Shawn Skabelund, lecturer in the School of Art, had his sculpture, Brassing Out, juried into the 22nd annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. The site-specific piece—crafted from steel, wood, brass and pinesap—recognizes the miners who died when an explosion ripped through the Farmville, N.C., coal mine in which they were working on May 27, 1925. Skabelund also won the Rosen Award First Place, a cash prize that includes a residency on the university's campus in February.
Julie Bringhurst Wells, art education student teacher, has published her original early childhood lesson, Unexpected Cats, in SchoolArts magazine. Based on her lesson about artist Sandy Skoglund, young students were provided an opportunity to create their own unusual setting for a cat. In the same issue is Julie's review of the book, Painting on Glass and Ceramics.
A student sample that is published in the magazine.
Debra Edgerton, Instructor in the School of Art, currently has work on display at Hampton Museum in Virginia. Her photo installation received the Reuben Burrell photography Award. The work will be on display until the beginning of August, 2008.
In:Print, featuring prints from the NAU School of Art students, is currently on exhibition in the Bursar's Office. This semi-annual display will run through the summer and into the fall semester, 2008. Admission is free. Anyone interested in participating in the next installment of the show is encouraged to enroll.
Emy Lewis has been named the School of Art's Outstanding Senior of the Year, 2008. Emy developed a style and techniques distinctly different from her graduating class mates. Applying skills that she learned in Printmaking, she has incorporated etching into her jewelry making. She adds vivid color to her whimsical designs by using vitreous enamels in the cloisonné technique.
Tom Alward, ceramics student, was awarded a Windgate
Fellowship from The Center of Craft, Creativity and Design
in North Carolina in 2008.
The Center awards $15,000 fellowships to ten graduating seniors from
applicants nominated by 55 partner colleges and universities. A panel
reviews applications and recommends only 10 recipients whose work demonstrates
a balance of content and design and a mastery of materials; is informed
by craft process, materials, traditions, and/or sensibilities; demonstrates
innovation, curiosity, and a commitment to growth; and shows evidence
of how the work might stimulate creative thinking or dialogue among
other artists.