The department has received a note confirming that eight UNK VCD students have earned awards in the latest Nebraska Addy Contest. Winners are Brian Margheim, Silver - Psychic Duck, Silver - Dracula, The Musical; Nate Eskra, Silver – ANWR; Cassi Ellenwood, Gold – Artisan Tea Advertisement, Silver - Artisan Tea Packaging; Andrea Trew, Silver – Mondavi Wine; Amanda Erickson, Gold – Sasquuatch Paper, Silver – Board Threads Clothing Company, Brandy Nichols, Gold – The Big Show, Silver – Elvis Biograhy; Steve Wolf, Special Judges Citation/Gold – Bird Poster; and Anne McGovern, Silver – The Good Life Marathon.
Congratulations designers. The awards will be presented on February 7, 2009 at the Rococo Theatre, in Lincoln. Your invitation to the event will arrive soon.
Greg ’96 and Lisa (Schwartzkopf) ’95 Daake have provided a $10,000 gift to the NU Foundation for Visual Communication and Design scholarships to assist students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Daake’s are owners and founders of the create design firm Daake located in Omaha.
The freshmen scholarship application for the Art Department during the 2009-10 academic year is available online. 2009 High school seniors may apply for the “tuition reduction grants.” The application due date is March 6th, 2009. Read more details.
Current and transferring Art students may apply for scholarships until February 28 2009.
The Annual Undergraduate Art Exhibition, Sponsored by the UNK Art Society, is held in the Walker Art Gallery during the spring semester. This year, the juried exhibition of student art will open on February 16, 2009. Chad Leahy, Owner of Hatchbox Creative in Omaha, will judge entries in the following categories: painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, graphic design, ceramics, glass, and sculpture. The exhibition will run through March 13th. The pubic is encouraged to view the show, and attend the exhibition reception and awards ceremony to be held on Sunday, March 1, 2009.
Any UNK student may preregister. The entry fee is $5 for each work, or $15 for unlimited entries. Registrations are due by February 13. More details.
UNK assistant professor and photography instructor, Derrick Burbul, is exhibiting documentary photography works in a one-man show entitled Road through Nowhere. The show can be seen in the Walker Art Gallery until February 13th.
Ten Visual Communication and Design seniors are exhibiting works in Walker Art Gallery in November 2008. Tina Mieth, Roberto Montiel, Andrea Trew, Holly Walton, and Aaron Williams are participating in the first Show underway now until November 14th. Their reception will be held on Friday, November 14th between 4–6 p.m. at the Gallery.
Blair Bauer, Cassi Ellenwood, Amanda Erickson, Jaime Flores, and Drew Gourley, will exhibit in a second Senior Show between November 17–25th, with a reception on November 21st between 4–6 p.m.
The public is invited to attend both receptions and join the department in congratulating those Design students who plan to graduate this fall.
Dozens of pumpkins lined the hall in the Art and Art History hallways on Halloween for the 13th annual Pumpkin Carving Contest. Claire Freeburg had the “Best of Show” entry, Ryan Busse carved the pumpkin voted “Ugliest” and Drake Sauer’s entry won “Most Creative.” Watch a video about the event at the Kearney Hub. See photos and contest winners. The event was covered by television crews as well. Watch for links.
Five students in Visual Communication and Design won awards at the Third Annual Flux Student Design Competition, sponsored by Shepherd University and AIGA BlueRidge during October 2008.
Poster Design award winners include Kacee Geiger The Butterfly Effect, Amy Jakobson Pi Movie, and Brian Margheim Dracula, the Musical. Package design awards winner are Andrea Trew Mondavi and Steve Wolf The Birds.
Congratulations designers.
(update) Eric Nyffeler received gold at the National ADDY Award for his Hydra Black Powder Fireworks posters, Brandon Oltman won a National Silver Award for his Kung Pow Paper Co. Paper Sample Book, and Joe Szczepaniak also picked up a Silver ADDY Award for Rette & Ravette Denim Limited tags in the student category. The three were honored, along with other 2008 National ADDY Winners at a celebration in Atlanta, Georgia in June. The ADDY Awards, sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, is the world’s largest advertising competition with over 50,000 entries annually. Congratulations Eric, Brandon, and Joe.
Former UNK design student, Ryan Quincy, is Director of Animation for Comedy Central’s SOUTH PARK. Quincy recently won an Emmy Award for his work for that TV series and was honored by friends at the Nebraska Coast Connection. The Holdrege native worked on animated shorts for MAD TV in Hollywood, before joining Trey Parker and Matt Stone at SOUTH PARK.
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