ARTBORNE features SVAD's Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz as September Cover Story

September 14, 2016 by
Artborne Magazine is an independently published, print and online publication dedicated to the development and advancement of Orlando’s art scene. The monthly magazine features local artists and organizations, and ranges from Q&A’s, essays, reviews, and artists spotlights on the fine arts, music, performance, fashion, and literary worlds. Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz is the featured cover artist for […]

Sandler's Crimes of Passion Restored for Blu-ray Release

August 22, 2016 by
Crimes of Passion, a film written by associate professor Barry Sandler, debuts on Blu-Ray this summer. The new Blu-ray/DVD set features commentary and interviews by screenwriter Barry Sandler and director Ken Russell. The new 2K restoration of the 1984 film is based from the original, unrated Ken Russell director’s cut. Featured is an interview by […]

UCF Patent Helps Grow Local Tech Firm

August 17, 2016 by
A popular Orlando-based organization app for students plans to relaunch at University of Central Florida with a new feature. Schoolflow, a mobile app that helps students automatically organize their school assignments, now is licensed to feature UCF’s remote collaboration tool – software that broadcasts an instructor’s lecture with interactive notes. Schoolflow licensed the patented technology […]

UCF student film 'Tucker' challenges digital filmmaking

June 23, 2016 by
oshua Evangelista, a UCF Film BFA student working under the nom de plume “J. Ellis Evans,” has successfully crafted a short film that uses this gimmick to challenge what we would typically expect from digital filmmaking. Tucker is a film that takes place entirely from the perspective of a young woman’s loyal companion. Evans wants […]

UCF Emmy-Winning Documentary to be Shown on 100 PBS Stations, Campus

June 6, 2016 by
An Emmy-winning documentary film created by UCF honors students began airing this week on more than 100 PBS television stations nationwide, telling the story of a Florida Legislature panel that tried to remove homosexual students and employees from state universities decades ago. The film will be shown during the next few weeks from coast to […]

2016 Hopes Scholarship Winners Announced

May 25, 2016 by
The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design proudly announces two winners of the 2016 J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship. This year’s recipients are Kirkland Macy and Robert Shirley. Kirkland Macy is a sophomore specializing in drawing and experimental animation. With a strong interest in designing and modelling characters and creatures, he is aiming for a […]

Oxford American features photos by M. Laine Wyatt

May 25, 2016 by
M. Laine Wyatt is featured in the Oxford American‘s weekly column “Eyes on the South.” “Eyes on the South” showcases weekly selections of work from Southern artists or artists whose work concerns the South. Wyatt is an associate professor of photography at the University of Central Florida. She has shown her work in more than […]

UCF SVAD collaboration brings student artists' talents to University Park

May 18, 2016 by
Art meets business with a collaboration launching this week between the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design (SVAD) and Crocker Partners, owner of the nearby University Park office center. Works by UCF students will be showcased in University Park’s five office buildings, beginning with a May 18 event marking completion of a $5 million […]

Orlando Science Center Fuses Art with Science at New Gallery

April 18, 2016 by
The national educational movement to promote the seamless working relationship of science and art has taken the next step, teaming up the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design and the Orlando Science Center with a permanent new gallery of science-inspired artwork. “Fusion: A STEAM Gallery” is the name of the new gallery space on […]