Studio Art Senior Featured in Sculpture Walk

October 01, 2013  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...

UCF Animated Shorts Appear at SIGGRAPH, Film Festivals

September 16, 2013  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....

Zaho Authors Art is an Endangered Species

September 13, 2013  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...

Film Grad Featured in Acclaimed Literary Journal

September 13, 2013  “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...

UCF Alum Works on Animated Features at Reel FX

September 04, 2013  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...

Festive Colors of Caribbean Art to Fill UCF Gallery

August 30, 2013  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...

Hall Featured in WPA Juried Exhibition

August 30, 2013  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...

SVAD Students and Faculty Featured in Professional Artist Magazine

August 28, 2013  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...

Event Management Minor Debuts this Fall

August 22, 2013  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...

Photography Alum Shooting for The New York Times

August 16, 2013  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...

Flying Horse Editions Collaborates on Innovative Fine Arts Prints

August 13, 2013  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...

Gallery 500 Serves Up 'Medium Rare' Summer Art Exhibit

July 19, 2013  UCF’s downtown Gallery 500 will host the opening of this summer’s featured group show, Medium Rare, which will showcase the works of several artists working toward their MFA in the university’s Emerging Media graduate program. The opening, at 500 W. Livingston St., Orlando, is in conjunction with city’s Third Thursday...

Awards for Artists: J.R. Hopes Scholarship Winners

July 19, 2013  “Life is a constant game of observation, considering potential in the things I see, the people I meet, and the experiences I have to turn into art…” —Austin Bynon, one winner of the 2013 J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship Jim Hopes, creator of the J.R. Hopes Art Scholarship in the College...

Si Jung Jun Kim Gives Keynote Lecture at International Workshop

July 16, 2013  Si Jung Jun Kim gave a keynote speech, “Affective Media Design from the Cognitive Perspectives,” at the 1st International Workshop on Emotional Materials and Components. The workshop was a two-day event held June 27-28, 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately one thousand people attended the conference which covered topics in...

Desks as Portraits on exhibit at Dali Photo Festival in China

July 10, 2013  Photos by E. Brady Robinson will be exhibited at the Dali Photo Festival in Yunnan, China this August. Desks as Portraits: An Inside Look at the DC Art World will be included in the “American Life” exhibition. The show is curated by Yan Li.

Digital Media Alum Selected for Art Directors Guild Apprenticeship

July 09, 2013  Recent graduate Kate Weddle (B.A., 2010) was accepted into the Art Directors Guild’s new Production Apprentice Program. Kate is one of only four inductees in the program’s inaugural class. She was selected from a pool of more than 90 applicants. Weddle, a writer and designer, specialized in Character Animation while...

On Pins and Needles: Students Strive for Admission to Architecture Program

July 01, 2013  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...

Gallery 500 Kicks Off Summer Exhibitions

June 17, 2013  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...

Robinson Authors Guide to Self-Publishing for Artists

June 14, 2013  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...

Photography of Steven Spencer Featured in Museum Exhibit

June 04, 2013  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...