Photography & Intermedia

South Kohrman Hall
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Wednesday 11/23 7am – 6pm
Thursday 11/24 CLOSED
Friday 11/25 7am – 6pm
Saturday 11/26 7am – 6pm
Sunday 11/27 Resume 7am -­‐ Midnight

A PARTICIPATORY ART PROJECT THAT LINKS THE TWENTY PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES CALLED ‘JERUSALEM’ WITH THE ORIGINAL JERUSALEM IN ISRAEL FOR WHICH THEY ARE NAMED. THERE ARE JERUSALEMS IN ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, GEORGIA, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, RHODE ISLAND, TENNESSEE, UTAH, AND VERMONT. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE AMERICAN JERUSALEMS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE BY SENDING PHOTOGRAPHS OF EVERYDAY LIFE TO BE MATCHED BY PHOTOGRAPHS FROM JERUSALEM, ISRAEL.

JerUSAlem
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
JerUSAlem-USA is a participatory art project that links the twenty Jerusalems in the United States with the original Jerusalem in Israel. There are Jerusalems in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, and Vermont.

You are invited to visit and join with residents of the American Jerusalems in sending photographs of everyday life there (people, homes, shops, flora and fauna, community events and celebrations, signs with the name ‘Jerusalem,’ scenery, etc.). These photographs will be matched by images of everyday life in Jerusalem, Israel, and posted on the ‘JerUSAlem-USA’ blog.

http://jerusalem-usa.blogspot.com

Elf – Will Ferrell

Winter Break Hours:
South Kohrman Hall
Richmond Center

12/18 – 12/23; 8am – 5pm
12/24 – 1/2; UNIVERSITY CLOSED
1/3 – 1/9; 8am – 5pm

Classes begin January 10, 2011.
Resume 7am – Midnight

The photography labs will be closed on Wednesday November 23rd and reopen Monday November 29th for normal hours.

South Kohrman and the Richmond Center hours are:

Wednesday, 24th November 7am – 6pm
Thursday, 25th November closed
Friday, 26 November 7am – 6pm
Saturday, 27 November 7am – 6pm
Wednesday, 28 November regular hours, 7am – midnight

midwestspe.org

Download student scholarship entry form
Deadline: November 11, 2009 @ 11:59 pm

About the National Conference:

Facing Diversity: Leveling the Playing Field in the Photographic Arts
47th SPE National Conference
March 4-7, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA

This is a tremendous time for diversity. The United States has seen her first president of color sworn into office, and Iceland has just elected the world’s first openly gay prime minister. Yet ask a photography student for the names of five photographers of diverse backgrounds and they will probably fumble. Just as in political life, the demographics of diversity are also shifting in the photographic arts, but this diversity is slow to make its way into galleries, textbooks, and the awareness of those in the industry.

SPE’s 47th National Conference in Philadelphia, “Facing Diversity: Leveling the Playing Field in the Photographic Arts,” will examine how photographers of diverse backgrounds participate in the art world today and how these artists are being received. The conference will look at inclusivity, diversity within diversity, and the various perspectives on the changing cultural dynamics of this country. It strives to bring together curious minds in celebration of the achievements by artists of all backgrounds.

For photographic educators, artists and scholars, the conference programming will:
• Discuss what diversity means within the framework of photography
• Examine how artists have expressed themselves on the topics of race, culture, ethnicity, religion, class, gender, sexual preference, and age
• Identify how these issues are being discussed in the art world and in the classroom today
• Investigate the vocabulary required to discuss diversity in the arts today

Hannah Frieser
Miriam Romais
2010 Conference Co-Chairs

About the City:
Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love,” is an ideal setting for this conference’s theme, as the city received its name from one of its most famous citizens, William Penn, who saw his tract of land as a place where people from every background could live together in peace and harmony. Philadelphia is known for its historical landmarks and cultural riches, ranging from the Liberty Bell to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The conference hotel, the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, is conveniently set in a very walkable downtown area that provides a wealth of art venues, restaurants, and shopping.

About the 2010 Conference:
The Philadelphia conference marks a unique partnership between SPE and EnFoco to better address issues of diversity within the field of photography. En Foco is a non-profit photography organization dedicated to nurturing and supporting photographers of diverse cultures, primarily those of Latino, African and Asian heritage, and Native Peoples of the Americas and Pacific. www.enfoco.org

www.spenational.org

Two months ago I decided to embark on a 50 state Arts in Crisis Tour. The purpose of this tour was to talk about the issues facing arts organizations in the current economic environment and to discuss ways to address these challenges. As I planned the tour, I thought I would visit the biggest city in every state. I believed, erroneously, that this would give me exposure to the most arts organizations and managers. Then I received a letter from Jim McIntyre, a board member of the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, asking me to visit his city. Like other cities in Michigan, Kalamazoo has been hard hit by the recession and many arts organizations there are struggling. Jim had another compelling reason for asking me to visit Kalamazoo; his children had attended my sister’s school, Bread and Roses, decades ago and he remained a close friend of my sister Susan. ….

read more on the Huffington Post

see more pwn and owned pictures

Gary Cialdella will speak at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts on the topic of his upcoming book, The Calumet Region: An American Place. Co-published by the University of Illinois Press and the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University
Anticipated new date of publication, June 2009.

Noon Art Break
April 7, 2009

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
314 South Park Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
T 269 349 7775

Annual Frostic School of Art Student Award Ceremony
Western Michigan University
Thursday, April 2, 2009

4 pm Dalton Recital Hall
5 pm Student Exhibition Opening
6-8p m Frostic School of Art Open House

Schedule of Open House Events in South Korhman Hall

Sculpture – Bronze Pour at 6:45 & 7:35 – rm 1104
Metals/Jewelry Brooch Making Workshop - rm 1150
Ceramics – Clay Construction Demo - rm 1115
Foundations – Annual Exhibit – rms 1117, 1206
Woodshop – Frame Making Demo – rm 1140
Art Education – Collaborative Art Experience – rm 1304
Printmaking – Student Designed tee shirt & Student Print Portfolio sale – rm 2504
Printmaking – Print an Intaglio – rm 2170
Photography – Free Digital Portraits – rm 2111
Photography – Darkroom Demo – rms 2102, 2116
Photography – Video Art Screenings – rms 2206, 2309
Painting – Painting in Progress – rms 2101, 2117, 2130, 2150,
Art History – Art History ID Game – win an iPod! – rm 2123

Informational Meeting – March 25, 2009 @ 5 pm

Photography BFA Program
ENTRANCE INTERVIEWS
April 10, 2009

Deadlines: (no late applications will be accepted)

Do before one week before interview:

1. ***Submit to Art Advising, 2 BFA Application Support Letters from Western Faculty (1 must be photo area faculty) who would be willing to serve on your committee.

2. ***Submit to Art Advising, a BFA Application.

3. Sign up for your interview time (sign up sheet will be located in the photography facility, outside equipment check).

4. Submit two enveloped packets (to Bill Davis, Ginger Owen and Adriane Little) with a current resume’ (please list art exhibits that you have been involved in, if applicable), artist statement (description of work), and a personal statement of reasons why you would like to become a BFA student, goals you plan on accomplishing as a BFA student and your future goals after degree is awarded.

***Application forms can be found on WMU website under “Advising” page.

http://cfa.wmich.edu/art/advising/forms/index.php

Requirements for April 10 – Interview

1. Must have taken 1 Basic Photography course, college level at WMU or equivalent as a transfer student.

2. Present a portfolio of 10-15 works of art. Choose work that best represents your craft and personal vision.

3. Come to your interview 10 minutes early. Be prepared, your interview will last no longer than slotted time (20 minutes). A list of interview questions will be available.

Call for Entries
2009 WMU Annual Frostic School of Art Student Exhibition

April 2-16
Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery
Richmond Center for Visual Arts

The submission dates for the annual student show are Tuesday, March 24 from 10 to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, March 25 from 10 to 6 p.m.

Submission guidelines can be pick up at the front desk of the Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery during regular gallery hours: 10 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday.

KALAMAZOO–Western Michigan University classes will be canceled from 1:45 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, to allow the campus community to participate in a celebration of the life of President Emeritus Diether H. Haenicke, which has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. that day in WMU’s Miller Auditorium.

Classes will be held as scheduled from 8 a.m. until 1:45 p.m. Classes that begin at 5 p.m. or later will be held as scheduled. In addition, many parts of the campus will close during that period, as supervisors are asked to offer employees an opportunity to attend the Haenicke service as University operations permit. While most offices will be closed during the period, operations will continue in University Libraries, food services, computing centers, public safety and other essential service areas as defined by individual University vice presidents.

“Students and their welfare were at the very core of Diether H. Haenicke’s life and career,” notes WMU President John M. Dunn. “No celebration of his presidency would be complete without the opportunity for students to attend. We also wish to honor the longtime relationship Dr. Haenicke had with colleagues on campus by giving those whose lives he touched an opportunity to honor his memory.”

Students who have questions about the closing and how it will affect them should check with their instructors.

The memorial event at Miller Auditorium will be immediately followed with a reception in the Richmond Center for Visual Arts. Additional details about the event and information on live broadcasts will be available closer to Feb. 26.

Last chance to apply for a BFA Graduation exhibition in the DeVries Student Gallery for the Fall semester of 2009. The gallery needs all names by Friday, February 27. We will be doing a Lottery for dates the week after Spring Break, and will be announcing the entire Fall 09 Schedule by March 27.

See the Exhibitions office for contract information. All exhibitions will need a signed contract by the faculty committee sponsor to be eligible to exhibit.

do this ASAP.

“The Librarian Is In” station will be in the RCVA student lounge on Tuesday, February 3rd from noon – 2 pm. Students can drop in for assistance with finding materials and citing for their research projects.

Anyone graduating in Fall Semester of 2009 needs to fill out a contract (signed by their committee sponsor) for exhibition opportunities in the DeVries Student gallery.

Exhibitions will be holding a lottery for dates immediately following Spring Break, and will need to know all the names of students who will be doing their shows next Fall.

do this ASAP.

KALAMAZOO–Miller Auditorium at Western Michigan University will be open Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for viewing live PBS coverage of the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th president of the United States. The event is open to the public free of charge, and no tickets or reservations are needed.

Preliminary activities for the inauguration begin at 10 a.m., and the inaugural ceremony is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. The new president will take the oath of office at noon, after which, he will deliver his inaugural address.

****** It is the first time that an official presidential portrait was taken with a digital camera.

more at http://change.gov

“The Librarian Is In” station will be in the RCVA student lounge on Wednesday, November 19 from noon – 2 pm. Students can drop in for assistance with finding materials and citing for their research projects.

Midwest Regional Scholarship Opportunity
To attend the 2009 SPE National Conference
March 26 – 29, 2009 in Dallas, Texas

This year the region will award three scholarships of $500.00 each and a conference fee waiver to the National Conference in Dallas, Texas, titled “Sprawl.”

Deadline: All applications for this scholarship must be received by December 15, 2008
Scholarship winners will be announced by January 15, 2008.

Scholarships Available: Undergraduate Student (1), Graduate Student (1) and Adjunct Instructor (1)
Each MWSPE Award Recipient will also present his or her work at the 2009 Midwest SPE Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota as part of the Image-Maker lecture track.

for more information: http://www.midwestspe.org/scholarship