Expressive Parts: A Body of Collage Work by Heather Bryant will be presented at Selden Arcade in Norfolk, VA April 4–26, with an opening reception on Friday, April 4, 5:00 – 7:00pm. For this show, Heather uses a variety of media to create a combination of human and animal creatures. She’s currently an Adjunct Professor [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 26, 2008
Scholarship/Student Show Review this Friday!
For Studio Art, Art Education, Art History, and Visual Studies
Competition date: Friday, March 28
Exhibition dates: April 12–May 11
On Friday, March 28, the Art Department will be holding a review to select works for the first Art Students’ Exhibition in addition to its annual Scholarship competition. The Art Students’ Exhibition will [...]
March 21, 2008
Greta Pratt’s opening reception featured in PFW
Photos from the opening reception in the University Gallery for photography Professor Greta Pratt’s exhibition, American Identity, are featured in the March 18 issue of Portfolio Weekly. The candid shots of reception attendees are included in PFW’s regular “Eye” section which documents area events.
March 21, 2008
Graduate student Crystal Johnson wins exhibition award
Visual Studies graduate student Crystal Johnson has been awarded the Joseph Gilliard Ceramics Award in the New Power Generation exhibit at the Hampton University Museum. Titled Sick and Tired, the sculpture is one of 43 contemporary artworks by African-American artists that will be on view through July 26. New Power Generation features 42 pieces [...]
March 19, 2008
Webmaster Opportunity
ODU’s Student Activities Council (SAC) is seeking an ODU art student to redesign and maintain their website for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Responsibilities include: design and maintain SAC website; keep site up-to-date by refreshing content and images; create test pages, templates and other graphical elements; manage the content pipeline; maintain weekly and monthly calendars; manage photos [...]
March 18, 2008
Visiting Artist Debbie Millman on March 20!
Debbie Millman will speak at Old Dominion University on Thursday, March 20, 7:00pm in the Diehn Fine & Performing Arts Center, room 136. Sponsored by the ODU Art Department’s Visiting Artists Program, the event is free and open to the public. Debbie Millman has been in the design business for 25 years. She is a [...]
March 18, 2008
Cassandra Paffrath Senior Show Opening
Cassandra Paffrath’s senior show, Reveries of Time, will open Saturday, March 22 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Borjo Coffeehouse. Borjo is located at 4416 Monarch Way in Norfolk. Refreshments will be available. The show will continue through March 29.
March 14, 2008
Dominion Enterprises Seeks Entry-Level Graphic Designer
Dominion Enterprises contacted the Art Department this week to announce their search for a qualified student to fill an entry-level graphic designer position with one of their divisions, The Employment Guide.
The Employment Guide, has an opening in our Norfolk office for Full-time: ENTRY LEVEL GRAPHIC/PRODUCTION DESIGNER. This position will require knowledge of specific graphics applications [...]
March 14, 2008
Patti Edwards lectures and exhibits
Lecturer in Art Education Patty Edwards recently spoke at the USGC Training Center in Yorktown, Virginia in celebration of Women’s History Month, and installed an exhibition of her artwork. Patti’s talk, “Women’s History; Women’s Vision,” highlighted some of the many contributions of women in the arts. She also advised on a month long film series [...]
March 11, 2008
Peter Eudenbach collaborates on performance
Peter Eudenbach, ODU assistant professor of art in sculpture, collaborated with ODU music professor Andrey Kasparov on a visual component for Tsitsernakabert, a composition by Kasparov to be premiered F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series, March 17 and 18 at the University Theatre.
Tsitsernakabert (2007-2008) is dedicated to the Armenian Genocide of 1915. It was inspired by [...]
