Showing posts with label Art and Design Department. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art and Design Department. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

Truax receives grant to support summer exhibition

Lisa Truax, Department of Art and Design, will be receiving a 2015 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant in Visual Arts to support her solo exhibition next summer at the Austin ArtWorks Professional Gallery.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Seniors display art through May 10

Sam Pflughoeft and his work

The Saint Mary’s Senior Art Exhibition titled “9 Artistas” will run through Commencement Day Saturday, May 10 in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries.

Graduating seniors include Kaitlyn Bryant, Andrea Hillesheim, LeiLani Oas, Carla Olivares, Abi Osborne, Sam Pflughoeft, Angie Powell, Chelsea Pumper, and Tommy Robaczewski.

A variety of media is on display, including graphic design, photography, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, paintings and multimedia installations.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Bowl-a-thon to help raise money for food shelf

A “bowl-a-thon” was held Tuesday in the ceramics room to throw bowls for an upcoming “Empty Bowls for the Hungry” event. The bowls will be sold with soup, and the buyer gets to keep the bowl during the Earth Day events on April 26 in Winona. All proceeds will go to the Winona Food Shelf.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Truax to present at national arts conference

Today, Friday March 21, Lisa Truax, Department of Art and Design, is presenting and leading a conversation at the NCECA (National Council for Eduction on the Ceramic Arts) national conference in Milwaukee, Wis. It is an NCECA Connections session called “Reverse Engineering Projects.”

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Faculty display works at current art exhibition


Faculty members of the Department of Art and Design have joined talents for the current art exhibit, on display through March 8 in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries.

The show features new works — ranging from sculpture to photography — by Lisa Truax, Matt Winkler, Preston Lawing, Rob McColl, Rod Robertson and Tony Calabrese.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and the show is free and open to the public.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Faculty display works at current art exhibition


Faculty members of the Department of Art and Design have joined talents for the current art exhibit, on display through March 8 in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries.

The show features new works — ranging from sculpture to photography — by Lisa Truax, Matt Winkler, Preston Lawing, Rob McColl, Rod Robertson and Tony Calabrese.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and the show is free and open to the public.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Faculty display works at current art exhibition


Faculty members of the Department of Art and Design have joined talents for the current art exhibit, on display through March 8 in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries.

The show features new works — ranging from sculpture to photography — by Lisa Truax, Matt Winkler, Preston Lawing, Rob McColl, Rod Robertson and Tony Calabrese.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and the show is free and open to the public.

Mini-grant lunch presentations are Feb. 12


The Faculty Development Committee has rescheduled the mini-grant luncheon presentations by Dr. Janet Heukeshoven and Lisa Truax for Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Toner Student Center faculty dining room.

Faculty are invited to hear Dr. Heukeshoven talk about the Alexander Method, an approach to health, wellness and better living for all people, especially embraced in the arts. Musicians’ health and wellness is a major initiative by NASM (National Assoc. of School of Music), which is required by our accreditation. Diane Foust (certified Alexander practitioner) is also working with SMU music students to provide an introduction to body awareness and mapping, preventing and correcting common problems related to body alignment, proper use and function to both heal and prevent injuries common to musicians.

Lisa Truax will talk about a mini-grant the Department of Art and Design received to develop materials and examples for both the planned summer Animation Camp and the new Interactive Multimedia and Web Design 2 courses. Faculty developed two demonstration animations, one using Adobe Flash and another using stop motion photography as well as a  step by step handout in beginning to intermediate level Flash animations.


Thursday, January 23, 2014

Faculty display works at current art exhibition


Faculty members of the Department of Art and Design have joined talents for the current art exhibit, on display through March 8 in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries.

The show features new works — ranging from sculpture to photography — by Lisa Truax, Matt Winkler, Preston Lawing, Rob McColl, Rod Robertson and Tony Calabrese.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and the show is free and open to the public.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Faculty display works at current art exhibition

Faculty members of the Department of Art and Design have joined talents for the current art exhibit, on display through March 8 in the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries.

The show will feature new works — ranging from sculpture to photography — by Lisa Truax, Matt Winkler, Preston Lawing, Rob McColl, Rod Robertson and Tony Calabrese.

Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and the show is free and open to the public.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Truax exhibiting work in St. Paul

Lisa Truax, assistant professor for the Department of Art and Design, has an exhibition at the University of Minnesota Larson Gallery at the St. Paul Student Center. The show runs through Dec. 10 and is a two-person exhibit titled “The World is a Stage: The Natural Web of Artistry.” For more details, go to http://sua.umn.edu/events/arts/current-exhibitions.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Truax exhibiting work in St. Paul

Lisa Truax, assistant professor for the Department of Art and Design, has an exhibition at the University of Minnesota Larson Gallery at the St. Paul Student Center. The show runs through Dec. 10 and is a two-person exhibit titled “The World is a Stage: The Natural Web of Artistry.” For more details, go to http://sua.umn.edu/events/arts/current-exhibitions.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Film class captures the beauty of the bluffs



 
The film photography classes recently took field trips into some of Saint Mary’s wooded property in conjunction with their landscape photography assignment.  Instructor Anthony Calabrese said that students developed a deeper appreciation of just how beautiful our campus is.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Lawing to display work in Decorah, Winona

“Elegant Decay,”new work by Preston Lawing of the Art and Design Department, is on display at the ArtHaus Gallery in Decorah, Iowa. This exhibition moves to Winona with an opening reception Nov. 5 at the Lyon Smith Gallery, 199 E. 3rd St.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Lawing to display work in Decorah, Winona

“Elegant Decay,”new work by Preston Lawing of the Art and Design Department, is on display at the ArtHaus Gallery in Decorah, Iowa. This exhibition moves to Winona with an opening reception Nov. 5 at the Lyon Smith Gallery, 199 E. 3rd St.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Lawing to display work in Decorah, Winona

“Elegant Decay,”new work by Preston Lawing of the Art and Design Department, is on display at the ArtHaus Gallery in Decorah, Iowa. This exhibition moves to Winona with an opening reception Nov. 5 at the Lyon Smith Gallery, 199 E. 3rd St.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Lawing to display work in Decorah, Winona


“Elegant Decay,”new work by Preston Lawing of the Art and Design Department, is on display at the ArtHaus Gallery in Decorah, Iowa. This exhibition moves to Winona with an opening reception Nov. 5 at the Lyon Smith Gallery, 199 E. 3rd St.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Lawing to display series of work in Decorah, Winona

“Elegant Decay,”new work by Preston Lawing of the Art and Design Department, is on display at the ArtHaus Gallery in Decorah, Iowa, beginning today, Oct. 4. This exhibition moves to Winona with an opening reception Nov. 5 at the Lyon Smith Gallery, 199 E. 3rd St.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Graphic design student attends conference


LeiLani Oas, a graphic design major, attended SEEK, an AIGA (the professional association for design) sponsored conference at NIU in DeKalb, Ill.

Leading New York and Chicago designers (with clients ranging from Nike to McDonald’s) spoke to students about the design industry, preparing portfolios, and the digital innovations sweeping the field.  Lisa Truax and Rob McColl, associate professors in the Art and Design Department, joined Oas at the conference.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Lawing displays new work at galleries through Nov. 4


Preston Lawing, SMU Art and Design faculty member, is displaying new work during the current Saint Mary’s art exhibit.

In “Cabinets of Curiosities,” Lawing is showing sculptures, prints, drawings and an installation/recreation of a “hoarder’s” apartment.

The show will run through Nov. 4 at the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries, located in the Toner Student Center. The galleries will be open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and all exhibits are free and open to the public.