EMU Art

AIGA Students Do Letterpress Workshop

EMU Art Dept. — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:53:43 -0400

The AIGA Students in Design chapter participated in a terrific letterpress workshop on May 4 and 5 at Salt & Cedar Letterpress Studio in Detroit.

Blacksmithing Fieldtrip

EMU Art Dept. — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

The advanced Metalsmithing students were invited by Kyle Connolly of Grindstone Forge to his home for lunch and a demo in his home studio. Kyle has been working in the EMU studio making chasing tools and working on repousse work. He also cleaned and got the blacksmithing area in the EMU studio up and running. He has done many demos in the EMU studio including one for Women’s Studies Women’s History month event.

The students and Dr. Otto appreciate the time, energy and knowledge Kyle has shared with us this winter semester.

myth | document

EMU Art Dept. — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:05:32 -0400

A two-person show,“Myth/Document” aims to explore different narrative approaches within photography. The exhibition features the work of two Eastern graduate students, Morgan Barrie and Bridget Burke.

Line By Line: Drawing Explored

EMU Art Dept. — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:33:50 -0400

Line By Line: Drawing Explored was co-curated by EMU’s Associate Professor, Jennifer Seibert and Detroit artist, Jack O. Summers. The exhibit will include works by EMU Art Department professors: Michael Reedy, Amy Sacksteder, Brian Spolans, Brooks Harris Stevens, and Gallery Programs Director, Gregory Tom.

EXHIBITION
April 19 – May 24, 2013

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, September 19, 2013
6:00 – 9:00pm

GALLERY TALK
Saturday, April 27, 2013
2:00 – 4:00pm

ART DETROIT NOW’S THIRD THURSDAYS
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Information can be found at the DAM website

Sign up for Letterpress Workshop at Salt & Cedar Letterpress Studio in Detroit

EMU Art Dept. — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:06:25 -0400

Learn letterpress at a two-day conference at Salt & Cedar Letterpress Studio in the Eastern Market area of Detroit, May 4-5, 2013

At this conference, the proprietor of Salt & Cedar, Megan O’Connell, will give a presentation on a commission for a newly-established museum. You will get an insiders’ look at all stages of book publication, from creative envisioning to production. An exhibition within the space will also serve as a source for dynamic discussion and analysis. You’ll then learn about the various conventions, histories, anatomy of letterforms, and begin to gain a sense of the finer points of letterpress printing through a demonstration on a Vandercook letterpress. You will have the chance to compose a themed suite of broadsides, which you will present at the close of the second day. After exchanging prints you will go to Cranbrook to attend a lecture given by artist/designer Nina Katchadourian http://www.cranbrookart.edu/Pages/Calendar.html.

FEES & ENROLLMENT
Enrollment is open to all students but is limited to 12 participants.
A place is not guaranteed until your $15 fee is paid.

Please put $15 checks made out to Salt & Cedar Letterpress Studio or $15 cash along with your name in Leslie Atzmon’s mailbox in the Art Office, 114 Ford Hall.

SALT & CEDAR
A printing press, as a shaper of culture and dispatcher of narratives, continually reflects back its context, even after the fact of its existence. It provides a portal into the ideals, structures, priorities, production modes, economies, and material assets of a particular time and place. As an artist-driven initiative, Salt & Cedar–a letterpress print shop in the heart of Detroit’s Eastern Market–is a site for the incubation of ideas and a promulgator of traditional and hybrid printing methods. The studio revels in the recombinant nature of design. Unveils principles of production and distribution. Believes that composition is explanation. Embraces reinvention. Locates sites for unexpected collaborations and uncharted findings. Forms communications in multiple dimensions. Continually examines and re-frames its practices for the sake of enlightened change.

This conference was organized by EMU’s AIGA students and is supported by the Art Department and Student Government at EMU.

Salt & Cedar is located in Detroit’s Eastern Market at 2448 Riopelle Street
207.671.3462
facebook.com/SaltandCedar
SaltandCedar.com

For more information, contact Leslie Atzmon latzmon@emich.edu

uncapped. Senior Exhibition

EMU Art Dept. — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:17:37 -0400

The Art Department at Eastern Michigan University, in partnership with the Winter 2013 Capstone class taught by Amy Sacksteder, is pleased to present Uncapped. This group show features the work of 15 graduating students across various disciplines, including photography, painting, drawing, design, sculpture, mixed media, and printmaking. Located at the Student Gallery in the Student Center at EMU, Uncapped will be on display from Wednesday April 17th to Wednesday April 24th. The opening reception is to occur on Wednesday April 17th from 5:30pm until 8:20pm.

To be uncapped is to be free from limits and restrictions, to have hindrances lessened or removed. To be uncapped is also to be at a critical juncture – a time for new beginnings. This show, is a celebration of sorts.

The Capstone class is a writing intensive course aimed at getting students prepared for the art world. This class is considered the professional practice course within the Art Department at Eastern Michigan University. Artists included in this show are: Amanda Nabinger, Chelsea Chick, Christina Munson, Christina Sammour, Christopher Scholl, Crystal Roberts, Elize Jekabson, Enya Moran, Erica Williams, Illana Houten, Jacob Wieringa, Marus Coleman, Scott Pillsbury, Stephanie Zaleski, and Tim Scott. All artists shown are in correlation with the Capstone class, and have contributed to the formation of Uncapped.

Student Chicago Trip

EMU Art Dept. — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:52:33 -0400

This Friday and Saturday, 28 students and 4 faculty from the Art Department visited Chicago. Destinations included The Art Institute, The Museum of Contemporary Art and West Loop Galleries.

Matt O'Brien and Mary Rousseaux at the Detroit Mercantile Company

EMU Art Dept. — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:06:14 -0400

Alum and Part-Time Lecturer Matt O’Brien and Part-Time Lecturer Mary Rousseaux will be exhibiting work at the Detroit Mercantile Company April 11-12.

EMU AIGA Students Run Children's Design Workshop at Fly Art Center

EMU Art Dept. — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Tech Talk#11-Creative Commons/Public Domain

EMU Art Dept. — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.
or
Public Domain- “no rights reserved”

If you’re looking for content that you can freely and legally use, there is a giant pool of CC-licensed creativity available to you.

Presented this week by
Carole Pawloski
Wednesday, April 10
3:30-4:00
Media Center, Ford 212