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Der Spiegel Exhibition at Parsons Illustration

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In conjunction with the upcoming PICTURING POLITICS symposium, the Illustration Program at Parsons The New School for Design invites you to a reception for an exhibition of illustrated covers for Der Spiegel magazine this coming Friday, November 14th, at 6 p.m. The reception will be held at the Parsons Illustration lobby at 2 W 13th street, 8th floor, and the exhibit will be on view until November 30th.

Der Spiegel is one of the most significant political magazines in Europe. It was founded in Germany in 1947, only two years after the fall of the Nazi regime, and it marked the beginning of a liberal era in Germany.

Since its beginning, Der Spiegel has employed some of the world’s most talented illustrators and caricaturists. The exhibition this Friday will feature illustrated covers from various decades – covers that give witness to Germany’s reconstruction after WWII, its political division during the Cold War, and finally, to the realities it has faced since its reunification, as a nation in a global world.

Please join us and Barbara Berry from Der Spiegel for this event on Friday.

Der Spiegel Illustrated Covers
Illustration Department
2 W. 13th, 8th floor lobby
Reception: November 14th, 6 p.m.

Last Reminder: Kim Deitch Q & A at MoCCA

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Tonight at 7 p.m.
Kim Deitch Q & A with curator Bill Kartalopoulos
Museum of Cartoon and Comic Art
594 Broadway, Suite 401
New York, NY 

In a unique and wide-ranging conversation, Kim and Bill (Illustration Part-time Faculty) will discuss Deitch’s work and career to date. Deitch will present examples of recent work and will also preview images from his current works in progress.

Follow-up: Moleskine Jam

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Check out these cool pictures taken at the Parsons Illustration/Moleskine Sketchbook Jam, which happened earlier this month.  Over twenty students participated and Part-time Faculty member George Bates helped inspire, motivate, and encourage everyone to make beautiful work.

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Night of 1000 Drawings

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NIGHT OF 1,000 DRAWINGS

Choose from among more than 1,000 original works on paper by hundreds of emerging and acclaimed artists at this signature event to benefit ARTISTS SPACE’s dynamic, artists-centered programming!

Participating artists already include Nathan Carter, Willie Cole, Stefan Kürten, Robert Longo, and Kate Shepherd

Saturday, December 13th, 2008, 3-8 pm

Original Drawings only $50-$100
Admission at the door $10
Participating artists admitted free!
Complimentary cocktails 6-7:30pm

All proceeds directly support Artists Space’s exhibitions and programs. Cash, checks, and credit cards accepted.
We are incredibly grateful to participating artists for their generous contributions of artwork.

PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSIONS

Artists Space will accept up to two unframed, unmatted works on paper from any individual artist.
Works must be NO LARGER than 11 x 14 inches.
Photographs and digital prints are acceptable as long as they are the original media, i.e, no digital reproductions of paintings, etc.

On the back of each work, write your name, address, and email address. NO Post-It notes, please.

Mail or drop off your work to:

Night of 1000 Drawings
Artists Space,
38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10013.

If dropping off work in person, please do so during regular gallery hours:

Tue, Thu, Fri & Sat 12-6pm
Wed 12-8pm

Drawings will be accepted from now through Saturday, November 22. If a drawing is mailed in, it must be received at Artists Space by this date to be included; this is NOT the postmark date.

For the return of unsold work, Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.  Please be sure the envelope is of adequate size and has the proper postage.

IF YOU DO NOT INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE AND THE WORK DOES NOT SELL, IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO YOU.

You will receive a thank you letter and notification of sale by March, 2009.

Go here for a list of FAQ and more information.  Good luck!

[Image: Jay Henderson, Untitled, 2008, ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches.]

Reminder: Important Class Schedule Changes for Nov. 24th

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In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, the university will be closed Thursday, November 27 through Sunday, November 30.

There will be class schedule changes during the week of November 24. These changes are necessary in order to fulfill the number of class sessions during the academic semester.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
Tuesday classes will not meet. Instead, any class that regularly meets on Thursdays will meet on Tuesday, November 25 at the regular times and locations.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Classes that start before 4:00 p.m. will not meet, which means NO ILLUSTRATION DEPARTMENT COURSES WILL BE RUNNING.  However, all classes starting at 4:00 p.m. or later will meet.


**PLEASE CONFIRM CLASS SCHEDULES WITH YOUR INSTRUCTORS**

From the Inbox: Jannie Ho’s “The Haunted Ghoul Bus”

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 Parsons illustration alumnus Jannie Ho (’99) wrote us, saying:

just wanted to drop a line about my latest picture book, The Haunted Ghoul Bus, written by Lisa Trumbauer, illustrated by me. 

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Philadelphia, Jannie worked as a graphic designer at Nickelodeon, Scholastic and an associate art director at TIME magazine for Kids before deciding that illustration was her true calling.  Also known as Chicken Girl, Jannie now creates digital illustrations for children’s books, magazines, and a variety of other clients.  Much of her work and style has been inspired by Japanese and retro art. BesidesThe Haunted Ghoul Bus, Jannie has also worked on The Mixed-Up Alphabet (Scholastic, 2007), written by Steve Metzger, and The Penguins’ Perfect Picnic (Innovative Kids, 2007), written by Trish Rabe.

Grab your copy of The Haunted Ghoul Bus here–just in time for Halloween!

Keep up the amazing work, Jannie!  

And Illustration Alums?  Don’t stop emailing us your updates!

Last Second First

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If you’re in the Providence, RI area, you should check out this show, curated by Parsons Part-time Faculty Jordin Isip and featuring a host of narrative works by other Parsons Illustration folks, including:

William Buzzell (alum)
James Gallagher (part-time faculty)
Jordin Isip (part-time faculty)
Cat Lauigan (alum)
Liz Lee (alum)
Edward del Rosario (part-time faculty)

The grand opening is tomorrow night, October 30th and the show is up through November 30th so drop in and see it if you can.  Congrats to Jordin and all the other artists and involved!

Last Second First
ISB Gallery
Rhode Island School of Design
2 Canal Walk, Providence, Rhode Island

Cartoonist Kim Deitch to Headline Two Public Events at MoCCA

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The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) announced that legendary underground cartoonist and graphic novelist Kim Deitch will make two special appearances at the museum in association with MoCCA’s current exhibit, Kim Deitch: A Retrospective.

Tomorrow, on October 30, Kim Deitch will host a Cartoon Movie Night featuring rarely seen animated cartoons from the 1920s and 1930s hand-picked for the occasion from Deitch’s own personal collection.  This period of animation inspired Deitch’s signature character Waldo the Cat and is the subject of his acclaimed graphic novel The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, which is featured in the exhibit.  As a special Halloween treat, MoCCA will also display for one night only selected specimens from Deitch and spouse Pam Butler’s extensive collection of antique toy cats.  The blurring of fact, fiction and autobiography in Deitch’s work is a major focus of Kim Deitch: A Retrospective, and this display will present a rare opportunity to see the historical artifacts that motivate the fictional narrative in Deitch’s graphic novel Alias the Cat.

On November 13, Kim Deitch will appear at MoCCA for a Q & A session with exhibit curator (and Parsons Illustration Part-time Faculty) Bill Kartalopoulos.  In a unique and wide-ranging conversation, the two will discuss Deitch’s work and career to date. Deitch will present examples of recent work and will also preview images from his current works in progress.

Both events are free and open to the public, and run as part of a regularly scheduled series of “MoCCA Thursdays” events at the Museum.

Kim Deitch’s career spans the entire post-war history of avant-garde comics, from the underground to the literary mainstream. As an early contributor to the East Village Other, Deitch was a charter member of the underground comix scene that exploded with the 1968 publication of Robert Crumb’s Zap #1.  Forty years later, he stands alongside Crumb, Bill Griffith, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and Art Spiegelman as one the most notable and prolific artists to emerge from that milieu.  Kim Deitch: A Retrospective features ninety-seven pieces spanning the artist’s entire career, including comics originals, preparatory sketches, prints, and animation cel set-ups.

The exhibit runs through December 5, 2008.

MoCCA is located at 594 Broadway, Suite 401 (between Houston & Prince)
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212 254-3511
MoCCA is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 12 – 5 pm
Suggested Donation during museum hours: $5
For more information please visit: http://www.moccany.org