeremy Spinks Robert & Robin Stuyverson Tracey & Brett Morgan Ronald & Karen Toshner Randall Van Syoc & Allen Ransome Bernie & Lisa Waxman Arthur & Judith Whitson Jerry & Janice Wise David & Mary Jean Yon FRIENDS ($250 - $499) Alan & Nancy Asker William & Frances Berry Carolyn & Daryl Blake Donna Blanton & John Van Gieson Paul J. & Holly L. Brannigan James & Maureen A. Briede Brian & Leah Bristow Randy & Laurie Brown James Bryan & Stewart Parins Mark & Susan Canning Anne & Douglas Cannon Martha & Brent Chumbler Terry & Linda Cole Kyle D&DPaulCarolCoonJ.CooperS.DietchmanDesignGroup/David & Susan Denman Amanda & Lance Davis Lynda J. Davis Tom & Valeria Dudley Gerald & Cathy Dufford Barbara & Bryon Ehlmann Katherine A. Emrich Caroline & Christopher Ennen Sharon & Richard Fallon Grayal E. Farr Rick & Joyce Fausone Segundo & Bobbie Fernandez Jack & Susan Fiorito Roy Forman & Paula Sanders James A. Frazier Tony & Kate W. Gelabert Patrick & Artis Gray Stuart & Joan Griffith Steven Hall Judith WarrenMylesMeaganHefrenE.HelmanHollanderHusband& Samantha Padgett Josh & Nikki Jordan James Jurick & Karen Wehner Kenneth Kranz & Susan Barnes Debra & David Lachter Charles & Dian LaTour Fred & Jill Leach Meik AnneliseLee Leysieffer Jeffrey & Nancy Lickson Lisa MarySantiagoRebeccaDanielJamesAlexFranLaurieAdriennePatriciaRalphJoanneLovettoC.Mallardi&SueMancusoYanceyMartinMatcham&BillMcCortMcLean&W.B.MooreMeng&YiZhuMesser&HannahStraus&RebeccaMillerG.Miller&LaurieMolinaAnn&DuncanMoore Debra Murphy Leslie O’Connor Judith & James O’Donnell Karen L. Oehme & Nat S. Stern Sandra & Richard Oltmanns Jill & William Pable Victoria Pace Joel & Diana Padgett Wilmer Pearson Steven & Felicia Perfect Marlo & Joel Ransdell Michael & Nancy Redig Rodney Reeves & Joan Matey Mary MichaelKarenRachelRobertsRoederJ.Russell&Arlene Sandberg Russell R. Sandifer Gregory & Dawn Springs Blan Teagle & Lili Quintiliani Jana & Thomas Tift Aurora Torres-Hansen & Gordon Hansen Marjorie Turnbull Mary JosephVosslerWalthall & Donna Legare Barbara KathleenWare&Thomas Watters Andrew H. Welch Kip & Bev Wells James & Annette West Arthur RicardoJohnWildwoodWiedingerBallet&MaryWinn&Deborah Yaryura Marilyn Young & Michael Launer Luther Youngs, III Mark LesleyZiegler&Jeffrey Zitone-Olson Richard & Katherine Zorn Listing represents donors who made gifts totaling $250 or more between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022 to one or more funds held by the FSU Foundation, for the benefit of the College of Fine Arts, its departments, and programs. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. Should you have any corrections or questions, please contact the College Advancement Office at (850) 645-0701. THANK YOU TO OUR DEAN’S SOCIETY FSU College of Fine Arts Dean’s Society recognizes donors that make annual, cumulative contributions of $250 or more to programs in the College of Fine Arts. For recognition in the Dean’s Society, make a gift today at give.fsu.edu/art.
2021–2022 YEAR IN REVIEW | 15 Jay Newman with Newman Scholars Hannah Fazio, Mike Franz and Teresa 2022SimoneTheatre Patron New York Trip Dinner JoAnn Fain with Music Theatre Student/Fain Scholar José Muñoz Matty Mathieson and Carol Gilbert with Conservatory Students Joe Ayers, Zoya Martin and Imani Williams Tirrell Whittley and Brett Player talk with a student “Helping alumni and friends realize dreams at the FSU College of Fine Arts is incredibly rewarding. Let’s talk soon about your philanthropic goals.” JESSICA COMAS Director of Development 850.508.0601 • jcomas@fsu.edu Renew your gift give.fsu.edu/art
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