Reception at the USM Museum of Art for two new shows!!!
THURSDAY 1/27 AT 4:00 PM!
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Also**** EMERGENCY SCHOLARSHIP FUND****
Get a quick $500 for being a poor art student!
Application send via email to art students but also available at the Art Office in FAB 108.
They are due on Thursday 1/27!!!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Another Semester!
Welcome 2011! It's going to be a good year I can feel it. Last semester provided some good challenges for many of us and hopefully these new lessons will be put into practice for the new year. It's important to note that these challenges never stop happening and what is so important for an artist to learn is how to COPE! They never go away and managing time and resources is so very important. I am a perfect example for that; I have a fabrication job I am working on right now, and will go right into a commission piece at the same time as I am working on all new work for a show at the end of April. Never mind that I still must teach and run the studios and I have a whole busy life outside of all of this. Several of these projects kind of came up last minute but since I try and be relatively organized I was able to jump on them and provide drawings, plans and models of things literally with a two or three day notice. Get a calendar, or planner book or whatever you need, but build a schedule and stick with it!
Classes start on January 18th. The studios will not be open officially until this day, so please plan accordingly. Materials and tools can be moved in on or after the 18. Keypad and lock combinations will be given out a few days later when enrollments are settled.
Please make sure you look at your bank account and remember that you don't get your refunds for a week or so. You will NOT be excused from doing projects and purchasing materials because of refund issues.
Also remember if you are trying to get into a class that is closed try and get there the first day of class, no professor will let you into a studio class a week after it stared, that's just crazy and it's disrespectful to the faculty member who usually works pretty hard a preparing the first weeks lessons.
SLOSS is also coming up, April 13-16 (longer for people doing a cupola or taking certain workshops) please make sure you let professors and your employer know NOW that you will be gone. Make sure you save up absences for that week so you don't get docked for being away! SLOSS is amazing and as many of you as possible should try and attend.
Well that's all for now, see everyone in a week or so! Cheers!
Classes start on January 18th. The studios will not be open officially until this day, so please plan accordingly. Materials and tools can be moved in on or after the 18. Keypad and lock combinations will be given out a few days later when enrollments are settled.
Please make sure you look at your bank account and remember that you don't get your refunds for a week or so. You will NOT be excused from doing projects and purchasing materials because of refund issues.
Also remember if you are trying to get into a class that is closed try and get there the first day of class, no professor will let you into a studio class a week after it stared, that's just crazy and it's disrespectful to the faculty member who usually works pretty hard a preparing the first weeks lessons.
SLOSS is also coming up, April 13-16 (longer for people doing a cupola or taking certain workshops) please make sure you let professors and your employer know NOW that you will be gone. Make sure you save up absences for that week so you don't get docked for being away! SLOSS is amazing and as many of you as possible should try and attend.
Well that's all for now, see everyone in a week or so! Cheers!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Annual Pottery and Art Sale
Annual USM Pottery and Art Sale
Today- Friday, December 3, from noon to 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 4, from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Art works by the students, faculty and staff of the 3D Arts Area. Great value for some excellent holiday gifts. A portion of the proceeds goes back to the studio to purchase new equipment for the students. There are sculptural items as well as functional pottery for sale.
CASH ONLY.
Come early- come often!
Location; The 3D Arts Building on the USM campus, on West 4th street, right next to the Pat Ferlise Ticket office and just west of the new dorm complex. Call 601-266-4972 if you need additional directions.
Today- Friday, December 3, from noon to 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 4, from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Art works by the students, faculty and staff of the 3D Arts Area. Great value for some excellent holiday gifts. A portion of the proceeds goes back to the studio to purchase new equipment for the students. There are sculptural items as well as functional pottery for sale.
CASH ONLY.
Come early- come often!
Location; The 3D Arts Building on the USM campus, on West 4th street, right next to the Pat Ferlise Ticket office and just west of the new dorm complex. Call 601-266-4972 if you need additional directions.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
IRON POUR TODAY!
Hot metal at 12:00 - 2:00 PM, or thereabouts.
Make some art, buy a scratch block. $10.00, proceeds go to the USM Sculpture Guild student club.
Beautiful t-shirts also for sale!
West 4th street, Hattiesburg, at the 3D Arts Building.
Make some art, buy a scratch block. $10.00, proceeds go to the USM Sculpture Guild student club.
Beautiful t-shirts also for sale!
West 4th street, Hattiesburg, at the 3D Arts Building.
Monday, September 27, 2010
SLOSS Sets Dates for National Conference- 2011
Pictures from 2009 SLOSS Conference.
The National Conference for Cast Iron Art at SLOSS Furnaces in Birmingham Alabama, has been set for April 13-16, 2011. Students who are interested in competing in the cupola contest will have to plan to be at SLOSS starting the Monday before, and there are several excellent workshops that start earlier too. Check out the conference website for more details and to register, there are important deadlines to be aware of!
It is by far the best conference available for students and all artists and a great way to see many other furnaces and techniques in casting. You will also meet lots of other folks, have opportunities for showing your work, you can participate in pours, and just have a blast of a time (pun intended!).
I go every year for the week and it is worth it even if you can only go for the weekend. Check the website and register early for the early bird discount student rate.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Visiting Artist: Antoinette Badenhorst
Antoinette Badenhorst will be visiting us in the ceramics studio on Monday and Wednesday, Sept. 13 and 15, from 12-2 pm, to give a special workshop/demonstration on working with porcelain. She will demo throwing on the wheel, trimming, and assembling, as well as a water resist etching technique she uses to create low relief patterns and designs on the surface of her thrown forms.
A native of South Africa, Badenhorst has shown around the United States and internationally including Japan. She has won numerous awards and has been featured in a number of publications including Southern Living and 2007 Best of America- Pottery and Wood.
All are welcome! The workshops and demo will take place at the 3D Arts Building on the USM campus over on West 4th Street.
A native of South Africa, Badenhorst has shown around the United States and internationally including Japan. She has won numerous awards and has been featured in a number of publications including Southern Living and 2007 Best of America- Pottery and Wood.
All are welcome! The workshops and demo will take place at the 3D Arts Building on the USM campus over on West 4th Street.
Monday, August 30, 2010
USM Budget Cuts- SAD!!!
From and email out to Faculty and Staff this morning details programs to be cut from USM, Art and Design loses two programs- read on...
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Dear Southern Miss Family,
I have the unfortunate task of advising you of our proposed budget cuts for the 2012 fiscal year. It is especially painful that this announcement comes at a time of record enrollment and unparalleled successes within the university.
The IHL Board of Trustees has asked all the state’s universities to develop plans to address anticipated budget losses. Our anticipated decrease for 2012 is approximately $15 million. Just as in the past year, we have started this process early in order to give ourselves the required time to notify faculty and staff members and to find any possible alternatives.
These decisions were guided by but not restricted to the recommendations of the University Priorities Committee. We owe the members of the UPC a debt of thanks for their long and arduous work and for providing valuable insights to the Executive Cabinet.
Reductions will come from the following areas: Academic Priorities (program deletions and consolidations), Academic Support Services, Administrative Support Services and campus-wide initiatives. The reductions are included within this letter. Regrettably, these reductions will result in job losses for faculty and staff. Students enrolled in programs targeted for elimination will be allowed a reasonable time to complete their degree programs. Also, an appeal process is being developed for programs requesting reconsideration.
Selected degree programs and academic initiatives will be eliminated in all five of the academic colleges. Twenty-nine faculty members have been notified that the current academic year will be the terminal year on their contracts. These include 3 Tenured Professors, 11 Tenured Associate Professors, 11 Untenured Assistant Professors, and 4 Instructors. Ten of these individuals serve in the College of Arts & Letters, three in the College of Business, eight in the College of Education & Psychology, four in the College of Health, three in the College of Science & Technology, and one in the University Libraries. Six of the affected faculty members teach on USM’s Gulf Coast campus.
Campus-wide initiatives may include the redistribution of indirect cost funds from research grants and contracts, possible furloughs for all employees, and a possible retirement incentive program.
Please accept my deep appreciation for your steadfast support during these unprecedented economic trials. We will continue to work together toward positive solutions and a sound future for our university.
Sincerely yours,
Martha Saunders
President
Academic Program Deletion or Consolidation
Allied Health, Bachelor of Science Gulf Coast *
Allied Health, Bachelor of Science Hattiesburg *
Art, Bachelor of Arts (retain Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art) *
Art Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts *
Engineering Technology (Computer Science), Master of Science *
Criminal Justice (Consolidation to Hattiesburg)
Early Oral Intervention, Master of Science *
Education of the Deaf, Bachelor of Science *
Engineering Technology Master of Science (CM, LM, ACV) *
Geology, Master of Science *
German
Higher Education Administration, Education Specialist *
Interscholastic Athletic Administration, Master of Science *
Latin
Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration *
Marine Science, Bachelor of Science Gulf Coast *
MBA (Consolidation to Gulf Coast)
Paralegal (Consolidation to Hattiesburg)
Philosophy, Master of Arts *
Physical Education Licensure, Master of Science *
Political Science, Master of Arts (Consolidation to Hattiesburg)
Psychiatric Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing *
Recreation Leisure Management, Bachelor of Science *
Recreation Administration, Bachelor of Science *
Religion, Bachelor of Arts *
Sports and High Performance Materials: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy *
Technology Education: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy *
* Program closures require approval by the Board of Trustees
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There is more to the email detailing various savings in different areas, but my feeling is that although there may be savings for the state and University the great loss will be to the students.
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Dear Southern Miss Family,
I have the unfortunate task of advising you of our proposed budget cuts for the 2012 fiscal year. It is especially painful that this announcement comes at a time of record enrollment and unparalleled successes within the university.
The IHL Board of Trustees has asked all the state’s universities to develop plans to address anticipated budget losses. Our anticipated decrease for 2012 is approximately $15 million. Just as in the past year, we have started this process early in order to give ourselves the required time to notify faculty and staff members and to find any possible alternatives.
These decisions were guided by but not restricted to the recommendations of the University Priorities Committee. We owe the members of the UPC a debt of thanks for their long and arduous work and for providing valuable insights to the Executive Cabinet.
Reductions will come from the following areas: Academic Priorities (program deletions and consolidations), Academic Support Services, Administrative Support Services and campus-wide initiatives. The reductions are included within this letter. Regrettably, these reductions will result in job losses for faculty and staff. Students enrolled in programs targeted for elimination will be allowed a reasonable time to complete their degree programs. Also, an appeal process is being developed for programs requesting reconsideration.
Selected degree programs and academic initiatives will be eliminated in all five of the academic colleges. Twenty-nine faculty members have been notified that the current academic year will be the terminal year on their contracts. These include 3 Tenured Professors, 11 Tenured Associate Professors, 11 Untenured Assistant Professors, and 4 Instructors. Ten of these individuals serve in the College of Arts & Letters, three in the College of Business, eight in the College of Education & Psychology, four in the College of Health, three in the College of Science & Technology, and one in the University Libraries. Six of the affected faculty members teach on USM’s Gulf Coast campus.
Campus-wide initiatives may include the redistribution of indirect cost funds from research grants and contracts, possible furloughs for all employees, and a possible retirement incentive program.
Please accept my deep appreciation for your steadfast support during these unprecedented economic trials. We will continue to work together toward positive solutions and a sound future for our university.
Sincerely yours,
Martha Saunders
President
Academic Program Deletion or Consolidation
Allied Health, Bachelor of Science Gulf Coast *
Allied Health, Bachelor of Science Hattiesburg *
Art, Bachelor of Arts (retain Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art) *
Art Education, Bachelor of Fine Arts *
Engineering Technology (Computer Science), Master of Science *
Criminal Justice (Consolidation to Hattiesburg)
Early Oral Intervention, Master of Science *
Education of the Deaf, Bachelor of Science *
Engineering Technology Master of Science (CM, LM, ACV) *
Geology, Master of Science *
German
Higher Education Administration, Education Specialist *
Interscholastic Athletic Administration, Master of Science *
Latin
Management Information Systems, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration *
Marine Science, Bachelor of Science Gulf Coast *
MBA (Consolidation to Gulf Coast)
Paralegal (Consolidation to Hattiesburg)
Philosophy, Master of Arts *
Physical Education Licensure, Master of Science *
Political Science, Master of Arts (Consolidation to Hattiesburg)
Psychiatric Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing *
Recreation Leisure Management, Bachelor of Science *
Recreation Administration, Bachelor of Science *
Religion, Bachelor of Arts *
Sports and High Performance Materials: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy *
Technology Education: Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy *
* Program closures require approval by the Board of Trustees
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There is more to the email detailing various savings in different areas, but my feeling is that although there may be savings for the state and University the great loss will be to the students.
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