Honorable Mention for MassArt

Craig Kilburn, MassArt's Environmental Health & Safety Officer and Eric Friedman, Director of the Leading by Example Program

MassArt received an honorable mention in this year's Leading by Example Environmental Innovation Awards. The Leading by Example Awards recognize outstanding efforts in implementing sustainable practices among the Commonwealth's state agencies, public institutions of higher education, and municipalities.

• In the short span of only eight months, MassArt has made steady strides in increasing the collection of recyclable materials. As of October 25, 2007 the College has managed to recycle 84,920.00 pounds of materials and is increasing this number by the week.


• The expansion of our GREEN ROOF was completed in August. The expansion of the Green Roof is expected to offer a drop in energy required to heat and cool the 10th floor of the Tower Building.


• In terms of water conservation, MassArt has been installing new fixtures throughout campus resulting in reduced water consumption by 996,303 gallons between FY06 and FY07.


• As MassArt continues to improve its campus with new construction projects, all contractors and materials are reviewed for their Sustainability Status. We are looking for companies that have LEED Certified Plants and or products that are made from recycled materials.
  
• MassArt has switched all of its cleaning products to “Green” environmentally safe products.

Green roof, Tower Building, 11th floor

Shadow of the House

Shadow of the House-Photographer Abelardo Morell
A film by Allie Humenuk

MFA SCREENING TIMES:

• Thursday, September 13th, 8 pm
  Q&A with the Director and Abelardo Morell.


• Saturday, September 15th, 1:45 pm
  Q&A with the Director and Abelardo Morell. Reception to follow.


• Thursday, September 20th, 2:45 pm
• Saturday, September 22nd, 3:30 pm
• Wednesday, September 26th, 8:30 pm
• Sunday, September 30th, 12:15 pm

All screenings take place in the Remis Auditorium at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue.

Advance tickets available at http://www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=1

For more information about the film visit: http://www.shadowofthehouse.com/

Co-Sponsored by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University.

MassArt Receives New England Foundation Arts Grant

MassArt is one of seven recipients of a New England Foundation Arts Grant. Massart received the grant for a sustainable design public art project along Hungtington Avenue.

To view the article, click on the link below:
http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/exhibitionist/2007/08/new_england_fou.html

Selections from the Graphic Imperative on View in Turkey

Garanti Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey will proudly be hosting the exhibition "Selections from The Graphic Imperative" between 31 July - 25 August 2007. "Selections from The Graphic Imperative" is 50 posters "selected" from the original 121 posters present in the larger traveling exhibition "The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and The Environment 1965-2005" a retrospective of forty years of sociopolitical posters.

"The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and The Environment 1965-2005" was curated and organized by:
Elizabeth Resnick, Associate Professor and Chair, Communication DesignMassachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Chaz Maviyane-Davies, Professor, Communication Design Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Frank Baseman, Associate Professor, Graphic Design Communication Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
http://www.thegraphicimperative.org/

Book Tackles Old Debate: Role of Art in Schools

MassArt faculty member Lois Hetland, Ed. D. (Art Education) and Ellen Winner, along with co-authors Shirley Veenema and Kimberly Sheridan, have a new book due out this month. An article was published about it in the NY Times on August 5th.

MassArt Student is Finalist in 2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the winners of the 2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. The premier student design and film competition honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, and computer artists from the world's top educational institutions. Using the latest Adobe products, more than 2,500 students from 30 countries competed in the program.

MassArt student Carolin Horn is a finalist in the Interactive and Web Design category. Congratulations Carolin!

MassArt Animation Student Receives International Honors

Only five Undergraduate Films are included in Competition at The Ottawa International Festival this year. Alan Jennings' (ANI 07) "Running in Darkness" is among those selected and will receive its World Premiere at the festival.

This film was Alan's degree project film documenting the affect of alzheimer's on family members. Included in the interviews are MassArt faculty Flip Johnson and Suzanne Barnes. Handcrafted by a technique of painting on glass, the work is maturely rendered and sensitively edited, paired down to just over 2 minutes of footage from hours of audio footage.

Alan's film is one of only 2 US selections from hundreds of international entries submitted for consideration. Others include works from Taiwan, Israel, and France.