Film Alum Nominated for Independent Spirit Award
December 09, 2014 A film by Justin Lader (Film B.F.A. ’06) has been nominated for “Best First Screenplay” at the 2015 Independent Spirit Awards. Described as “more surreal than romantic with unpredictable results,” The One I Love stars Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss and and Ted Danson. The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance...
New York Film Series to Feature Jones "Solo"
December 02, 2014 “Solo,” the latest film from Robert Jones, will screen December 17 as part of the NewFilmmakers New York series. Jones is an independent film producer, writer and director as well as an Associate Professor of Film at UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design. He has directed over fifty productions...
"Eye for Broadway" Art Competition Winners
November 25, 2014 The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design proudly announces the winners of the inaugural J.R. Hopes “Eye for Broadway” Art Competition. The competition invited SVAD students to create art inspired by upcoming Broadway performances at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Joy Garcia won for The Phantom...
Print Your Own Holiday Cards at Flying Horse Editions' Open House
November 13, 2014 Letterpress. Learning. Libations. UCF’s Flying Horse Editions will host an open house on Thursday, November 20 for visitors of all ages to have a hands-on experience with letterpress and to print their own holiday cards. Letterpress is the process of printing from an inked raised surface when paper is impressed...
Haran Wins First Prize at National Juried Exhibition
November 12, 2014 SVAD Associate Professor and Assistant Director Kevin Haran earned first prize at the annual Works on Paper exhibition at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, Massachusetts. His mixed-media drawing UFO 3 was selected from over 700 entries. Juror Al Miner, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of...
Film by Barry Sandler Screens at Writers Guild Event
November 06, 2014 Knock ‘Em Dead a film written by Barry Sandler, recently screened at the Writers Guild of America’s Los Angeles headquarters. The WGA’s Gay & Lesbian Writers Committee and Committee of Black Writers hosted a special preview screening of the new comic murder mystery on November 3. Knock ‘Em Dead follows...
UCF MFA Graduate’s Films Playing at Four Festivals this October!
October 24, 2014 UCF MFA Film graduate Zachary Beckler who directed “Interior” and “Where is Alice?” will be premiering both films at four locations this October. “Interior” and “Where is Alice?” will be showing at the Orlando Freak Show Horror Film Festival, Atlanta Horror Film Festival, Knoxville Horror Film Festival and Atlanta Horror...
Sandler Honored by the Montreal International Festival of New Cinema
October 20, 2014 The Montreal International Festival of New Cinema will present a special 30th anniversary screening of Ken Russell’s classic psycho-sexual thriller Crimes of Passion, written and produced by UCF film professor Barry Sandler. Crimes of Passion, first released in 1984 is now considered a cult classic, and has maintained a strong...
SVAD Professors Featured in Experimental Animation Show
October 16, 2014 UCF School of Visual Arts & Design professors Matt Dombrowski and Scott F. Hall is featured in an exhibit at Purdue University. Their work will screen at the Fountain Gallery in Lafayette, Indiana as part of “Set in Motion: Video Art & Experimental Film Nights.” “Set in Motion” is a...
J.R. Hopes Sponsors Inaugural "Eye for Broadway" Art Competition
October 15, 2014 The inaugural J.R. Hopes “Eye for Broadway” Art Competition is now open to students in UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design. The competition invites participants to create pieces of artwork inspired by upcoming Broadway performances at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. One winner will be selected...
UCF brings digital art to Art & Algorithms festival
October 03, 2014 Art and math — when those two words are together, it’s usually in an either/or scenario, but one local festival is hoping to break that trend by bringing the two together. The Art & Algorithms Festival will take place in Downtown Titusville, focusing on digital art as an artistic medium....
Visual Arts Faculty to be Featured at Exhibit
September 30, 2014 UCF’s annual School of Visual Arts faculty show will be held Oct. 9 to Nov. 7 in the university art gallery. The free exhibit will showcase painting, sculpture, book arts, drawing, photography and experimental digital media. A reception for the participating artists, who have received both national and international recognition...
M.F.A. Student's Film to Premiere at Fort Lauderdale Festival
September 25, 2014 Pembroke Circle, the debut feature film from recent graduate Max Rousseau, will premiere at the 2014 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Rousseau wrote and directed the film for his M.F.A. thesis. According to Rousseau, “Pembroke Circle could not have been made without the help and support of the UCF Film...
UCF MFA In Emerging Media Open Studio Tour
September 22, 2014 On Friday October 17 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, the UCF MFA in Emerging Media candidates will host their semi-annual Open Studio Tour. The studios, which house 16 MFA candidates, are located at the Center for Emerging Media, 500 West Livingston, Orlando, FL. This event is a semi-annual tradition, connecting candidates...
Buyssens Exhibits Animated Sculptures at World Maker Faire
September 19, 2014 The art of Ryan Buyssens will be on display at the World Maker Faire in New York City, September 20- 21. Buyssens is an artist, designer and inventor who makes kinetic art inspired by his own curiosities about various phenomena. He will be exhibiting devices of his own design called...
SVAD Professor's Debut Book Published by MIT Press
September 12, 2014 Anastasia Salter’s debut book was released in August from The MIT Press. Salter, an Assistant Professor in UCF’s School of Visual Arts & Design, co-authored Flash: Building the Interactive Web with John Murray. Salter and Murray investigate Flash’s innovative role in shaping interactive experiences on the web and new forms...
UCF Alumna's Film at Global Peace Festival Features Affleck, Foxx, Other Stars
September 12, 2014 What a star-studded lineup filmmaker Jenni Gold, a UCF graduate, assembled for her latest movie: Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Gary Sinise, Jane Seymour, Marlee Matlin, Geena Davis, William H. Macy and others. And their film has an uplifting message for everyone: Push forward to reach your dreams. Gold’s dream —...
U.S. News Lists UCF as No. 3 'Up-and-Comer' University
September 12, 2014 The University of Central Florida was ranked today as the nation’s No. 3 “up-and-comer” university in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings of more than 1,300 higher-education institutions. The ranking is part of the magazine’s annual compilation that gauges universities in a dozen categories. The up-and-coming...
Wyatt Presents Talk and Exhibition at Southeast Museum of Photography
September 09, 2014 On September 3, M. Laine Wyatt delivered an Artist Talk at the Southeast Museum of Photography. She was recognized at a reception for her solo photography exhibition Obsessions, Curiosities, and Fancies. The exhibition, which runs until September 21, features photographic works drawn from five different series traversing expansive topics: the...
SVAD Professor Designs Core Technology for Single-String Guitar
September 08, 2014 Scott F. Hall designed the core guitar technology used by the architecture and design firm MONAD Studio to create the single-stringed guitars he recently played at Florida International University’s Miami Beach Urban Studios. The works are 3-D printed wall-mounted art as well as experimental instruments. Hall explains the construction and...