A Call for Contributors

Running and updating an outstanding blog takes passion and investment. This is a call/challenge for any art student or faculty who might be interested in becoming a contributor to the GC::VA blog.

For the most part, Daniel and I make all of the posts. As a result, the content generally leans toward our areas of interest and influence. I'd like to extend and invitation for others to become involved by adding to the discussion and expanding the blogs range of ideas.

If you might be interested, please contact Daniel or myself and we can send you the online invitation to join. The only requirement is that you have a Blogger account and a passion for art and our department.

Thanks for your consideration.

DK

University Open, 2009

It's that time of year again. LexArts is taking submissions for their annual University Open. This is a fantastic and FREE opportunity for art students to show their work, and we have plenty of students within our department who could easily make it into the show. All it takes is the time to fill out an application and submit your work. Cash reward for first place is $500!

Last year Peggy Coots and Stephanie Putnam both exhibited work in the show. I'd love to see Georgetown students take over this year; and I believe we can. To see a catalogue from last year's show, click HERE.

The application deadline is March 18, just over a month away (and in the middle of Spring Break). A poster with more information is hanging in the entrance of the WAB. If you have further questions, contact Nathan Zamarron at 859-255-2951 or nzamarron@lexarts.org.

For entry and show guidelines, click HERE.
For an official entry form, click HERE.

Good luck!

Keith Barker, this Friday in the Cochenour

Keith Barker will be visiting this Friday to talk about his photographic work in the Cochenour Gallery titled "Sacred Spaces." His presentation will begin (in the Cochenour) at noon and last about an hour. Afterward, he has planned to meet with seniors and other art students interested in showing and sharing their work.

To find out more about Keith and his work, click HERE.

Hope to see you there!

Artist to See

This guy has some fun human forms. He does some interesting things in scale I would like to see this in person because some are life size and some can fit in your pocket. His materials vary from ceramics, bronze, and plaster. Here are a couple I think are interesting. For more visit his website HERE

Robert C. May Photo Lecture @ UK

An-My Lê will be giving a lecture on Friday, January 30 in the Worsham Theatre of UK's student center at 4:00 PM.

"An-My Lê was born in Vietnam in 1960 and came to this country as a political refugee in 1975, the final year of the war. Her photographs not only reveal her deeply rooted personal history but also raise larger questions about our perceptions of and relationship to war. For the series Small Wars, she spent four summers with Vietnam War reenactors in North Carolina, both as a photographer and as a reenactment participant. More recently she has photographed military training maneuvers for the Iraq War in the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Her large-scale photographs reflect a sanitized version of military conflict, literally a theater of war."

I, along with some other photo students are planning to view the lecture if you would like to join us.

To find out more about the lecture series at UK, click HERE.
To see Lê's work on the web, click HERE.
To see Lê on Art 21, click HERE.

Meeting for Freshman-Junior Art Majors!

If you are a Freshman to Junior Art Major, there will be a brief meeting Thursday, January 29 at 3:30 PM that will last approximately 15-20 minutes. See you there.

Study Abroad: London & Dublin

Over the winter break, I had the opportunity to teach a "digital landscape photography" course with CCSA (the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad). It was a two week trip to both London and Dublin. The course was comprised of 15 students from 4 different college and university, including 9 from Georgetown.

I have to say, this was a absolutely fantastic trip! We had such a great time, saw so many great things, met new friends, and made excellent photographs.

The class is still working on finishing images for the class. We're posting on Flickr to share photos and carry out critiques.

My suggestion is that if you have the opportunity to study abroad, seriously consider it. It's a powerful experience and an excellent opportunity.

To find out more about CCSA, click HERE.

To see more of my photos, click HERE.

Sympathetic Resonance

Solo photo show by Prof. Darrell Kincer, January 15-February 22 in the Wilson Art Building. Opening reception will be from 5-7 PM Thursday, January 15 2009. Come out to see the work, eat some food, and support the department. And yes, it is a CEP!

Ville Kansanen

Some great photos and some great set ups for the shots, a lot of time and effort in these ones. See here site HERE