Category Archives: General Info

From the Inbox: Illuxcon

October 23, 2008Current Students, Events, General Info, Illustration Industry, Newsaltoona, conference, free, Illustration, illuxconamt

Current student Chantal Bennett passed along information about this exciting event…

Illuxcon, in Altoona, PA, is the first and only convention dedicated exclusively to fantastic illustration art. IlluxCon is intended to be a symposium, rather than a typical convention. The primary objective is to create a space where close personal interactions can take place between artists, their fans, collectors and students of the genre. There will be an original art show as well as demonstrations, panels and artist booths.

Guests include Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Jon Foster, Stephen Hickman, Ruth Sanderson, Bob Eggleton, Rebecca Guay, Tiffany Prothero, Charles Vess, Eric Fortune, Omar & Sheila Rayyan, Michael Whelan, Greg Hildebrandt, and many more.

Also, the greatest part of this conference is that the student passes are FREE! The passes entitle you to go to the entire conference, not just selected days.

If you are interested in carpooling to attend the conference, get in touch with Chantal to coordinate.

From the Inbox: “Dangers of Debt” Cartoon Contest

October 21, 2008Call for Entries, Competitions, Current Students, General Info, Illustration Industry, Newscartoons, comix, Competitions, consumers union, credit card debtamt

Timothy Marvin, a grassroots organizer with the Consumers Union passed along this contest opportunity…

The Consumers Union “Dangers of Debt” Cartoon Contest site is live now! Anyone 18-25 can go upload their submissions. The deadline to submit is November 3rd. The grand prize winner gets $1,000 and whatever exposure is provided through our campaign and media outreach.

Our panel of celebrity judges is made up of:

Tom Gammill is a TV writer whose credits include Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, Seinfeld and Monk. He’s been a consulting producer at The Simpsons since 1998.
He also has a comic strip that runs weekly in the Pasadena Independent and other small weekly newspapers.

Jen Sorenson is the creator of the award-winning alternative political comic strip Slowpoke.

Lalo Alcaraz is a Mexican-American cartoonist and multimedia humorist now best known for his daily syndicated comic strip La Cucaracha.

Please check out the website and cartoons. Online voting to select the finalists begins November 6th.

Check out the official rules here and the official homepage for the contest here.

From the Inbox: The Real Cost of Prisons Comix

October 20, 2008Education, General Info, Illustration Industry, Publications, Randomly Intriguingblind spot, comics, kevin pyle, real cost of prisonsamt

Comic artist Kevin Pyle (Blind Spot) sent us the following info recently…

With over 125,000 copies of the comic books printed and more than 100,000 sent to people who are incarcerated, their families, and to organizers and activists throughout the country, The Real Cost of Prisons Comix series is a great example of the comic as an activist and educational tool for social change.

Originally published in a comics pamphlet format, the three issues have now been collected in a perfect bound collection published by PM Press, publisher of Slingshot, the Postcards of Eric Drooker. The three chapters were written and drawn by longtime World War 3 illustrated co-editors Sabrina Jones (Isadora and Girltalk), Kevin Pyle (Blindspot and Lab U.S.A.) and Susan Willmarth (Black History for Beginners) and addresses the war on drugs, the economics of the prison boom, and the effects of incarceration on women and children.

With the U.S.A. now leading the world in incarceration, this thoroughly researched and documented collection seeks to unpack the rhetoric of punishment and expose the impact of a prison system out to control. All in the easily understood and entertaining medium of comics.

If you’re interested, you can get more information here.

Marcos Chin Digital Workshop October 29/Society of Illustrators

October 17, 2008Events, General Info, Illustration Industrydigital techniques, marcos chin, Society of Illustrators, workshopamt

Digital Illustration with Marcos Chin: Renowned artist/ illustrator
Marcos Chin, best known for his Lavalife campaigns on NY subways, will
demonstrate digital coloring techniques incorporating traditional media.
A line drawing will be taken, step by step, to a fully rendered final-
including shading, layering, patterns, shadows and texture- using
Photoshop and Illustrator. He will also discuss how to build a
consistent aesthetic for advertising campaigns and how to balance
commercial and personal work.
Attendees must bring their own fully-charged laptops to the workshop.
The workshop will be followed by a print signing.

$35 (non-members); $20 (members); $15 (students)
RSVP tara@societyillustrators.org or call 212.838.2560

CMYK Magazine Showcase Call for Entries

October 17, 2008Events, General Info, Illustration Industry, Publicationsart direction, Call for Entries, CMYK magazine, student competitionamt

Enter your portfolio — up to 15 pieces — in the most visible aspiring artist showcase for the opportunity to be discovered by creative decision-makers across the globe.
	Represent your school for the opportunity to be rewarded and recognized by the entire industry. Upload as many as 15 pieces per category.
FREE Online Portfolio with entry to contest More than 100 entries will be showcased in CMYK 43 Priceless exposure for yourself and your school Be seen by over 70,000 CMYK Magazine readers Juried by the most notable creative professionals working today Show the industry you are out there Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2008
CMYK Magazine’s Call for Aspiring Creatives is open to all students, recent graduates and those considered self-taught in the areas of Copywriting, Art Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration and Photography. U.S. and international residents welcome. Contest Deadline: Monday, October 20, 2008.

Parsons Illustration Messageboard

October 17, 2008Events, General Info, Illustration Dept. Events, Newsannouncements, department events, postings, student communication, student senateamt

Check out the new Parsons Illustration messageboard:

http://parsonsillustration.proboards.com/

Walt Disney Animation Jobs

October 12, 2008General Infocall for graduates, job opportunity, mentoring, paid position, Walt Disney Animation studiosamt

The next Talent Development deadline is approaching on October 20.
Students who are graduating in 2009, or who have graduated since 2007
are welcome to apply now to work at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in
sunny Burbank, California.

Talent Development at the Walt Disney Animation studios is a 3- 6 month
long mentored opportunity that couples recent graduates with
professionals from the WDAS community. It is paid, and Disney assists with
local housing. Technical and Artistic students are encouraged to apply!

Please see the website at:

http://www.disneyanimation.com/careers/student_programs.html

for more information and application.

Quick Hit: Spread the Lead at Gallery Hanahou

October 9, 2008General Infoamt

Spread the Lead what if we only had the pencil?
October 16 – November 20
gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730 NYC
Opening reception: October 16, 6-9 pm

What if the history of art began and ended with graphite, and your local art supply store was little more than a pencil outlet? For this group show, gallery hanahou is challenging artists from all backgrounds and mediums to drop their brushes and computer mice and see what they can do with only a B2 pencil and a piece of paper. Just as compelling as the results on the gallery walls will be the visitors’ reactions to so many artistic viewpoints rendered in shades of gray. The pencils the artists use to create their work will be included with sale of the artwork.

Participating artists include digital character artist Kirsten Ulve, peaceable painting duo APAK, and Robbie Guertin, who plays in the band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and has collaborated with other artists on album artwork.

Amore Hirosuke APAK Chico Hayasaki Chris Long Cristina Guitian Dominique Corbasson Erotic Dragon François Avril Gabriel Smith Gisela Goppel Hiromi Sato Julia Pfaller Jeffrey Fulvimari Kana Togashi Kirsten Ulve Lisa Grue Lotie LULU* Marcus Oakley Masayuki Ogisu Michael C. Hsiung Mike Davison Olimpia Zagnoli Regina Heinlein Robbie Guertin Sara Singh SUPERDEUX Team Macho Tina Berning Yuri Shimojo

gallery hanahou
611 Broadway, Suite 730, NYC
[7th Floor of the Cable Building, NW corner of Broadway + Houston]
Mon-Fri noon-7 pm, Sat by appt only
646-486-6586
info@galleryhanahou.com

David Ezra Stein Book Release Party

October 8, 2008Events, General Info, Illustration Alumnibooks of wonder, david ezra stein, parsons illustration alumni, release party, THE NICE BOOKamt

Join Parsons Illustration alum David Ezra Stein at the release party for his new book, THE NICE BOOK.

“We’ll write a nice story together, and a mean story; You can nominate someone you think is nice to win a free book; and we’ll find out, HOW NICE ARE YOU? Drawing, reading, & signing will also take place.”
—David Stein

WHERE: Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th Street, NYC
WHEN: Wednesday, October 15th at 5:00

Last Minute: Mentoring Opportunity Info Session

September 24, 2008Current Students, Education, employment, General Info, NewsEducation, mentoring, Parsons, SPACEamt

Parsons SPACE (Parsons’ Summer, Pre-College Academy & Continuing Education) is recruiting for student mentors for our Parsons Scholars Program. This position also offers teaching assistant opportunities in our Academy courses and the chance to make a difference in young artists lives.

Mentoring Information Session
Thursday, September 25
6pm
New School Orientation Room
2 West 13th Street, lobby
RSVP: academy@newschool.edu

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