Thursday, March 21, 2013

Maine Arts Commisison Presentation

Here is a link to the presentation (including links and resources) that was presented today by the Maine Arts Commission. Many thanks to Kerstin and Steve.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx6Ill_mwBNyZmlJWms1VnQxRGs/edit?usp=sharing

Tuesday, March 12, 2013


Press Release for Immediate Release:
“Incidental Consequences,” UMA Senior Exhibition
Show Dates: May 11th - May 31st

Contact:
Danielle Pease: danielledewaldpease@gmail.com, 207-944-5823
Karen Adrienne: karena@maine.edu, 582-0834

University of Maine at Augusta
46 University Drive, Augusta Me, 04330
621-3274


This year, University of Maine at Augusta’s graduating art students are showcasing their final projects in an exhibition entitled “Incidental Consequences.” This is an accretion of 9 individual artistic styles and personalities. The show’s diverse contents are as follows: photographic works, a video installation, a graphic novel, ink drawings, mixed-media prints, and plush sewn creatures.

Artists included are: Adrienne Beacham of Augusta, Danielle DeWald Pease of Hampden, Sabrina Langway of Augusta, Jennifer Smith of Augusta, Tim Hofmann of Portland, Amanda Giampetro of Winthrop, Lisa Tiger of Waterville, Christina T. Epley of Hallowell, and Miguel Hidalgo of Waterville.

incidental (adj.) - being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence; occurring merely by chance or without intention or calculation.

consequence (noun) - something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions.

incidental consequences (happening) - colliding of 9 emerging artists, resulting in the manifestation of a final, collective body of work.

“Incidental Consequences” marks the fall out of an epic journey towards this final exhibit, which is being held in the Danforth Gallery on the UMA campus. The opening reception will take place on May 11th, immediately following graduation ceremony. 
Adrienne, Amanda, Sabrina

Wednesday, March 6, 2013


Class Update:
March 8 & 11    Hang UMA Student Art Exhibit. I would like to do the bulk of the hanging on the 8th, 10-5. Friday Sabrina, Jennifer, Danielle. Miquel. Monday:Adrienne, Christina, Amanda, Lisa Tim: Press Release.

March 12          Final Announcement Card presentation, Final Press Release 
                        Final Press Release, Process presentation by press group
                        Final media lists grid with contact information and point people for distribution
                        All individual mailing lists ready for Valerie Wheaton
March 14          Second Faculty Critique: Adrienne, Tim, Amanda, Danielle, Lisa

March 19          Second Faculty Critique: Mike, Sabrina, Christine, Jennifer   
March 21          Maine Arts Commission talk @ 10:30, Late Mentor reports.

March 26          Rescheduled Second Faculty Critique: Mike, Sabrina, Christine, Jennifer 
March 28          MBTI & In class group assessment and help day.  Bring statements.

April 1-6           SPRING RECESS   
April 7              UMA Juried Student Art Exhibit Reception & Awards, 3-5pm.


April 9              Statement day. Report on PR, cards, graduation application
April 11            Meyers Brigs, Resume Guest.

April 16             In class conversations on your work:  Adrienne, Amanda, Jennifer, Lisa     
April 18             In class conversations on your work:  Mike, Danielle, Tim, Christine, Sabrina                       

April 23             No Class, work on show preparations. I am available for individual help if scheduled.
April 25             No class, work on show preparations.  I am available for individual help if scheduled.

           
April 26-May 7  No class, Hang Exhibit in Danforth Gallery

May 10             Faculty Crit . in the gallery. Documentation of images and your artist statement turned in today.

May 11             Graduation and opening reception

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Reminder and March 5 Class Meeting


Reminder: 
We will meet at Renaissance Gallery & Framing at 9:30 am on the next class meeting March 5th.

For those of you who missed class today Feb. 28, please do the following exercise and bring it to the March 5 class.


Pre-visualization Exercise for installation of artwork

1.How many works do you think you will exhibit?
2-D, 3-D, or Commination/Other
2.  What is the scale of each piece?
3.  How do you envision the layout of the components? Spacing? Draw this in a rough diagram.
4.  Add up the lateral length of each piece.  This =  what.  Caluculate between 12 and 20” as a lead in and out to the work / how much space from the edge and corner of a wall.  Add this to the total of the lateral  sum of the works.  Now subtract this from the wall length.  Divide by the number of spaces between the works and you will find the amount of space between the works.
Try this a couple of times with various layouts to pre-visualize various installation possibilities.  If you missed class, please bring your results to the next class.


Class Update


Professor Karen Adrienne                                                                         Art 430 Senior Project
University of Maine @ Augusta                                                                 621-3243 karena@maine.edu

 Feb.26              Share: Mentor Crit Reports. Review for the creation of rough art for Announcement card, Press releases etc.

Feb 28              Documentation.  Lead time if you want framing done (this impacts your documentation images if glassed ). Pre-visualization of your work and its installation.  Gallery Contract & insurance forms.


March 5            Discussion. Gallery walk and floor plans. Trip to Roy’s @ Remaissance. Documentation. Review art card design.  Review Press Release.
March 7            Final Announcement Card, Process presentation by designer group
                        Final Press Release, Process presentation by press group
                        Final media lists grid with contact information and point people for distribution
                        All individual mailing lists ready for Valerie Wheaton


March 11 &12    Hang UMA Art Student Exhibit in Danforth
                       

March 14          Second Faculty Critique: Gannett

March 19          Second Faculty Critique: Drawing Studio main campus
Art (card pick up & deliver to Val)

Thursday, February 14, 2013



You are invited.
I really enjoyed viewing and reading Adrienne and Christina's blogs.  I think I need to re-link Danielle as I can't find her blog.  I need links for Amanda and Jennifer.  Please post your progress class! Please check out each others work.
Please save the dates:  Friday, March 8, or Monday, March 11.  These are dates that we will be hanging the UMA Annual Juried Exhibit.  Please try to schedule about 3 hours or more to help.  This is an important "practice hang" for your Senior Project, and an opportunity to learn some gallery procedures and techniques.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Beginnings

Welcome!

You will need a blog to fully participate in this class.

If you have a blog that you already use,  you can send me an email with your name and the blog address. However, if you choose to do this, you will need to be sure entries related to the class are specific to the assignments (with no spill-over about family, friends, work, etc)

If you do not have a blog you will need to make one. I recommend Blogspot, because of the simplicity. You can also create in Wordpress, which gives you more options, but there is a larger learning curve. There are other platforms that are fine, just be sure you have something by next week.