Recent Illustration Program graduate, Julee Yoo was reviewed in Juxtapoz magazine!

http://www.juxtapoz.com/illustration/the-illustrations-of-julee-yoo

Former Illustration Program chair, Barbara Nessim, currently exhibited in a retrospective at the Victoria Albert Museum, London, is written up in The New York Times today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/arts/design/barbara-nessim-the-victoria-and-albert-museum.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=arts&adxnnlx=1364136479-9eyJaAv%20oAWg0XjcKJQIgA

Today’s New York Times Art Section features Parsons Illustration alumna Anelle Miller, director of the Society of Illustrators, who mentions the Illustration Program several times in her interview!

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/arts/artsspecial/director-enlivens-new-yorks-society-of-illustrators.html?ref=art&_r=0

It was with great shock and sadness that we learned about our long-standing, dear faculty member Les Kanturek’s passing on February 25th, 2013. Les was an enthusiastic and committed teacher and an extraordinary human being, who deeply touched and enriched the community with his spirit and compassion. He is, and will, always be loved and missed by all of us.

We would like to invite all of his family, friends, current and former students and colleagues to join us in sharing our memories of Les on April 10th, at 7 p. m., at 2 W 13th street, room 704.

We hope to see you there.

http://leskanturek.com

http://leskanturek.wordpress.com

São Tomé and Príncipe, an island nation off of the west coast of Africa, is the unique setting for this  international study program. This tiny Portuguese-speaking country in the Gulf of Guinea is home to large number of native birds and plant life and is one of Africa’s most important nesting sites for a diverse range of sea turtles. In addition to its lush natural life, the culture of São Tomé and Príncipe offers a cultural mosaic in its people. A serene tropical paradise, São Tomé and Príncipe receives only about 20 tourists per week. Students on this program will be able to engage with the local population including artists and artisans while also having a chance to enjoy the sleepy fishing villages, the exotic biodiversity jungles, and the old colonial plantations of São Tomé Town.

There is no lack of subject matter for illustration and other  projects in this setting. Working under the guidance of the MICA instructors, students will work outdoors on-site in varying locales as they develop a body of work. Students may draw, paint, create a visual journalism project, an illustrated book project, and other projects. Slide lectures and field trips will complement the days working outdoors. Students will also attend musical performances and see a play that has been staged in São Tomé and Príncipe since the 16th century.

This month-long residency in São Tomé and Príncipe offers 3 studio credits in illustration or general fine arts, with an optional 3 credits in art history or humanistic studies–classes may be taken for undergraduate and graduate credit or audit. The program is open to undergraduate or graduate students (rising sophomores to second-year graduate students), and to lifelong learners at least 18 years of age who have completed at least one year of college study. All students must have a current, valid passport for travel.

First Sandy…now Nemo! Pictoplasma NYC has been pushed back to this Sunday, for a POWER session, 10am to 4pm: Theresa Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th Street, Room 202 – 2nd floor

Unfortunately the unexpected has happened, again! The original venue, the Tishman Auditorium, along with the entire New School, has been shut down for today and tommorow due to the current blizzard warning.

BUT WE WILL NOT GIVE UP!

The program will be a little dense, but inspiring none the less. Also, we expect things to get far more cozy and familiar than in the original venue. 
In the meanwhile we’d be thankful if you could help spread the word of this change with all those you know who were also planning to attend this weekend. Tweet, Facebook, text and shout! Thanks so much!