FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2011 MEDIA CONTACT: Candace Brasseur USCB Public Information Director 843-208-8030 brasse@uscb.edu
USCB Hosts a Graduate Level Summer Workshop in Digital Photography for Art Teachers Beaufort, SC- For the first time, the University of South Carolina Beaufort is hosting graduate level digital photography classes for art teachers on June 13th-17th. Workshop participants will gain new personal insights about the creative process, how to make aesthetic decisions in selecting subjects and frame composition, and an increased expertise in using Photoshop to manipulate captured images- all of which can be taken into the classroom and shared with students. Classes will be taught by Dr. Phil Dunn, artist in residence and a Pulitzer nominated, award winning photographer with over thirty years experience as a photographer and an art educator. According to Dunn, "This workshop is the first in a series of professional development initiatives that will bring art teachers from all across South Carolina to the Historic Beaufort Campus to study digital photography as an art form. In the next several months we will continue to reach out to our community and the educational profession as we strive to build the Studio Art program at USC Beaufort.� Evening activities will include a waterside barbeque on Lady’s Island and a presentation on Gullah culture. The workshop will culminate with a group exhibition and reception held at the USCB Gallery at the Center for the Arts on July 15, 2011.
Digital image of Hunting Island by Dr. Phil Dunn. ### ABOUT USCB’S STUDIO ART PROGRAM The Studio Art degree program provides students with a focus in visual arts and in the history of art, within the context of the liberal arts. The program prepares graduates both for professional careers and graduate programs in fine arts. The combination of an intensive liberal arts background with studio arts proficiency skills and practical experience helps students investigate and integrate their knowledge and perspectives in today's technologically changing world and gives them the background needed for a career in the arts. For more information see http://www.uscb.edu/art/index.html. ABOUT USCB Located in the heart of the Carolina Sea Islands, the University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) is a senior institution of the University of South Carolina system serving the southeast coast of Georgia and South Carolina. USCB has been the fastest growing baccalaureate institution in the USC system since becoming a four year university in 2002.The university has two campuses which serve a diverse student body of more than 1750 students. The Historic Beaufort campus, located on Beaufort’s downtown waterfront, houses an innovative baccalaureate studio arts program in close proximity to the Beaufort’s many art galleries. The Hilton Head Gateway campus in Bluffton, S.C., offers cutting-edge Computational Science and Nursing laboratories and is the home to Sand Shark athletics. USCB offers students an exceptional place to learn and live in an environment focused on growth, preservation and opportunity. For
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