Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

UCF is banking that technology in the hands of water enthusiasts will help protect the Mosquito Lagoon’s fragile ecosystem in Brevard and Volusia counties. REEL Florida, a free app available for the iPhone, debuts this month thanks to the dedication and ingenuity of biologists, communication experts, and techies at the University of Central Florida. The […]

The University of Central Florida is one of the nation’s top destinations for aspiring animators according to Animation Career Review. UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design is ranked #10 nationally and #3 in the southern region. UCF offers an impressive 13 bachelor’s degree programs, 3 master’s degree programs, and 5 minors for artists of […]

The photography of Christopher Boyer is featured in a national juried show as well as an online showcase. Boyer is a senior in UCF’s Photography B.S. program. Boyer’s work appears in Memory, Bone and Myth, an exhibition at the University of North Dakota. His piece was selected for a Purchase Award by juror Maggie Taylor […]

Gary Dufner is a teacher at the International Academy of Design & Technology in Orlando. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Cartooning from the School of Visual Art in New York City. Gary is also a graduate student in UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design. While taking Joo Kim’s Design Theory and […]

After twice applying for Disney’s talent development program, Mo Hassan, ’11, finally received the news he’d been hoping for. He packed up his car and drove more than 2,500 miles across the country from his home in Bradenton, Fla., to the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif. “They offered me the job by email, […]

Where Is Alice?, a short film written and directed by award-winning director Zachary Beckler, premieres this weekend at the Florida Film Festival. Zachary is a Film B.F.A. graduate and current M.F.A. student in UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design. The film will screen at 2:00pm on Sunday, April 13 at Regal Cinemas Winter Park […]

In 1963, Florida governor Farris Bryant signed a bill that created a new state university in Orange County. With Florida Technological University scheduled to open in the fall of 1968, there was much work to be done. Central Florida architect Frederick G. Owles was hired to lay out the vision of FTU’s first president Charles […]

Members of the UCF President’s Circle – donors who make annual gifts between $1,000 and $24,999 – were acknowledged for their contributions to the university last night at a reception in the UCF Art Gallery. Surrounded by a collaborative show entitled “The UCF S.T.E.A.M. Exhibition” – which presents paintings, posters, prints, photographs and other artwork […]

“The Committee,” a documentary by University of Central Florida students and professors, tells part of its shocking story: how in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Florida college students and teachers were pulled out of class and questioned for hours — not about their politics but about their private lives, as part of an effort […]

UCF Film alumni Benjamin Pearson (B.A. Cinema Studies 2007) will screen his short video Former Models at the Art of the Real 2014 film series hosted by The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York on Thursday April 24th at 7:00 p.m. in the new landmark state-of-the-art Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center. Former Models […]