Campus Update
In this edition of "Campus Update", Gene Ellenberg, a junior BFA student in photography talks with President Barker about the arts at Clemson.
Delicate Task of Reshaping Some Remnants of 9/11
NY Times -- Matt Rink, a former Clemson MFA graduate student in sculpture, is collaborating with another sculptor on a piece using some of the remnants of the World Trade Center.
FULL STORY
artsee Magazine Releases Video Inside the Studio of John Acorn
Art Department chair emeritus John Acorn joins current chair (and special guest host) Greg Shulnutt in a special look into his studio in work. Many thanks to artsee magazine. Don't miss part one and part two.
Clemson University Art Department Portfolio Review
Saturday, October 29, 2011
9:00 am—noon
Lee Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29631-0509
Optional PRE-EVENT
ACTIVITIES
Art Department Building Tours – An in-depth look at the facilities offered at
the Clemson University Art Department- Offered at 9:00 a.m.
Art Department Information and
Q&A Session with the faculty
at 9:30 a.m.
PORTFOLIO
REVIEWS run from 10:00 to 12:00 pm NOON. Reviews
are granted on a first come, first served basis, and there are no advance
reservations for reviews. For more information on what to bring, etc., please
read below:
Portfolio
Requirements
- Applicants should present between 10-20 examples of original works of art in any medium.
- Examples of work should include drawing and may also include: graphic design, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, or any medium of choice including sketchbooks.
- Applicants may bring DVDs, videos, PowerPoint or other digital media if you have your own laptop or a device such as an iPad or other digital image viewer. Cell phones are not acceptable viewing devices.
- It is recommended that all digital media be represented by high quality, black and-white or color prints (8” x 10” or larger).
- Works may be submitted in a single or in multiple mediums of interest.
- In addition to bringing actual artwork, applicants may supplement their portfolios with digital images or other high-resolution photographic documentation of large sculptural pieces, murals, temporary projects not easily transported, and/or pieces no longer in the artist’s possession.
NOTE: Applicants must present all portfolios in person on Portfolio Day. Shipped
portfolios are not acceptable and will not be returned.
PLEASE NOTE: A portfolio is NOT a requirement for application, admission or enrollment as a major in the Art Department. Rather, we view the presentation of a portfolio as an opportunity to have dialogue about a prospective student’s ideas and educational ambitions.
Resumes & Artist’s Statements
Applicants are encouraged to bring copies of their resumes as well as artist’s
statements. Resumes should
detail artistic experience, educational objectives and may include work history, travel, languages spoken, etc.
Save the Date: September 16, ArtReach in downtown Greenville!
Professor Christina Hung and her graduate students have been hard at work all summer on a digital piece that is one of the major highlights of the event.
Tickets are only $25 and include light hors d'oeuvres and infinite beverages, as well as access to all of the exciting events throughout the evening.
August 29 - September 28, Art Faculty Show in Lee Gallery + the Brooks Center
MFA Student Thomas Schram Wins National Award
Thomas Schram, a master of fine arts student in the department of Art at Clemson University has won the 2011 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. The international award competition is sponsored by the International Sculpture Center (ISC), located in Hamilton, NJ.
"Tom is an exemplary student who very much deserves this high honor. His scholarly diligence and investment in the discourse of contemporary art have paved the way for him to be selected as one of the very best in a very competitive field of applicants from around the world,” said his faculty mentor, David Detrich.
There were an unprecedented number of nominees this year, including 485 students from over 190 colleges and universities from around the world. The jury, paneled by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, DeWitt Godfrey and John Lash, reviewed over 1,200 images of sculptural work.
"Being selected as a recipient of this prestigious award is quite an honor for an emerging sculptor,” said Greg Shelnutt, newly appointed chair of Clemson’s Department of Art. “To have been chosen by a review panel of arts professionals from such a talented pool of sculptors from around the world speaks not only to the quality and aesthetic potency of Tom's work, but to the strength of Clemson's model of graduate education.”
In addition to his selection as an award recipient, Schram's sculptural work will be on display at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ from October 16th, 2011 through April 8th, 2012. An opening reception will be held on October 15th in honor of the 2011 award winners, faculty sponsors and the institutions they represent.
“Tom's work with stacked and crushed glass demonstrates both a refined aesthetic sensibility and a keen awareness of contemporary practice,” added Shelnutt.
Selected work from Schram and a spotlight on Clemson's sculpture program will be featured in the 2011 October issue of Sculpture magazine, as well as in the Grounds for Sculpture's Fall/Winter exhibition catalogue. Schram's work will also be featured on the ISC website, www.sculpture.org.
Schram describes his work as dealing with “the interaction a person has with space and the surroundings they inhabit.” While his past experiences with anthropology and religious studies have “galvanized a deep interest in humanity as a social animal, as well as the paradigms that define and redefine collectives.”
The spring 2011 Center for Visual Arts calendar has just been published!
Click here to download it or view it online
CLEMSON NATIONAL PRINT AND DRAWING EXHIBITION, "PLACE"
Exhibition Dates: February 22--April 7, 2011
Deadline for Entries (postmark): September 24, 2010
"PLACE"
What does it mean? Does it mean a place in our brain where memories are triggered by a certain smell, the curve of a spine or how something tastes? Is it a tangible thing, seen on a road map, a line that actually goes somewhere? Or is it a mental state, a place where we are right now and are desperately trying to connect with a bigger reality, where we take our life experiences and pin them to something larger, more meaningful? Place means something different to just about everyone. It allows each artist the chance to approach the theme from a different angle, clustering our commonalities while at the same time reinforcing our uniqueness.
Juror, Lynne Allen is director of the School of Visual Arts at Boston University and a professor of art. Previously she was a professor of art at Rutgers University from 1989 to 2006 and director of the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper from 2000 to 2006. Before coming to Rutgers, she was master printer and educational director at Tamarind Institute.
Click here to download the prospectus.
The Fall 2010 Calendar of events has just been published.
Click here to download it or stop by the Lee Gallery to pick up your copy (printed copies available August 25th, 2010.
The Art Department Open House Oct. 23rd, 2009 from 11AM-4PM.
Open House/Open Studios includes: Bowl throwing, Disco Inferno (hot metal pour), Draw OFF competition (dueling sketchers!), Painting Exhibition, Media Art Screening, Ink you own, Printmaking on Dinky and a Camera Obscura (weather permitting). Tour, create and have fun!
Download The Center for Visual Arts calendar for Fall 2009!
Visiting Artist Lecture "Tracking Time, Marking Space; The body’s gesture in drawing"
Artist Sara Schneckloth presents her artwork.
September 10, 2009 in Room 100, Lee Hall at 5:00 PM
Lee Gallery Exhibition "Not Saying"
August 10 – September 17
“Not Saying” features a collection of works that without saying speak to the Clemson University 2009 Summer Freshman Reading, The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon. Artists in the show are Meng Jin, Nicole Foran’s, Clarke Curtis and Sara Schneckloth.