Southwoods Camp is now hiring for Summer 2012!!
 
Southwoods is a private, residential children’s camp in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We are currently looking for fun, outgoing, and energetic individuals to join our staff this summer!
All applicants should have some experience teaching, coaching or working with children. The children that they will be working with are ages 7-14.
 
We currently have the following positions available:
·         General Counselor
·         Activity Coaches (basketball, baseball, gymnastics, golf, tennis, lacrosse, and many more!)
·         Lifeguards
·         Water Ski Specialists
·         Arts and Crafts Specialist
 
Benefits include but are certainly NOT limited to:
Competitive camp salary
Room and board
Travel Stipend
College Credits through Internships
Meeting new friends from all over the world
Spending a Summer in the Adirondack Mountains
Developing as a leader and instructor
And of course, making a positive difference in the lives of children!!!
For more information and/or to apply today, please see our website at http://southwoods.com/staff_home.html or contact me directly at lauren@southwoods.com.

Rivalry in the Arts: The Inaugural International Conference in Paragone Studies

Hosted by the Flint Institute of Arts

Flint, Michigan, USA

Friday July 20th-Saturday July 21st, 2012

Papers are invited for Rivalry in the Arts: The Inaugural International Conference in Paragone Studies, to be held in the beautiful arts district of Flint Michigan from July 20th-21st, 2012.  The conference’s purpose is to support the scholarly investigation of inter-arts rivalry in all areas and media, and to highlight the benefits of a paragonising methodology in studies of the humanities.   The conference will feature the examination of the paragone, or rivalry in artistic practice and its related fields.  All disciplines and topics relevant to inter-arts rivalry will be considered, such as art history and visual culture, aesthetic theory, the history of iconoclasts/iconodules, literary theory and comparative literature, philosophy, critical theory, visual communications, cultural studies, and musicology, amongst others.  Papers addressing pedagogical concerns relating to how student, commercial or theoretical competition impacts teaching of the arts will also be considered.

Rivalry may be interpreted in the broadest terms from all eras of history and global contexts.  For instance, scholars may consider rivalries between individual artists, patrons of the arts, or nationalistic competition, hierarchies of the senses or media in aesthetic theory, arts-related organisations, debates over the superiority of one art versus another, ut pictura poesis and word/image studies, etc.

The conference will also include two round-table sessions featuring artists representing different media, (such as multi-media, graphic design, animation, painting, sculpture, performance, conceptual art, music, literature, theatre, interior design, architecture, television, film, etc.).  Featured artists in the round tables will debate the merits of their art forms, whether from a theoretical, practical, pedagogical, commercial, or other standpoint.  Artists may want to consider, for instance, the particular challenges that they face in the current art world, or the place that they feel their art fills in society.  The first round table, titled Ongoing Debates on the Merits of the Arts, will be dedicated to Benedetto Varchi, who sponsored one of the first public debates regarding the relative merits of the arts in Renaissance Italy, when he invited the luminaries of his day to defend their respective art forms.

Rather than encourage hegemony in artistic practice, scholars and artists will convene to examine rivalry's historical impact in the arts, and how competition, or the legacy of that competitive history, continues to play out in our own time, or has evolved into new forms.  Participants may also debate the place of competition in the current art world.  The inaugural event will kick off a regular series in paragone studies conferences.

To apply: Complete the 'application to present a paper,' or 'application to be featured in a round table' form located on the conference website, and e-mail it, along with a c.v. to paragonestudies@gmail.com by April 15, 2012.  Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words.

To access the forms and other conference information see http://blogs.umflint.edu/paragonestudies/

Questions may be directed to the conference organisers at: paragonestudies@gmail.com


Conference Organisers:

Dr. Melissa Geiger, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Sarah Lippert, University of Michigan-Flint

Sam Rayburn House Museum
Texas Historical Commission
Summer Internship 2012
 
Issue Date: March 16, 2012
Closing Date: May 18, 2012
Start Date: June 4, 2012 (negotiable)
 
POSITION TITLE:  Intern (1 opening)  
 
LOCATION: Sam Rayburn House Museum, 890 W. State Hwy 56, Bonham, Texas.
 
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: Interns may work on one or more of the following projects: packing and storing artifacts; cataloging and researching the museum collection; taking digital photographs of artifacts; re-housing and cleaning artifacts; data entry of collections records; developing  events and programming at the site as well as developing themed guided tours and presentations; and organizing site resources.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Interest in museums, history, and/or education.  Strong writing, research and communications skills.  Strong organizational, multitasking and people skills.  Knowledge of American and Texas history.  Knowledge of standard office computer skills, including database software and word processing.  Ability to work independently and on detailed tasks.  Degree or expected degree in history, education, museum studies, humanities or a related field.  Demonstrated interest in museum programs, education and/or history.  

WORK SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.—4:30 p.m. (negotiable)  
 
PROJECT SUPERVISOR: Anne Ruppert, Curator, Sam Rayburn House Museum
 
TERM OF POSITION: Preferably June –August 2012 (negotiable)
 
WHO MAY APPLY: Applications will be accepted from currently enrolled college students who are in their second, third or fourth year of coursework as well as graduate students and recent Bachelor’s and Master’s degree graduates.
 
COMPENSATION: $1,250.
 
HOW TO APPLY:  Submit a cover letter and current resume including the names/contact information of three references by mail, email, or FAX to:
Sam Rayburn House Museum
Attn: Anne Ruppert
P.O. Box 308
Bonham, TX 75418
FAX: 903.640.0800
Email: Anne Ruppert, anne.ruppert@thc.state.tx.us
 
To learn more about previous SRHM interns, visit: http://www.visitsamrayburnhouse.com/index.aspx?page=848

On My Own Time

In honor and appreciation of the creative talents of our staff and faculty, the University of North Texas is participating this year in “On My Own Time” an annual, regional art competition featuring the artistic talents of people who work for companies, non-profit and governmental agencies throughout North Texas. This is an excellent opportunity to encourage and publicly recognize the creativity of our campus community!

The artworks will be exhibited at UNT on the Square in August. Winners in each of eleven categories such as painting, black and white photography and sculpture, are selected by regional arts experts who act as jurors. In addition, the jurors select a Best of Show winner. Employees are asked to vote for a “People’s Choice” awardee.   Works that have been awarded a First Prize and Best of Show in each category are selected to move on to the regional exhibit, where the best artworks from all of the companies involved are exhibited together at NorthPark Center during September 2012.

On My Own Time, now in its twentieth year, is a program of the Business Council for the Arts. Thanks to the support of Vice President for Administration and Finance Andrew Harris, UNT’s participation is being coordinated by a Steering Committee including Charles Andrews, Rachel Grimes, Dilana King, and Hillary Talatzko from the Staff Council, Meredith Buie and Herbert Holl at UNT on the Square, and Robert Milnes, of CVAD and chair of the UNT Art in Public Places Program. Eligibility information and timelines are included in the attached pdf.  For additional information, contact Meredith Buie at UNTSQ:  Meredith.Buie@unt.edu or 940 369 8257

 Please find the form here.

Ceramics Specialist Needed!
 
Southwoods Camp is in need of a fun, outgoing, and energetic Ceramics Specialist to join us for the 2012 summer.
 
Our instructor positions and internships offer wonderful opportunities for anyone who is excited to share their knowledge of ceramics with children, develop as an instructor and to sharpen personal skills.  All applicants should havesome experience teaching or working with children. The children that they will be working with are ages 7-14.
 
Benefits include but are certainly NOT limited to:
Competitive camp salary
Room and board
Travel Stipend
College Credits through Internships
Meeting new friends from all over the world
Spending a Summer in the Adirondack Mountains
Keeping personal skills sharp
Developing as an instructor
And of course, making a positive difference in the lives of children!!!
For more information and/or to apply today, please see our website at: http://www.southwoods.com/welcome-prospective-staff or contact me directly at lauren@southwoods.com.
 
If you could, please pass this email along to those whom you think might be interested.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

Thank you to Kazuko Goto (http://on.fb.me/Hp3Exo), whose  mokuhanga workshop at P.R.I.N.T Press taught participants a traditional Japanese woodblock technique that does not require the use of a printing press. The sold-out event took place from March 31 through April 1, 2012 and was open to the university community and the public-at-large.

Freeman Exhibition Services in Dallas,  a nationally recognized exhibit company that specializes in tradeshows, expositions, exhibits and experiential meetings for corporations and associations worldwide is looking for summer interns in the Dallas headquarters. 3 summer interns are sought. They  are looking for architectural/interior/industrial design students (but we are open to talented, well-rounded creative people). All their designers work in Autocad and 3D Max, as well as the Adobe suite of design software. Part  of the plan is to train the interns, so though knowledge is important, attitude might eventually make all the difference. The positions could/should be considered as possible longer term opportunity for the right students.

To give you a few examples of what we do, I’ve attached some sketches and renderings of exhibit designs for tradeshows. Additional projects we’ve done and are doing: the 3M Innovation center in Austin, the SMU historical/alumni exhibit, GE Innovation exhibits around the US and a few in Europe as well. Overall, we do about 8,000 design jobs a year – so opportunities abound.

Sasha Duerr, a faculty member at the California College of the Arts is featured in an article in the New York Times Wednesday on natural dyes for fabrics.  Her recent workshop for the Fibers program at the University of North Texas is mentioned, with our students described as "the most enthusiastic!"

 Heres the link to the article.

NATURAL SELECTION: Drawings inspired by the specimen collection of the
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Please join us for an exhibition of Core Drawing I student work at the
EESAT Building, Eagle Exhibit Hall, April 30 through May 28.  Opening
Reception is April 30 from 5 to 7 pm.

Each semester, Drawing I students examine, study and sketch a diverse
collection of skins, bones, preserved reptiles and insects at the Elm
Fork Natural Heritage Museum.  The work presented in this exhibition is a
product of that experience.

Thank you Dr. James Kennedy, Director and Brian Williams, Assistant
Director, for making this partnership possible for CVAD students.

NATURAL SELECTION: Drawings inspired by the specimen collection of the
Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum

Please join us for an exhibition of Core Drawing I student work at the
EESAT Building, Eagle Exhibit Hall, April 30 through May 28.  Opening
Reception is April 30 from 5 to 7 pm.

Each semester, Drawing I students examine, study and sketch a diverse
collection of skins, bones, preserved reptiles and insects at the Elm
Fork Natural Heritage Museum.  The work presented in this exhibition is a
product of that experience.

Thank you Dr. James Kennedy, Director and Brian Williams, Assistant
Director, for making this partnership possible for CVAD students.

Congratulations go out to Mickey Abel for her contribution to an important new edited volume, Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture,
Brill: Leiden, 2012.

These volumes propose a renewed way of framing the debate around the history of medieval art and architecture to highlight the multiple roles played by women. Today?s standard division of artist from patron is not seen in medieval inscriptions?-on paintings, metalwork, embroideries, or buildings?-where the most common verb is ?made? (fecit). At times this denotes the individual whose hands produced the work, but it can equally refer to the person whose donation made the undertaking possible. Here twenty-four scholars examine secular and religious art from across medieval Europe to demonstrate that a range of studies is of interest not just for a particular time and place but because, from this range, overall conclusions can be drawn for the question of medieval art history as a whole.

Contributors are Mickey Abel, Glaire D. Anderson, Jane L. Carroll, Nicola Coldstream, María
Elena Díez Jorge, Jaroslav Folda, Alexandra Gajewski, Loveday Lewes Gee, Melissa R. Katz, Katrin Kogman-Appel, Pierre Alain Mariaux, Therese Martin, Eileen McKiernan González, Rachel Moss, Jenifer Ní Ghrádaigh, Felipe Pereda, Annie Renoux, Ana Maria S. A. Rodrigues, Jane Tibbetts Schulenburg, Stefanie Seeberg, Miriam Shadis, Ellen Shortell, Loretta Vandi, and Nancy L. Wicker.

http://www.brill.nl/reassessing-roles-women-makers-medieval-art-and-architecture-2-vol-set 

UNT Provost Warren Burggren annouced today that CVAD Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs Jean Miller has been named the interim Dean of the Toulouse Graduate School at UNT.  UNT has conducted a national search for a dean this year. Professor Miller will serve in an interim capacity until the new dean is in place.  She will continue her role as Associate Dean of CVAD, taking on the additional duties May 14. Congratulations to Jean!!!

Provost Warren Burggren has announced the creation of a new rank for faculty, the Distinguished University Teachig Professor.  Comparable to the University Regents' Professor rank, the University Distinguished Teaching Professor title recognizes a small, select group of UNT faculty whose teaching at all levels is clearly superior.  CVAD Professor Eric Ligon has been recognized in the first cohort of this new rank. Ligon has served on the faculty of CVAD for twenty years, teaching in and coordinating the Communication Design program, and now serves as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs for CVAD. Congratulations to Professor Ligon!

Dr. Nada Shabout has been selected, along with  Sarah Rogers and Anneka Lenssen, to  edit a new volume in the Museum of Modern Art's Primary Documents publication series. The Primary Documents series (see https://www.moma.org/learn/intnlprograms/research)
presents primary source materials related to artistic practice and art history across the globe that are otherwise unavailable, or difficult to find, in the English language. Each book is organized around a specific country, region, time period, or theme that relates to MoMA's collection, programs, and research interests. The volume that Dr. Shabout will co-edit is tentatively titled Arab Art in the Twentieth Century: Primary Documents. The volume   provides an essential anthology of the critical reflections about art, artistic purposes, and aesthetics, written by artists and critics of the modern Arab world. Conceived as a carefully selected collection of primary sources, the volume brings together crucial documents from the debates that surrounded the complex task of defining modern art, its formal languages, and theoretical aspirations. By bringing together and translating these documents for the first time, this anthology examines this complex terrain of modernism as it was practiced in the Arab world and articulated for a public stage that was increasingly understood as global. In order to provide readers with a historical overview of modern art and its development in the Arab world, the documents are organized chronologically into three major periods. Each period is designated by an overarching central issue of concern, followed by several subsections that tease out different positions and formulations concerning the modern and its
discontents. 

Congratulations to Dr. Laura Evans on the publication of her chapter, "Setting the Table: The
Role of University Art Museums in Creating Communities of Awareness Around Eating Disorders" in the forthcoming Handbook for Academic Museums: Exhibitions and Education (http://www.museumsetc.com/products/academic1), which is being published by Museums Etc. The editors, Stefanie S. Jandl and Mark S. Gold describe their goals as to bring together in one place as much good, current thinking as possible about the opportunities and issues unique to academic museums. Wide-ranging and committed, this is a collection of essays
written about, by, and for the community of academic museums. Above all, they are intended as a practical resource for that community. The authors were charged with sharing useful information: strategies, best practices, mistakes made, lessons learned, what worked, what didn't, and why. This book offers the combined wisdom of the profession for the benefit of its practitioners. Congratulations to Laura Evans for being a part of it!

Congratulations go out to Art Education Ph.D. student, and recent scholarship recipient, Forest Bell on the publication of his piece "Subcultural style: Steampunk's revision of Victorian sensibilities" in FSJ: Fashion Studies Journal 1, no. 1, (http://issuu.com/fashionstudiesjournal/docs/fashionstudiesjournal1/9) a new, interdisciplinary, online journal being published in conjunction with Parsons: The New School of Design. This is a fabulous new venue for fashion studies and it is an honor for Forest to be included in its introductory issue.