“Silkies of Madagascar” trailer
Alumnus David Evans (BEDV 1984) directs “Silkies of Madgascar.” Read more about the story here at: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/design-projects/dlife/2012/05/24/traditional-folk-art-transforming-lives-through-international-art-market/
Alumni Notes for May 2012
Dave Wofford (BEDV 1994) of Horse & Buggy Press has been working with Duke doctoral candidate Courtney Fitzpatrick on a year long fine press book collaboration of Fitzpatrick’s 17 month journey to the remote Amboseli basin of Kenya. Maji Moto, the fifteenth Horse & Buggy Press, is now available for sale along with a gallery [...]
Student and Faculty Notables for May 2012
Graphic Design senior Chelsea Amato was selected to receive the Green Brick Award from the Office of Sustainability at NC State. Read more about her contributions to sustainability at: http://www.ncsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/bulletin/2012/04/green-awards-galore-for-nc-state/ WILA (Women in Landscape Architecture) and SASLA co-hosted the 2nd Annual Innovation Gallery Show at the Urban Design Center on May 4, 2012. They presented [...]
Traditional folk art transforming lives through international art market
Introduction to Folk Artists from around the world Nearly two years ago when David Evans (BEDV 1984) decided to take on a project documenting the Sante Fe International Folk Art Market, he didn’t know he would meet extraordinary people like Janet Nkubana. Evans connected with Nkubana, an artist from Rwanda, who learned to weave traditional [...]
In Response: Weaving by Ann Roth and Vita Plume
On view from May 31 – September 6, 2012. Closing Reception Thursday, September 6 from 6-8 p.m. Two contemporary weavers respond to objects from the Gregg Museum’s permanent collection with works of their own. Vita Plume uses portraits taken in the Appalachians in the early 1900s by photographers like Doris Ulmann, Bayard Wooten, Paul Buchanan [...]
Dubinski explores upcycling through knit graffiti
If you were here this past spring, it would have been hard for you to miss the perfectly draped knitwear that enveloped Roy Gussow’s ellipsoidal sculpture affectionately known as “The Egg” in the courtyard between Brooks and Kamphoefner Hall. Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting or knit graffiti, isn’t something you see too often [...]
2012 Cotton Initiative Awards
Funding for the 2012 Cotton Initiative was awarded in whole through a competitive grant presented to the College of Design by the Importer Support Program of the Cotton Board and Cotton Incorporated. The aim of this initiative is to encourage students, enrolled in fibers studios and technical classes at the college to design and create [...]
Spring Commencement 2012 – Evans explains the importance of saying YES
Award-winning Creative Director, Executive Producer and Photographer David Evans (BEDV 1984) gave the commencement speech for the spring graduating class of 2012 in Stewart Theatre on May 12, 2012. With a graduating class of nearly two hundred students, it is the largest graduating class in the history of the college. Below is a transcript of [...]
Art2Wear 2012 transforms and inspires
Art2Wear 2012 included 17 designers with a vision to inspire and encourage audience members to think about clothing in a different way. This year’s MC included Kornelius Bascombe who invigorated the crowd as DJ Tim Gunter laid down some beats during the pre-show and throughout the show. The pre-show started with a selection of work [...]
Animation Fest and Game Development Showcase set for April 27
Animation Fest Set for April 27 Art + Design students will be showcasing their final projects during Animation Fest set for April 27, 2012 beginning at 7 p.m. in Burns Auditorium. Please come out and support our new media & animation students during this spectacular event. Refreshments will be served so plan to stay after [...]
