Another Visiting Artist!

Want to see something interesting, fun and F R E E (yes, F R E E) this Sunday?!


Go to the Co-Op at 3 pm. Author/illustrator Anna Dewdney will be there to talk about her work. While you're there...

Stick around and attend a reception for your friend and UConn IllustratioNation alum, Bonnie Sullivan, at 4:30 pm. She's done a mural for the Co-Op's Children's Section and they're celebrating! Go. After all, you're family!

Like Graphic Novels? Let's Go to the NRM Before May 26th!

LitGraphic:
The World of the Graphic Novel
November 10, 2007 through May 26, 2008

The Norman Rockwell Museum. See the preview here:  LitGraphic Preview

Work by: Peter Kuper, Lauren Weinstein, Sue Coe, Lynd Ward, Frank Miller, R. Crumb, Matt Madden and more. Obviously, Something for everyone!

I can call to get us a group rate or a talk or something if we want to get up a trip. Ja? The NRM is only 1.5 hours of fabulous car trippin' from Storrs.

Paint The Beehive!

Hi Gang,

We have a beehive to paint. Not a hairdo, this is the real thing. As in, "apiary" (where bees will live).

It was delivered today and we (UConn Artists) need to paint it before May, when the UConn bee people will pick it up.

NOT this: click here

This.

This could be so much fun- think about how bees/beehives have been used symbolically and to what end. This is fabulous material!!

HOT PROJECT- Get to Work!

Who: Residence Hall Association (RHA) here at UConn

What: They need various visual id things- a logo first, then mural panels (think "posters" at large poster size), etc. Lots of fun, visible stuff that you can use for promotion, your resume, etc.

Keep This in Mind:

• The RHA is made up of: "do-ers," high energy, friendly, approachable student leaders
  
• The RHA deals with the residents on campus. They foster improvement, change and act as advocates for students
• The RHA works toward community building, networking, and fuller, improved experiences for residents
• RHA defines itself differently from USG as: welcoming, facilitates and engages community

A Few Key Words to Build Upon:

• Academics/Scholarship
  
• Social/Friendship
  
• Connection/Community
  

We need to meet to get the ball rolling on this- it's a great opportunity to really make some visible work that goes out into the campus and says "Ain't illustration GREAT?!"

See These Illustrators for FREE!!

This event is coming up on April 16th- it's free and is a great way to see top-notch illustration right here. The Illustration classes will be attending- you should too! Don't miss it.

(Click on the image to see details)

Networking Opportunity!!

The Connecticut Art Directors Club is local AND not expensive for you to join as a student. You should! Never underestimate how important it is to get out and connect with other professional people. PLUS, they sponsor a conference in April that is FREE for students to attend. They get some great pro's coming in to speak, so go. Here is a handy link to the conference:

Conference you should NOT MISS!

They also have a $500 scholarship opportunity for students currently enrolled in an accredited program (UConn is). Check it out!

Chiara Giorgetti! Go See Her!

She's talking today! She's in the print shop all week! Don't miss this opportunity to see a terrific international artist. The details:

Italian Artist/Printmaker, Chiara Giorgetti will be an Artist-in-Residence at the print shop March 17 – March 28 working with students on various projects.

Prof. Giorgetti lives in Florence and she is head of the Graphics Dept. at Brera University in Milan, Italy

TUESDAY MARCH 18 AT 4:00 PM IN ROOM 106, SHE WILL PRESENT A LECTURE ON CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN PRINTMAKING 1960 TO NOW