Due to anticipated inclement weather conditions, all classes and activities scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday February 10th are canceled. All offices will be closed. Updates will be available on www.newschool.edu and by phone at 212-229-7008.
Propose a design for an “Art Works” logo for the National Endowment for the Arts
Opportunity: Propose a design for an “Art Works” logo for the National Endowment for the Arts and produce a finished design that may be reproduced by the Agency in print and online
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) invites contractors to submit proposals for a design for a new “Art Works” logo for the National Endowment for the Arts and then produce a finished design that may be reproduced by the Agency in print and online, as described in the attached statements of work, under the authority of Part 12 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Below, you will find a Statement of Work/solicitation that requests proposals for designs that will give a graphic identity to “Art Works,” two words with three meanings that the NEA Chairman has been using to sum up the work of the Agency:
1. “Art Works” is a noun that refers to the works of art that artists create.
2. “Art Works” reminds us that a goal of art is to work on audiences and viewers to inspire, transport, and challenge them.
3. “Art Works” is a reminder that arts workers are real workers who are part of this country’s real economy. They earn salaries, support families, pay taxes. Artists are also entrepreneurs and placemakers, who revitalize towns, cities, and neighborhoods – both the economies and the ethos of them.
Questions concerning this proposal shall be submitted only via email to harrisl@arts.gov before or by 5:00 pm (EST) on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Please submit your proposals by Friday, February 26, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. (EST) via email to artworksrfp@arts.gov. This RFP in no way obligates the U.S. Government to award a contract, nor does it commit the U.S. Government to pay any cost incurred in preparing and submitting your proposal.
The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation; will be most advantageous to the Government; price and other factors considered. In order to select the winning offeror, NEA will rank offerors from best to worst. In addition to the narrative assessments prepared by the Evaluation Team for each evaluation factor, a point scoring system will be used to rank all technical proposals. The point scoring system uses a rating scale of 100%. However, NEA will not select an offeror for award on the basis of a superior capability without consideration of the amount of its price. In order to select the winning proposal, NEA will rank each offeror by making a series of paired comparisons between them, trading off the marginal differences in capability with the marginal difference in price.
The Government’s estimate is approximately $25,000.00. The period of performance will be at the time of award through submission of the final product.
Proposals submitted in response to this RFP will be received by email to artworksrfp@arts.gov.
Proposals that are faxed will not be accepted. Proposals must be received by the closing date and time stated above. Please refer any questions concerning this request to Latonca M. Harris at (202) 682-5476 or by email at harrisl@arts.gov.
Click here to download the entire NEA proposal/solicitation.
Good luck!
Annual Exhibition: Illustrators 52 Book & Editorial Reception tonight!
The Society of Illustrators presents the “Annual Exhibition: Illustrators 52– Book and Editorial” on Friday, February 5th, 6 pm.
This show is part of a three-part exhibition featuring works from leading contemporary illustrators worldwide. Selected from more than 4,600 submissions by a panel of renowned illustrators and art directors, 417 images by today’s foremost illustrators and animators will be on view from January 6 to March 20 in the museum’s galleries in New York City’s Upper East Side. Each reception will feature Awards and Certificate Ceremonies and refreshments, and is open to the public.
Tickets are $30 for members, $35 for non-members and $20 for students.
To RSVP, please contact Jessica@societyillustrators.org or call 212-838-2560.
[Illustration by Bill Mayer]
Quick Hit: Mentoring Opportunity!
Parsons has openings for students who would like to mentor New York City youth in the Parsons Scholars Program. Almost 60 students in 10th – 12th grade study at Parsons each Saturday morning to prepare portfolios and attend college access workshops and events through our pre-college scholarship program.
Mentors work with cohorts of 12 – 15 youth and their faculty coordinator on a weekly basis both in the pre-college classroom and planning and organizing events. This is a paid position through Federal Work Study awards and both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend an information session on Friday evening to find out how to make a difference in the lives of our pre-college youth.
Mentoring Information Session
Friday, February 5
6pm
The New School Orientation Room (“bark room”)
2 West 13th Street, lobby
RSVP – academy@newschool.edu
Art Book Swap at MoMA on February 6th
Art Book Swap New York
When:
February 6, 2010 from Noon to 5pm
Where:
The Museum of Modern Art
Cullman Education and Research Building
4 West 54th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
What:
Free and open to the public/ Bring your art books and swap one-for-one with hundreds of donated art books.
For more information about the Art Book Swap event, please contact abs@newartdealers.org.
Organized by Regency Arts Press Ltd. and New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art Library.
Last Minute: Scott Stowell at Parsons tonight!
SCOTT STOWELL: PAY ATTENTION
Thursday 28 January 2010
6:30–8:30PM
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12TH Street
New York, NY 10016
6:30PM Check-in
7:00-8:30PM Presentation
Presented by AIGA NY and Hosted by Parsons School of Art, Media, and Technology.
Since 1998, designer Scott Stowell has been doing business as Open–and as such has survived by staying small, specialized in not really specializing in anything in particular, and (as described in the Cooper-Hewitt’s DesignUSA show) embraced “an open notion of the term ‘office,’ inviting different participants to every project.”
As it turns out, everything is connected and everything is an opportunity–if you’re paying attention. Please join Scott for a new, never-before-seen talk full of new (and old) stories about new (and old) work from over ten years of making “design for people.” There may also be prizes and there will surely be distractions.
Scott is the proprietor of Open, an independent design studio that has made a lot of things, including the editorial design of Good magazine, short films for Google and Jazz at Lincoln Center, signage for the Yale University Art Gallery and the new AIGA membership cards. In 2008, Scott was the winner of the National Design Award for Communication Design.
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If you are a New School student, faculty, or staff member, you can reserve a complimentary ticket (one per person) here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGQzbTZTZmR1VW5rZmJOZF93UHhkckE6MA
(If the link doesn’t work, try copying and pasting it into your browser)
Reservations will go to the first 50 people to sign up. Please note that the last 4 digits of your N# are required to reserve a space and that you will need to present your New School ID at the door. ONLY ONE REQUEST MAY BE MADE PER PERSON. You will be notified of reservation confirmation via email.
The Cultivated Life: A Talk by Jean-Philippe Delhomme on February 3rd
Jean-Philippe Delhomme is perhaps one of the most influential artist-illustrators working today. He is internationally known for his witty satirical illustrations that are as much gentle ribbing at the notion of the “good life” in the modern world as they are chronicles of the hip and fabulous.
For this reason his work has been embraced by the worlds of fashion, art and design as well as luxury commercial clients, including: Barneys, Grazia Casa, GQ, the Mark Hotel- New York, Le Bon Marche, Indochine, Casa Brutus, Whitewall, Travel and Leisure, SAA B, the NY Times, VISA , Interview Magazine, Vogue Nippon, House and Garden, Vogue UK and the New Yorker.
Mr. Delhomme visits Parsons to give a talk on his work on:
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Bark Room/Orientation Room
Street: 2 W. 13th
City/Town: New York, NY
Free and open to the public!
Internship Fair for Current Students on February 3rd
Attention all current Parsons students: we hope you can join Parsons Career Services at the Parsons Internship Fair! This event is a great opportunity for students to find spring and summer semester internships. Even if students are not eligible to intern this semester or have already found an internship, we encourage them to attend the event and network with industry professionals. Forty employers will be in attendance, including companies that are new to the event such as BBH-ZAG, Delia’s, Disney Consumer Products, Harmonix, Kiehl’s, and Sam Edelman. We hope to see you there!
Parsons Internship Fair
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
55 West 13th Street, Lang Hall, 2nd floor
Employers attending include:
Abercrombie & Fitch
American Eagle Outfitters
A|X Armani Exchange
BBH – ZAG
BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP
Calvin Klein
CBX
Coach
Colette Malouf
Club Monaco
Delia’s, Inc.
Disney Consumer Products
Eileen Fisher, Inc.
G2
Gucci Group
Harmonix Music
Hyperakt
Interbrand
J.Crew
Johnson & Johnson
John Varvatos
Kenneth Cole Productions
Kiehl’s
Large Animal Games
Limitedbrands
Li & Fung USA
Marvel
Michael Kors (USA), Inc.
Movado Group, Inc.
MTV Networks
Ogilvy
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Appelbaum Associates
R/GA
Sam Edelman Shoes
Stark Design
Stylecaster
Tracey Locke Partnership
Time Inc.
V Magazine / Vman
To participate, students must be currently enrolled in a Parsons degree program (Associates, Bachelors, or Masters program). Students must bring a student id to the event and also several resumes and a portfolio or reel, if applicable. Students who may have questions regarding how to find an internship, determine eligibility to take an internship, or how to register for credit, can go to the following link for further information: www.parsons.edu/internships.
Event sponsored by Parsons Career Services, 2 West 13 Street, room 511, parsonscareers@newschool.edu, 212-229-8940. Please contact the office if you have questions or need further details.
Illustration Alums and Faculty fundraise for Haiti!
Parsons Illustration Alum and current Adjunct Faculty member Veronica Lawlor passed along the following information about Studio 1482‘s fundraising efforts to help the people of Haiti. Here’s the scoop:
In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Haiti, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise money on behalf of the victims. It is our effort to support the international appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization. We’ve selected CARE because we believe in their commitment.
For each donation of $50 or more to CARE, you will receive a hand-signed 13″ x 19″ limited edition print from one of the Studio 1482 illustrators.
See all the beautiful illustrations available and get more information about Studio 1482 here.
Associate Professor Nora Krug is working with the Poster Cause Project and has created an open-edition poster which is being sold to support in the relief efforts. ALL 100% OF PROFITS from this print will be donated to Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971. You can get Nora’s poster here.
Parsons Illustration Alum and current Adjunct Faculty member Trey Hoyumpa is pitching in with her own humanitarian effort–hand-pulled silkscreen cards with the proceeds benefitting Haiti. You can grab your own at Trey’s Etsy shop, located here.
[top image by Veronica Lawlor; middle image by Nora Krug; bottom image by Trey Hoyumpa]
The Storyteller exhibition opening at Parsons next week
The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center presents:
The Storyteller
an exhibition exploring how contemporary artists use narrative as a way to understand the social and political events of our time.
Curated by independent curators Claire Gilman and Margaret Sundell, The Storyteller features video, still photography, drawing, mixed media and installation works that engage the documentary capacity of art to bear witness to the rapid, sometimes violent, transformations of our time.
Featured artists include Cao Fei, Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller with filmmaker Mike Figgis, Bucksbaum Award winner Omer Fast, Mounir Fatmi, Ryan Gander, Lamia Joreige, Joachim Koester, Emanuel Licha, Missing Books (Maria Barnas, Maxine Kopsa and Germaine Kruip), Steve Mumford, Adrian Paci, Michael Rakowitz, Lisa Roberts, and Hito Steyerl.
The Storyteller
On view January 29 ‹ April 9, 2010
Opening Reception: January 29, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery