EVENTS
Bachelor of Fine Arts Student Exhibitions
May 2 - June 11
Megan Harmon: May 2, Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St, Bellingham
Reception: May 2, 5-8 pm
Kurtis Otto: May 2-6, B-Gallery, WWU Fine Arts Building
Reception: May 6, 5-8 pm
Teresa Grassechi & Megan Harmon: May 5 -28, Corridor Gallery, 306 S. Washington St, Seattle
Reception: May 5, 5-9 pm
Angie Evans: May 16-21, B-Gallery, WWU Fine Arts Building
Reception: May 16, 6-10 pm
Adam McRae: May 23-28, B-Gallery, WWU Fine Arts Building
Reception: May 27, 5-8 pm
Tim Kenney: May 30, Lucia Douglas Gallery, 1415 13th St, Bellingham
Reception: May 30, 6-9 pm
Hailey MacKay: May 30-June 4, B-Gallery, WWU Fine Arts Building
Reception: May 30, 6-10 pm
Fiona Shearer: June 3-17, Whatcom Wine Makers, 130 E. Champion St., Bellingham
Reception: June 3, 6-10 pm
Kendra Aldrich: June 3-30, Overgrowth Gallery, 1206 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham
Reception: June 3, 5-9 pm
Maryann Miyashiro: June 6-11, B-Gallery, WWU Fine Arts Building
Reception: June 7, 6-10 pm
Kacey Morrow's multichannel video on exhibition at Chicago's WomanMade Gallery
May 6th - June 30th
Exhibition
Kacey Morrow's recent multichannel video, "Transient" is on exhibition at WomanMade Gallery in Chicago, IL.
Bachelor of Arts Student Exhibitions
May - June
Saylah Leu: May 9-13, B-Gallery, WWU Fine Arts Building
Reception: May 9, 6-10 pm
Sebastian Mendes to make presentation at his exhibition in New York at Yeshiva University Museum
May 12, Thursday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Yeshiva University Museum, NYC
A conversation on the actions and legacy of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, engineer of one of the greatest rescue acts of the Holocaust
Dr. Mordecai Paldiel, a distinguished scholar and leading authority on rescue during the Holocaust, and Sebastian Mendes, internationally recognized artist and grandson of Aristides de Sousa Mendes, will discuss the historic, cultural and personal context and meaning of de Sousa Mendes's heroic actions in June 1940. The program complements the exhibition There is a Mirror in My Heart: Reflections on a Righteous Grandfather – An Installation by Sebastian Mendes.
Video of the exhibition is available here (password = yum). For a review, please see "The Art of Moral Courage ."
Contemporary Shibori (tie dyeing) with Seiko Purdue
May 14, Saturday, 11:00am - 12:00pm or 1:00pm - 2:00pm,
Fine Arts 226
Textile Workshop
Join Art professor Seiko Purdue during Back 2 Bellingham weekend and get your hands dirty!
Heat transfer is a new technique of dyeing and holding the texture using polyester fabric and a heat press machine. Guests will experiment with various ways to create two and three-dimensional shibori pieces by folding, gathering, pleating, stitching, and more.
All materials are included with the $10 fee for the class. Suitable for ages 8 and up (younger children need to be accompanied by an adult). All guests may observe for free.
Information: Seiko.Purdue@wwu.edu or Back 2 Bellingham Arts & Entertainment page
Registration: Back 2 Bellingham
Western Design Days 2011
May 16 - May 20
Presentations, Exhibitions, Events
Presentations
Thursday | May 19 | 06:00 pm | AIC 204
Debbie Millman
Keynote presentation by AIGA National President and President of the Design Group at Sterling Brands in New York City
Friday | May 20 | 10:00 am | FI 238
Tactile Exploration within Design
Design Production students Jeff Ott, Alex Renn Julianne Ruckle and Andrew Stewart will share work and observations on materials exploration within the design industry.
Friday | May 20 | 12:00 pm | FI 238
Design & Content
Avela Grenier 2011 Graphic Design graduate will discuss the relationship between content and design as the designer for Huxley College of the Environment’s upcoming book Green Fire.
Friday | May 20 | 02:00 pm | FI 238
Designing for Mobile Apps
New Media students, Sebastian Garber, Torin Kovach, Michael Murphree and Allison Cressey will show examples of their work and discuss aspects of interactivity in mobile devices.
Exhibitions
Monday – Friday | May 16 & 20 | Miller Hall Collaborative Space
Alphabet Poster Exhibition
Posters on display that interpret aspects of typography through the history of visual communication.
Monday – Friday | May 16 & 20 | Fine Art Hall Displays
Senior Design Projects
A selection of projects taken from the portfolios of design production and graphic design students.
Thursday – Friday | May 19 & 20 | FI 110B
Student Design Recognition
Featured award-winning work by students from the Art Departments Design Program. Projects were recognized by Adobe Achievement Awards, Design & Art Direction Awards, Creative Quarterly, The Graphis New Talent Design Annual, Universtiy & College Designers Association and Wiley Press.
Thursday | May 19 | FI 213
Experience Design
Directly following the Debbie Millman Keynote Presentation, New Media student Steven Didis will feature his kinetic work and interactive sound installation.
Monday – Friday | May 16 & 20 | FI Entryway Display Case
Time–Based Media
Featured selection of New Media Senior student projects that include commercials, documentaries, music videos, title sequences and
animation.
Events
Tuesday | May 18 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | RED SQUARE
Design Battle
Open design competition to create posters for the Bellingham Farmers Market. Winners will be used by the Farmers Market and the top two posters will receive awards in the form of bookstore gift certificates. Materials provided.
Wednesday | May 18 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | RED SQUARE
Large Format Linocut
Design students will present a historical and unconventional demonstration on relief printing.
Thursday | May 19 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | RED SQUARE
Screen Printing Workshop
Design students will offer an open screen printing demonstration and have t-shirts for sale.
Thursday | May 19 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | RED SQUARE
Design + Music
Design students will provide the screen printing workshop as a backdrop with an eclectic array of instrumental and vocals in both electronic and analog formats.
Visiting Artist Cable Griffith
May 19, Thursday, 3:00pm - 4:30pm, Fine Arts 238
Painting, Drawing, Installation
Cable Griffith is an artist and curator living and working in Seattle. Originally from New York, he made his way to Seattle in 2000 and received an MFA in Painting from the UW in 2002. After teaching drawing and painting at various institutions around Seattle, Griffith eventually served as Kirkland Arts Center’s Exhibitions Director from 2007-2010. Still an active artist, he is a member of the Seattle artist-run gallery, SOIL. Griffith is currently the Gallery and Exhibitions Curator at Cornish College of the Arts.
Design Speaker Series
Join us for some of the best insight and commentary the design industry has to offer. These professionals from different design disciplines will be speaking about their experiences, philosophies, and where design is headed.
All speakers are free. To guarantee a seat, get your ticket at the PAC Box Office.
May 19, Thursday, 6:00pm - 7:30pm, AIC 204
Debbie Millman from Sterling Brands: sterlingbrands.com
June 10, Friday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, SMATE 130
Stanley Hainsworth from Tether: tetherinc.com
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