And the Winner Is...

...Elizabeth Daugherty's design - for the entrance to the Art and Design Department, was chosen from a wide array of entries submitted by all students in Brother Roderick's graphic design courses this spring. 

The actual sign will be manufactured and installed by Big Guy Design in Winona, owned by Rich Hultman, SMU art and design alum.

Elizabeth is on a roll of sorts, having her cover design chosen for the spring Typography class project.

Congratulations to Elizabeth, and thanks to all who entered!

ITALY!

Nine students traveled to Italy on May 10th for a three week study abroad experience. After a long flight to Rome, we arrived safely. We took the Leonardo Express into Termini Station, and after getting settled at the Casa La Salle, we took off for the Roman Coliseum, (originally the Flavian Amphitheatre.

Painting Class group Project

Each student randomly received a small piece of the large collage from Painting history.
They were responsible for enlarging the image, and matching color, along with edges from surrounding students sections.

2009 Senior Art Exhibition

The Senior Exhibition entitled "Squaring the Circle" showcases the work of seven graduating senior Art and Design majors. Artists include (l-r) Mike DeGidio, Andrew Rath, Sam Oreskovich, Natalie Nemetz, Cassie Ward, Mary Margaret Gill and Annie Kolaczkowski.

Art work includes photography, oil and acrylic painting, drawings, printmaking, ceramics and graphic design work.

The exhibition runs through May 9, 2009

Convex Complexities

Now on exhibit in the Fitzgerald Library display cases: granite, concrete, and wood carved sculptures from Art Foundations II studies on convex curvature. Actually the material is pink styrofoam insulation painted to look like those materials - check them out and see if you can tell.

Foundations II site-specific art

Foundations II students have created works of art in various public spaces on campus; spaces that are not usually paid attention to – a corner near a door, a shelf that is not used, under an entryway in the back of a residence hall - in order to make the viewer stop and become more aware of their surroundings.

The art is a panel on which they were to paint what is behind it, as though looking through a piece of glass. On this panel they could add something that might not ordinarily be found there: a cat, a bird, a butterfly, or a 20 dollar bill, for example.

The work will be 'on exhibit' Thursday, April 23, from 10 am to 2pm. Some works may still be in place after that time, but using poster putty makes these works quite 'temporary'.

Locations for the works are:

Nikki - steps and brick wall in Griffin-Heffron area
Marie - on the steps coming out of second floor Skemp into Heffron
Keisha - LaSalle lower stairway at main entrance
Brianna - exterior steps (near Alumni Office), basement of Heffron

Natalie - LaSalle math dept hallway
Laura - on the steps coming out of second floor Skemp into Heffron
Emma - east stairwell in Joe's, on landing between Print studio and Paint studio
Maggie - new entrance in Joe's, opposite the faculty art exhibit
Martha - elevator ceiling in Joe's Hall
Jennifer - interior entrance (near Alumni Office), basement of Heffron

Look for the pink name plates that signify that art is nearby!

Art Department Welcomes Paper 101

The Art Department and Graphic Design II (AR403) sponsored PAPER 101 on Wednesday afternoon. Attendees included students, faculty and several design staff from Saint Mary's Press. This information session included overviews of paper manufacturing, use of coated vs uncoated paper, sustainability in the printing and paper industry, and opportunities and suggestions for networking in the print and graphic design fields. Specification Representative Paula Allan from xpedex and Account Manager Mike Libby from Sappi Paper Company did a wonderful job of engaging the students and opening a dialogue about paper sourcing.