Sandler Honored by the Montreal International Festival of New Cinema
October 20, 2014 The Montreal International Festival of New Cinema will present a special 30th anniversary screening of Ken Russell’s classic psycho-sexual thriller Crimes of Passion, written and produced by UCF film professor Barry Sandler. Crimes of Passion, first released in 1984 is now considered a cult classic, and has maintained a strong...
Love Your Body Week promotes healthy self-image at UCF
October 17, 2014 The National Organization for Women at UCF held its annual Love Your Body Week Oct. 13 to Oct. 17 in 2014. Having recovered from six years of anorexia, NOW Vice President Christina Marriner is passionate about changing the conversation about body image. “A lot of the representations of different body types...
SVAD Professors Featured in Experimental Animation Show
October 16, 2014 UCF School of Visual Arts & Design professors Matt Dombrowski and Scott F. Hall is featured in an exhibit at Purdue University. Their work will screen at the Fountain Gallery in Lafayette, Indiana as part of “Set in Motion: Video Art & Experimental Film Nights.” “Set in Motion” is a...
J.R. Hopes Sponsors Inaugural "Eye for Broadway" Art Competition
October 15, 2014 The inaugural J.R. Hopes “Eye for Broadway” Art Competition is now open to students in UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design. The competition invites participants to create pieces of artwork inspired by upcoming Broadway performances at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. One winner will be selected...
Kourova Awarded Grant by U.S. Department of State
October 06, 2014 Alla Kourova recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of State. The award, worth nearly $100,000, is part of the US-Russia Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program. Kourova’s project is called “Getting Closer: A Cross-Cultural U.S.-Russian Project Focusing on Teaching Foreign Languages to U.S. Students and Blind/Visually Impaired Students in Russia.” The...
UCF brings digital art to Art & Algorithms festival
October 03, 2014 Art and math — when those two words are together, it’s usually in an either/or scenario, but one local festival is hoping to break that trend by bringing the two together. The Art & Algorithms Festival will take place in Downtown Titusville, focusing on digital art as an artistic medium....
Visual Arts Faculty to be Featured at Exhibit
September 30, 2014 UCF’s annual School of Visual Arts faculty show will be held Oct. 9 to Nov. 7 in the university art gallery. The free exhibit will showcase painting, sculpture, book arts, drawing, photography and experimental digital media. A reception for the participating artists, who have received both national and international recognition...
Percussion Professor Tours with Intercollegiate Quartet
September 29, 2014 Thad Anderson recently toured the Midwest with a piano and percussion quartet called Ensemble P4. The group is made up of faculty from Stetson University, Bethune-Cookman University, and UCF. The quartet made stops at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, Northern Illinois University, Joliet College,...
M.F.A. Student's Film to Premiere at Fort Lauderdale Festival
September 25, 2014 Pembroke Circle, the debut feature film from recent graduate Max Rousseau, will premiere at the 2014 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Rousseau wrote and directed the film for his M.F.A. thesis. According to Rousseau, “Pembroke Circle could not have been made without the help and support of the UCF Film...
UCF MFA In Emerging Media Open Studio Tour
September 22, 2014 On Friday October 17 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, the UCF MFA in Emerging Media candidates will host their semi-annual Open Studio Tour. The studios, which house 16 MFA candidates, are located at the Center for Emerging Media, 500 West Livingston, Orlando, FL. This event is a semi-annual tradition, connecting candidates...
Buyssens Exhibits Animated Sculptures at World Maker Faire
September 19, 2014 The art of Ryan Buyssens will be on display at the World Maker Faire in New York City, September 20- 21. Buyssens is an artist, designer and inventor who makes kinetic art inspired by his own curiosities about various phenomena. He will be exhibiting devices of his own design called...
St. Claire's Work Published in Contemporary Play Anthology
September 16, 2014 A new anthology, Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays, features the work of Sybil St. Claire. Her contribution, Wake Me When It’s Over, was inspired by her idiosyncratic Irish Catholic upbringing and the practice of three-day wakes. The play humorously and tenderly explores spirituality through...
SVAD Professor's Debut Book Published by MIT Press
September 12, 2014 Anastasia Salter’s debut book was released in August from The MIT Press. Salter, an Assistant Professor in UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design, co-authored Flash: Building the Interactive Web with John Murray. Salter and Murray investigate Flash’s innovative role in shaping interactive experiences on the web and new forms...
UCF Alumna's Film at Global Peace Festival Features Affleck, Foxx, Other Stars
September 12, 2014 What a star-studded lineup filmmaker Jenni Gold, a UCF graduate, assembled for her latest movie: Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Gary Sinise, Jane Seymour, Marlee Matlin, Geena Davis, William H. Macy and others. And their film has an uplifting message for everyone: Push forward to reach your dreams. Gold’s dream —...
U.S. News Lists UCF as No. 3 'Up-and-Comer' University
September 12, 2014 The University of Central Florida was ranked today as the nation’s No. 3 “up-and-comer” university in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings of more than 1,300 higher-education institutions. The ranking is part of the magazine’s annual compilation that gauges universities in a dozen categories. The up-and-coming...
UCF Flute Professor Performs at International Flute Convention
September 10, 2014 Nora Lee García was recently invited to perform at the 4th International Flute Convention in Seville, Spain. García was one of only five guest artists from the United States. The roster of international performers included Emmanuel Pahud, William Bennett, Davide Formisano and Alexa Still. Garcia performed a full recital with...
Wyatt Presents Talk and Exhibition at Southeast Museum of Photography
September 09, 2014 On September 3, M. Laine Wyatt delivered an Artist Talk at the Southeast Museum of Photography. She was recognized at a reception for her solo photography exhibition Obsessions, Curiosities, and Fancies. The exhibition, which runs until September 21, features photographic works drawn from five different series traversing expansive topics: the...
SVAD Professor Designs Core Technology for Single-String Guitar
September 08, 2014 Scott F. Hall designed the core guitar technology used by the architecture and design firm MONAD Studio to create the single-stringed guitars he recently played at Florida International University’s Miami Beach Urban Studios. The works are 3-D printed wall-mounted art as well as experimental instruments. Hall explains the construction and...
Women's Studies Commemorates 20th Anniversary
September 04, 2014 UCF Women’s Studies hosted workshops, receptions and other events in September 2014 to commemorate its 20th anniversary on campus. “Women’s Studies serves the community with academic opportunities and a mission for service,” said Maria Santana, director for the past six years. The program also works toward social justice and equality with more...
Koons Honored by International Clarinet Association
August 29, 2014 On August 2, Keith Koons was honored for his service to the International Clarinet Association. He was presented with a plaque of appreciation by President John Cipolla during an awards ceremony at the ICA international conference ClarinetFest®.hosted by Louisiana State University. Koons served from 2008-2010 as President-elect, 2010-2012 as President,...