Criticism Seminar (Gerard's Section)

Hi all. I wanted to invite you to eavesdrop on my section of Criticism Seminar by visiting the blog we've set up. Here's a link, and I'll put one to the sidebar of the site. On the Criticism blog, you'll find links to many of the students in the program.

Hope your summer is off to a good start.

UArts Alumna called 'lowbrow' in review!

Congrats to UArts MFA Deb Yarrington, who forwarded news from Workhouse Arts Center, that included a photo of her and recent work. You can read the glowing article here. What are y'all up to, anyway?!?

Gettin' the work out there

Okay, you missed auditions for Work of Art, but there's still time to make the deadline for Vox Populi's 6th jureid exhibit, cleverly titled...(wait for it) Vox VI.

Follow this link to post your work for on-line judging. May you not be found wanting.

Hey, good news from the College Art Association!

Thought some of you might be interested in this...

At its meeting on May 2, 2010, the CAA Board of Directors voted to restore several important programs for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1. After a year of conservative budgeting in response to the economic downturn, the board eased financial constraints on the following programs that benefit CAA members.

Below are the highlights; see http://bit.ly/9I8bFP for full details.

Fellowships to MFA students
In 2010, CAA will award five Professional Development Fellowships in the Visual Arts of $5,000 each to outstanding students who will receive MFA degrees in calendar year 2011. CAA hopes that Professional Development Fellowships in Art History can again be awarded to doctoral candidates in 2011.

Art writing grant(s) that support individual projects

2010 GRANT APPLICATION NOW OPEN
Application Deadline — Monday, June 7, 2010

The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants in the following categories:

• Articles
• Blogs
• Books
• New and Alternative Media
• Short-Form Writing

Grants range from $3,000 to $50,000 depending on the needs and scope of the project.
Designed to encourage and reward writing about contemporary art that is rigorous, passionate, eloquent and precise, as well as to create a broader audience for arts writing, the Arts Writers Grant Program aims to strengthen the field as a whole and to ensure that critical writing remains a valued mode of engaging the visual arts.

here are the guidelines

Space Program

Hi all - I wanted to give you a heads-up about studio space that's available in Philadelphia.

If you've not been to Art Making Machine Studios (3000 N. Hope Street in Philadelphia) you might want to check them out. They have shared wood and metal shop facilities, wi-fi, a kitchen, and other swanky amenities. You might want to check it out, and you can by sending an email to them.

NCECA: Jun Kaneko Lecture

Antonio Fink: NCECA 2010

The Haverford School
Centennial Hall Gallery, 450 Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA
610-642-3020

Antonio Fink 2010 Tiles
Antonio Fink's first tile exhibition took place in May of 1997 at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Since then, Fink has developed his tile technique, as well as his depictions of the human face, and figure. The visual impact of these tiles are a conglomerate of influences from Jose Clemente Orozco, Frank Stella, Bellows, Viola Frey Picasso and Matisse, to name a few. This exhibition features contructivist, high relief tiles that are full of color and reflections on contemporary life.
Mar 28-Apr 30. Sun-Sat 11:00am-7:00pm. Reception Apr 2, 6:00-9:00pm

Terri Saulin: NCECA Exhibitions 2010

Hello All,
Happy Spring!
I am hoping to see you at this year's NCECA festivities.
Perhaps you may be able to catch one of the two shows in which I will be participating.
Nancy Agati is also participating in "6-III."
Here's a Link to NCECA.
There is great work this year.
Hope you get to see it!
Warm regards,
Terri

Art21 wants to hear from YOU

Got a story to tell about graduate school? There's a really cool opportunity to get it out there through the Art21 Blog's new Open Enrollment column.

It would be so great for students in the UArts program to participate in this because your graduate experience is a unique mix of independence and community. I hope you'll contact them (the deadline is March 5), and that I'll see your blog posts soon...

Best ~gerard

Swoon in North Philly

Swoon, has made her way to the streets of North Philadelphia to participate in Philagrafika 2010, a citywide festival celebrating the role of print in contemporary artistic practice.
Check out:
ROBOTS WILL KILL

Miss Martha Graham Cracker

Hello All,
This Friday, 1/29/10 is Pig Iron Theater's Annual Benefit Show.
Come and see Miss Martha and a slew of others perform.
Hams Across America will take place at the Trocadero Theater, 1003 Arch St. in Phila.
7pm - ?
Go here for more info!!!