Both Thomas Kinkade and Damien Hirst are controversial figures whose artistic practices cast an oblique light on the production of value. Hirst’s work provokes spirited critique and adulation, as does Kinkade’s mechanically reproduced opus. Rather than operating as kitsch or a new model for art making, Kinkade’s overt profit motive, self-celebration, and Christianity refract political, economic and aesthetic constructions that undergird contemporary markets. Like Hirst, Kinkade’s materials and pricing theatrics place his work in the realm of spectacle. A bad boy of the aesthetic economy, Kinkade’s work, dismissed by the established art world, nevertheless has much to say about it, and about us.

Alexander Auditorium
Wed Feb 1,  2:15 pm

Presentation by Professor Susan Falls, an anthropology professor in the SCAD Liberal Arts department.

All are welcome.

Contact: Brad Tuggle |  860-873-2468 |  www.i-park.org/residency.html |  applications@i-park.org

Larry Leach, an artist-demonstrator for Winsor & Newton, will be speaking about oil painting materials and techniques on Friday, January 27 at 2-3:30 pm in Alexander Hall 133. Free paint is provided to those who attend. Seating is capped at 30. To attend, please RSVP to sjreed@scad.edu to attend.

If you have a friend who would like to attend who is not a painting major or painting minor, they are welcome to RSVP as well.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3
Bradley Hall, fourth floor, 115 E. York St., Savannah, Georgia

Graduation may seem a long time away, but now is the perfect time to lay the path to career success and your dream job! Meet with your career success adviser to discuss internship opportunities, review your career goals and develop your action plan. The office for career and alumni success at SCAD can help you achieve your goals before you graduate! Appointments can be made online, or drop by if you are in the neighborhood and you will be advised.

Refreshments will be provided. A drawing for some great prizes will be held for juniors that meet with their adviser on Feb. 3. Food, prizes and career planning: the ingredients for a perfect Friday!

De Ateliers offers a stipend to all participants, both Dutch and foreign. De Ateliers grants the yearly allowance in two installments. The stipend is funded by the Ateliers Support Fund and the Department of Culture of the Dutch Government. The stipend amounts to 9.500 euro per year and covers basic living costs. A working period at De Ateliers involves a tuition fee of 1.000 euros per year. This fee will be subtracted from the first term of your stipend.

Application.

http://www.skowheganart.org/

Skowhegan’s 2012 session will take place from June 9-August 11.The 2012 application deadline is February 1, 2012 at 11:59 PM (E.S.T.). Skowhegan, in both its physical and programmatic design, provides opportunities for intense work and creative direction. Because the program focuses on process and experimentation, Participants are encouraged to come prepared to work without a preconceived agenda or schedule. The program requires Participants to commit to being in residence for the full nine-week session from mid-June to mid-August, and absences from the program to fulfill other professional commitments are not permitted. All Participants, Faculty, and staff live and work on campus and are provided with studio space and technical support for their work. The artistic dialogue continues around the clock. Skowhegan’s Board of Governors, all working artists, invites a new faculty of Resident and Visiting Artists to campus each year to guarantee a diversity of perspectives. These artists are highly accomplished and represent a cross-section of the contemporary art world. The structure of Skowhegan’s program is provided by regular one-on-one critiques given to each Participant by the Faculty, and through the series of lectures given by the Faculty over the summer. Participants also gather weekly for open critiques led by a Dean. Skowhegan also offers the rare opportunity to learn and practice buon fresco technique. In the context of Skowhegan’s program, fresco offers an opportunity to explore a rich and ancient process that can inspire and accommodate a broad range of contemporary ideas. All Participants and Faculty members are encouraged to experiment in this medium with the guidance of an experienced instructor. Performances, reading groups, discussions, and community and off-campus projects initiated by Participants comprise an important part of the Skowhegan experience and are encouraged and supported.

Here is information about a competition for a solo show at Phoenix Gallery in NYC that was forwarded by our dean’s office. Please note, the gallery assumes no responsibility for loss or damage, so if you are selected, be sure to insure your work.

Good luck!