CSUN Animation Teams up with Pacific Asia Museum

CSUN Animation & Pacific Asia Museum partnership
THUR. OCT. 30, 11AM, AC300 Pacific Asia Museum Presentation
All students invited to presentation

2D Anime Projects
An opportunity for Animation students to make 2D Hand drawn Anime projects after studying the exhibit, The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo-e to Anime. Students will be exposed to historic traditional arts of Japan, which are the classical roots of contemporary Anime. From this influence, students will develop & create their own animations. Projects must be approved and will be produced in Sp 09 term. Some animations might be exhibited at the museum.


Students interested in participating in Anime Projects must meet these requirements:
· ATTEND LECTURE: THUR. OCT. 30, 11AM IN AC300, Pacific Asia Museum Presentation.

· Study and use their images as influences to develop story concept & designs for an animation.

· Animations must be 2D hand drawn (Traditional or Wacom Tablet assembled in Flash) with storyboards & character designs.

· THUR. NOV. 13, 3pm-6pm, DUE: PROPOSALS & PITCH, to seek approval.

· TUES. NOV. 18: APPROVED PROJECTS ANNOUNCED.

· Individual & Team projects are supervised & for college credit. Must enroll Sp 09 in one of: 363A Flash Team, 363B Concept, 443 Character Design, 463 Anim III Production.

· SPRING 09 TERM: PRODUCE & COMPLETE ANIMATIONS by April 14.

· Arranged by Prof. Trujillo, for more info: <mary.a.trujillo@csun.edu>

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The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo-e to Anime
Feb. 19 - Aug. 9, Exhibit explores roots of popular Japanese art forms of Anime animation in traditional arts of Japan by examining images of iconic warrior, samurai. By juxtaposing depictions of samurai in Edo era woodblock prints, ink paintings, historical photographs, animation cels & drawings, original manga panels, and toys, the exhibition will demonstrate the ongoing links between fine art and popular culture in Japan.

Left: Samurai Warriors on Bridge in Moonlight by Kuniyoshi, Japan, 19th century. Woodblock print of ink and color on paper. Pacific Asia Museum Collection, Henrietta Hill Swope Collection, 1981.12.123. Right: Samurai 7 by Toshifumi Takizawa, Japan, 2004. Full-color one-sheet poster. Courtesy of GONZO Studios.

ART DEPT HALLOWEEN BASH

To All Art Students, Faculty & Staff

As mentioned at the last department meeting, the department is organizing a fun Halloween Bash in an effort to familiarize the art students with our student organizations. This will held be Friday, October 31^st outdoors in the West Courtyard by the kiln shed, 2:00-6:00pm .

There are a variety of things in the works to make a fun event for our students – but the Art Community is welcome!

Come in your self-designed costume!

'Dear Mr. President' Project Gives CSUN Community a Voice

Thursday, 23 October 2008

Do you have something you want to say to the next president of the United States of America? Do you have a personal story or concern you want to share about this historic election? Faculty, staff, students and community members have until Thursday, Nov. 6, to visit Cal State Northridge's own version of the MTV-styled "confessional" booth. The confessional booth is part of cinema and television arts lecturer Geri Ulrey's project: Dear Mr. President. The project involves the use of a mobile video booth located in a miniature house that travels around campus. Faculty, staff, students and visitors to campus are invited to record a video message addressed to the next president of the United States of America. Participants are encouraged to share personal stories, feelings and thoughts about their lives.The video messages will be organized, streamed from the project's Web site and mailed to theWhite House. "My desire is to engage with young people regarding the political process," said Ulrey, who collaborated with the Art Department and several student organizations in designing the project and the house. "I believe that it is really important for people to hear themselves speak." Geri Ulrey, Cinema and TelevisionArtsDepartment lecturer, instructs student Kemi George on how to balance the lighting for the camera used to record Dear Mr. President project letters. The project will be recording messages on campus at various locations untilNov. 6. Geri Ulrey, Cinema and TelevisionArtsDepartment lecturer, instructs student Kemi George on how to balance the lighting for the camera used to record Dear Mr. President project letters. The project will be recording messages on campus at various locations untilNov. 6. The video house is open now through Nov. 6 at various locations on campus. Ulrey, the project producer and director, said the project is nonpartisan. She plans to send the footage to the campaigns of both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, no matter who wins on Nov. 4. The project was funded through a grant from CSUN's Judge Julian Beck Learning-Centered Instructional Projects. Beck grants are awarded to faculty to provide students with opportunities to actively engage in and ultimately become responsible for their own learning. Projects must be completed in one year and all faculty and staff are eligible to submit projects, either individually or as a group. Ulrey said students are involved at all levels in the project, from inviting visitors to taping messages and editing and uploading the messages. "This is an opportunity to bring art to large numbers of people who wouldn't ordinarily have the opportunity, and to involve students on all levels," said Kim Abeles, professor of art. She said art students helped design the Victorian style miniature house as an on-campus public art piece. The idea for the house design came out of the notion that individuals are most comfortable talking about issues in cozy chairs in their own home, she added. "It's portable, yet it's also a cozy place,"Abeles added. So far, nearly a hundred students, faculty and staff have taped messages with themes ranging from concerns about the economy to health care. During his tapedmessage, student Shahar Aframian said he was concerned about taxes, gas prices and the economy. "I think those issues are more important than Iraq and the war," he added. For more information about the project, visit www.dearmrpresident08.org.

Graphic Design student show

OCCA PRESENTS !

September Events:


Animal Magnetism
An all media national juried exhibition



Katherine Patternson: Catsnake, graphite



September 4 to 27, 2008
117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana, CA
714.667.1517
Opening Reception September 6th, 6 PM to 10 PM


Juror:
Mat Gleason, editor and publisher of
Coagula Art Magazine

Recently praised by the British critic Julian Stallabrass in his book, Art Incorporated, The Story of Contemporary Art, Mat Gleason has a keen eye for quality and authenticity, ferocious wit and an intimate knowledge of the jungle.


Abdul and Lucas
April Durham
A. S. Ashley
Bob Allen
Carol Ann Klimek
Cheryl Ekstrom
Chris Basmajian
Cynthia Minet
Dale Clifford
Amy Caterina
Daniel du Plessis
David Beck
David Khang
David Luce
David Prochaska
Denise DeGrazia
Diane Meyer
Eva Kolosvary Stupler
Gabriel Zacuto
Heidi Jensen
Jaime Lakatos
Jason Cimenski-Almogela
Jean Reese Wilkey
Jeanette Martone
Jeff Alu
Jenny Zoe Casey
Joanne Chase-Mattillo
Juan Thorp
Julia Schlosser
Julie Easton
Katherine M. Patterson
Kathryn Hansen
Ken Haber
Ken Hillberry
L. Kelly Lyles
Laura Jean
Laurie Hassold
Les Perhacs
Linsley Lambert
Liza Hennessey Botkin
Louise Francke
Margaret Adachi
Mary E. Mayer
Melanie Wynne Waldman
Nancy Baker Cahill
Nisa Schoonhoven
Owen Driggs
Renee Martin
Robert Weibel
Sarah Goldstein
Sarah Hauser
Steven R. Barich
Stuart Rapeport
Terry Davitt Powell
Todd Frahm
William Ransom
YUME


Animals, real and imaginary. We fear them, pamper them, tame them, trap them, eat them, lobby on their behalf, experiment on them, strut them as status symbols, and exterminate them. How do contemporary artists represent them?

From the caves of Lascaux, to the halls of the Louvre, there is no escaping them. With their long pedigree in the history of art, they prowl the great museums of the world. And today, animals leap from the work of contemporary artists, symbolically expressing their ideas and emotions. OCCCA's terrific exhibition space will showcase a menagerie of superb examples of this trend, from the traditional to the avant-garde, from the realistic to the fantastic, in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and new media

A catalog of accepted works will
accompany this exhibition.


Events & Gallery Admission are Free

Film, Concerts and Other Events @ OCCCA During September 2008:

First Friday Films: September 5: 8pm
Winged Migration (2001)
Director: Jacques Perrin

EMC Concert no.26:
September 13: 8pm
Happy Dwarf Deal by Dusk
B-side Effect




Orange County Center For Contemporary Art
117 N Sycamore. Santa Ana, CA 92701
714 667 1517 · Th-Sun 12-5pm, Fri-Sat 12-5, & 5-9 *call for evening availability
1st Saturday Receptions: 6-10pm · First Friday Films: 8pm


OCCCA is located
at the corner of 2nd and Sycamore in the Santa Ana Artists Village.
There is no entrance fee. Please see the web site for more
information, or call the gallery during regular operating hours.

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Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Is an artist run California nonprofit corporation. OCCCA affiliate artists are committed to presenting contemporary art exhibitions in an atmosphere conducive to discussion without censorship.


Support the Arts! Donate with PayPal







Orange County Center for Contemporary Art | 117 N Sycamore | Santa Ana | CA | 92701

Prof. Lesley Krane assists with Glendale teen photographers

Glendale Public Library is pleased to present

How I See It: My Place
Glendale teens photograph their world

An exhibition of photographs by the following Glendale teens:

Christina Asadourian Isabella Restrepo
Stephen Honrade Nikki Restrepo
Rita Hovsepian Angus Ritchie
Sevana Manukian Jackie Uniza
Annie Orudzhyan Jasmine Uniza

With much thanks to Lesley S. Krane, MFA


Opening Reception:
Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 5:30-7PM
Glendale Central Library Auditorium
Join us for refreshments and meet the artists!

On view at Glendale Central Library September 10-September 30

Please visit www.glendalepubliclibrary.org for more information and open hours.

This project is a program of the California Council for the Humanities’ California Stories: How I See It campaign conducted in partnership with Califa. It is supported in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. For more information on the Council and the California Stories Initiative, visit www.californiastories.org.

Senior Graphic Design Class tour Walt Disney Design Facility.

Senior Graphic Design Class tour Walt Disney Design Facility.

Our recent trip to the Creative studios of Disney was a huge success.   I took 25 Senior Graphic Designers for a full day of presentations, tours and lunch with the top creatives at the Disney Yellow Shoes Creative studios.

Held in a classroom setting, it was an invaluable experience in which they saw and heard the working process for all of the disney design work for 2008 & 2009.  

Ralph Lee

Teacher Graphic Seminar 458

8/20/08

LINK to Movie of the trip available soon

CSUN MFA's make the GLAMFA cut

CSUN MFA's Niku Kashef and Melissa Thompson will have their work in this years Greater LA MFA Exhibition. For more information, and samples of this year's artworks, visit the website; http://www.greaterlamfa.com/

Opening Reception: Sunday, September 7th 4-9pm

Gallery Hours: Aug 25-29 (Preview by Appointment)
and September 2-10 (M-F 12-5p, Wed 12-7pm )

CAN ART CHANGE THE WORLD ?

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS. Interested in public art and its effect on society. This Fall our new part-time professor Sandra de la loza will be teaching Public Art; 488/588/688. Enrollment is now open to advanced and graduate students, don't miss this opportunity sign up now !

Interested in the art of LOST-WAX BRONZE CASTING?

CSUN offers you the chance to explore the complex process of and appreciation for this intriguing practice. The foundry pours will be done on site. 

Heres the  scoop;

ART 439 Bronze Casting Sculpture

Prerequisite: Art 235 - Sculpture 1

Class #17340

Instructor: Russ McMillin

Fridays 9:00am - 2:50pm 

Location: AC512

~Artist Supplies Estate Sale~

Time: Saturday: July 12th: 10:30 to 3:30pm

Location:
1405 Sycamore Ave.
Glendale, Ca. 91201
Email: ilovebirds101@aol.com
Hm. phone: 818.507.9245 and cell: 818.259.2345

My father was a scenic artist in the film industry from 1946 until 1990. Inside his art studio are art supplies, a drafting table, art books, magazines, costume books, and history books.

There are paint brushes, Letraset transfer lettering, pencils, drafting pencils, charcoal, art lights, Dr. Martin’s Inks, faber castell TG Mechanical Drawing pens, Glitter, Graph paper, compasses, Eagle Turquoise Drawing Leads, an easel, art tables, mechanical pencils, pipes and wires and design pieces that could be used in sculptures, and much more.

Please join us if you can for our sale. My dad would love to know that the supplies and research that he collected and loved were going to be used by other artists committed to fine art.

We please ask that everyone come to the backyard.
The art studio is behind the house.

Thank you for your interest, and I hope to see you!

SAGA Annual Portfolio Graphic Design Day!

Student registration
10am- 10:45am
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Guest speaker
Amir Fallah
Creator of the arts magazine called Beautiful Decay
http://www.beautifuldecay.com/
Room 331
11am –12
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Lunch
12-1pm
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Portfolio reviews
1-4pm
Rooms 333, 331, 334
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MFA Open studios
(Crit room and MFA Studios)
1- 6pm
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Chris Do
From Blind (Motion Graphics Studio)
http://www.blind.com/
7:00- 8pm
Room 331
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Impromptu
(graphic design tournament)
8:30 till whenever
Outside in the court yard or 331
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Questions: Paula.j.dimarco@csun.edu.
Directions upon request.contact sagamembers@yahoo.com for more information

Anna Meliksetian Art 438 Senior Projects Presents

The Making of An Artist
Class Exhibition
Purple Crit Room
Thursday May 15th
Opening 2pm
Reception 6pm

Viscom Featured in Daily Sundial

CSUN students versed in various art disciplines are working together to develop Ford Focus commercials for a competition that pits the Center for Visual Communications against other various colleges and universities in southern California.

click here for more

Storyboard Presentation

Moroni Taylor
Storyboard Artist

Wednesday May 7, 11:00am, ADC 402 Animation Lab.
For Drawing based students with serious interest in storyboard careers.
Limited Seating RSVP mary.a.trujillo@csun.edu Arranged by Prof. Trujillo, Animation, Art Dept. CSUN