Advertising Groups and Responsibilities

Image/Card: Responsible for creating the image for the card and posters, developing the image with feedback from the class, coordinating the ecard with the Press Packet Group and making sure it's translated into sendable formats.

• Lisa
• Tiffany
• Russ
• Rebekah
• Ethan
• Emily
• Catherine
  

Press Packet: Responsible for creating the press release, making sure that everyone has all press packet information, checking in with people to make sure information is getting out (coordinating distribution, i.e. making sure 10 copies don't go to one place/making sure people aren't left out).

• Laurie
• Jon
• Christine
• Jess
• Piper
• Barbra (& media research)
  

Media Research: Responsible for looking up all newspaper/web/magazine/etc. resources for getting the press release out to, also need to keep track of events calendars, time lines, contacting people, web addresses, telephone numbers, who/where/how/when and keeping all of this information together in a grid.

• Svetlana
• Ben
• Paul
• Donna
• Ryan
• Tanya
• Barbra (& press packet)

Distribution: Everyone will be responsible for their own personal distribution of materials. This is an individual effort for you to get the information out there and publicize yourself.

Art 430 Faculty Critique Schedule

Faculty Critique Days

The full Faculty Critiques begin promptly @ 11 am. Some faculty will not be able to join the critique until 11:30 due to their teaching schedule. We however, will begin in order to accommodate the large number of artists in our class. Please be ready and work in tandem to get work hung or displayed for viewing. There will be 10 minutes of presentation and dialogue with 2 minutes between presentations. Please do all that you can to help keep us on schedule.

Feb. 1 First Faculty Critique: Svetlana, Laurie, Tiffany, Piper, Russ, Christine, Ethan, Rebekah, Jessica

Feb. 17 Second Faculty Critique: Ryan, Catherine, Jon, Emily, Donna, Ben, Paul, Tanya, Lisa, Barbra

March 15 Third Faculty Critique Svetlana, Laurie, Tiffany, Piper, Russ, Christine, Ethan, Rebekah, Jessica

March 17 Fourth Faculty Critique: Ryan, Catherine, Jon, Emily, Donna, Ben, Paul, Tanya, Lisa, Barbra.

Schedule and order of presentation for Tuesday, February 1st.

11- 11:10 Svetlana

11:12- 11:22 Russ

11:24 -11:34 Laurie

11-36- 11:46 Ethan

11:48 – 11:58 Tiffany

12:00– 12:10 Rebekah

12:12– 12:22 Jessica

12:24 – 12:34 Christine

12:34 – 12:44 Piper

Schedule and order of presentation for Thursday, February 17.

11- 11:10 Ryan

11:12- 11:22 Paul

11:24 -11:34 Catherine

11-36- 11:46 Jon

11:48 – 11:58 Emily

12:00– 12:10 Donna

12:12– 12:22 Tanya

12:24 – 12:34 Barbra

12:34 – 12:44 Ben

12:46 – 12:56 Lisa

Schedule and order of presentation for Tuesday, March 15.

11- 11:10 Piper

11:12- 11:22 Christine

11:24 -11:34 Jessica

11-36- 11:46 Rebekah

11:48 – 11:58 Tiffany

12:00– 12:10 Ethan

12:12– 12:22 Laurie

12:24 – 12:34 Russ

12:34 – 12:44 Svetlana

Schedule and order of presentation for Thursday, March 17.

11- 11:10 Lisa

11:12- 11:22 Ben

11:24 -11:34 Barbra

11-36- 11:46 Tanya

11:48 – 11:58 Donna

12:00– 12:10 Emily

12:12– 12:22 Jon

12:24 – 12:34 Catherine

12:34 – 12:44 Paul

12:46 – 12:56 Ryan

Revised Art 430 Schedule

Professor Karen Adrienne Art 430 Senior Project

University of Maine @ Augusta REVISED 621-3243 karena@maine.edu

Classes Begin	Monday January 10
MLK Holiday	Monday January 17
Winter Recess	Mon – Sun February 21 – February 27
Spring Recess	Mon – Sun March 21 – March 27
Final Exams	Mon – Sat May 2 – May 7
Classes End	Saturday May 7
Make-up Days	Mon – Tue May 9 & 10
Commencement	Saturday May 14
Senior Exhibit	May 9-31, Opening Saturday, May 14th after graduation

"If we say that art, all art is no longer relevant to our lives, then we might at least risk the question 'What has happened to our lives?' The usual question, 'What has happened to art?' is too easy an escape route." Jeanette Winterson

Jan. 11 Meet, Syllabus, Text, groupings for initial presentations of work and statements, Blogs.

This is the blog URL: http://umaseniorproject.blogspot.com/

After you set up your blog send me an email with the blog address

Required:

The Practical Handbook for the Emerging Artist by Margaret R. Lazzari. Wadsworth, Boston, MA, 2010.

Recommended:

Understanding Comics the Invisible Art by Scott McCloud. Harper Perennial, New York 1994.

Preparation for first in class presentations:

a. Bring a recent series of work that you care about and are relevant to the work or direction that you think you will be pursuing for your senior project

b. Bring your typed artist statement for this body of work. This statement, approx. 150 words should clearly state your concept (what are the ideas critical/issues in your work), and what formal tools you are using support that concept. It will be turned in after your presentation.

Jan.13 Group A Class Critique: Svetlana, Laurie, Tiffany, Piper, Russ, Christine

After each 10 min presentation an individual in Group B will present the artist with 2 questions/comments that they have put into writing. One comment is directed to successful aspects of the work, and one-comment points to a trouble spot/area in the work or idea.

Group B Class Critiques: Ethan, Rebekah, Jessica, Catherine, Jon, Emily

After each 10 min presentation an individual in Group C will present the artist with 2 questions/comments that they have put into writing. One comment is directed to successful aspects of the work, and one comment points to a trouble spot/area in the work or idea.

Read: Chapter 1 & 2 The Artwork is Most Important pp.3-27

Professor Karen Adrienne Art 430 Senior Project

University of Maine @ Augusta 621-3243 karena@maine.edu

Jan. 18 Group C: Donna, Ben, Paul, Tanya, Lisa, Barbra

After each 10 min presentation an individual in Group A will present the artist with 2 questions/comments that they have put into writing. One comment is directed to successful aspects of the work, and one comment points to a trouble spot/area in the work or idea.

Share: Each person is to bring one question or comment from Ch 1& 2 Read: Part V Chapters 16 & 17, pp.289-312

Return: artists’ statements

Prepare questions for Ian about graduate school

Jan 20 Guest: Ian Blethen The Low Residency Graduate Experience

Each student needs to ask at least one questions of Ian about graduate school

Individual Mentor appointment. Fill out “Mentor Crit Report” to present for Jan. 24 class

Jan 24 Read Ch. 4 pp. 43-80. Share: Mentor Crit Reports. Each each person is to bring 3 art announcement cards to this class for discussion. Post your artist statement and at least 2 images of your work in progress. Comment on two the work of two of you classmates on their blogs.

Jan 26 Feed back on Ch. 4 reading. Discussion and planning for: New Releases, Media sources and contacts, Announcements, Web listings, mailing lists. Tasking out jobs. Brain storming announcement ideas. Individual help/prep for first Faculty critique. Schedule.

Feb. 1 First Faculty Critique: Svetlana, Laurie, Tiffany, Piper, Russ, Christine, Ethan, Rebekah, Jessica,

Feb. 3 Reflections on Faculty Crit. Work groups and assignments. Announcements, Press Release, Media Lists print, Media lists web.

Feb. 8 Present work in progress on various tasks. Present rewritten artist statements

Read: Go to: http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/ get familiar with Robert Shetterly’s work and come prepared with questions and comments on his work, profession as a painter etc. Post at least 2 more images of your work in progress and comment on the work of three different classmates on their blogs.

Feb. 10 Guest: Robert Shetterly Professional Artist, painter of “Americans Who tell the Truth

Feb. 15 Individual help/prep for critique. This is an open class period for questions and help for the first faculty crit.

Feb. 17 Second Faculty Critique: Ryan, Catherine, Jon, Emily, Donna, Ben, Paul, Tanya, Lisa, Barbra

Feb. 22 Winter Break

Feb 24 Winter Break

March 1 Review for the creation of final art for Announcement card, Press releases etc.

March 3 Individual Mentor day. Fill out “Mentor Crit Report” to present for next class

Read Ch 12 & 13

March 8 Read Crit Reports. Discussion. Gallery walk and floor plans. Framing and other presentation and documentation considerations for artwork.

March 10 Final Announcement Card, Process presentation by designer group

Final Press Release, Process presentation by press group

Final media lists grid with contact information and point people for distribution

All individual mailing lists ready for Brenda Sage

Expectations for the Documentation of your work.

March 15 Third Faculty Critique Svetlana, Laurie, Tiffany, Piper, Russ, Christine, Ethan, Rebekah, Jessica,

March 17 Fourth Faculty Critique: Ryan, Catherine, Jon, Emily, Donna, Ben, Paul, Tanya, Lisa, Barbra. Post at least 2 more images of your work in progress and comment on the work of three different classmates on their blogs.

March 22 Spring Recess Art (card pick up & deliver to Brenda)

March 24 Spring Recess

March 29 Guest Darrell Bulmer Communication Associate from the Maine Arts Commission.

March 31 The Bible Illuminated:R. Crumb’s book of Genesis @ Bowdoin Benard & Barbra Osher Gallery, Meet @ 10 am

April 1 No class on April 5. All Students to help hang the Art Student Exhibit on Friday, April 1

April 5 No class – see above

April 7 Show preparations. Individual help day.

April 12 Individual Mentor day. Fill out “Mentor Crit Report” to present for April 19 class

April 14 Individual Mentor day. Fill out “Mentor Crit Report” to present for April 19 class

Post at least 2 more images of your work in progress and comment on the work of three different classmates on their blogs.

April 19 Bring “Crit Reports” and artwork: Svetlana, Laurie, Tiffany, Piper, Russ, Christine, Donna, Ben, Paul

April 21 Bring “Crit Reports” and artwork: Ethan, Rebekah, Jessica, Catherine, Jon, and Emily, Tanya, Lisa, Barbra, Ryan

April 26 No class, work on show preparations

April 28 No class, work on show preparations

May 2-May 6 Hang Exhibit in Danforth Gallery

May 13 Faculty Crit. In the gallery @ 12 noon. Documentation of images and your artist statement turned in today.

May 14 Graduation and opening reception

Peter Precourt Exhibition Talk

Please remember that @12 noon Peter will be giving a talk in the Danforth Gallery about his work Katrina Chronicles: Volume I. Please be there!

This is a fire image of a straw goat sculpture that I created for the Capricorn Ball this past weekend. I thought that you might enjoy seeing it.

Beginnings and Endings

Hi Seniors,

Welcome to Art 430 and the exciting culmination of your years of hard work earning your B.A. Degree in Studio Art. I look forward to working with all of you, and to our semester together. I hope that our "Blogs" can be a useful tool in keeping current with each other, sharing our ideas and your ever-evolving artwork.

This is a new device for me, and I am sure that there will be some bumps along the way. So, in the spirit of mutual support and learning, let us remember both patience and kindness throughout the semester. Let also remember to have fun, be daring, curious, and honest.

I Want to Write Something So Simply

I want to write something

so simply

about love

or about pain

that even

as you are reading

you feel it

and as you read

you keep feeling it

and though it be my story

it will be common,

though it be singular

it will be known to you

so that by the end

you will think--

no, you will realize--

that it was all the while

yourself arranging the words,

that it was all the time

words that you yourself,

out of your own heart

had been saying.

by Mary Oliver