Opportunities: Internship at Lexington Art League

Lexington Art League

PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY 

The Lexington Art League is seeking enthusiastic and qualified interns for the summer 2013 professional intern program. Ideal candidates for these positions possess the following characteristics:

Opportunities: Internship at Stonestreet Farm

Stonestreet Farm 

Digital Media & Marketing Summer Internship
Stonestreet Farm, a leader in thoroughbred breeding and racing, is pleased to present a Digital Media
& Marketing Internship opportunity for an extraordinary and creative student with a passion for the
thoroughbred industry.

Internship Summary
General: The Digital Media intern will work with the Digital Media Manager to develop content,
images and strategies for Stonestreet’s web and social media communications and assist with
fan engagement, community/industry outreach and special events.

Opportunity: Internship - Saks Fifth Avenue (event 3/28)

This upcoming Thursday, March 28th, GC will host an information session with Leah Willingham, a GC alum and the manager of college recruitment for fashion industry leader Saks Fifth Avenue. Leah is very interested in recruiting GC juniors for summer internships and GC seniors for their executive development program. The information session will take place from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Jones-Hall-Nelson Suite (Hall of Fame Room). This is an approved NEXUS event. Leah will be discussing application procedures and strategies that GC students can utilize to set themselves apart in a competitive job market.
Need more info: Contact Ray Clere, Director Graves Center for Calling and Career Georgetown College 400 East College Street Georgetown, KY 40324 (502) 863-8122 (phone and fax)

1-855-FOR-1993

If anyone is going to Manhattan any time soon, please do this for me and record the experience. This is awesome.

"Guys. Some genius came up with the idea to turn Manhattan's 5,000 pay phones (for the children out there, these are like community cell phones) into time machines. This is all actually part of an exhibit at the New Museum called NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star. Here's how it works:

1. Go to a Manhattan pay phone. Bring Purell.
2. Hope that none of your friends see you using said pay phone. (JKs!)
3. Dial 1-855-FOR-1993. This won't cost you any money.
4. Listen to oral histories about the year 1993. There are, according to the New Museum, "never-been-told stories of sweeping change and personal experiences tied to the neighborhood where [you're] standing."

Who will you hear from? Central figures of NYC's '90s scene like Robin Byrd or Mario Batali and other folks talking about anything from fashion to crime to MetroCards. Cool, right? You can find a map of pay phones at recalling1993.com."

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NASA or MOMA?

Here are some pictures. Were they taken in space, or painted here on Earth?

Click here to play the game at The Atlantic.

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Art Club, Info Meeting Tuesday

Discover MEDIUM, the new Art Club on campus!

Info Meeting:
If you love art and want pizza, come out Tuesday the 26th at 7 PM to the Wilson Art Building! We will be discussing our upcoming events for this semester and beyond!

Countdown to London: MEETING TODAY @ 3:30

As any follower of our blog knows, our department encourages students to study abroad for a short-term or longer stay. Studying abroad is a fantastic way to learn about another culture and experience art, museums, and so much more.

Prospective Student Event + Cool kids = Great Saturday

On Saturday, Daniel, Pegs and I manned the Art Department booth to recruit prospective students! It was so much fun. I hadn't seen Pegs in...probably over a year so that was amazing. It was ok to see Daniel as well I guess. Just kidding. That was pretty great too.

In addition to passing out informational packets (that Daniel handmade by the way) we -and by we I mean Peggy and Daniel- printed these sweet Georgetown pics for everyone to take home as a souvenir. 

Here Pegs and I engaged with students and talked about how the Art Department is the coolest place on campus. 

Yay! We are the coolest kids on campus (also I got to rock the apron with the princess button so I was obviously the coolest of the coolest kids).

Conference Report: Public Art and the City 2013

The Symposium’s Keynote Presentation was delivered by Mary Miss who has founded the City as Living Laboratory—a framework for making issues of social and environmental sustainability tangible through collaboration and the arts. Trained as a sculptor, Miss's work creates situations emphasizing a site’s history, its ecology, or aspects of the environment that have gone unnoticed. She has worked closely with architects, planners, engineers, ecologists, and public administrators on projects as diverse as creating a temporary memorial around the perimeter of Ground Zero, marking the predicted flood level of Boulder, Colorado, revealing the history of the Union Square Subway station in New York City or turning a sewage treatment plant into a public space. For more information visit www.marymiss.com

Mary Miss walking on Maya Lin's
earthwork near Crestwood, KY

The earthwork from afar

Morning panelists discussed recent public art projects in St. Louis, Nashville, and Long Beach, Calif. The featured artists have created or managed works in outdoor settings such as vacant city lots, flooded waterfronts and alongside urban waterways. Those speakers included Tiffany Carbonneau, Bellarmine University; Leslie Markle, Curator for Public Art, Washington University; and Caroline Vincent, Nashville Metro Arts Commission. Dan Jones, chairman and CEO of 21^st Century Parks, gave the luncheon talk about the Parklands of Floyds Fork urban parks system project. The afternoon roundtable session about perspectives on public art brought U of L scholars to the table to address sacred sites in a global perspective, environmental history, urban planning and mapping as a tool to understand landscape.

We're already looking forward to Public Art and the City 2014. More info this fall!

5-7pm!

http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/galleries/currently-on-view/

Old Home Week: Welcome Back Alumni!

The week before Spring Break, several art alumni came back to campus for a visit -- to take in their old art stomping grounds in the classroom and studios, as well as the Jacobs Collection and Cochenour Gallery and a little further afield -- at Lock and Key.

Thanks to everyone who visited. It was a wonderful week. You're always welcome to come back for another visit and bring another alum with you - we love having our GC art family return home to the Wilson Building! 

Jonathan, class of 2007 and U of L graduate curatorial program '09,

 who is teaching art history and art apprec in West Virginia. He commented to Gallery Monitor and art history major, Lynsey (on the right above) GC'14, "This picture is my jam!" referring to the Jacobs Collection's print by Sam Francis. 

Daniel, Darrell, and Peggy (class of 2010) who is now in grad school @ UK

Cortney (class of 2010) and K-Lev (Guest Blog Poster and grad of '08)
with Earl Grey enjoying an evening of half-priced appetizers at Lock and Key!

Stephanie (class of 2008) with Jonathan reliving their Florence memories
from the Summer of '06 -- yay! study abroad!

Historical Markers coming...

Big shout out to Maddy Fritz '13 , 
our Art Major/Comm Minior who designed the historical markers being installed on campus. The first one went in today and all but four will be installed by late Thursday. The remaining ones will be installed as soon as the weather breaks (posts need to be dug and even though the calendar says Spring, it's still a bit chilly!)

As of today, there's a mix of old signs (black and grey) and the new signage (tan/brown). By the weekend, you'll only have new signs to view. Give these a look and tell us what you think.

Can't get enough? Too cold to go outside?  Check out the Tiger Trax website that lists all of the markers.

Thanks to the entire project team, as there were lots of folks involved in this project from across campus. Special thanks to the Grounds crew (Doug and Randall especially) who are making the installation possible. They're tending to the fine details that are necessary to see this project through.

Dr. Wargelin and Earl Grey with the newly-installed marker
near the Graves Center

Face Off

So, I am not one to blog about a TV show and actually not really into watching it.  In fact, I don't even own a TV any more.  BUT I recently came across a show on Syfy -- yes, I said Syfy -- called Face Off.  It is pretty awesome.

From make-up application to sculpting foam, these competitors are given a challenge each week to create movie make-up magic.  This show gives you the behind the scenes of creating these amazing cinematic creatures.  Who knew it took so much to turn a plain Tom into a bizarre giant with a face growing out of his back.  And these people have just DAYS to do so from conception to completion.

Needless today, this won't be on my 'I have to watch every episode' list; but it is pretty awesome to watch these guys hone their craft, imagine what you would do, and to add special effects to your list of jobs out of school -- it is up there.



Face Off - Episode # 1 / Part 1 by FaceOffx

Senior Spotlight: Kayleigh Riddell

Kayleigh Riddell (Georgetown, Ky) combines needle and paintbrush with a kind of symbiotic sensitivity that only some who is interested in the psychology of sibling interactions can. Coming from a strong and independent matriarchal family, she uses her bond with her sister to, in part, illustrate the nature of this particular relationship while also dramatize similar narratives found in other habitats, from the depths of seas to African jungle, for example. She is a double major in Psychology.

On Shelby (her sister): "Protection, caring, and home are just some of the main staples of our sisterhood." -- Kayleigh Riddell

Kayleigh Riddell, Shark and Remora, oil and embroidery floss, 16 x 20 inches

With Keyleigh, I conclude the expos of the five BA candidates in why is this happening? (2013 Senior Thesis, ART455). Please visit the previous blogposts on Daniel, Lauren and Elizabeth, and Jen. 

why is this happening?

Senior Art Exhibition 2013 

March 22 - April 5, 2013

reception, lecture and screening: Friday, March 22, 5 – 7 PM

For more information please follow Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/galleries/ or https://www.facebook.com/whyisthishappening2013

Jeanette Tesmer, Director of Art Galleries and Curator of Collections
E-mail: jeanette_tesmer@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8399

Boris Zakic, Professor of Art

E-mail: boris_zakic@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8107

Senior Spotlight: Jen Stephenson

Jen Stephenson (LaGrange, KY) worked with linwood, ebony pencil, wood, mulch, paper and platform fabrication -- a bit of departure from her intense and overt use of cicada or snake shells. Her aim was just the same, to remind us of the importance of the nature's many lessons. But with an attempt at listening "her" in deft and more patient ways. Two six-foot sections of log standing upright are the main subjects of the installation, and viewers are invited to step up onto the tree's supporting bases to experience the work in a more personal way. 

*The image below is a detailed view of other smaller podium pieces also included in the installation.  

As a child, I spent my days outdoors; exploring, climbing, and playing in the woods that were my backyard. As the years progressed I left that woods behind, but my fascination with nature stayed with me and grew stronger, nurtured by constant study and experience. This passion began to be reflected in my art early on, and has been a favorite theme of mine that has guided my art making and process. I prefer working with natural materials and imagery, as I feel that it imparts a sense of the spirit of the world into my projects. -- Jen Stephenson

Jen Stephenson,  Lend Me Your Ear, and I Will Lend You My Spirit (detail of the installation) 

Jen is one of the five BA candidates in why is this happening? (2013 Senior Thesis, ART455). Please revisit the last week's expos on Daniel, Lauren and Elizabeth, and look for Kayleigh in the coming days. 

why is this happening?

Senior Art Exhibition 2013 

March 22 - April 5, 2013

reception, lecture and screening: Friday, March 22, 5 – 7 PM

For more information please follow Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/galleries/ or https://www.facebook.com/whyisthishappening2013

Jeanette Tesmer, Director of Art Galleries and Curator of Collections
E-mail: jeanette_tesmer@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8399

Boris Zakic, Professor of Art

E-mail: boris_zakic@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8107

Senior Spotlight: Lauren Meister

Lauren Meister (Cincinnati, OH) documented the influence of relationships through the lens of a camera. For her subjects, she's made the most of the interview process to develop a deeper understanding of her sitters. In form, however, the photographs are thereafter somewhat unusual. They are printed on metal, for example, and you can see the traces of preparatory coating techniques she devised to neutralize the reflective surface and achieve the evenness of tone. The image below has re-photographed rather well, don't you think? 

Portraiture is my passion. It is a way for me to express words and emotions that otherwise would go untold. Moments are fleeting but through photography we are given the ability to capture a moment and remember it for years to come. This project was influenced by a quote from author C.S. Lewis, “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” My goal is to reach the core of my sitters to interpret their stories. By using a traditional medium and non-traditional materials I am able to unveil multiple relationships. -- Lauren Meister

Lauren Meister, Untitled, Digital Print on Aluminum, 11.5 x 14.5 March 2013

Lauren plans to attend graduate school, majoring in business; and hopes to work in advertising or marketing.

I will continue to detail each of the five candidates in why is this happening? (2013 Senior Thesis, ART455). Please revisit the last week's expos on Daniel and Elizabeth, and look for Kayleigh, and Jen in the coming week. 

why is this happening?

Senior Art Exhibition 2013 

March 22 - April 5, 2013

reception, lecture and screening: Friday, March 22, 5 – 7 PM

For more information please follow Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/galleries/ or https://www.facebook.com/whyisthishappening2013

Jeanette Tesmer, Director of Art Galleries and Curator of Collections
E-mail: jeanette_tesmer@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8399

Boris Zakic, Professor of Art

E-mail: boris_zakic@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8107

Women and Architecture

10 women who rock at architecture. 

"Published to coincide with International Woman’s Day 2013, Nicky Rackard has proffered a list of the 10 female architects most deserving of acclaim from historians. "

See the full story here.

Opportunity: Unpaid archives/museum internship - free housing

The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Archives in Maple Mount, Kentucky is seeking a college student interested in a summer internship who is presently enrolled in an archives, museum, humanities or liberal arts program. This intern will be responsible for cataloging museum artifacts belonging to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. The candidate should demonstrate an interest in archival/museum work and understand the importance of preserving our cultural heritage. The internship will last 10 weeks during the summer of 2013 with a negotiable start date.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing an undergraduate or graduate education in archival management, museum studies or history
• Strong verbal and writing skills
• Quick learner with ability to take direction
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Deep sense of responsibility and confidentiality
• While this is an unpaid internship, we will work with the candidate and his/her academic institution to provide the necessary information to grant academic credit. Free housing at Brescia University is offered to the candidate.
• The candidate must show proof of medical insurance and have reliable transportation. A background check will be conducted.

Please send a cover letter, resume, and three references to Sarah Patterson at sarah.patterson@maplemount.org Applications received by April 6, 2013 will be given first consideration.

The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph are a vibrant group of women who minister to the needs of the communities in which they serve, in areas such as education, pastoral ministry, nursing, social justice and a variety of other arenas where they have been called by God. Founded in 1874, Mount Saint Joseph is situated on a beautiful campus 15 miles west of Owensboro, Kentucky. To learn more about the community and archives, please visit http://ursulinesmsj.org/

Senior Spotlight: Elizabeth Metcalfe

Elizabeth Metcalfe (Georgetown, KY) researched the relationship between architecture and memory (placemaking) within the context of Georgetown College. Below is an aerial view of Georgetown's campus in the 1960s, featuring four buildings labeled as placemakers: Giddings Hall, Pawling Hall, Rucker Hall, and John L. Hill Chapel. Other buildings explored for their placemaking characteristics include the old Chapel-Library-Gymnasium building and Rucker Village. The slide lecture will be Friday, March 22 at 5:30pm in the Wilson Art Building, WAB room 104 (no reservations needed, but the seating is limited).

"Placemaking refers to to the dynamic process of integrating human experience into a space, so that people want to interact with and contribute to the collective experience of the place."

-- Elizabeth Matcalfe

Georgetown College campus circa 1960s, image courtesy GC Archives

She will attend graduate school in art history.

why is this happening?

Senior Art Exhibition 2013 

March 22 - April 5, 2013

reception, lecture and screening: Friday, March 22, 5 – 7 PM

For more information please follow Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/galleries/ or https://www.facebook.com/whyisthishappening2013

Jeanette Tesmer, Director of Art Galleries and Curator of Collections
E-mail: jeanette_tesmer@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8399

Boris Zakic, Professor of Art

E-mail: boris_zakic@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8107

Opportunities: Kentucky Historical Society Internships & Artist needed!

Next Friday 3/15/2014  is the deadline for KHS summer intern positions.  They have several opportunities.  Please pass this information on to the students.  Here is the link for a listing of the positions.  Several are paid internships. 

http://history.ky.gov/sub.php?pageid=114&sectionid=3

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added, 3/11/13: 

Carol McAdams Moore is seeking student artists who are interested in creating work for a children's book project. See below. Send the following info to: carolmcadamsmoore@gmail.com

-a brief testimony of faith (How does the artist see his or her work in relation to faith in Jesus?)
-a sample black line drawing based on (The prospective artist should think of child-friendly art for  6-7 year old readers based on John 21:1-11; Matthew 4:18-20.)
-a suggested fee


Carol McAdams Moore
carolmcadamsmoore@gmail.com
http://carolmcadamsmoore.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/CMcAdamsMoore 

SCORE! printmaking inks

Thanks to Daniel for scoring a slew of printmaking inks this past week for free!!! Hand-me-downs are a-okay! Major score!

Senior Spotlight: Daniel Cantu II

I will detail each of the five candidates in why is this happening? (2013 Senior Thesis, ART455). Please look for expos on Lauren, Elizabeth, Kayleigh, and Jen in the coming week. 

Daniel Cantu II (Born in Texas, raised in a military family) worked on a 3D animated short featuring a robot. The protagonist, who after discovering a peculiar object in the ground, goes onto a journey of determined, almost stubborn, self-realization. For this project, Daniel has taken on multiple roles -- as a director, collaborator, sound designer, actor, and animator -- only to pursue this character almost six years in the making. Some of those initial sketches will be exhibited alongside of the many behind-the-scenes, showcasing various stages of production. The screening premiere will be Friday, March 22 at 5:30pm in the Wilson Art Building, WAB room 104 (no reservations, but the seating is limited). Daniel hopes to join the ranks of Pixar Animation Studios.

This project seeks to narrate a visual story that once existed only in my imagination. Visuals play a large part in my project because I personally respond to imagery, and in this case moving imagery. The realm of 3D animation has always intrigued me ever since I took an animation class in high school.

This project involved several computer animation programs, some were used for motion capture, one was used to model the character and world, and each spanned across both Windows and Macintosh operating systems. This project also involved a dedicated team of talented individuals. While I wrote the story and animated, Meredith Cave was the talented actress who performed the scene, and Evan Harrell composed the music to match the animation. 

-- Daniel Cantu II

*an animation still, image courtesy of the artist.

why is this happening?

Senior Art Exhibition 2013 

March 22 - April 5, 2013

reception, lecture and screening: Friday, March 22, 5 – 7 PM

For more information please follow Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY http://www.georgetowncollege.edu/galleries/ or https://www.facebook.com/whyisthishappening2013

Jeanette Tesmer, Director of Art Galleries and Curator of Collections
E-mail: jeanette_tesmer@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8399

Boris Zakic, Professor of Art

E-mail: boris_zakic@georgetowncollege.edu
Phone: 502-863-8107

Time to Reconnect

Students on campus are busy preparing for midterms as we usher in Spring Break. Best wishes to our art majors as they prepare projects for critique and flashcards for the art history midterm this Friday. Eeek!

One of the amazing benefits of teaching at a small, liberal arts school is that you have the opportunity to get to know your students well. You also often keep connections with them after they depart and move on to their next exciting challenge. And, you're able to welcome back alumni of the college. Below, a few photos from 2010 and before. Alumni pictured here are coming back to campus this week -- welcome back, Jonathan, Karyn, and Cortney! Welcome back, friends!

Jonathan and Earl Grey enjoy the student art competition.
This overpriced leg did not sell. Sorry, Evan.

Alums-if you have an update to share with us, please contact any faculty member or give me a shout on email or call me to touch base. And, of course, come back and visit the Anne Wright Wilson Building and the galleries. We look forward to seeing you!

Rebecca (yay! How's SCAD?), Matt, Jamie, and Cortney
in front of the Wilson Building.

Okay - this one is a doozie -- Karyn is on the far right avec wig.

PS: Recent alums should have received the alumni survey via email. If you're a recent alum and you've not received it, let me know so that we can send it out to you.