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Animation Workshop
monday + tuesday
November 23+24
1:30-4:00pm
Brooks 109, Advanced Media Lab

It will be hosted be presented by former alumni, Jason and Mike Carpenter from The Carpenter Brothers Animations

For more information contact:
McArthur Freeman (mcarthur_freeman@ncsu.edu)

ALSO

There is an animation presentation on the evening of November 23, at 6pm.

NCSU College of Design
Art+Design Presents
The Carpenter Brothers Animations

Animation Presentation
320 BROOKS HALL
Monday - November 23, 2009
6pm

Jason and Mike Carpenter
Former College of Design Alumni started their company The Carpenter Brothers Animation firm and now directs animation projects from TV commercials to major theme park attractions (like Spaceship Earth at
Epcot Center – an interactive ride experience about the future of technology). The last few years they have worked closely with Big Buddha Baba to create projects for Walt Disney Imagineering.

http://carpenterbrosanimation.com/bros.html

http://www.ncsu.edu/featured-stories/outside-the-classroom/oct-2009/carpenters/index.php

For more information contact:
McArthur Freeman (mcarthur_freeman@ncsu.edu)

Assistant Professor of Industrial Design and Director of the Research in Ergonomics and Design Laboratory Dr. Sharon Joines was recently published in the NeuroRehabilitation Journal Volume 25, Number 3 for an article on “Enhancing quality of life through Universal Design”. To read the article visit: http://iospress.metapress.com/content/a817vv426rt1209t/?p=7fcf97a708bc43bebf67713be177dbf4&pi=2

The Raleigh Urban Design Center will host the Recycle This Site competition boards during the First Friday Open House on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Both Associate Professor of Architecture Wendy Redfield and Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Carla Delcambre studios will have their work on display.

The Raleigh Urban Design Center is located at 133 Fayetteville Street, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC

Associate Professor of Art + Design Dana Raymond was featured in The News & Observer for his installation that is a part of eNTER aCTION, an exhibit at the Visual Art Exchange running through November that showcases new media rooted in science. To read more about the installation visit:

http://www.newsobserver.com/life/story/190349.html

CAM/now, Golden Belt and The Cotton Room at Golden Belt are proud to announce the inaugural Triangle Arts Mixer, an evening for arts organizations, arts supporters, and artists of all disciplines to mix, mingle, and find new ways to activate and advance the Triangle arts scene. The event will feature a broad network of area arts organizations and young professional arts groups ready to engage individuals looking to get involved, learn more or become members.

The free Triangle Arts Mixer will be held as part of Third Friday Durham, hosted by Golden Belt, CAM/now, and The Cotton Room. The evening will feature music by dj Yes! Sputnik, light food, and a cash bar in the
spectacular, newly-opened event venue‹The Cotton Room. New artwork from elin o’Hara slavick, Hiroshima: After Aftermath, will be exhibited in ROOM 100, Building 3.

Friday, November 20, 2009
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

The Cotton Room at Golden Belt
807 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
*Free admission and parking

Participating arts groups include: CAM/now, Artspace, Nasher Art Museum, Carolina Ballet, Ackland Art Museum, NC Symphony, American Dance Festival, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Carolina Theatre, NC Museum of Art Contemporaries, Center for Documentary Studies, Bull City Headquarters’ Art Attack, Orange County Artists Guild, Code f.a.d. Company, and Arts NC State.

Don¹t miss this unique opportunity to interact with art organizations and other members of the Triangle community that share a common purpose and passion for the arts.

Please help us spread the word. We hope to see you there!

For directions to Golden Belt:
http://www.goldenbeltarts.com/

For more info on CAM/now, the young professionals group of the Contemporary
Art Museum:
http://www.cam.ncsu.edu/

Professor of Architecture Georgia Bizios, interns Katie Wakeford and Jonathan Hindman, and landscape architecture graduate student Karen Creech presented design recommendations for the future development of Kure Beach to the Town Council and community members on Friday, October 30. Follow this link to see television coverage of the event:
http://wwaytv3.com/video/nc_state_students_make_plans_revitalize_kure_beach/11

The goals of this project are to understand the issues for the development of Kure Beach’s downtown core, to use the process as a forum for discussion between community constituents, and to suggest design solutions for the future. [Read more →]

Enter Action Talk / Part 2
Join Visual Art Exchange for an informal eNTER aCTION panel discussions. To learn more or to RSVP, contact Rachel at rachel@visualartexchange.org or 919.828.7834, extension 4. This talk is FREE.

Art + Technology Talk. Thursday, November 19, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Professionals discuss the connections between art and technology in their work. Panelists: Pat FitzGerald (NC State University College of Design associate professor and artist behind Zoom Raleigh), Christian Karkow (Clearscapes), and Jeanne Queen (ophthalmic photographer at Duke University).

Visual Art Exchange is located at 325 Blake Street, Raleigh, NC 27601 (http://www.visualartexchange.org) and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

NC State University College of Design Alumni and Friends are cordially invited to attend a reception and lecture in New York City.

LECTURE
The Bauhaus: Answers to a Complex Challenge

The Bauhaus has been called the most influential design school of the Twentieth century. Ninety years after its founding by the German architect Walter Gropius, its achievements remain fascinating to architects, designers, visual artists, educators, and scholars. At the occasion of the exhibition “Bauhaus: Workshops of Modernity” at the Museum of Modern Art, the lecture will give insight into the complex phenomenon called “Bauhaus” and the school’s creative struggles in search for valid answers to the challenges of its time. (One hour of AIA/CES credit will be awarded.)

Presented by:
Dr. Margret Kentgens-Craig
Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture
NC State University College of Design

Wednesday, December 16, 2009
5:00pm

Hosted by:
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
111 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel 1-212-977-6500

The Agromeck yearbook is accepting applications for writers, designers, copy editors and photographers, though the staff is seriously lacking in the writing department. We will also take anyone who is interested in helping us market the book. Agromeck recently won a Pacemaker award, which is unofficially known as the “Pulitzer Prize for student journalism.” It’s a wonderful resume-builder, as well as an excellent opportunity to meet other students, learn more about the University and get work published in a professional, award-winning publication. Interested students do not need to have prior experience in journalism. Some entry level positions do pay, but that should not be a reason to apply. Please contact editor-in-chief Bryant Robbins at editor@agromeck.ncsu.edu.

Master of Industrial Design alumnus Jonathan Kuniholm was interviewed on NPR for his “Open Prosthetics Project”. To hear and read the article, visit: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120271945

Planning an international trip? Apply for a first-time passport or a renewal from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the Talley Student Center south gallery. Representatives from the U.S. State Department and U.S. Postal Service will be on hand to process passport applications. For details on the documents you’ll need, visit the State Department site.

Landscape Architecture alumnus Richard C. Bell (1950) will address a special symposium on the work and influence of pioneering landscape architect John O. Simonds, to be held in the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, on November 6. For more information, visit:

http://wake.mync.com/site/wake/news|Sports|Lifestyles/story/43695/NC_Landscape_Architect_To_Address_Pittsburgh_Symposium

Centennial Campus spearheaded by dean emeritus Claude McKinney celebrated 25 years as a park for public and private entities to work together in an academic atmosphere. To read more visit The News & Observer article at: http://www.newsobserver.com/home/story/154078.html

Director of the Downtown Design Studio Dr. Celen Pasalar contributed as a guest correspondent for an article in The News & Observer in regards to Raleigh’s City Plaza. To read the story visit: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/156009.html

http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/story/153530.html

Wendy Redfield, associate professor of architecture, curated an exhibit of student work from a previous studio for the Lodi Project, a local gallery. Evocations of Space opens Friday.

Redfield, a registered architect, has been a faculty member since 1998. Her teaching was recognized nationally in 2004 with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture New Faculty Teaching Award. She practiced architecture in Charlottesville, Va., and San Francisco and continues to pursue design projects through the university’s extension and outreach program.

BASH was held on October 30 with a best costume contest with contestants dressed up in a whole slew of get-ups ranging from the Burger King to a black and white television. The winner for the single’s category goes to the Barrel Monster Girl. The winner’s of the group category goes to a loaf of sliced bread with a side of butter.

The Prospective Graduate Student Open House for the College of Design will be held on November 9 with a welcome starting at 2:30 p.m. in Brooks Hall.

Schedule

2:30 – 2:45
Welcome Prospective Students
Brooks Hall Lower Rotunda

2:45 – 3:15
Student-led Tours of College of Design
Start from Brooks Hall Lower Rotunda

3:15 – 3:25
Introduction to the College of Design Graduate Programs
Leazar Hall 310

3:25 – 3:40
Financial Aid Q + A
Leazar Hall 310

3:40 – 5:30
Break-out Groups by Department: Program-specific Information Sessions
Various Locations

5:30 – 6:30
Mix-and-Mingle with Current Graduate Students
Restaurant TBD
7:00 – 8:30
Lecture: Monica Ponce de Leon
Kamphoefner Hall – Burns Auditorium

Since its inception over 25 years ago, Design Camp has exposed more than 2,000 high school students to the exciting world of design. Design Camp informs students about college study in design and raises awareness of the impact of art and design through a series of weeklong summer programs. Due to increased popularity, Design Camp has become an outreach program of CAM (Contemporary Art Museum). CAM joined the College of Design in February 2006, becoming the lead component in the college’s Art + Design in the Community Initiative.

Design Camp students work with College of Design faculty and graduate students on projects involving each discipline offered at the college– architecture, landscape architecture, industrial design, art + design and graphic design. Camp projects challenge students to explore their creativity and critical-thinking skills while pushing them to try a range of techniques and media. In addition to studio projects, students will attend presentations from highly respected design professionals.

2010 Camp Dates:

Design Camp/Overnight 1: June 20-26
Design Camp/Day: July 11-16
Design Camp/Overnight 2: July 25-31

For more information regarding Design Camp and Information for Potential Instructor’s, please download the pdf : Design Camp Information

Contact: Nicole Welch
CAM, Curator of Education
nicole_welch@ncsu.edu
919-513-2164
www.cam.ncsu.edu

Plans for our digital arts and humanities festival CHAT (Collaborations: Humanities, Arts & Technology), schedule for Feb. 16-20, 2010, are well under way!

The Institute for the Arts and Humanities has been busy building out a great schedule of discussions, exhibitions, performances and workshops through partnerships we’ve made across campus and the Triangle region. I’ve attached our first press release, which provides a festival overview, and you can visit our Web site for the latest updates: http://iah.unc.edu/chat.

Also, please see the notice below regarding one of our first CHAT festival events, the arrival of Clifford Owens, a visiting artist who features in John Bowles’ performance archive project. The Art department and Process Series will hold a number of events Nov. 3-Dec. 2 centered on Owens’s work that we hope you’ll be able to attend.

The 4th annual portfolio review provides an opportunity to students to personally meet with professionals in a low-pressure environment and get feedback on portfolio content and layout. It’s a perfect opportunity for underclassmen to learn about creating a portfolio and learning job skills, and for upperclassmen to tweak their portfolios to get ready for job-hunting.

The review will be held in Leazar Hall, with an intro and Q+A session in Burns Auditorium at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 14.

Check out the blog for registration info and the tentative schedule.

Gregg Museum of Art & Design will have an opening reception Thursday, October 22 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. for “Hang It Up!” an exhibition of work by NC State University students, faculty and alumni.

The exhibition will be up from October 22 - December 19. NC State University Student Body President Jim Ceresnak will speak at the opening reception.

Also on exhibit will be recent gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg.

For more information contact Zoe Starling, Curator of Education, Gregg Museum of Art & Design at 919-513-7244 or visit http://www.ncsu.edu/gregg

Are you an architecture student? Do you want to play a role in shaping the design future of Hillsborough Street? If so, please attend our design charette for the re-envisioning of the Unknown Gamer space in the Electric Co Mall on Hillsborough Street.

The event will be on Wednesday, October 28th from 5 until 7pm at Amore’s pizza. Free food will be provided by Amores and New City will provide trace paper, base plans, photos and will offer design facilitation. If the owner, David Revere, decides to go with a student’s design, that individual may receive an internship with New City Design Studio to see the project through to completion and help make their design dream a reality. This may also be the first in a series of design charettes.

Please RSVP asap to Jenn Halweil at ceo@legacyeventplanners.org if you are interested as space is limited. Also, include your credentials including your educational background, relevant experience, and why you wish to be a part of this project. If you know any architecture students that may be interested, please forward them this as well.

“Zoom Raleigh” developed under the direction of Associate Professor of Art + Design Pat FitzGerald and the Advanced Media Lab will be on display in downtown Raleigh from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday at the Urban Design Center and Fish Market Gallery at 133 Fayetteville Street. For more information visit: http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/story/144525.html

Master of Industrial Design student Jon Yu was featured on Yanko Design for his “House///Gras” living wall clock. The design blog posted a DIY Grass Clock that Yu had designed for a summer studio project with Associate Professor of Industrial Design Bong-Il Jin. Read the article at: http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/09/21/diy-grass-clock/ as well as additional online coverage here.

The African American Music Trail Kinston, NC Pilot Study

Project Brief
NC State College of Design faculty were asked by the North Carolina Arts Council (NCAC) and Kinston Community Council for the Arts (KCCA) to develop a pilot process for locating a trail interpreting African American music heritage in Kinston, North Carolina.  The work was supported by a Creative Economies Grant.

Kinston is home to an extraordinary collection of musicians, performers and songwriters. Little Eva, writer and singer of “The Locomotion”, and Maceo Parker, long time bandleader for James Brown are both Kinston natives. Additionally, famous artists from Louis Armstrong to Ella Fitzgerald performed in town.

The design team was asked to develop preliminary concepts for interpretive public art in key locations, as well as interactive media. The concepts utilize publically owned sites through municipal and county license agreements with the NCAC.  Conceptual design will frame Request for Qualifications (RFQs) for artists to design commission work, including public art enhancements and interactive computer kiosks. Lessons learned from the pilot process will be extended to an eight-county region.
Design Team:
Kofi Boone, ASLA
Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture
NC State University, College of Design

Patrick J. Fitzgerald
Associate Professor, Department of Art+Design
NC State University, College of Design

Dr. Celen Pasalar
Director, Downtown Design Studio
NC State University, College of Design

Kiddee Charoenpanitkul
Design Intern (MLA 2009)

Darren Sandvik
Design Intern (MLA 2008)