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Illustration Alum Rima Fujita at Museum of Tibetan Art
Family Program: Himalayan Animal Stories — Compassion for Endangered Species
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
Sunday January 17, 2010 2:30-4:30
Participants will discover the endangered animals of the Himalayas and write and illustrate their own animal story. Artist and Books for Children Founder, Rima Fujita, will read her children’s books including a true story of the Dalai Lama’s dog, and will lead participants in creating their own hand-made books. Recommended ages: 8 – 12. Admission, $10 for adults, $8 for members and children.
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Rima Fujita was born in Tokyo and has lived in New York since 1979. She studied at Parsons School of Design and received her B.F.A. in illustration and painting and has exhibited her work internationally to much acclaim.
In 2001 Rima established Books for Children, an organization that produces children’s books and donates them to orphans and poor children around the world. Her first book, Wonder Talk, was officially selected as recommended reading by the United Nations, and TB Aware has received various awards in the United States.
In 2006 she designed the signature poster for the International Peace Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, where she received special recognition from several Nobel Peace Laureates including the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams.
Her published books include Simple Meditation, The Little Black Box, Wonder Talk, Wonder Garden and TB Aware. For more information about Rima please visit: www.rimafujita.com
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art was founded in 1945 to foster awareness and preservation of Tibetan art and culture. Public programs at the Museum are funded, in part, by funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Located at 338 Lighthouse Avenue, the Museum is open Thursday through Sunday from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. For further information, please call 718-987-3500 or visit the museum’s website at www.tibetanmuseum.org.
Vote for Guillermo!
Parsons Illustration Alum Guillermo Riveros (’09) tipped us off (via email) that he’s involved in a photography portfolio contest, hosted by artistswanted.org. The title of the contest is “The Power of Self,” an international competition celebrating the vitality of self portraiture. A panel of judges including actor Steve Buscemi, director Chris Weitz, Guggenheim curator Helen Hsu and Flavorpill founder Sascha Lewis will award one artist a package of incredible prizes including six months of free living at The Edge in New York City or $7007 in cash. The most popular portfolio as voted by the public will also receive $1,000 cash.
You can view and vote for Guillermo’s portfolio here:
http://www.artistswanted.org/GRiveros
Every vote counts!
Also, make sure to check out more of Guillermo’s work at his website:
Good luck, Guillermo!
Tonight: Dave Eggers event about the McSweeney’s Newspaper
A Vibrant Map of the World: McSweeney’s Panorama and the Beauty of Newspapers
January 13, 2010 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Tishman Auditorium, 66 W. 12th Street
When McSweeney’s printed a prototype Sunday newspaper last month, the writers, editors, and artists who worked on the project were hoping to show some of the great things the print medium remains capable of. The result was the San Francisco Panorama, which sold out within its first week and garnered accolades across the country.
Dave Eggers, author and editor of McSweeney’s, joined by contributors to the project, will give a presentation on the Panorama, discussing the thinking that went into it and what newspapers as a print medium still have to offer.
Introduced by Luis Jaramillo, associate chair, The Writing Program at the New School
Location: Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street
Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served.
Holiday Greetings from the Illustration Program!
Holiday greetings from the Parsons Illustration Program and to all a great break!!
Normal posting will resume on January 11th, 2010.
We’re looking forward to a new year full of
wonderful events, fantastic art, and exciting projects.
We hope you’ll all join us.
Cheers and peace,
Steven Guarnaccia & everyone in the Illustration Program
[Image credit: Parsons Illustration Adjunct & illustrator Andre da Loba]
Steven Guarnaccia interview for The Rumpus
Illustration Chair Steven Guarnaccia attended the First Annual Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival and was interviewed Katie Geha of therumpus.net Here’s an excerpt of Katie’s article:
Steven Guarnaccia, Chair of the Illustration Department at Parsons, is generous in talking with me about the contemporary comics scene. He explains that while illustrators once created images to respond to a text given by a client, say a magazine or a newspaper, now more and more artists are creating their own texts. “When I came to the program around six years ago,” Guarnaccia says. “It was very clear that the most exciting stories were being generated by the artists themselves.” These visual narratives have since translated to a larger cultural realm as artists move beyond the comic book, creating toys and t-shirts, and often exhibiting prints in art galleries.
The article also mentions Illustration Alum Leah Hayes, so make sure to check out the rest of the write-up here.
Follow up: Toy Workshop at Gallery Hanahou!
On October 19th, Caty Bartholomew’s Toy Concepts Development and Design class was invited to participate in a workshop at Gallery Hanahou, run by “guerilla” crafting club Ossu! Shugeibu from Japan. (Ossu! was in town for a week to attend their show’s opening at the gallery.)
They made “robodogs” in a very quick hour and a quarter, then proudly took them out for a stroll on Broadway. They even caught some interest from passersby and, all in all, had a pile of fun.
Jake Messing at One Way Gallery
One Way Gallery Presents:
Jake Messing (Parsons Illustration Alum!)
Winter Reception
Featuring works from One Way’s new and returning artists
Opening Reception:
December 12th, 2009
7-10pm
One Way Gallery
140 Boon St.
Narragansett, RI 02882
Drawn to Action: Peter Kuper speaks about his work
DRAWN TO ACTION
PRESENTED BY PARSONS ILLUSTRATION
DECEMBER 15th, 2009 at 6 p.m.
KELLEN AUDITORIUM, 66 5th AVENUE, NYC
Peter Kuper takes you on a visual tour of his comics, illustration and sketchbook diaries covering his world travels from Mexico to New Guinea.
Peter Kuper co-founded the political zine World War 3 Illustrated and his work has appeared in Time, The New York Times and MAD. He has written and illustrated over twenty books including an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Peter lived in Oaxaca, Mexico from July 2006-2008 and his work from that time can be seen in can be seen in his latest book Diario de Oaxaca.
Upcoming Guests for Pat Cummings Children’s Book Illustration class
