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Congratulations to Joshua Neumann on being elected as the President of the Graduate Student Council, 2013-14

Joshua Neumann has been elected as the President of the Graduate Student Council for 2013-14. In this role, he seeks to continue to develop strong relationships for graduate students in all facets of life at the University of Florida, particularly in the areas of financial support for research and professional development, and interdisciplinary networking and endeavors.

Email him at president@ufgsc.org for ways to be involved or to express concerns about the graduate experience at UF.

UF Class of 2013 Graphic Design Seniors launch design portfolios online

The “Class of 2013” graphic design seniors are ready for commencement and have launched their design portfolios online. Below are their names and links to their websites, take a look at their creative work:

Brett Maurerhttp://brettmaurer.me
Bailey Meadows: http://bmeadows.com
Jessica Guy: http://jessicaguy.com/
Sorina Vaziri: http://sorinavaziri.com/
Kaitlin Comunale: http://kaitlincomunale.com/portfolio/
Vicki Heda: http://vickiheda.com
Kaley Dozier: http://www.kaleydozier.com
Alexandra Villella: http://alexandravillella.com
Blake Kathryn: http://www.blakekathryn.com
Alina Shafii: http://alinashafii.com
Christie Debler: http://christiedebler.com
Dana Householder: http://danahouseholder.com
Chris Thomas: http://www.cjtom.com
Nicole Kim: http://bynicolekim.com
Erin Scott: http://erinescott.com
Catherine Cowart: http://catherinecowart.com
Denean Caperton: http://www.deneancaperton.com
Fabiana Di Maso: http://fabianadimaso.com
Yushin Kato: http://yushink.com

UF MFA candidate Erin Curry has solo exhibition at alt_space gallery in New Symrna Beach, FL

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May 4 - June 15
Reception: May 4, from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

alt_space gallery

Atlantic Center Downtown

123 Douglas Street

New Smyrna Beach, FL

Erin Curry’s exhibition of recent work opens this coming weekend at alt_space gallery, The Atlantic Center for the Arts’ new downtown space to showcase contemporary work in New Smyrna Beach, FL. It is her first out-of-town solo show and the work reflects her first year of graduate school research. If you are in the area, come by to say hello and see what she’s been up to.

‘Expanding the Line’ opens April 30 in Focus Gallery

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Expanding the Line
April 30, 2013 – July 31, 2013
Focus Gallery

Expanding the Line is a exhibit exploring the elements of abstraction through sculptural and two-dimensional works. This exhibit, designed and curated by a group UF students, features inquiries into the formal elements of shape and space. Each artist works to transcend materials and focus on engagement between the viewer and work of art. Each artist embraces the role of chance as a part of the constructive and conceptualization processes.

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The University of Florida is proud to announce the UF/NYC Xchange Informances

Image: students performing “Rite on”, a work in progress inspired by Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring. Photo by Jordan Albright Photography.

As part of the UF/NYC “Informances”, students will perform segments of this piece along with their own creative works in New York on May 10 & 11, 2013.

The UF/NYC Dance Xchange program, directed by choreographer and UF SoTD associate professor, Neta Pulvermacher, takes dance majors and minors of the University of Florida to New York City for an 8 - day dance and art exploration trip.  The UF/NYC Xchange main objective is to bridge the gap between the isolated nature of “collegiate dance” and the “real” chaotic and wonderfully diverse world of dance in NYC. Learn more about the class and how to register here.

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UF Ceramics alumni and students have work in annual AKAR Art Yunomi show

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Teabowl by Marty Fielding.

AKAR Design, an Art, Architecture, and Design gallery in Iowa City, has an annual yunomi show (footed teabowl, taller than wide) that is so popular that viewers/shoppers have crashed the web site through sheer volume of interest. This much-viewed show includes a diverse national survey of studio potters, including UF Ceramics alumni Posey Bacopoulos, Chandra DeBuse, Autumn Higgins, Sarah-Anne Marraffino, Kevin Snipes, John Tilton, Wynne Wilbur, Tara Wilson, and current MFA student Marty Fielding.

UF MFA Scenic Design student Jamie Frank won Kennedy Center National award at the recent American College Theater Festival

Congratulations to UF Scenic Design graduate student Jamie Frank, for winning the Kennedy Center National award in Scenic Design (that’s first place in the nation) American College Theater Festival at the Kennedy Center last week in Washington DC.

Also, congratulations to SoTD Associate Professor and faculty mentor, Mihai Ciupe, whose scenic design students have now won this national competition three times since 2006.

UF School of Music faculty, PhD students and alumni are presenting at 2013 SEAMUS National Conference this week!

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School of Music Professor Paul Koonce, along with Music Composition PhD students Andrew Babcock, Adam Scott Neal, and Benjamin O’Brien, and SoM alumni Ed Martin and Chet Udell will all be presenting music at the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) 2013 National Conference in St. Paul, MN this week. Congratulations!

UF Museum Studies student Shelly Threadgill to intern at Kimbell Art Museum and Dallas Museum of Art

Shelly Threadgill outside the Kimbell Art Museum, Ft. Worth, TX

This summer, UF Museum Studies student Shelly Threadgill will be completing two internships in registration: one at the Kimbell Art Museum in Ft. Worth, TX, and the other at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, TX.  She will spend the majority of her time at the Kimbell, where she will be assisting in the planning and coordination of a pre-Columbian exhibit “Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes.”  For this exhibit, she will help coordinate shipping arrangements for loan items, as well as assist with unpacking, condition reporting, and installation of exhibit pieces. 

Shelly will also assist the Kimbell in coordinating the move into their new building addition: a Renzo Piano designed building, which will house traveling exhibits. The opening is scheduled for late 2013.

UF Museum Studies student Bennett Jones awarded SIMA Fellowship from the Smithsonian Institution

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Museum Studies student Bennett Jones was awarded the Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (SIMA) Fellowship through the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.  SIMA is a rigorous four-week training-program-in-residence at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.  The curriculum combines formal classroom, lecture, and laboratory sessions, as well as structured time for individual data collection and meetings with relevant subject matter specialists.  The program culminates in a symposium at which students present preliminary research findings and a refined project proposal suitable for implementation upon return to their home universities.  According to the SIMA website, only about 12-14 students are selected each year to participate in this highly competitive program.  This is the second year in a row that a UF Museum Studies student has been accepted into this prestigious summer program. Museum Studies alum Austin Bell participated in the SIMA Fellowship program in 2012.

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Museum Studies alum Austin Bell (right)