On Friday October 17 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, the UCF MFA in Emerging Media candidates will host their semi-annual Open Studio Tour. The studios, which house 16 MFA candidates, are located at the Center for Emerging Media, 500 West Livingston, Orlando, FL. This event is a semi-annual tradition, connecting candidates with the neighboring community. Get an in-depth look at the studios and art making processes and meet the artists. Original works will be available for purchase in a silent auction in which the proceeds benefit the students and program. This is a rare opportunity for the public to interact with the artists in their creative environment.
The featured artists:
Masami Koshikawa
Marina Robbins
Dominic DiPaolo
Gary Dufner
Mark Gerstein
Taylor Battle
Alesha Hassard
Reina CastellanosRashaad Rosalle
Daniel McSwain
Blair Peterson
Kristi Wilson
Adria Llerena
Chealsea Anagnoson
Jared Justice
Juliet Romeo DiIenno
About the MFA program
The Studio Art and the Computer MFA provides students an opportunity to inform and enhance their artistic practice using twenty-first century electronic media – not just as new tools for creation and display, but as new means of perception and experience. The emphasis on electronic media encompasses the many ways in which technology intersects with contemporary art and design. Students in the program are invited to combine their backgrounds in traditional art or computer-related disciplines within a conceptually driven, interdisciplinary environment. Courses provide exposure to time-based media, performance art, video art, sound works, kinetic sculpture, computer-based art, and art using the Internet. Students entering this program should be interested in critical exploration of the international dialogue of contemporary art and should be intent upon developing innovative concepts within their own creative work. Full-time students who are interested in becoming practicing artists, college instructors, and industry innovators will flourish in this creative, integrative, and interdisciplinary studio environment.