Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

Animation Career Review’s recent “Take Two: Q&A Interview” with UCF animation professors Cheryl Cabrera and Scott Hall boasts SVAD’s Emerging Media program. The interview explores what undergrads can achieve in UCF’s Character Animation and Experimental Animation programs. The two degrees approach animation differently… Character Animation employs applied industry training and Experimental Animation relies on the […]

Four experimental animation graduates are showcasing their animated short film, The Falling Leaf, at LA CineFest, Orlando International Peace and Film Festival and the Miami Independent Film Festival. The short tells the story of a young monk who is assigned a seemingly impossible task and follows his efforts to overcome the challenge through the use […]

On August 20, Lisa Danker will introduce the film Easy Rider at the Foosaner Museum of Art in Melbourne. Following the screening, Danker will lead a discussion about the production history, style and the impact of Easy Rider on the reception of independent filmmaking. In the film, two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to […]

Painted carnival banners, photographs, sculptures and film screenings are on display at the UCF Art Gallery July 16 – August 29. The exhibition tells the story of the exciting, imaginative, and dissapearing world of the carnival sideshow. The banners on display range in size with the largest spanning an entire wall of the gallery with […]

There is a new scholarship available for Architecture B.Des. students. The annual Craig Tremblay Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Architecture will be awarded each spring with the application opening in the fall semester. This scholarship may be used to pay for tuition, textbooks, fees and any other items included in the cost of an art education. […]

Wanda Raimundi-Ortize has been selected from hundreds of Florida artists to participate in the Florida Art Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view June 12 – September 6, 2015. The Florida Art Prize in Contemporary Art is an annual exhibition that focuses on the production […]

Since her graduation in 2014, OMALIX has been carving an exciting career in the arts. She graduated with a BFA concentration in painting and Magna Cum Laude from UCF. OMALIX’s selection of deeply symbolic personal paintings and photographs are currently on view at the Sirona Fine Art Gallery, Hallandale Beach, FL. Below is her email […]

Ryan Buyssens’ kinetic sculpture “Resistance” is being exhibited this month in London as part of the 3D Printshow. The 3D Printshow brings together key players from the entire 3D-printing ecosystem. From engineers and product designers to brands and makers, they explore how 3D printing is used for industries, businesses, brands and consumers. Resistance is an […]

Flying Horse Editions, UCF’s fine art research facility and print shop, was mentioned in the New York Times style magazine T and a New York Times blog post as the birth place of artist Luis Gispert’s method for creating the pieces in his new series Aqua Regia. The series features gold-plated chains wound around specially […]

Strong Films was founded by Jon Strong (Film B.F.A. ‘11), with a focus on branding through short films and advertisements. Strong Films is interested in the story of their clients and the story of the brands they showcase to create meaningful connections between people, products, brands, and experiences. This year, Strong Films won Best of […]