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Spring House Institute Fundraiser

The Spring House Institute in Tallahassee hosted a Fundraiser this past Saturday, April 27th. This fundraiser featured a silent auction of artwork from Florida State University’s Department of Art. Attendees of this inaugural fundraiser also enjoyed food and drinks from the Hotel Duval, music by the Fried Turkeys and a screening of Pete Winter’s document about the Spring House restoration with a...

Holly Hanessian: Emotion Neuroscience and Development (TREND) Artist-In-Residence

We are pleased to announce that this year’s Transdisciplinary Research in Emotion Neuroscience and Development (TREND) artist-in-residence will be national artist, Holly Hanessian. Holly works in many media. Her current project involves understanding how connections between people develop using hand holding for long enough that oxytocin is released as a gateway. Understanding neural mechanisms...

Peter Weishar Appointed Dean of CVATD

Peter Weishar has been appointed dean of Florida State University’s College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance, effective July 1, 2013. Most recently, Weishar served as dean of the Savannah College of Art and Design’s School of Entertainment Arts where he started in 2004. Prior to his time at SCAD, Weishar served as a professor of computer animation and new media, as well as acting director of the...

Council of Research and Creativity Grants Awarded to CVATD Faculty

The College of Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance wishes to congratulate six outstanding individuals for receiving grants from the Council of Research and Creativity (CRC). Jack Freiberg, Department of Art History, Carolyn Henne, Carrie Ann Jones-Baade, Mary Stewart and Owen Mundy, Department of Art, and Krzysztof Salata, School of Theatre. “Founded in 1968, the FSU Council on Research...

MFA & BFA Thesis Exhibitions

Please join the Department of Art at the FSU Museum of Fine Art for the MFA Thesis exhibition. The exhibition runs from the opening on the April 12th through May 1st @ NOON. Opening Reception: April 12, 7-9pm. Exhibiting Artists: Elizabeth DiDonna, Kelly Gallo, Pavel Protsyuk, Hans Rasch, Alejandro Simon, and Noah Verrier. Museum Location: FSU Museum of Fine Arts 530 W Call Street 250 Fine Arts...

FSU Art Professor George Blakely: Reinventing the Landscape, 4/4 and 4/5

“Reinventing the Landscape” by George Blakely, featuring his ‘Postcard’ series April 5 – 28, 2013 April 4, 2013 @ 7:00pm: George Blakely Lecture on his work, FSU Fine Arts Building, 249 April 5, 2013: Opening, 621 Gallery, 6-9pm. Show runs April 5-28, Thurs-Sun,...

Florida State University, DIGITECH, This Friday!

The DIGITECH event is a free open-house technology fair this Friday, March 29, 2013 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm designed to showcase FSU student innovation with technology. DIGITECH takes place in the atrium of the William Johnston Building (WJB) just off Landis Green on FSU’s campus. DIGITECH features: 50 student exhibits selected as finalists for DIGITECH awards The best student work...

Fundraiser for FSU Art, Art Ed and Dance: Paint-Around Gala & Auction

Experience the creation of collaborative painting inspired by dance Please join Friends of Dance and Allies for Art for A Paint-Around Gala & Auction which will benefit FSU’s School of Dance and the Departments of Art and Art Education. Saturday, April 6, 2013 7:00 pm William Johnston Building on the Florida State University Campus For event or ticket information, please contact Joyce Fausone at...