Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

UCF alumni Metrah Pashaee won the First Prize award at the 2014 Haverhill Experimental Film Festival in Haverhill, Massachusetts for her short video Human Body Battleground Organ Organism. Human Body Battleground Organ Organism is an appropriated moving image collage investigating human sex organs as disembodied vessels. Utilizing a digital voice to narrate the scientific found […]

The University of Central Florida will join the inaugural season of downtown Orlando’s new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts by hosting a 10-day arts festival in April, organizers announced Thursday. The center is planning a year full of concerts, Broadway shows, dance performances and other events, including the UCF Pegasus Arts Festival scheduled […]

Two College of Arts & Humanities faculty members were granted emeritus status Wednesday during the annual Founders’ Day ceremony. The status is awarded to faculty and administrators who have worked at the university for at least five years. The title honors the contributions and distinction they achieved at the university, and grants them a lifetime […]

Obsessions, Curiosities, and Fancies, a solo exhibition by M. Laine Wyatt, opens at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach with a reception on June 11. The exhibition, which runs until September 21, features photographic works drawn from five different series traversing expansive topics: the nature of women’s relationship to clothing, the physiological landscape […]

A recent print Flying Horse Editions published with Carmon Colangelo is currently featured at the International Print Center New York. New Prints 2014/Summer features 49 projects by 49 artists, culled from more than 3,000 prints. The collaborative image from Colangelo and Flying Horse Editions appears on the cover of the exhibition promotional materials. New Prints […]

The photography of the late Jack Mitchell, who chronicled the arts scene in New York for 35 years, will be on display at the University of Central Florida Art Gallery from June 12 to July 11. Black-and-white photos depicting memorable personalities of American culture from 1960 to 1995 will be featured in the free Icons […]

Delegates gathered in Orlando to honor colleagues during the Association of College Unions International annual conference and the celebration of ACUI’s 100th anniversary. The event gala included nearly 40 awards. Many of the awards were part of Steal this Idea, “an association-wide contest seeking the best marketing and promotion ideas.” More than 300 submissions designed […]

On May 7, the Bachelor of Design in Architecture junior class hosted an Open House for parents, friends, local architecture professionals, faculty and administrators. Student work and projects from the fall and spring semesters were on display in the Design 6 Studio at Valencia’s West campus. In collaboration with Valencia Community College and the University […]

Art is more than something you view — it is a process the artists go through. In the creative expression, it empowers individuals whether that person is a professional artist or not. Counseling and Psychological Services held its second annual Healing Art Exhibition opening reception on February 27 which consisted of 39 students and staff […]

The East Orlando Post recently featured guest columns by two UCF film students. Zachary Beckler, a 2014 M.F.A. graduate, and Jessica Keller, current B.F.A. student, were invited to review the new Jonathan Glazer film Under The Skin. Beckler is a writer, producer, editor, and director based in Orlando. He earned both a B.F.A. and M.F.A. […]