Show Your Artwork at AAU Library!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Abby Dansiger| Comments Off

Original Source: AAU Library Blog

All current Academy of Art University students are invited to apply to display artwork in the AAU Library!

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Email the following with the subject line “STUDENT ART SUBMISSION” to adansiger@academyart.edu:

  • Full name
  • AAU student ID number
  • Phone number
  • Email address
  • Department and expected graduation date
  • Digital images of 5-10 finished pieces
  • Brief descriptions of work (title, size, and medium)
  • Brief artist statement (1-2 paragraphs)

Do not send or bring any artwork to the Library until requested.

Please also note that artwork exhibited in the Library will not be priced for sale.

For full details about the Art @ AAU Library project, please see:

http://elmo.academyart.edu/libartblog/?p=31

Please contact Abby Dansiger, Visual Resources Librarian, at 415-618-3761 or adansiger@academyart.edu with any questions.

Thank you!

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Sophisticated Student Design Draws Digital Attention

Posted on May 16, 2012 by 79NM| Comments Off

Original Source: 79NM

A group of Academy of Art University School of Graphic Design students have just made their first ripples in the professional pond with assistance from instructor Tom McNulty. Recently, a set of sleek package ... Read more »

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Knitting Circle at AAU Library!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Abby Dansiger| Comments Off

Original Source: AAU Library Blog

Come relax after finals at the very first AAU Library Knitting Circle!

Tea and snacks will be provided, and all levels and needle arts are welcome.

When:

Friday May 18th, 2012 from 3-5 pm

Where:

Academy of Art University Library, 180 New Montgomery, 6th Floor

Please contact Abby Dansiger, Visual Resources Librarian, at 415-618-3761 or adansiger@academyart.edu with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Spring Show opens May 23!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by 79NM| Comments Off

Original Source: 79NM

The School of Graphic Design invites you to see outstanding work from the department: Meet 60+ graduating MFA and BFA students and view their exciting portfolios. And this year, for the first time, ... Read more »

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GOOD Magazine reports on Academy activism of a different color

Posted on May 7, 2012 by 79NM| Comments Off

Original Source: 79NM

The School of Graphic Design’s design-based activism project with Pantone, “Color In Action,” has recently received some GOOD exposure. The popular digital mag has covered the project’s efforts to fuse color-centric creativity ... Read more »

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Portfolio Day: Don’t Miss Out On This

Posted on May 4, 2012 by aauaiga| Leave a comment

Students! This is the perfect opportunity for you to get valuable one-on-one feedback from over 90 of the Bay’s best designers. This is known as the best portfolio review on the West Coast, so do not miss out. Visit our Facebook page for more information.

Also join us for the after-party, click here for your tickets.

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Page One – student writing contest

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Hope Johnson| Comments Off

Original Source: AAU Library Blog

Hey creative writers! Join us this Friday, May 4th at 6:00pm for this year’s PAGE ONE event!

Page One is a literary performance competition held in the AAU Library where students can win cash prizes and recognition for their exceptionally creative submissions! Also, Liberal Arts instructors will be giving their students extra credit for participation. Cash prizes are $100 for first place in each category and $50 for second place in each category. There will also be free snacks and beverages!

The event works like this… Students write one page or the equivalent of 5 minutes spoken (written before the day of the event) in one of three categories: Poetry/Spoken Word, Fiction, and Creative Non-Fiction. (No musical performances are allowed.) A panel of judges (consisting of Liberal Arts instructors) will evaluate performances based on the following criteria: originality, language, presentation and clarity of subject. After all the presentations, votes will be tallied, winners announced, and prize money will be given out to the first and second place finishers in each category.

Ten people may sign up for each category, and sign-up sheets are available now in the Library at the circulation desk. BE SURE TO SIGN UP BEFORE 6pm ON FRIDAY!!

Page One will take place on Friday, May 4th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm in the AAU Library. That’s on the 6th floor of the 180 New Montgomery St. building.

For more information, email aferrie@academyart.edu

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New Alumni Newsletter

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Renee Lopez| Comments Off

Original Source: AAU Library Blog


The library has recently acquired hard copies of A Journal the newsletter produced by the Academy of Art Alumni Association. A Journal features stories and updates about notable Academy alumni and how they are influencing art communities all over the world. You will also find an events calendar, retrospective articles about art and design through the years, messages from President Stephens and more. Ask for it at the Circulation Desk.

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Type Directors scholarship to Graphic Design School

Posted on April 13, 2012 by 79NM| Comments Off

Original Source: 79NM

The School of Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University is honored to be selected as one of six design schools in the nation to participate in the Type Directors Club Scholarship program.

The scholarship is a $1000 award and will go to ... Read more »

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MFA/BFA Movie Night & Happy Hour

Posted on April 4, 2012 by aauaiga| Leave a comment

We’ll start with Happy Hour at Lucky 13 (21+ only, sry) at 5:30pm until the movies start at the Castro Theatre.

MidNites for Maniacs “Growing up too fast” triple feature (http://www.midnitesformaniacs.com/growing_up_too_fast.htm)

7:15pm — Lost In Translation (Preceded by other amazing Sofia Coppola trailers!)
9:30pm — Battle Royale (A much better version of ‘Hunger Games’) A SF big screen premier!
11:45pm — HOUSE (HAUSU, 1977) Directed by Nobuhiko Ohbayashi, a japanese classic that is compared to Hitchcock’s Vertigo and shown in 35mm film format. If you did not know, this year film is going digital and it’ll become rare to watch them in this format.

And as always, presented by Jesse Hawthorne who teaches Film History at the Academy and will screen era/genre appropriate trailers prior to each movie. And for those need to, are, or have been through GR 612—Film Festival Class, MfM mini features are always entertaining!

This will be a good way to get out of the 5 block radius of AAU, and the Castro theater is gorgeous so I highly recommend bringing your cameras. Movie ticket pre-sales will be coming up soon, for those that do not want to miss the films I’d suggest purchasing tickets in advance.

$13 will get you to see all 3 movies.

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