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August 2016

Welcome

The College of Fine Arts at Florida State University would like to send a warm congratulations to all Summer 2016 graduates who just earned their degrees Summer Semester. We are extremely proud of all 60 students!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Department of Art

Department of Art MFA Student, Ashton Bird ...

Department of Art Education

Summer 2016 Special Topics & Art Therap...

Department of Art History

Art History’s Karlyn Griffith Accepts...

Department of Interior Architecture & Design

FSU Interior Architecture + Design Students...

School of Dance

FSU Dance Presents: 2016 Dance in Paris –...

School of Theatre

Theatre Alum Stars in MADtv Revival...

Facility for Arts Research

Small Craft Advisory Press hosts artist Sea...

FSU / Asolo Conservatory

FSU/Asolo Conservatory Receives $10,000 Gra...

MANCC

School of Dance Alumni return to FSU with M...

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) Presents: Tallah...

The Ringling

The Ringling Presents: Exploring Themes of ...

Art

Florida State University’s Department of Art MFA student, Ashton Bird has taken resourceful measures to foster the creativity of emerging contemporary artists in and around the Tallahassee, Florida area through “SOUP Experimental.”

Art Education

The Department of Art Education’s Art Therapy Program recently hosted its second of three summer weekend courses, which was taught by visiting professor Dr. Janice Hoshino. This course focused on a multicultural approach to family art therapy.

Art History

Alumna Dr. Karlyn Griffith (PhD 2014) will join the faculty of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as Assistant Professor of Art History this fall – the culmination of an outstanding year of academic rewards for the young professor.

Interior Architecture & Design

For the second year in a row, students in the Department of Interior Architecture + Design dominated the Retail Design Institute’s (RDI) student national design competition. Congratulations to Emily Haynes, who received first place in the 2016 competition for her retail design.

Dance

Since it’s inception in 2012, 79 dance students have traveled to Paris as part of the FSU Dance in Paris program under the umbrella of the FSU International Programs/Summer Study Abroad. This year’s Dance in Paris was filled with “firsts” including a visit to the Paris Opera Ballet School.

Theatre

Theatre Alum Carlie Craig (BA in Theatre, 2013), a comedic actress, singer, comic, impressionist, dancer and occasional rapper, has been cast in the new MADtv sketch comedy series, which returned to the CW television network on July 26.

Facility for Arts Research

Small Craft Advisory Press (SCAP) welcomed their newest collaborator, Sean P. Morrissey, into the studios at Facility for Arts Research (FAR) in May 2016. During the visit, Morrissey worked alongside SCAP’s Denise Bookwalter, AB Gorham, and Sara White.

FSU / Asolo Conservatory

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training has received a $10,000 grant from the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation, which will support its upcoming production “Shakespeare in the Gardens: A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

MANCC

Three School of Dance alumni returned to FSU in 2015-16 with Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography (MANCC) visiting artists. MANCC hosts artists for 1-3 weeks, offering time, space and research opportunities to further their work.

Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University is sponsoring “The Tallahassee International”, an annual juried competition that is open to artists worldwide. Join us for the opening reception on September 2, 2016 from 5:00 – 8:00pm.

The Ringling

When The Ringling’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Dr. Matthew McLendon first learned about the exhibition Phantom Bodies, he knew that it was going to be a special opportunity for visitors and to keep with The Ringling’s ambitious contemporary art program.

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