Almost here!

We're looking forward to the art students coming back to campus for Fall semester. Thankfully, department assistants, such as Rebecca, are able to come in and help us get ready. Here's a glimpse of her "to do" list! We're getting ready for Monday and the first day of classes -- it's

almost here!

Opportunity: Art Contest

Fun opportunity from Custom Takeout!

http://woobox.com/4n2x4w

Draw or paint some artwork on a white cup, take a photo of it, and upload it on to our page. 

The prize is a 100 dollar Visa card! 

Opportunity: on and off campus jobs

Student job opportunities are available through the Graves Center for posting on the campus job board, TigerNet.  The fair will take place on Wednesday, August 21^st in the Jones-Hall-Nelson Suite from 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM. (502) 863-8122 (phone and fax)
ALSO: this just in...

ALSO: this just in...
Wall Street Greetings, LLC (www.wallstreetgreetings.com) is a greeting card and eCard company that caters to the financial industry and offers a variety of corporate cards; holiday, birthday, thank you, note cards and other special occasions. You may be familiar with our company; we have enjoyed working with Georgetown student interns in the past. We are located in Versailles, KY and offer a very creative and relaxed environment.

We are currently looking for a full or part time graphic artist and thought you might know of recent graduates or dedicated seniors interested in the position. We hope to hire a creative individual with strong skills in Adobe design software, including Flash animation. In this position the graphic artist will design custom greeting cards and eCards, assist in catalog and marketing art and assist in basic logo and signature reconstruction to assist with order processing. As a small, growing business we offer the opportunity for an individual to expand their position depending on their skill set and the needs of the company. Contact:

Mary Ellen Harden

maryellen@wallstreetgreetings.com

859.873.0877

Preparing for school

Exciting find from the Pierce Store

The Art Department is preparing for the arrival of new students this week. Today Daniel and I went shopping in Pierce Hall to find treasures that we could put to good use. Shown above—one of our finds! You name it, we got it—charcoal, laminating sheets, pencils, and markers for the studios; binders, a display case, and gifty items for the galleries, and all sorts of things for our Homecoming exhibit. Special thanks to Kay Blevins for inviting us to come over and pick out items that we can put to good use.

We look forward to welcoming back our art majors and seeing new students this week.

Opportunity: Funds for College

Each year The National Society of Arts and Letters provides scholarships for students, aged 16 to 22, displaying exceptional talent and promise of future success. The Naomi Winston Scholarship in Art also awards a total of $10,000 to be used for private study, special training, personal advancement

In Defense of Art: Feel like writing a letter to The Times?

Wendy MacNaughton

I rarely repost content from other sites but, due to the imposing deadline for replies, have decided to do so (from Real Clear Arts.)

"This is your chance, and it may be your best chance, to make the case for art museums. Right now, online, The New York Times has invited a dialogue with readers that will run in Sunday’s Review section. You must respond by tomorrow (Thursday) to be considered for publication.

Opportunity: call for artwork

GC Alum Ashley Clayton invites all art students to participate. Read the call below...

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR SECOND ISSUE

Deadline for submissions is September 13th, 2013

Opportunity: Designer

From GC alum Laura McDonald, President of Impressions Marketing and Events: 

Freelance Position Information:

Impressions Marketing and Events, a full service marketing and events agency based in Central Kentucky, has an immediate need for a freelance graphic and web designer to assist with overflow projects. As a freelance

Art History Humor: Curator Tape

A professional group that I belong to mentioned this product, sold on Amazon. See below and click here.

Think about it...Should something with the name "Curator Tape" even be sold? Online we've had a good laugh about this. It's art history humor but also museum/curatorial humor. What kind of claims can you make about this product that is, ostensibly, gold tape? Here are some of the comments that have been made online in our list-serve, a few of which have been posted to Amazon. See if you catch the humor in each... 

“Everything looks like a masterpiece!”

"Man, that frame for the Van Gogh was in such bad shape, coming apart at the corners and everything!  I taped up the corners and now it looks like a million bucks!"