ANNOUNCEMENTS
BUILDING ACCESS IS CHANGING FOR WINTER BREAK!
Please note: MICA's campus will be CLOSED December 23-26, 2016 and January 1-2, 2017 for the winter holidays. This includes graduate studios and collaborative workspaces.
Graduate On-Campus Housing:
Graduate students living in MICA residence halls (MICA PLACE or Leake Hall) will have access to their living spaces for the entirety of the break. You will be able to access your residence on all MICA holiday closure days listed above. Please contact Evyn Cosgrove in Residence Life if you have questions about access to your residence.
Graduate Independent Studios & Collaborative Workspaces:
This Friday, December 16th, all MICA Campus buildings will close at 7:00 PM, which includes studios/program workspaces. All students will be required to leave MICA buildings Friday evening by 7:00 PM. Please plan accordingly. Graduate students may remain in Lazarus Center past 7:00 PM for Salon, which takes place from 9:00-11:00 PM on the 5th Floor; all students who remain to attend Salon must leave the building by midnight.
December 17t, 2016 - January 15, 2017: graduate students may access graduate independent studios and collaborative workspaces in Lazarus Center, Brown Center, Fox Building, and MICA PLACE from 9AM to midnight, seven days a week EXCEPT the MICA holiday closure days listed above (no access on those dates). You will need to show your MICA ID to access your workspace.
Lazarus Center will return to a 24-hour schedule on Tuesday, January 10th to accommodate the Low-Residency Winter Session which takes place in that facility. All other MICA buildings will return to their regular semester schedules on Monday, January 16th, but administrative offices (including the Grad Office) will be closed January 16th for the MLK holiday.
JHU/MICA Film Centre
The Film Centre will operate on a different schedule. Please see the list of dates/hours below. You will need to show your ID to access the Film Centre.
JHU/MICA Film Centre Hours:
December 27-30, 2016: 9 am–10 pm
December 31, 2016: 9am-5pm
January 1-2, 2017: CLOSED
January 3-8, 2017: 9 am–10 pm
Beginning Monday, January 9, the Film Centre hours will be 7am - 2am.
Please note: MICA's campus will be CLOSED December 23-26, 2016 and January 1-2, 2017 for the winter holidays. This includes graduate studios and collaborative workspaces.
Graduate On-Campus Housing:
Graduate students living in MICA residence halls (MICA PLACE or Leake Hall) will have access to their living spaces for the entirety of the break. You will be able to access your residence on all MICA holiday closure days listed above. Please contact Evyn Cosgrove in Residence Life if you have questions about access to your residence.
Graduate Independent Studios & Collaborative Workspaces:
This Friday, December 16th, all MICA Campus buildings will close at 7:00 PM, which includes studios/program workspaces. All students will be required to leave MICA buildings Friday evening by 7:00 PM. Please plan accordingly. Graduate students may remain in Lazarus Center past 7:00 PM for Salon, which takes place from 9:00-11:00 PM on the 5th Floor; all students who remain to attend Salon must leave the building by midnight.
December 17t, 2016 - January 15, 2017: graduate students may access graduate independent studios and collaborative workspaces in Lazarus Center, Brown Center, Fox Building, and MICA PLACE from 9AM to midnight, seven days a week EXCEPT the MICA holiday closure days listed above (no access on those dates). You will need to show your MICA ID to access your workspace.
Lazarus Center will return to a 24-hour schedule on Tuesday, January 10th to accommodate the Low-Residency Winter Session which takes place in that facility. All other MICA buildings will return to their regular semester schedules on Monday, January 16th, but administrative offices (including the Grad Office) will be closed January 16th for the MLK holiday.
JHU/MICA Film Centre
The Film Centre will operate on a different schedule. Please see the list of dates/hours below. You will need to show your ID to access the Film Centre.
JHU/MICA Film Centre Hours:
December 27-30, 2016: 9 am–10 pm
December 31, 2016: 9am-5pm
January 1-2, 2017: CLOSED
January 3-8, 2017: 9 am–10 pm
Beginning Monday, January 9, the Film Centre hours will be 7am - 2am.
Campus Shuttle Service, Winter Break Schedule Change
Safety Shuttle Services will continue to run through the weekend until 8 pm on Sunday, December 18, 2016. To request a shuttle, please continue to utilize MICA’s TapRide system, or call our shuttle dispatch at 410.462.7575.
-Saturday, December 17, 2016: 10 am and 12 pm (LAST AVAILABLE SHUTTLE)
- Limited shuttle services will resume on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 with the Evening Safety Shuttle running from 5 pm–midnight.
- Regular shuttle services will resume Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
- Shopping and Social Shuttles (including the H-Mart Shuttle) will not run during Winter Break. They will resume Friday-Sunday, January 20-22, 2017.
- **A shuttle will be available to take MICA students to BWI Airport. This shuttle, which is free and available on a first-come/first-served basis, will leave from Founders Green at the below dates and times**
-Saturday, December 17, 2016: 10 am and 12 pm (LAST AVAILABLE SHUTTLE)
Salon, 12/16
MAT Demonstrations of Learning, 12/14, 12/15, 12/16
What: MAT grad students each have up to 20 minutes to speak about something pivotal in their development as artist-educator-scholars. In their 20 minute presentations, they may talk about their independent research on educational theories and pedagogical practices, their philosophies of teaching, insights they learned while teaching in the field, or share a pivotal moment in their development in one of their classes or personal experiences.
When: Wednesday, 12/14; Thursday, 12/15; Friday, 12/16 (Times are listed in the schedule above)
Where: Lazarus Room L160
When: Wednesday, 12/14; Thursday, 12/15; Friday, 12/16 (Times are listed in the schedule above)
Where: Lazarus Room L160
Hoffberger and Toys for Tots, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DONATE
The LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting will be collecting new and unwrapped toys until Wednesday, December 14 that will be donated to Baltimore’s Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. For more information about Toys for Tots, click HERE
Please donate new and unwrapped toys to the drop off location right outside the Office of Graduate Studies in the Lazarus Center, 119.
For more information, email Will Watson
Please donate new and unwrapped toys to the drop off location right outside the Office of Graduate Studies in the Lazarus Center, 119.
For more information, email Will Watson
MPS, Business of Art & Design Final Pitch Session, 12/15
When: Thursday, December 15, 10:00-10:30 AM
Where: Leake Hall ABox
Please join the Business of Art & Design, YR5 cohort as they give a 2-minute pitch of their business concepts.
Where: Leake Hall ABox
Please join the Business of Art & Design, YR5 cohort as they give a 2-minute pitch of their business concepts.
Save The Date, Arts Everyday 10th Anniversary Celebration
For more information about this event or the organization, click HERE
NEW COURSE ALERT
SHOUT-OUTS & FIST-BUMPS
Graphic Design Students Win Big
Junyi Shan MFA '18 and Zejun Wang MFA '18 won Skopje Poster International Student Competition. Congratulations to them! For more information on their big win, click HERE
Daniel Frumhoff MFA '17 received recognition as a finalist in the Latin category of the Morisawa Type Design Competition. YAY Daniel! For more information on Daniel's great work, click HERE
Daniel Frumhoff MFA '17 received recognition as a finalist in the Latin category of the Morisawa Type Design Competition. YAY Daniel! For more information on Daniel's great work, click HERE
OPPORTUNITIES & OTHER NEWS
UP/Start Venture Competition, Due 1/22/2017
MICApreneurship will be hosting 2017's UP/Start Venture Competition, focusing on incubating and building creative business ventures within the MICA community. Working with industry partners, the UP/Start Venture Program provides mentorship and capital to help nurture venture ideas into sustainable businesses. 2016 and 2017 graduates are encouraged to apply to participate in the 'pop up and pitch' exhibit on February 3. Applicants will pitch and display their business ideas for a panel of entrepreneurs and judges. The top 8 ideas will advance to the next round of competition and compete for a portion of $100,000 in funding. Online applications are due by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, January 22, 2017. Competition is open to only Class of 2016 and 2017 students/alumni.
Questions regarding the UP/Start Venture Competition or business/entrepreneurship should be directed to MICA's Entrepreneurship Evangelist, Stephanie Chin, at schin02@mica.edu
For a copy of the informational flyer, click HERE
Questions regarding the UP/Start Venture Competition or business/entrepreneurship should be directed to MICA's Entrepreneurship Evangelist, Stephanie Chin, at schin02@mica.edu
For a copy of the informational flyer, click HERE
Open call for faculty positions, California College of the Arts
Click the links below for more information about the open positions. Reviews of all applications will begin in January.
Open call for faculty position, University of California, Irvine
Assistant Professor of Photography - The Department of Art at the University of California, Irvine, seeks to appoint a new colleague specializing in photography who will complement and extend the research interests of current members of the faculty. Review of applications will begin on January 13, 2017. For more information about the position and how to apply, click HERE
Open call for faculty position, University of Arts Helsinki
The Academy of Fine Arts of the University of the Arts Helsinki will fill the post of Professor in Moving Image for the term of August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2022 by an application procedure, based on artistic merits. Application deadline is January 12, 2017. For more information about the position and how to apply, click HERE
Artist Residency Opportunities at Skowhegan School, Due 1/9/2017
The nine-week program also offers mentorship with five resident and six visiting faculty members. Program participants join an intergenerational community of artists that transcends decades, trends, media, and artistic paradigms. As an institution, Skowhegan is proactive & responsive, and each summer is reinvented by the group of artists present on campus.
As in year’s past, MICA will again participate in Skowhegan's Matching Fellowship program and will award full scholarships for up to two (2) successful applicants. In your application - indicate in the Financial Aid portion that you are eligible to participate in the matching school fellowships program.
Include the following contact information:
Name of School Contact Erin Jakowski
Telephone 410.225.5274
Email ejakowski@mica.edu
For more information or to learn how to apply, click HERE
As in year’s past, MICA will again participate in Skowhegan's Matching Fellowship program and will award full scholarships for up to two (2) successful applicants. In your application - indicate in the Financial Aid portion that you are eligible to participate in the matching school fellowships program.
Include the following contact information:
Name of School Contact Erin Jakowski
Telephone 410.225.5274
Email ejakowski@mica.edu
For more information or to learn how to apply, click HERE
Artist Residency Opportunities at The Studios at MASS MoCA, Due 1/10/2017
Artists-in-residence receive private studio space on MASS MoCA’s campus (with 24/7 access), newly renovated housing right across the street from the museum, one group meal per day, 24/7 use of Makers’ Mill (a printmaking and fiber arts makerspace located a short walk from the Studios), and free access to MASS MoCA's galleries, along with one-on-one coaching through our Assets for Artists professional development program, which may be particularly useful to recent grad students who are embarking on their careers. Applications are due January 10, 2017
For more information or to apply, click HERE
For more information or to apply, click HERE
Artist Residency Opportunities at Rijksakademie Residency, Due 2/1/2017
The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam) is an international residency program. During their two years’ residency, emerging professional artists are stimulated to reflect critically on their work and break new ground. They are offered artistic, theoretical and technical support within a well-equipped working environment. Applications are due February 1, 2017. For more information or to learn how to apply, click HERE
Artist Residency Opportunities at Taleamor Park, Due 2/14/2017
Co-directors Clifford and Lisa Lee Peterson of Taleamor Park especially encourage applications from those who can address issues of climate change in their work, whether through artistic, horticultural/agricultural, or architectural practice. However, all applicants, regardless of topical focus, are carefully considered.
There is a simple online application form due six weeks before the start of the proposed residency, but later applications are considered whenever space remains. However, applications for assistantships for any 2017 date are due February 14, 2017.
For more information, click HERE
To contact the directors, email info@taleamorpark.org
There is a simple online application form due six weeks before the start of the proposed residency, but later applications are considered whenever space remains. However, applications for assistantships for any 2017 date are due February 14, 2017.
For more information, click HERE
To contact the directors, email info@taleamorpark.org
CRU 2016 Photography Contest, Due 12/31/2016
CRU is proud to announce its annual photography contest, in which we solicit the work of professionals, passionate amateurs, and students alike. This year, we are asking for entries in three different subject categories:
For more information and to learn how to apply, click HERE
- PEOPLE. Capture the portraits that demonstrate the breadth of expression and emotion the human spirit can evoke.
- STREET. Show us the beat from the street. The faces, activities, encounters, and candid moments that comprise the urban environment.
- NATURE. Mountainscapes, gardens, waterways, weather, the sky-choose your best shots to illustrate the grandeur of nature.
For more information and to learn how to apply, click HERE
INK IT – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: January 8, 2017 (11:59 pm EST)
BlackRock Center for the Arts is now accepting entries for the juried exhibition "INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices" to be presented February 11 - March 11, 2017 in the Kay Gallery. Juried by internationally recognized artist, curator, and educator Helen Frederick, the exhibit will highlight current fine art print practices by featuring the best graphic work by artists in the region who choose traditional and nontraditional printmaking processes to communicate images and words in multiple. Works by selected artists will employ techniques which include woodcut, linocut, lithography, engraving, etching, mezzotint, screenprinting, letterpress, monoprint, monotype, collographs, chine collé, solar plate, digital printing, along with current innovations. A solo exhibition in the Terrace Gallery at BlackRock will be awarded to one artist selected by the juror. Artists age 18 and older who live, work, or attend school in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia are eligible to submit entries of up to three works completed within the past three years.
Entry Fee: Student Artist: $10 (up to 3 works per entry)
Submit entries online at: www.blackrockcenter.submittable.com/submit
BlackRock Center for the Arts is now accepting entries for the juried exhibition "INK IT: Contemporary Print Practices" to be presented February 11 - March 11, 2017 in the Kay Gallery. Juried by internationally recognized artist, curator, and educator Helen Frederick, the exhibit will highlight current fine art print practices by featuring the best graphic work by artists in the region who choose traditional and nontraditional printmaking processes to communicate images and words in multiple. Works by selected artists will employ techniques which include woodcut, linocut, lithography, engraving, etching, mezzotint, screenprinting, letterpress, monoprint, monotype, collographs, chine collé, solar plate, digital printing, along with current innovations. A solo exhibition in the Terrace Gallery at BlackRock will be awarded to one artist selected by the juror. Artists age 18 and older who live, work, or attend school in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia are eligible to submit entries of up to three works completed within the past three years.
Entry Fee: Student Artist: $10 (up to 3 works per entry)
Submit entries online at: www.blackrockcenter.submittable.com/submit
BLACKROCK EXHIBITION PROPOSALS – CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: February 1, 2017 (11:59 pm EST)
BlackRock Center for the Arts invites artists working in all media to apply for solo and group exhibitions to be presented in the Kay Gallery and Terrace Gallery from January 2018 – December 2018. Visual artists, independent curators, and coordinators of artist collectives and arts organizations who are over the age of 18 and live, work, or attend school in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC and West Virginia are encouraged to submit exhibit proposals. BlackRock hosts exhibitions of contemporary art by emerging and established artist working in all media, to include site-specific installations, video and other time-based media, performance, new technologies and experimental forms. BlackRock provides curatorial and exhibition support, publicity via print and social media, as well as hosting community engagement events. While BlackRock previously required that all two-dimensional artwork be hung from the gallery cable hanging system, we now allow alternative installation methods, to include work that may require nails, screws or other fasteners. Artists are responsible for transport of artworks, assistance with installation, and attending scheduled events. Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (11:59 pm EST)
Entry Fee: $35.00
Application materials may be submitted online at: www.blackrockcenter.submittable.com/submit
BlackRock Center for the Arts invites artists working in all media to apply for solo and group exhibitions to be presented in the Kay Gallery and Terrace Gallery from January 2018 – December 2018. Visual artists, independent curators, and coordinators of artist collectives and arts organizations who are over the age of 18 and live, work, or attend school in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC and West Virginia are encouraged to submit exhibit proposals. BlackRock hosts exhibitions of contemporary art by emerging and established artist working in all media, to include site-specific installations, video and other time-based media, performance, new technologies and experimental forms. BlackRock provides curatorial and exhibition support, publicity via print and social media, as well as hosting community engagement events. While BlackRock previously required that all two-dimensional artwork be hung from the gallery cable hanging system, we now allow alternative installation methods, to include work that may require nails, screws or other fasteners. Artists are responsible for transport of artworks, assistance with installation, and attending scheduled events. Application Deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (11:59 pm EST)
Entry Fee: $35.00
Application materials may be submitted online at: www.blackrockcenter.submittable.com/submit
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