Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

The students at the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design poured their hearts and creative minds in their first Art Knight event on Friday.

Michael Woodside ’08 says vacations to Walt Disney World in his childhood impacted his choice to make character animation his career.

The Visual Arts Building will open its doors to the public for community networking, classroom tours, student art showcases, live music and free refreshments to accompany the opening reception for Mimesis: Fall 2022 BFA Exhibition in the UCF Gallery.

The UCF campus will be closed for operations on Wednesday and Thursday due to Tropical Storm Nicole, and Friday for Veterans Day. All public events scheduled for those days will be canceled or rescheduled.

Renowned composer and Pegasus Professor Stella Sung shares the importance of integrating science and the arts, as well as her research on using virtual and augmented reality in the classical concert setting.

Walter Gaudnek was as colorful and bold as the art he created. Theatrical designer Joseph Rusnock was remembered as caring and creative. Both men are being mourned at the University of Central Florida, where they were fixtures for generations of students in artistic fields of study.

Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Humanities Kristin Congdon reports the benefits of creating art.

A professor in the School of Visual Arts and Design for 50 years before his retirement in 2020, Walter Gaudnek is celebrated for his contributions to UCF and the international art world.

New Halo-themed designs are coming to Limbitless’ collaboration with 343 Industries as a result of students’ and faculty’s artwork in UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design.

Stacie Becker, a UCF art major and medical tattoo artist at Empower tattoo, has been changing the lives of breast cancer survivors, and is taking new steps to level up her practice.