Fibers students at 2013 International Surface Design Conference

CVAD faculty, students, and alumni in Fashion and Fibers represented the University of North Texas at the 2013 International Surface Design Conference that was held in in San Antonio, TX by receiving numerous awards and participating in conference exhibitions, lectures, and workshops. Congratulations to the following members of our community:

Fashion Show:
Second Place ($400): Anny Chang, Assistant Professor
Third Place ($300): Janie Stidham, Associate Professor
SDA Award of Excellence: Leisa Rich, MFA 2007

Members Show:
Beyond the Boundaries Award: Naomi Adams, MFA 2012

Student Show:
First Place ($700): Julie Shipman, BFA 2013

Student Presentations:
Chesley Williams’s (MFA 2013) proposal for a Student Presentation was accepted. Chesley gave a 15 minute talk about her body of artwork titled Recycling: Up-Cycling.

Student Facilitator
Delaney Smith (MFA 2013) was the facilitator for the SDA student meeting.

Workshop Coordinator
Amie Adelman (Associate Professor) coordinated five pre-conference workshops and three post-conference workshops.

Workshop Coordinator Assistant
Casey Galloway (BFA 2009) was the Workshop Coordinator’s Assistant for the pre and post conference workshops.

Workshop Leader
Naomi Adams (MFA 2012) taught a three-day workshop titled Textile Bookmaking at the University of the Incarnate Word.

Workshop Assistants
Marla Ross, Fibers, BFA Candidate
Caridad Cardentey, Fibers, BFA Candidate
Becky Howdeshell, MFA 2008
Brittany Harris, BFA Candidate
Karen Arzamendi, MFA 2011

Cora Stafford Gallery: FREE PUPPIES (adverbial form implied)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The UNT Cora Stafford Gallery
is proud to announce the group exhibition, FREE PUPPIES (adverbial form implied)

Exhibition Dates:
Tuesday, April 16th through Friday, April 19th

Closing Reception:
Thursday, April 18th from 5 p.m to 7p.m with refreshments provided

FREE ADMISSION

Location:
UNT Cora Stafford Gallery
1120 West Oak Street
Denton, TX 76201

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Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Friday 10a.m. - 2p.m.

FREE PUPPIES (adverbial form implied) is a group show presenting the diverse work of MFA candidates in Studio Art at the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design. Free from imposed limitations on media, the exhibition features sculpture, installation, watercolor, photography, new media, ceramics, metals and jewelry, and printmaking. The exhibiting artists have honed their individual talents over the course of their graduate work and have come together under one woof for a limited time

Exhibiting Artists: Jessie Back, Martin Back, Zan Barnes, Bill Bridges, Chance Dunlap, Hetty Estes, Michael Furrh, David Lee, Marseille Moon, Adam Neese, Cassie Phan, Derek Rankins, Linda Santana, Liana Tomchesson, Christopher Wallace, and Caleb Zouhary

For More Info:
Please contact Cassie Phan by email at cassiephan21 @ gmail . com.

Thank you,

Adam Neese
Public Information Committee co-chair

“Sustainable Entrepreneurship” A Panel Discussion

The University of North Texas Fibers’ Department collaborating with the Office of Sustainability presents: “Sustainable Entrepreneurship” panel discussion.

Date: Apr 24 2013 - 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Artist/Speakers
Lesli Robertson, Moderator, Senior Lecture Fiber Arts Department, University of North Texas
Dr. Tony Mendes, Director of the Murphy Center of Entrepreneurship, University of North Texas
Heather Gregory, Community Engagement Coordinator of SCRAP Denton
Arthur Porter, Co-founder of Dallas Designing Dreams

The University of North Texas Fibers Department is collaborating with the Office of Sustainability to present the “Sustainable Entrepreneurship” panel discussion. This panel brings together three organizations who share a common goal in providing communities an environmental, social, and economically sustainable pathway to discuss their experiences and ideas surrounding productivity over time. Sustainability continues to grow as many projects and businesses across the nation challenge individuals to rethink how we consume and interact with our environment. For anyone interested in entrepreneurship through sustainable methods, this panel discussion will offer insights in how local organizations provide an avenue for creative growth.

This panel discussion is a part of a collaborative project called Shred to Sell with the UNT Department of Sustainability. Students from the CVAD Fibers Department worked with discarded UNT tee-shirts and transformed them into innovative products which will be sold through various venues including SCRAP Denton. More information can be found at www.fibersnorthtexas.tumblr.com.

Event is free and open to the public.

Yuma Symposium 2013

Yuma Art Symposium is referred to as “comfort food for hungry artist,” a back yard BBQ that got out of hand.

Taken from the web site:

The Yuma Symposium is a series of demonstrations, lectures and slide presentations given by both internationally recognized and emerging artists who have demonstrated unusual talent.

Activities include an exhibit of work by presenters and a student show, the National Saw, File, & Solder Sprints, Show Your Stuff night, the annual pin auction, shopping and eating in Algodones, Mexico, and a fiesta and dance on Saturday night. 

This year was the 34th Yuma Symposium. In attendance representing UNT CVAD:

CVAD Faculty: James Thurman and Harlan Butt

Graduate Students in Studio Art: Hetty Estes, Tamar Navama, Joy Ude, Chesley Williams, William Bridges, Fari Rahimi, and Liana Tomchesson

Undergraduate in Studio Art: Dani Manning

In this year’s National Saw, File and Solder Sprints the UNT team (Hetty Estes, Tamar Navama, and Liana Tomchesson) won the “Style Award” trophies.

Extending an invitation to all of CVAD, we will be hosting “Spirit of Yuma,” an event on April 25 to promote next year’s symposium.

2013 Texas Biennial Announces 5th Roundup of Texas Artists: Submit Now!

The organizers of the 2013 Texas Biennial invite all artists living and working in Texas to submit their stuff from now until February 28 for possible inclusion in the latest edition of the sprawling, multi-city showcase. The Texas Biennial will take place September 5 – November 9, with exhibitions in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Marfa. The central open-call survey show will be presented at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio, with selected performances during the run of the exhibition at CentralTrak in Dallas.

Additionally, a specially commissioned Biennial artist project will be presented by Ballroom Marfa, Lawndale Art Center in Houston, and Big Medium in Austin will also host exhibitions of current work by selected past Biennial artists from August 23 – September 28.

DMA Offers New Art Ball Prize For Grad Students

The Dallas Museum of Art has announced the inaugural DMA Art Ball Graduate Student Prize, sponsored by the Dallas Art Fair. Maxwell L. Anderson (Director, DMA), Frances Colpitt (Chair of Art History, TCU), Annette Lawrence (Professor, UNT), Gabriel Ritter (Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, DMA), and Jeremy Strick (Director, Nasher Sculpture Center) will select from five to seven grad students from visual arts programs in Texas for cash awards of $1,500. Prize-winning works will be on view at the Art Ball Patron Preview Party, April 3, 2013, and at the opening night of the Dallas Art Fair, April 11, 2013.

The deadline for applications is January 7. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 18, 2013 Details below, entry form here.

1. Artists must be graduate students (MA, MFA, PhD) of any age enrolled in visual arts programs throughout the state of Texas.
2. Artists must not be formally represented by a commercial gallery or dealer.
3. Eligible mediums include painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photo-based media.
4. Immediate family members of DMA staff or trustees are not eligible to apply.

Application for the DMA Graduate Student Art Ball Prize
Applicants meeting the residency and representation specifications for the prize should submit the following (do NOT staple materials or insert them in binders):

1. Complete application form and image list (use attached form) 
2. Submit in CD format no more than six (6) examples of recent work in the form of digital images (in JPEG format, each JPEG not to exceed 2MB). Of these images, note which piece will be donated to the Art Ball auction if you are selected as a prize recipient. 
3. Works submitted for display must not exceed the following dimensions or weight:
   a. Weight limit: 300 lbs.
   b. Dimensions: no larger than 5 x 5 x 5 ft. 
4. An up-to-date curriculum vitae 
5. Proof of current enrollment in graduate-level (MA, MFA, PhD) visual arts program in the state of Texas. (Copy of valid student ID or other proof of enrollment required.) 
6. All materials must be postmarked by January 7, 2013. 
7. Provide self-addressed envelope with adequate postage if you would like your materials returned. 
8. The DMA will make delivery arrangements for art that is selected outside of the North Texas region. 

Award and Recognition 

1. Five to seven artists will be selected. 
2. Prize recipients will receive a cash award of $1,500. 
3. Prize recipients will donate the artwork selected from their submission to the Art Ball 2013 silent auction. 
4. Prior to Art Ball, these works will also be on view at the Art Ball Patron Preview Party and the opening night of the Dallas Art Fair. 

Timeline for the DMA Graduate Student Art Ball Prize 

1. Application deadline: postmarked by January 7, 2013 - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 18, 2013
2. Prize recipients selected: January 2013 
3. Prize recipients notified: late January 2013 
4. Selected art on view at Art Ball Patron Preview Party: April 3, 2013 
5. Selected art on view at Dallas Art Fair: April 11, 2013 
6. Selected art auctioned at DMA Art Ball: April 13, 2013 
7. Cash award distributed: April 15, 2013

Lecture with Janeil Engelstad

artist and founder of

Make Art With Purpose

October 31st, 12:00 in Scoular Hall, room 212

Collaboratively and independently, Janeil Engelstad has produced multiform projects, community events, public art and exhibitions throughout the world. Her creative practice and community advocacy work often dovetail into projects that address political, social, historical and environmental concerns. Her process for this work involves embedding herself in communities, extensive research, and building coalitions between community members, arts institutions, universities, government agencies, NGOs and others.

Engelstad’s work has been exhibited internationally and featured in media outlets, such as Art News, Metropolis, Flash Art, Time Out, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and NBC Nightly News. Recent projects and exhibitions include Y’UTOPIAS: An Almanac (of sorts) of Sustainable and Off- the-Grid Living in Texas at The Reading Room in Dallas, Terrain at Medicine Wheel in Boston and Voices From the Center at threewalls in Chicago. Through Voices From the Center, Engelstad’s interviews with Central Europeans about life during and after communism were documented in an award winning web-based project that also included exhibitions, panel discussions and lectures throughout Central Europe and the United States.

In 2010 she founded Make Art with Purpose (MAP), an organization and virtual resource center for creative projects that shape and transform the world in positive ways. MAP initiatives include an interactive, open source website, projects and exhibitions, and public programs that engage communities and promote social practice throughout the world. She has taught and lectured at universities throughout North America and Europe and in 2006 she was a Fulbright Scholar at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. She has an MFA in Photography from a joint program between New York University and International Center of Photography and BAs in Political Science and English from the University of Washington, Seattle.

Creative Exchange featuring UNT Fibers & Artist Pat Hickman

Oil and Cotton and the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design invite you to a celebration of CREATIVE EXCHANGE on Saturday, October 13, 7:00 - 9:00pm

Please join us for a reception honoring visiting contemporary fiber artist Pat Hickman and the launch of our new partnership with the University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design. Oil and Cotton is happy to announce the formation of our new non-profit entity, the Creative Exchange, which serves to connect artists and institutions through thoughtful programming, teaching jobs for artists, and student scholarships.

RSVP to shannon@oilandcotton.com 

(image) Pat Hickman, Linger (2011)

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Fibers Guest Artist Pat Hickman Lectures Thursday!

Please join us as internationally known textile artist, Pat Hickman, lectures about her work and process this Thursday at 3pm at Scoular Hall in room 129.

Fibers students exchange ideas and equipment with Material Sciences

Lesli Robertson's Advanced Weaving course took a trip to the Material Sciences Department at Discovery Park as a result of the research cluster involving both departments (http://renewablebioproducts.unt.edu/). During this semester, Material Science intern, Gerrit Staufenberg, has been working on the computerized knitting machines at the Fibers Department, knitting a biodegradable fiber for testing at the lab. Our students finally had a chance to see what machine made this - called the extruder. This fiber-making machine has the potential to take recyclable plastic and turn it back into usable fiber - endless possibilities for our weaving students!

Weaving Faculty contributes to "Start"

The Start Journal of Arts and Culture has launched a new online publication that highlights the art and design of Uganda and UNT Lecturer Lesli Robertson is a contributor. This is a wonderful window into a culture's art practices.

The most recent issue contains former CVAD visiting artist Fred Mutebi as the featured artist. Lesli has also written a review of his recent exhibition in Kampala.

For more information on Lesli's Ugandan Bark Cloth Project, check out her blog.