Information session for Make Music New York 2009

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Make Music New York is a music festival like no other. Taking place on a single day, June 21st, last year’s event featured over 3,200 musicians giving 870 free musical performances in every genre, on streets, sidewalks, and parks throughout the City. Performances included 69 punk bands on Governors Island, a NYC Opera and NY Philharmonic block party, Roberta Flack singing with middle school students in Central Park, Bollywood Karaoke, and hundreds more.

Everything is free. Everything is outdoors. Anyone can sign up to make music.

For the last two years, Parsons students have designed the Make Music posters and programs (printed by Metro New York and amNewYork newspapers), the visual elements for Time Out New York’s dedicated MMNY website, and fliers and postcards for some individual concerts. This year, they’re looking for more than just new designs — they want proposals for radically new ways of promoting the event, that fit its outdoor, do-it-yourself, absurdly cheap spirit.

Aaron Friedman, creator and organizer of the festival, will be coming to Parsons next week to present this year’s project, and to show examples of the kinds of design interventions they’re looking for.

Thursday, October 2nd
2 p.m.
Illustration Library
Room 805, 2 W. 13th

We hope to see you all there. This is a tremendous opportunity for innovation, creativity, and publicity!

[Image created by Danielle MacIndoe]

Last Minute: Mentoring Opportunity Info Session

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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

Yael Levy photographs Tanzania

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From the Illustration Inbox…

We got a message from current Illustration Student Yael Levy, who worked this summer with Circle of Health International, which is an international NGO dedicated to building the capacity of women’s health professionals in crisis settings. One of COHI’s ongoing projects is a partnership with a local women’s health organization called FLEMAFA in Kisarawe, Tanzania.

Yael created a photo blog to document her experiences in Tanzania.  Check it out here.

Also, Yael has submitted some pictures to a photography competition, part of it is judged by the organizers and part by public popularity.  You can vote for her work here and see more of her images on her Flickr page.

Soo Kyung Kim in “100 Postcards”

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Illustration Senior Soo Kyung Kim is part of a huge exhibition called “100 Postcards from World New Creators”.  Through September 30th, all the postcards will be on view at Sunshine Studio in Tokyo.  Here is Soo’s contribution:

You can also see Soo’s image here, along with almost all the other postcards received.  So if you can’t make it to Japan, at least you can still experience some of the fantastic illustrations included in the exhibition.

Bonus: Soo was interviewed for Graphic Magazine, an art publication put out in Korea.  An image from the article is below, but you can check the rest out at Soo’s blog.

Congratulations, Soo!

After the Fact: ICON5 & Xerox project

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As a sponsor of ICON5, held July 2 – 5 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, Xerox Corporation worked in partnership with ICON5 to produce a deck of cards as a commemorative gift for the more than 400 illustrators who attended. ICON5 organizers arranged for top students from three New York design schools – the Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons The New School for Design and the School of Visual Arts – and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, to contribute original illustrations and designs by 52 students.

“As illustrators, we don’t go to an office every day, so ICON5 is a great opportunity to be around people who do what we do, to talk about trends and issues and to get re-inspired,” said Whitney Sherman, president of ICON5 and chair of the Illustration Department, Maryland Institute College of Art. “It’s important for ICON5 to use projects like the deck of cards to engage our future attendees. And for the students, it’s a great opportunity to get exposure to a few hundred of the world’s top illustrators, designers and others who can influence their careers.”

She added: “From an academic perspective, the project fits well with contemporary educational models of  blending creativity and professional development. It gave students creative freedom and realistic deadlines.”

To develop the cards, each school was assigned one suit – clubs (FIT), diamonds (MICA), hearts (Parsons) and spades (SVA) – and the school’s chairpersons or deans overseeing illustration programs selected 13 students to provide card designs.

Congratulations and thanks to all of the students involved in this unique project: Cat Lauigan, Arlette Espaillat, Emmanuel Tavares, Nick Gannon, Lindsay Podd, Jesse Tise, WoonHye Bae, Christine Young, Sae-am Lee, Jasmine Wigandt, Roxanna Vizcarra, Toby Liebowitz, and Lindsey Balbierz.

[photo of Jasmine Wigandt with her contribution to the deck]

Poketo Wallet Jam is on!

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The Poketo Wallet Jam is this Sunday, September 28th! The Illustration department is hosting the event in rooms 802 and 803 at 2 West 13th Street.

Poketo is partnering with Parsons for this special competition. It’ll culminate during Illustration week in NYC. Students are invited to attend the Jam to create artwork for submission to Poketo. There’ll be a judging happening on Monday, September 29th and the top five pieces will be produced as a limited edition line of wallets.

Attendance at the Jam is mandatory for competition participation. It starts at 11 and ends at 5. The rooms will be stocked with supplies, cookies, pizza and music so don’t miss it!  We’ll send out more emails this week to remind y’all about it. In the meantime, email Noël if you have any questions!

Keren Richter works with Vans

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From the Illustration Inbox, Keren Richter (Illustration ’03) has given us some fantastic news.  She recently worked with Vans to create the fabulous sneakers you see above.  You can grab your pair here.  Keren also created a tote bag based off the same illustration, which you can sneak a peek at here.

Bonus: Keren and her sister Julie created this rad video which produced the painting used for both shoes and tote.  Check it out:

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If you want to keep up with her many projects and interests, make sure to check out Keren’s blog.

Congrats, Keren!

Political illustration show at Society of Illustrators

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The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators presents “Politics ‘08.”  On view through October 4, 2008, the exhibition will showcase the original art from today’s top illustrators surrounding this year’s primaries and general elections. With recent coverage of the debates, a growing awareness in politics has piqued the media’s interest in political illustration and caricature once again, creating an array of important and controversial images. Through magazine websites and artist’s blogs, illustration is bringing Americans together online to discuss the politics of the day, stressing the importance to vote in the upcoming elections. Art from magazines and newspapers of all political affiliations will be represented in this exhibit, allowing artists to express their views on the 2008 election in print and in a variety of new media.

Curated by former Art Director at TIME Magazine, Edel Rodriguez, the exhibition features the work of political illustrators including Steve Brodner, Philip Burke, Tim O’Brien, Hanoch Piven, Stephen Kroninger, Luba Lukova and Barry Blitt. Original art used for print by Rolling Stone, The New York Times, TIME Magazine, The New York Observer and the controversial New Yorker cover of Barack and Michelle Obama will be on display along with the printed publications.

In an interview with the Nation, illustrator Steve Brodner explains the importance of political illustration: “They are an important part of the mix. They are a way to encapsulate ideas, to make them clear and find what is compelling. We look for meanings, for passions, for true things. If you can have all these factors working simultaneously, you are a master.”

Politics ’08
On view through October 4th, 2008
Society of Illustrators
128 East 63rd Street
New York, NY 10065
212.838.2560

Quick Hit: Workshop for Classical Representation

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INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM IN CLASSICAL REPRESENTATION
Weeklong Intensive, Friday September 19 – Saturday, September 27, 2008
$1,750 (Scholarships Available)

Instructors:  Cindy Porcu, Architectural Renderer; Christine Franck, Architect and ICA&CA Board Member;  Michael Grimaldi, Fine Artist and Drawing Atelier Head, Art Students League; Stephen Harby, Architect and Watercolorist; Andre Junget, Architectural Render; John Woodrow Kelley, Architect and Fine Artist;  Edward Schmidt, Fine Artist and Faculty Head of Drawing, New York Academy of Art; Andy Taylor, AIA, Architect; Geoffrey Taylor, PhD, Architectural Historian, Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Andrew Zega and Bernrd H. Dams, Architects, Authors, Watercolorists and Historians;

The intensive professional program supports ICA&CA’s core curriculum and aims to provide a working knowledge of various drawing and rendering practices, materials and techniques applicable to the graphic representation of classical architectural form.  The program’s faculty comprises architects, designers, professional renders and fine artists having noted national and international careers based upon their drawing, design and allied fine studio practices.

Course segments include: Contour Rendering, Measured Drawing, Analytique, On Site Watercolor Rendering, and a private viewing of the Metropolitan Museum’s architectural drawing collection.  Guest presenters include the famed watercolorist and authors Zega and Dams and Alma Shapiro Prize recipient Michael Grimaldi.

Lastly, to encourage drawing as a traditional skill within the classical tradition and in recognition of excellence in practice the program will culminate with a juried cash prize in the amount of $2,500 funded by Zivkovic Associates Architects to be awarded for work completed during the program.

For detailed course information and class schedule please visit this site. For scholarship information or to register please contact Leah Aron, Education Programs Coordinator or call (212) 730 -9646 ext 101.