Yonetani Performs at Košice Music Festival
June 04, 2015 Last month, Ayako Yonetani performed the Brahms violin concerto with the Slovak State Filharmonia of Košice, conducted by Maestro Leos Svarovsky, during the 60th Košice Music Festival. Yonetani first performed with the Košice Filharmonia twenty years ago during the 40th Košice Music Festival and has been invited to perform once...
Buyssens' Sculpture Exhibited at 3D PrintShow in London
June 04, 2015 Ryan Buyssens’ kinetic sculpture “Resistance” is being exhibited this month in London as part of the 3D Printshow. The 3D Printshow brings together key players from the entire 3D-printing ecosystem. From engineers and product designers to brands and makers, they explore how 3D printing is used for industries, businesses, brands...
Flying Horse Editions Mentioned in NYTimes
May 29, 2015 Flying Horse Editions, UCF’s fine art research facility and print shop, was mentioned in the New York Times style magazine T and a New York Times blog post as the birth place of artist Luis Gispert’s method for creating the pieces in his new series Aqua Regia. The series features...
UCF and Russian Students Publish Collaborative Booklet
May 18, 2015 Students at UCF and its Russian partner in the Connecting Classrooms project published a booklet this year called Language and Culture through Russian and American Eyes. The booklet showcases personal visions of heroes from UCF students in the Intermediate Russian class and Russian students from Lyceum #7 and School #1...
Alum's Award Winning Film Studio
May 15, 2015 Strong Films was founded by Jon Strong (Film B.F.A. ‘11), with a focus on branding through short films and advertisements. Strong Films is interested in the story of their clients and the story of the brands they showcase to create meaningful connections between people, products, brands, and experiences. This year,...
"Eye For Broadway" Competition Names Latest Winners
May 07, 2015 The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design announces the latest winners of the J.R. Hopes Art “Eye for Broadway” Art Competition. The competition invites SVAD students to create art inspired by upcoming Broadway performances at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Winners receive $500, and the chosen...
Film Graduate Wins First Prize in LA Comedy Festival Competition
May 07, 2015 Jeffrey Ashkin’s film, Frankenstein With Benefits, was awarded Best Screenplay at the 2015 LA Comedy Festival Screenplay Competition. Frankenstein With Benefits is a horror/comedy about an online dating expert that tries to pair up an undead monster with the right mate. The Los Angeles Comedy Festival is the largest comedy...
Chapter Written by T&T Community Published in Routledge Studies
May 06, 2015 UCF’s T&T Community had a chapter Teaching the Repulsive Memorial published in Pedagogies of Public Memory, a Routledge Studies in Rhetoric and Communication anthology. Authors include Barry Jason Mauer, John Venecek, Amy Larner Giroux, Patricia Carlton, Marcy Galbreath, and Valerie Kasper. For information about the anthology, please visit the publisher...
SVAD Alumna's Artwork Gaining Renown
May 06, 2015 On Saturday, May 16, Omalix Arlette’s artwork will be on exhibit at the Sirona Fine Art Gallery in Hallandale Beach, FL. The exhibition will feature paintings and photographs from Omalix’s body of work exploring aspects of womanhood. The opening reception will held 6-9 p.m. and will include light hors d’oeuvres...
Three SVAD Students Win At District Four ADDYs
May 06, 2015 Three SVAD students received awards at the American Advertising Federation’s, Also known as the ADDY’s, Fourth District. Winners include: Brandon Stocker Gold ADDY and Judges Choice Award for Craftsmanship for his Fantaisel Salt Packaging Silver ADDY Award for his logo Marion & Dodd’s Adam Lehman Gold ADDY Award for his...
López Cruz Named Pegasus Professor
May 04, 2015 At the 2015 Founder’s Day Honors Convocation, Humberto López Cruz received the Pegasus Professor Award. López Cruz received the award for the College of Arts and Humanities and was one of five professors who received the honor overall. The Pegasus Professor Award recognizes faculty members who have made a significant...
UCF Photographers to Host One-Night, "Pop-Up" Show
May 01, 2015 UCF photography students will hold a one-night-only, “pop-up” gallery event tomorrow. Graduating seniors from the Bachelor of Science in Photography program at the University of Central Florida, Daytona, will hold their 2015 graduation exhibition at an alternative gallery space on May 2 from 5-7pm. The event will take place at...
Milanés Recognized for Anthology Contribution
April 30, 2015 Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés is part of a group that has been recognized at the International Latino Book Awards. Milanés’ contributions to the anthology, Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education, were acknowledged in the Most Inspirational Nonfiction Books in English category. Wise Latinas is a collection of personal essays addressing the varied...
Pidberejna Receives 2015 Foreign Language Award
April 27, 2015 On April 8, Irina Pidberejna received the 2015 Florida Foreign Language Award as University Scholar of the Year for her Russian/TESOL language studies. The award was a part of Russian Culture Night at the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning and was presented by Dean José Fernández, Chair of Modern...
2015 Character Animation Premiere and Digital Media Showcase
April 22, 2015 The 2015 Character Animation Premiere and Digital Media Showcase will invade the Soundstage at the UCF Center for Emerging Media in downtown Orlando on Monday, April 27 starting at 5:30 p.m. Two short animated films will be shown, both under the direction of UCF Professor JoAnne Adams. Screenings are at...
Spanish M.A. Students and Visiting Instructor Present at GRAPHSY
April 16, 2015 UCF was represented at the 8th Annual Graduate Portuguese and Hispanic Symposium (GRAPHSY) at Georgetown University in Washington, DC April 10-11. Two graduate students in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Spanish M.A. program and one visiting instructor presented their research at the conference. Matthew Burner presented linguistic research...
UCF Student Produces TV Series Thanking Hometown Heroes
April 15, 2015 On April 4, Star & Shield’s Copout Adventures aired across 210 TV markets in the US on Destination America. The show, produced by SVAD Film BFA student Tyler Marino, and Marino’s company, Nebula Productions, will be wrapping up its first season mid-May. Star & Shield’s Copout Adventures is a national...
Santana Presents Keynote for the American Association of University Women
April 13, 2015 On April 11, 2015, M.C. Santana was the keynote speaker for the American Association of University Women in Flager County. Her speech, “The Half-Truth About Gender Pay Gap“, given on Tuesday, April 14th, marked the day white women in this country make the same amount of money for 2014 as white males....
Flying Horse Big Band to Perform at UCF Celebrates the Arts 2015
April 08, 2015 On April 11, the Flying Horse Big Band will perform “Shakespeare Swings!” a cabaret-style production giving Shakespeare’s works a jazzy twist with vocals coordinated by the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. The performance is part of the 5-day UCF Celebrates the Arts 2015 festival. The festival will showcase studio art, music, theatre,...
UCF Photography Grad Honored by Photo District News
April 06, 2015 Clarissa Bonet has been selected for this year’s Photo District News 30. Bonet is a graduate of the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design’s Photography program. The editors of PDN selected Bonet from a field of more than 300 photographers from around the world. Criteria for becoming one of PDN’s...