Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

Valencia architecture students pin up their work–and their hopes for admission to architecture school. The temperature in the room is rising. So is the level of stress and excitement. Architectural models, foam board and pins are scattered all over the floor at Valencia’s Special Events Center. Nearly 80 architecture students are painstakingly pinning their favorite […]

UCF’s Gallery 500 is kicking off its summer’s exhibitions with a solo sculpture show called (re)CLAIMed by Stephanie Cafcules, an MFA student in the School of Visual Arts & Design. Cafcules works with found objects and industrial materials in a wide range of processes to create art that indirectly evokes nature. Each piece explores the […]

Professional Artist magazine recently published E. Brady Robinson’s Pocket Guide to Self-Publishing for Artists. The guide takes a broad look at publishing opportunities for visual artists, including several in-depth interviews with artists who have recently gone through the process. It also looks at the many ways in which artists publish and share images of work […]

The Southeast Museum of Photography is currently featuring recent work by Steven Spencer, a faculty member in UCF’s Photography program. The exhibition highlights work from Spencer’s Six Miles and Also Equivalents, reflections of life on the Florida coast. The exhibition runs May 29 through July 28, 2013. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, May […]

SVAD student Aleisha Breter’s work will appear in the Atlantic Center for the Arts 24th Annual University Student Exhibition. Breter is one of four university students from around the state to be selected for this prestigious exhibition, juried by New York-based artist Diana Cooper. According to the ACA, “The selection process for this exhibition begins […]

Five UCF students and two faculty members from the School of Visual Arts and Design were awarded Sony Scholarships on April 19. The Sony Scholarship is awarded to current, full-time UCF students or faculty who have shown superior academic achievement in the fields of digital and emerging media such as Game Design, Animation, Graphic Design, […]

The School of Visual Arts & Design celebrates the end of another academic year with four days of free screenings. The refreshing and engaging presentation features the creativity and hard work of UCF film students. The screenings kick-off Thursday night with first-year B.F.A. students’ Directing I film projects. Friday evening features a collection of short […]

Undergraduate Charlotte Tripson was recently featured in an article by the Vero Beach Newsweekly. Charlotte is making a name for herself in the graphic design industry. While she wraps up her last year at UCF majoring in Web Design, Tripson is also running her own design company, Anabar Designs. Her company focuses on minimalistic design […]

Fragments, a new exhibition hosted by the City of Orlando Public Art Program, features art by KYLE and UCF’s own Kevin Haran. A public reception with the artists will be held on Thursday, April 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the rotunda of Orlando City Hall. Fragments is an in depth look into […]

The J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship review committee is pleased to announce four winners from all areas of the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design. All applicants are commended for their fine work and for the excellent statements outlining their goals as artists. This year’s recipients are: Austyn Bynon Andres E Aranguibel Omalix Martinez Teresa […]