Visual Studies graduate and adjunct faculty member Nikki Webb was AltDaily’s Friday Featured Artist on December 3. To read the story go here.

Studio Art/Graphic Design student Manuel Zavala received Honorable Mention for his Origami Festival Poster at the Flux Student Design Competition held by AIGA Blue Ridge. His poster was exhibited at the awards ceremony at The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center in Frederick, Maryland and will be displayed on the AIGA Blue Ridge website.

Don Esindu will present his senior show, Proudly African,  at the Amazing African Restaurant in Virginia Beach, November 20 – 26. The exhibition will comprise of prints, photos, paintings and screening of two documentary films on Nigeria culture: The Osun Osogbo Festival of Nigeria and Ancient Nok Art Culture of Nigeria. An opening reception will be held on the  November 20, 2:00–5:00pm.

Free Form, an exhibition of photographs and paintings by Ivelis Perdomo, will be shown at the Webb Center Student Art Gallery, November 12–26. An opening reception will be held Saturday, November 12, 6:00–8:00pm. For more information, contact Ivelis at ivelisperdomo@gmail.com. Visit her websites: ivelisperdomo.weebly.com and strykapose.com.

Old Dominion University Art Education program presents:
Histories: Both Private and Collective
FREE Saturday Morning Art Classes at ODU Fall 2011 for Students Grades 5–12.
November 12 & November 19
Join us for art lessons inspired by self-taught artwork from the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, and Into the Mainstream on display at the Chrysler Museum of Art.
ODU Art Education Program is proud to present free Saturday Morning Art Classes (SMAC) designed and taught by ODU Art Education Students!
Go here to register!

For more  information, contact Patricia Edwards at: paedward@odu.edu or 757-683-4047 art office

Explorations of Disrepair, the Senior Show of Natalie Stroud, will be shown at Boush Street and West Olney Road in Norfolk, November 12–26. An opening reception will be held on NOvember 12, 6:00–8:00pm. For more information, contact Natalie at nstro003@odu.edu or 757 635 0169.

The Student Art League is hosting a Matting Workshop. All students are welcome to participate.
When: Saturday, November 12 from 1:00-4:00
Where: VAB rooms 131 and 113
Matting supplies will be provided by the Student Art League.
Any questions? Contact Jessie Sheffield at odustudentartleague@gmail.com

Illustrator and painter Joonhee Jake Lee will present a visiting artist lecture in the atrium of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries on Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 pm. Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Visual Communication Design, Kookmin University, Seoul Korea, and received his MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts, New York. His freelance clients have included TIME, New York Times, LA Times, Village Voice, Penguin Publishing Group, Microsoft, Lucent Technology, X-Files Magazine, P.O.V. Magazine, Diablo Magazine, Samsung, Kia, SsangYong, Asiana Airline, KTF, DongA Newspaper, and CINE21 Magazine

This program will examine European art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. An outgrowth of the Renaissance interest in the study of nature, the revival of classicism, and the rise of art academies, the Baroque was the first truly global art movement, spreading from its original base in Rome to northern and western European countries and to their colonies around the world. The cities selected for this trip – Paris and London – are where many of the most important Baroque architects’ and artists’ works are located. Most architectural works will, of course, be visited on site; many art works will be found in these cities’ museums, churches, and other public spaces.

Teaching art history is often a vicarious experience: digital images projected in a darkened classroom substitute for physical works of art or architecture, while maps, plans, and diagrams substitute for urban settings. Only through regional field trips can you experience works first-hand, which will immeasurably enhance your understanding of a work of art’s formal properties and its surrounding context. This program will expose you to a wealth of art and architecture unavailable in the United States.

Prerequisite: ARTH 121A or ARTH 212
Students must register and pay for summer 2012 credit to participate in this program.

Cost includes:  Airfare from/to Norfolk, airport transfers, additional ground transportation, accommodations, all breakfasts, entrance fees, study abroad fee, travel insurance.

Not included: ODU tuition for 3 credits (participants are required to register for credit), meals (other than those indicated above), and expenses of a personal nature.

*ODU scholarships: Dean’s Education Abroad Awards are available for the first 12 qualified students accepted for this program. Eligibility: Full-time ODU student, 2.5 GPA or higher, approval of participation by the Office of Study Abroad and the program’s faculty leader.

Estimated cost without scholarship: $3,985. For some students, regular student financial aid support can be increased due to the additional cost of studying abroad. See the Office of Study Abroad for a program budget and referral to Student Financial Aid staff who assist study abroad students.

Payment Schedule: $250 deposit upon application; first half payment due February 10, 2012 and second half payment due by March 23, 2012.

Highlights:
Louvre
Les Invalides
Chateau de Versailles
Antwerp
St. Paul’s Cathedral
National Gallery of Art
Greenwich

Itinerary*
17 May: Depart Norfolk
18 May: Arrive Paris (afternoon tour of city)
19 May: Paris: Louvre Museum; Notre Dame; Ste. Chapelle; optional evening visit to Eiffel Tower (extra cost)
20 May: Paris: day trip to Versailles
21 May: Paris: Louvre; d’Orsay Museum; Les Invalides
22 May: Paris: Pompidou Center; Quai Branly Museum; optional evening visit to Montmartre (free)
23 May: Paris to London: stop thru Antwerp: Rubens’ House; Cathedral; Royal Museum of Fine Art/on to London
24 May: London: Banqueting House; Westminster Abbey; National Gallery
25 May: London: Tower; ½ day trip to Greenwich; optional evening visit to Tate Modern (free)
26 May: London: Kensington Palace; ½ day trip to Hampton Court; optional evening visit to Covent Garden/West End Theater (extra cost)
27 May: London: British Museum; Sir John Soane’s Museum; Wallace Collection
28 May: Return to Norfolk

*Subject to change

Faculty Leader:
Robert Wojtowicz has been an ODU professor of Art History for 21 years and is now the Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies in the College of Arts and Letters. His research specialty is the history of architecture and urbanism in Europe and North America.

Priority application deadline:
February 10, 2012

Estimated Cost:
$3,585 with scholarship*

Eligibility:
Good academic standing

For application and further information, contact:
Professor Robert Wojtowicz
Art History Program
9034 Batten Arts & Letters
757-683-6077
rwojtowi@odu.edu
or
Office of Study Abroad
2006 Dragas Hall
49th St. & Hampton Blvd.
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA  23529-0093
757-683-5378
studyabroad@odu.edu