Congratulations to the following:
Charmaine Bee, MFA Studio Art
Sara Lautman, Illustration Practice 
Mara Pollins, MFA Studio Art
Samantha Redles, Curatorial Practice 

We had a great group of competitive proposals this cycle! The next opportunity to apply for a Graduate Research Development Grant will be for the Fall Cycle in October 2014. 

On View: Thursday, July 31-August 7, 2014
Fox Building, Fox 3 Gallery
Reception: Thursday, August 7, 5–7 PM

Adult students who have taken classes through the School for Professional and Continuing Studies in fall, spring and summer of the 2013-2014 academic year will display their work during a collaborative exhibition.

On View: July 18 - August 8, 2014
Exhibition Reception: Friday, August 8th, 6 - 9 pm
Gallery CA, 440 E. Oliver Street, Baltimore MD

GUTSY: Taking the Fear Factor Out of Feminism is the inaugural exhibition of The Feminist Art Project – Baltimore and the exhibition, like the group, aims to create a safe and inclusive space to talk about current issues within the context of feminism. Highlighting the work of female artists and artists dealing with feminist issues, themes, and aesthetics the exhibition strives to contextualize itself within the parameters of the art world and society at large. This intention manifests itself in a number of ways throughout the exhibition with artists and artworks that represent a broad spectrum of ages, races, backgrounds which results in differing approaches, mediums, and subject matter.

Artists in the exhibition embrace, as well as challenge feminism, and what it means to be a feminist. The exhibition excavates and examines the many layers that make up what feminist art looks like today with a diversity of work, with everything from pieces that are feminist objects in and of themselves, to pieces that require a deeper look at artistic process and the hands behind their creation. And still other pieces are almost participatory in nature and require the viewer to consider invisible processes at play, gendered spaces and the effect of visual culture.

More info here!

Artists: 
Joan Cox, Sophie Monosmith, Quinn Palmer, Marian Glebes, Ingrid Nuttle, Irene O'Leary, Mary Anne Arntzen, Avery Von Ringle, Lindsey Bottos, Anne Boisvert, Jolie Kumin, Rachel Rotenburg, Agnes Moon, Crissian Chen, Margaret Rogers, FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, Tanya Garcia, Lindsey Bailey, Annie Farrar, Shana Goetsch, Allison Yasukawa, Joanne Barnum

The next deadline for proposals is August 1, 2014 at 11:59pm.

Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc. is now accepting proposals from artists, designers, performers, and community members interested in producing playful, engaging, and site-appropriate temporary programming at the Ynot Lot (4 W North Avenue).

Applicants are urged to consider the following:

• Accessibility, active pedestrian involvement, and overall impression to passerby
• Activation and animation of the space during various times of day
• Other events in the neighborhood
• Public art installations must consider issues of durability, vandalism, and theft. Installations should not introduce hazards of any kind for pedestrians or Ynot Lot users.
• Performances should consider noise levels on North Avenue and North Charles Street, as well as City noise ordinances
• Event must be open to the public, and if possible, free

Preliminary ideas have included music festivals, opera, luaus, bingo nights, movie screenings, outdoor chess, table tennis, and temporary sculpture. If you have an idea, we’d love to hear about it!

The full Call for Proposals is available here.
via Bmore Art

The Creative Alliance is seeking proposals for its second floor space, The Amalie Rothschild Gallery. Anyone with a membership to the Creative Alliance can apply. Projects can take the form of any media, and may include solo, group, or curated exhibitions. Additional related programming supporting your proposal is encouraged.

Please refer any questions, and submit your proposal to the attention of Jeremy Stern, Exhibitions and Programs Manager, jeremy@creativealliance.org.
Due August 30th by 5pm
via Bmore Art

Thursday, 7/24, 5:00-6:30 PM 
Lazarus Center Auditorium, GC 115 
Lazarus Center, First Floor

Billy Friebele, MFAST Critic-in-Residence, is a multimedia artist working in the DC metro region. His work examines expanded notions of drawing utilizing digital tools such as GPS, microcontrollers, video, animation and kinetic sculpture. He received a Masters in Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MFAST alumnus, Class of 2008) and a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy from St. Mary's College of Maryland. He is a co-founder of Freespace Collective and FLEX, a group of artists and curators who produce ephemeral art exhibitions in non-art spaces. Billy has exhibited at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Katzen Arts Center at American University, the Orlando Museum of Art, and the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC. He has also recently exhibited in Sarajevo, Bosnia; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Jatiwangi, Indonesia; and Amsterdam, Netherlands, among other places. He is the recipient of the two-year Hamiltonian Fellowship from emerging artists. Billy teaches as an Assistant Professor of Digital Art at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. www.billyfriebele.com

Monday, 7/28, 5:00-6:30 PM 
Lazarus Center Auditorium, GC 115 
Lazarus Center, First Floor

Lauren Frances Adams mines the histories of power, labor, and material culture to make surprising connections that resonate with current sociopolitical issues. She is a 2007 MFA graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland, where she is a full-time faculty member in painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has had recent solo exhibitions at Back Lane West, Cornwall, UK; Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis; EXPO Chicago; Conner Contemporary, Washington, D.C. and Royal NoneSuch Gallery, Oakland, California. Her work has been featured in group exhibitions including: American University Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C.; The Walters Art Museum (as a finalist for the Sondheim Prize) in Baltimore, MD; Nymans House and Gardens, Sussex, UK; Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; CUE Foundation, New York; Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA; and the Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA; among many others. She has been awarded Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris residency, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture residency, and she is a Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant recipient. Adams is the co-founder of Ortega y Gasset Projects, a gallery and long-distance artist collective in Bushwick/Ridgewood neighborhood in Queens. www.lfadams.com 

The deadline for submission of completed applications is November 1, 2014. Each fellowship supports up to two years of graduate study – in any field and in any advanced degree-granting program – in the United States.

http://www.pdsoros.org/

To be eligible for the fellowship, one of the following five statements must be true:

1. You have been naturalized as a US citizen either on your own or as a minor child under the application of one of your parents.
2. You are - or will by the application deadline be - in possession of a valid green card. (Note, if you have a green card application pending and hope it will be approved by the application deadline, please wait to submit your application until you actually receive your green card.)
3. You are a US citizen by birth, but neither of your birth parents was a US citizen or eligible for US citizenship at the time of his or her birth, and at least one of them subsequently became a naturalized US citizen.
4. You were born outside of the United States or one of its territories and were subsequently adopted by American parents and were awarded US citizenship as a result of your adoption. To the best of your knowledge, neither of your birth parents was a US citizen.
5. You have been - or by the application deadline will have been - granted deferred action under the government's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (Note, if you have a DACA application pending and hope it will be approved by the application deadline, please wait to submit your application until you actually have been granted DACA status.)

Second and Third Year M.F.A. in Studio Art Exhibition-Opening Reception 7/16, 5pm-6pm
Students in their second and third year of the M.F.A. in Studio Art program display their work.

On View:  Tuesday, July 16-Wednesday, July 23 
Sheila & Richard Riggs Gallery
Lazarus Center, 1st Floor
Reception: Wednesday, July 16 from 5-6pm

Friday, July 18 MICA will close at 2pm.  For graduate students enrolled in the summer academic semester the Lazarus Center will be accessible for students to work in their studios.  For any access questions on July 18th,  please contact the Office of Campus Safety at 410.225.2245.  

The Lazarus Center is outside the Artscape boundaries.  The Lazarus Center parking lots will not be affected by Artscape and no passes are needed.  If you need to bring a car onto the Mt. Royal part of campus next week, please contact the Graduate Office or Center for Art Education. 

Evening Shuttles
Evening Shuttles will run from 8pm-1:45am, July 18-20 during Artscape.  This shuttle will operate between all MICA campus buildings and MICA program residential housing as the boundaries permit. The Summer Evening Shuttle will be on call by contacting the MICA dispatcher at 410­.225.­2245 or asking any campus desk attendant to contact the shuttle.  If safe transportation is needed after shuttle hours consider planning ahead to find a friend that would like to stay late and share a taxi.  Yellow Cab in Baltimore can be reached at 410.­685.­1212.  Campus Safety will provide walking escorts for program participants after hours to their parked vehicles on campus.

2014 Artscape Festival hours
         Friday July 18, 11am-9pm                                                                                            
         Saturday July 19, 11am-9pm
         Sunday July 20, 11am-8pm

STREETS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC ON CAMPUS  
For all street closings see Artscape Traffic Modifications

Thursday, July 10 thru Tuesday, July 22: Closed - Dolphin Street, Mt. Royal to Howard
Monday, July 14 thru Tuesday July 22: Closed - Mt. Royal Ave, North Ave. to Charles St.
Wednesday, July 16 thru Monday, July 21, 6am: Closed - Lanvale Street, Mt. Royal to Rutter St.

PARKING
Monday, July 14 thru Thursday, July 17 and also Monday and Tuesday, July 21, 22         

• Parking available for MICA staff, faculty and students at the Mt. Royal Elementary/ Middle School.  
• Enter parking lot on Mosher Street between John St. and Park Ave.
• You will not need a VEHICLE PASS to get to the lot, it is not within the Artscape boundaries

MT. ROYAL STATION LOT:  No parking Monday, July 14 through Monday July 21.  Cars will be towed by 8am Monday, July 14.  
 
BUNTING CENTER LOTS:  

• North lot: MICA Church/Bunting permit parking Monday, July 14 thru Friday, July 18.
  
• East lot: MICA Church/Bunting permit parking Monday, July 14 thru Thursday, July 17.  Friday, July 18  Bunting East lot is parking only for MICA staff working Artscape with special parking permit from Office of Events.

CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH LOT: MICA Church/Bunting permit parking Monday and Tuesday 

• No parking Wednesday July 16 thru Monday, July 21. 

McMechen (Mt. Royal to Malster), Malster, Mosher and Dickson Streets: Posted “Artscape Only Parking” Thursday, July 17, 6am thru Monday, July 21, 6am

NORTH AVE. LOT:  Staff and Faculty parking every day with IDswipe card

1501 LOT:  North Lot open to those who have a permit to park in the 1501 Lot until 9pm, Friday, July 19.   Closed on Saturday, July 20 & Sunday, July 21, parking only with special permit from Events office.
 
15/15 LOT:   Open to those who have a 15/15 permit until 9pm, Friday, July 19.  Closed on Saturday, July 20 & Sunday, July 21, parking only with special permit from Events office. 

Lecture
Thursday, 7/17, 5-6:30PM 
Lazarus Center Auditorium, GC 115 
Lazarus Center, First Floor

Francesca DiMattio lives and works in New York. Francesca received her BFA from Cooper Union and MFA from Columbia University in 2005. Her work has been included in solo exhibitions at the Bluffer Art Museum at University of Houston; Zabludowicz Collection and Pippy Houlsworth Gallery, London, England; Conduits Gallery, Milan, Italy; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; The National Arts Club, and Salon 94 in New York; LAXART, Los Angeles; The Saatchi Gallery, London, and Locust Projects, Miami. Her paintings have been featured in group exhibitions including the 185th Annual Invitation Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, National Academy, New York (2010); 7:10, The National Arts Club, New York (2010); Abstract America, The Saatchi Gallery, London (2009); Master of Reality, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (2009); and Size Matters: XXL, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York (2007). Francesca is represented by Salon 94.
http://www.salon94.com/artists/detail/francesca-dimattio

Performance/Lecture
Tuesday, 7/22, 6-8PM 
Lazarus Center Auditorium, GC 115 
Lazarus Center, First Floor

Paul Rucker is a visual artist, composer, and musician who combines media, often integrating live performance, sound, original compositions, and visual art. His work is the product of a rich interactive process, through which he investigates community impacts, human rights issues, historical research, and basic human emotions surrounding a subject.

Rucker has received numerous grants, awards, and residencies for visual art and music. In 2012, he received an award for Visual Art from the Creative Capital Foundation, a 10-week residency at Headlands Center for the Arts in California, the Conductive Garboil Grant, a Grant for Artists Projects from Artist Trust, and an Artist Project Grant and Gallery Show from 4Culture. Seattle-area organizations that he has received project funding from in the past include: Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Washington State Arts Commission, King County Site Specific, 4Culture, Artist Trust, and Photo Center NW. He has also received funding from the South Carolina Arts Commission.

As a musician and director, Rucker plays in various situations, from solo cellist to leading his LARGE ENSEMBLE of 22 musicians. He was awarded Best Emerging Artist as well as Outside Jazz Ensemble of the Year by Earshot Jazz, and Jazz Artist of the Year by the Seattle Music Awards. Rucker regularly plays as a solo cellist, including past performances at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and The Stone in New York City. He was invited by legendary filmmaker David Lynch to perform for the opening of Lynch’s film, Inland Empire.

As a public artist, Rucker has created work for the Museum of Flight in Seattle, 4Culture, and the City of Tacoma, WA. Past residencies include Blue Mountain Center, Ucross Foundation, Art OMI, Banff Centre, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Rockefeller Foundation Study Center in Bellagio, Italy. In 2011, Rucker was commissioned to create the fine arts poster for Bumbershoot Arts and Music Festival in Seattle. http://paulrucker.com/

So you spent weeks or months creating video, audio and other multimedia artworks. How do you go about showing it? This workshop will cover some important aspects of displaying media/multi-media based work in exhibitions. The workshop will cover what equipment is available to you from exhibitions, and how it is best utilized. No RSVP needed. 

Wednesday, 7/16, 1:30 - 4:00pm
Grad Lab
Lazarus Center, 5th Floor