Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

Created in the Directing 1 class within UCF’s Film Program, undergraduate student Ben Gill and his dark comedy Babies will be featured in the largest film festival for young emerging filmmakers: The Future Film Festival. FFF is a five-day festival featuring films and filmmakers from around the world. Gill will participate in workshops and networking […]

Paying homage to Bob Ross, American Painter/TV host of ‘The Joy of Painting’, Chad Cameron delivers an entertaining demo of Adobe’s Photoshop Sketch digital painting app in a series of Ads produced by Adobe. Chad Cameron is an accomplished designer/illustrator who played the part of Bob Ross brilliantly with timely quotes of ‘happy little clouds’ […]

Three SVAD students, Jack Prettyman, Adelaide Ritter and Alexandra DesCepedes, received awards at the Orlando ADDYs. During this annual event, the American Advertising Federation recognizes outstanding creativity in its fifth district. The ADDYs are the largest creative awards competition in the advertising industry. 2016 winners include: Jack Prettyman Gold ADDY for his Grotesk Paints Sales […]

It’s a visual world these days – and the works of color, form and motion created by students and faculty will be on full display at the UCF Celebrates the Arts festival in April. A diverse presentation of mixed media installation pieces, banner art, films, animation, and tableau vivant (living art) will inundate the Dr. […]

SVAD students are invited to participate in the academic review process for the programs in SVAD. Students will be given the opportunity to provide feedback about the program. Below is the upcoming schedule for the program reviews: Wednesday, February 10 Photography (Regional) 2:30 – 3:00pm in Daytona Bldg. 530 Rm. 120 Architecture (Regional) 2:30 – […]

Free filmmaking workshops and an evening of student films are all part of a UCF-sponsored Education Day at the Feb. 11-14 Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford. Education Day, sponsored Feb. 11 by UCF’s College of Arts & Humanities, will kick off the festival activities at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, where 61 […]

The Lucie Foundation is an international organization dedicated to supporting emerging photographers worldwide. Assistant Professor of Photography Brooks Dierdorff states: “I am excited to be in this pool. “ The Award selects individuals to create or continue a project focused on creating a story through a conceptual Fine Art approach. The Lucie Foundation mission is […]

Opening Reception: March 16th 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Evocative shapes and symbolic colors seek the past. Multiple layers of meaning can be derived from a seemingly arbitrary assortment of words. Metaphorical materials form morbid puns and domestic commentary. The Master of Fine Arts candidates Taylor Battle, Reina Castellanos, and Alesha Hassard will be showing […]

Screening alongside some of the top young experimental filmmakers working in the world today, Experimental Filmmaker Assistant Professor Lisa Danker’s new Film “Beneath a Glass Floor Lobby” will screen February 25 at the $100 Film Festival, the only celluloid-based film festival. When the $100 Film Festival was born in 1992, it showcased eight short films […]

The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design announces the latest winner of the J.R. Hopes Art “Eye for Broadway” Art Competition. Ashley Loonam is the winner for Kinky Boots. Ashley, a native of Long Island, New York, is pursuing a Design career, both inside and outside of school, with a dream to one day […]