Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

On November 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., a “parade” of inflatable sculptures will overwhelm the front of UCF’s Student Union. Students in the School of Visual Arts & Design’s 3-D Design classes have constructed dynamic art using recycled, found and customized plastic injected with forced air. The sculptures, which showcase the students’ skills […]

The UCF School of Visual Arts and Design is pleased to announce the upcoming dedication of public artwork on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. As part of the dedication of the new Classroom II and ROTC Building at UCF, artist Malcolm Robertson will be honored for his work “We See The Same Stars.” […]

In 2010, alumni Joe Rosa, Heather Knott, and Chris Brown launched a new animation studio in Central Florida. Ninjaneer Studios is a full-service studio specializing in 3-D animation and projection mapping. The group founded Ninjaneer shortly after graduating with B.A. degrees in Digital Media: Visual Language. All three specialized in Character Animation during their time […]

Complex Magazine has named UCF alum Nick Briz to its online list of “25 People Shaping the Future of Design.” Nick Briz (B.F.A. Film, 2009) is a new-media artist, educator, and organizer. He is also a co-founder of GLI.TC/H, an international conference, festival, and gathering for glitch artists, coders, theorists, and enthusiasts. Briz teaches at […]

Transfer, a series of photographs by E. Brady Robinson, will be on display at FotoWeek 2013 in Washington, D.C. Her work is part of Uncover/Discover, a competition juried by Margaret Heiner and George Hemphill. The exhibit will be debut in an outdoor gallery at National Geographic Musuem on November 1. FotoWeek is a photography festival […]

The latest issue of PDN Edu magazine features a profile of the UCF-Daytona State photography program and its relationship with the Southeast Museum of Photography. Photo District News reviewed three photography programs with connected and dedicated museums, placing UCF’s partnership with Daytona State College among lofty company. The other featured pairings are the International Center […]

MIT Technology Review recently reviewed The Perfect 46, a feature film written and directed by UCF alum Brett Bonowicz. Read the review online. Bonowicz screened the film at the Consumer Genetics Conference in Boston on September 25. The story centers around a genome-analysis company that has developed an algorithm to determine the likelihood of prospective […]

The two short films written and produced by the class of 2013 Character Animation program were honored at the Central Florida Film Festival. Ember and Gaiaspora were named finalists for Best Animated Project. Ember won the award and was also a finalist for Best Florida Project and Paul Leder Best Student Project. According to officials, […]

The first large-scale public art sculpture by Lea Patrice Fales, University of Central Florida senior and Studio Art major, will be installed next month for the Museum of Florida Art’s 2013-2015 DeLand Sculpture Walk, along with eleven other artists. The opening reception is being held on October 17, 2013; everyone is invited to attend! The […]

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 […]