Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

Two short films produced by the SVAD Character Animation program are making multiple festival appearances. In July, Gaiaspora and Ember were displayed on the convention floor at SIGGRAPH 2013 in Anaheim. In addition, both films were accepted into the Central Florida Film Festival and AniMazing Spotlight! Festival in Los Angeles. The films were created by […]

Art is an Endangered Species: A History of Western Art: Paleolithic – Romanesque, a new book from Margaret Ann Zaho, was recently released by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Featuring more than 200 illustrations, the book covers the early history of Western Art with a focus on visual literacy and the fragile nature of art. Each […]

“Flamingo City,” a short story by UCF alum Giovanna Varela was recently published in Folio, a nationally recognized literary journal. Folio, founded in 1984 and based at American University in Washington, D.C., includes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Folio is also known for interviews with prominent writers and has published multiple works that were short-listed […]

UCF alum Greg Hulet is now working on major international films with Reel FX. After graduating cum laude in 2011 with a B.A. in Digital Media—Visual Language, Greg became a Layout Artist at Reel FX, one of the industry’s best special effects production houses. Greg says, “For almost a year now I’ve been working in […]

An exhibition and lecture series about Caribbean art will be featured Sept. 5-27 at the UCF Art Gallery. The vibrant show has been curated with a multicultural focus that seeks to link the diverse populations of Florida and the Caribbean. The show, Caribbean Expressions: Art, Life & Culture, will showcase artists such as Wilson Bigaud, […]

The work of Scott F. Hall will appear in an upcoming Washington Projects for the Arts exhibit. Scott’s video art has been selected for inclusion in the WPA’s Experimental Media 2013 Video Screening Series. Screenings will be held on September 12 at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., on September 23 at The Corcoran Gallery of […]

The latest issue of Professional Artist Magazine features an online course and book from E. Brady Robinson. The article also highlights UCF’s ART 5811 Professional Practice in Art, a fully online course developed and taught by Robinson. In this class, students learn professional practices that help prepare them for the national art market. The article […]

Rosen College of Hospitality Management has partnered with the College of Arts and Humanities to offer a new minor program in Event Management. The Event Management Minor is open to any degree seeking student in the College of Arts and Humanities. This minor is well suited and intended for students who have interest in the […]

The New York Times recently published photographs by Aldrin Capulong, a 2010 graduate of UCF’s Bachelor of Science in Photography. His photos accompany an article on the mysterious deaths of marine life in the Indian River estuary. Capulong’s images appear in the August 8 print edition and the online article which is accompanied by a […]

The University of Central Florida’s fine art, limited edition press Flying Horse Editions is proud to announce the completion of a portfolio of images in collaboration with Brooklyn-based Forth Estate Editions and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. Printmaker Glen Baldridge came to UCF’s Center for Emerging Media to produce a groundbreaking suite of images. Baldridge’s process […]