Cultures unite at Hindu festival Oct 29, 2007
On Saturday, Northeastern and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) hosted a celebration that featured live music, food and a variety of dances at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design gymnasium. Students at other Boston-area schools, like Boston University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, had already held their celebrations. (Northeastern News, MA)
O'Brien's blog Oct 26, 2007
The Massachusetts College of Art and Design student and his buddy passed on standing-room only seats to Game 1 on Wednesday, believing they d get good seats if they stayed overnight and moved up to the front of the line, which, by the way, was about 600 strong, all the way down the block, four or five across, by Thursday afternoon. Sam, who s from Eliot, Maine, had slept in a tent overnight, and was wearing the same clothes he wore when he got here at 1 p.m. Wednesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Column: Missing bike stirs mixed emotions Oct 22, 2007
The bicyclist was Gordon Riker, a 22-year-old Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduate. The afternoon of April 4, he'd been riding his fixed gear from his Jamaica Plain apartment to a job on Newbury Street when a collision with a taxi threw him under the wheels of a dump truck. (Northeastern News, MA)
For fliers and weavers, it's good to be home Oct 22, 2007
Carroll, a graduate of Massachusetts College of Art, and fellow artist Linda Gilbert, an alumnus of the Rhode Island School of Design, teach the participants the weaving techniques, tailoring the various duties to each individual's capability. Carroll stresses, however, that it is not a weaving class as much as it is job training. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Broad new strokes for an art school Oct 11, 2007
But in recent years the school has faced increased competition from other art schools such as Massachusetts College of Art, Maine College of Art, and New Hampshire Institute of the Arts, said Laura Tonelli, the school's dean of academic affairs. This, along with increased program offerings by public and private colleges, contributed to the shrinking enrollment, said Sturnick. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Massachusetts, by design Oct 9, 2007
"Design is an economic sector that doesn't act like an economic sector," says Beate Becker, project director of Designing an Industry, an initiative launched this year by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design using state and Boston Foundation funds. With an advisory committee of members in government, business, and education, the initiative seeks to raise design's profile. (Boston Globe)
Muriel Cooper: The unsung heroine of on-screen style Oct 1, 2007
Born in 1925, she originally joined MIT as a designer after graduating from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1952. Some of the books she designed for the MIT Press - like Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and Steven Izenour's "Learning from Las Vegas" (1972) and Herbert Muschamp's "File Under Architecture" (1974) - are on every design buff's must-have list. (International Herald Tribune)
A bold exhibit of Mexican street art Sep 28, 2007
"Sensacional! Mexican Street Graphics," a superficially vibrant exhibition at the Massachusetts College of Art + Design, promises a taste of authentic regional visual cuisine ... At: Massachusetts College of Art + Design through Dec. 1. (Boston Globe)
Police chief to end law enforcement career after three decades Sep 27, 2007
Garvin took up acting after seeing a buddy do it at the Massachusetts College of Art. He joined a theater group there, was in several plays, and has been an extra in Showtime's "Brotherhood," as well as in several films, including "21" and Ben Affleck's upcoming directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone.". (Boston Globe -- Local)
The art of alignment Sep 23, 2007
He spent a year learning English and then began taking courses wherever he could: the Massachusetts College of Art, Emerson College, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. He received bachelor's and master's degrees from the Massachusetts College of Art and decided to enroll in a Phd program at Boston University. (Boston Globe -- Local)
The queens of quads Sep 19, 2007
At home, their first exposition bout against the Providence league took place on St. Patrick s Day 2006, in the gym at the Massachusetts College of Art. It seated 600 people, and we sold out in the first 10 minutes, McCloskey said. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
One man's 17 million words inspire an opera Sep 15, 2007
Tonight through Sunday at Tower Auditorium Theater, Massachusetts College of Art. 617-899-4261. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Say hello to ellO Sep 15, 2007
"I graduated from Massachusetts College of Art, where I got my degree in fashion design," said DiLando. "Both of my grandmothers sewed, and my mother's mother made wedding dresses for all of her friends. I started by making clothes in high school, then I decided that it was something I could make a career out of.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Birth control ills Sep 14, 2007
The Massachusetts College of Art in Boston used to offer the pills for free, but no longer provides them at all. Congress should act quickly to amend the 2005 law and encourage drug companies to resume the deep discounts for colleges and other clinics. (Boston Globe)
Photographer Abelardo Morell is focus of new documentary ''Shadow of the House'' Sep 13, 2007
An internationally acclaimed photographer who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art, Morell has to deal with them in his work. He also has spent his life living in the shadow of Cuba, which he fled with his parents and sister in 1962, when he was 13. (Boston Globe)
Violinist joins Seattle's rotation Sep 10, 2007
They are professors of design at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and graphic designers. The local presentation of the show is being organized by the director of SDSU's University Art Gallery, Tina Yapelli, along with Susan Merritt, who heads SDSU's Graphic Design Program. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Art and science merge in northern horizons show Sep 10, 2007
Jane Marsching, an assistant professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, integrated culture, history and science to remark on ecological concerns. She founded her work on the belief that the northern regions, and the North Pole in particular, represent something in our imagination, whether absolute wilderness or a spiritual summit. (Anchorage Daily News)
Allan Rohan Crite, 97, dean of N.E. African-American artists Sep 8, 2007
Mr. Crite also took classes at Boston University and Massachusetts College of Art. In 1968, he earned a bachelor's degree from the Harvard Extension School. (Boston Globe)
URI exhibit focuses on our soldiers headed to war Sep 8, 2007
A Chicago native, Beckett earned an MFA in 2006 from the Massachusetts College of Art. She is now an instructor there and at the University of Connecticut. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Art for our sake Sep 2, 2007
"We don't need the arts in our schools to raise mathematical and verbal skills - we already target these in math and language arts. We need the arts because in addition to introducing students to aesthetic appreciation, they teach other modes of thinking we value.For students living in a rapidly changing world, the arts teach vital modes of seeing, imagining, inventing, and thinking. If our primary demand of students is that they recall established facts, the children we educate today will find... (Boston Globe)
More of this story Aug 25, 2007
Dolan graduated in May from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston with a degree in photography. For the Middletown resident, her adventurous youth played a large role in her investigating the art behind a camera lens. (Newport Daily News, RI)
From simply adorable to deliciously sophisticated Aug 6, 2007
Here in Boston, we've seen it in two recent exhibits of work by Japanese artists: Shintaro Miyake's "Beaver No Seikatsu" at Massachusetts College of Art, which involved the artist walking around in public in a beaver costume, and at the Institute of Contemporary Art in the cheerful, doll-filled installation by Japanese artist Misaki Kawai. There are some frustratingly adorable pieces in this show, such as Chinatsu Ban's "Fish Eyes -- Sixth of Ten Brothers," a fiberglass elephant with a pert... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Winners Announced for 2007 Adobe Design Achievement Awards Aug 4, 2007
In the Interactive and Web Design category the winner was Kyle Phillips of Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the finalists were Carolin Horn of Massachusetts College of Art in Boston with Florian Jennett of the Academy of Art and Design Offenbach am Main in Germany, and William Ismael of the Art Center College of Design. In the Live Action category the winner was Sean Dekkers of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y., and the finalists were Marcos Ceravolo of Vancouver... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Battles moves up from the underground Jul 15, 2007
Either way, Konopka says, he's thrilled with the way "Atlas" seems to grab people, from online fans down to "the sorority girl at BC, who caught the video on YouTube." And he knows from the motivational college anthem -- he attended Massachusetts College of Art, and played in a longtime Boston band called Lynx. Battles, which plays the Paradise on Wednesday, is still finding its footing nationally. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Seeing the light in a maverick's new work Jul 8, 2007
in 1945, Jenney attended the Massachusetts College of Art from 1964 to '66. After starting out as an abstract sculptor, he turned to painting. (Boston Globe)
Local newscasts seek the best colors for HDTV, credibility, and ratings Jul 7, 2007
Lisa Rosowsky , a professor at the Massachusetts College of Art , says there is a limited color palette that designers could use for television. She says some colors -- such as red and blue, the hallmarks of WCVB, WHDH-TV (Channel 7), and WFXT-TV (Channel 25) -- clearly work better than others, because they project different messages. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Group shows build on architecture and science Jul 5, 2007
Dismantling the cell walls Part carnival fun house, part biology lesson, brought to you by the high-tech wizardry of the Studio for Interrelated Media at Massachusetts College of Art, the spooky and delightful "Endosymbiont" installation at Axiom Gallery aims to transform the space into a cell. The show, curated by Dana Moser and featuring work by Jerel Dye , Jake Lee High , Sean O'Brien , and Fred Wolflink, won't please biology purists. (Boston Globe)
Building a chain of sights and sounds Jun 16, 2007
Spyridopoulos and Petraitis went to Massachusetts College of Art at the same time. While there, Spyridopolous mounted a similar project in a performance hall. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Accused bike thief nabbed in police sting Jun 15, 2007
Stevens, who just graduated from Massachusetts College of Art, said she is grateful for the officers' efforts and will upgrade her bike. "I'm going to get a basket and a bell," she said. (Boston Globe)
Quiet end for C.F. scholarship fund Jun 15, 2007
Over the years, 19 students received CFST scholarship awards as they moved on to state schools like the Community College of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island, as well as such private institutions as Bryant University, Roger Williams University, New England Institute of Technology, Massachusetts College of Art, Northeastern University and Georgetown University, among others. Briden as time went on partnered with Credit Union Central Falls, recently renamed... (Pawtucket Times, RI)
The final cuts May 3, 2007
School: Massachusetts College of Art, fashion design programAge: 23Hometown: East BostonInspiration: "In high school I learned how to sew and I loved it. Now I love it more and more. Three years ago I made a dress out of 5,000 plastic shirt clips. It was a bit heavy, but totally wearable."Up next: "I want to go to New York and work in fashion. I want to go to graduate school eventually, but the work experience will help me decide my direction."The goal: "To have my own line. I don't know how... (Boston Globe)
She can't bring same-sex date to Catholic high school prom Apr 27, 2007
For Rosanne, who won Best Hair in her class of about 250 students and has made a name for herself painting and arranging sets for the school's plays, it's a hollow sendoff as she plans to attend Massachusetts College of Art in the fall. At least, she said, the school reimbursed her for the $55 ticket she paid for her date. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Hand-crafted 'zines' still speak volumes Apr 23, 2007
Enough that last month's zine fair had to turn people away, said Janaka Stucky, organizer of the event, which was held in a large room at the Massachusetts College of Art on Huntington Avenue. "We're going to try to get the gym next year," said Stucky, director of Black Ocean, a small, independent press. (Boston Globe -- Local)
The sharper image Apr 20, 2007
He signed up for a welding and metal class at the Massachusetts College of Art, and found himself taking more classes to get access to the school's workshop. He was making metal sculpture and furniture, primarily teaching himself through trial and error. (Boston Globe)
Framing their degrees Apr 13, 2007
Painter, Massachusetts College of Art ... Photographer, Massachusetts College of Art. (Boston Globe)
As big as life itself Apr 13, 2007
She also holds a master's in art education from the Massachusetts College of Art. Gabriel's medium of choice is oil and pastel on canvas. (Mail Tribune, OR)
A dogged imagination Apr 12, 2007
Wegman began painting in 1985 for the first time since his student years (he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1965). It's not the most captivating dimension of his enterprise, but like his work in drawing and photography, it is engaging for its restlessly exploratory play with process, image-making, abstraction, and illusion. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Patrick selects MMA trustees Apr 12, 2007
Only four of the nine state colleges have a member of an ethnic minority on their board of trustees - one each at Framingham State College, Massachusetts College of Art, Westfield State College and Worcester State College. Currently, women account for 11 percent of the academy's total student population, while minorities make up 3 percent, a spokesman said. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
You've probably never heard of Genevive McMillan Apr 2, 2007
Recently, McMillan, born in a village in the French Pyrenees, created a scholarship for a Massachusetts College of Art student to travel abroad each year. "If I had stayed in my native town, I would never have seen African art," McMillan said last year in an interview with her friend, Donald Kelley , a Charlestown artist. (Boston Globe)
Griffin Museum of Photography readies 'Photosynthesis II' Apr 1, 2007
Hana Skirkey, who participated in "Photosynthesis" and is now a freshman at Massachusetts College of Art, also singles out the session with Nordstrom. "Meeting and talking with her was amazing, she has so much energy.". (Boston Globe -- Living)
Students receive $20,000 scholarships Mar 30, 2007
McAvoy, a budding artist, applied to five schools, including Pratt, San Francisco Art Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, Massachusetts College of Art, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She doesn't know where she will go yet, but is leaning toward Massachusetts College of Art. (Millbrook Round Table, NY)
Japanese installation artist Misaki Kawai uses dolls to exhibit a playful approach at the Institute of Contemporary Art Mar 27, 2007
The light, fun, and childlike qualities of Kawai's work echo that of Shintaro Miyake , whose "Beaver No Seikatsu" at the Massachusetts College of Art last year entailed the artist genially walking around in public wearing a giant beaver costume. The two also share a disregard for the kind of meaningfulness that can make art great, but can also occasionally sap the joy out of it. (Boston Globe)
Stanley Cook, 92; his art captured trains, helped save landmarks Mar 20, 2007
His interest in art took him to the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, from which he graduated in 1936. For a time, he worked as a lithographer, Folsom said, for Anderson Brothers in Springfield, Ad Service Engraving Co. in Worcester, and Forbes Lithograph Co. in Chelsea until enlisting in the Army in 1941. (Boston Globe)
State hasn't acted on public college perk Mar 17, 2007
For different reasons, three state colleges -- the Massachusetts College of Art, Bridgewater State College, and Framingham State College -- have done away with housing allowances in the past four years ... Massachusetts College of Art rolled President Katherine Sloan's housing allowance into her salary. (Boston Globe)
John Mahoney, art teacher, community activist Mar 12, 2007
After graduating from Massachusetts College of Art in 1959 , he was traveling with officials from the Cardinal Cushing Center in Boston as a lay apostolate for the Catholic Church when he met his wife, Antonia (Rodriguez) , in Jayuya, Puerto Rico ... He also taught night courses at Massachusetts College of Art in the 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Gillespie's paintings show life and breadth Mar 8, 2007
She founded the Computer Arts Center at Massachusetts College of Art and cofounded the collaborative Digital Atelier. Her trademark is her willingness to experiment with technique and process; it seems she's always doing something new. (Boston Globe -- Living)
It takes two: Green Foundry fosters collaboration Mar 8, 2007
met during their intensive study of foundry at Massachusetts College of Art (www. massart. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
WIN A DRESS! Mar 5, 2007
MIRIAM PERLOV 22, Boston, senior at Massachusetts College of Art ... SUJUNG CHO 23, East Boston, senior at Massachusetts College of Art. (Boston Globe)
A fashionable walk in Milan Feb 23, 2007
(The Massachusetts College of Art grad grabbed the Oscar for "Bugsy" in 1991. We tried to text Haigh yesterday, but she was busy working on "Charlie Wilson's War," director Mike Nichols's flick starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. (Boston Globe)
Arthur W. McMurtry, 97, artist, teacher of painting Feb 15, 2007
He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art with a bachelor of arts degree in 1932 and a bachelor of science in 1934, she said, and received a master's from Boston University in 1939. He began teaching in 1934 and taught in a few communities before moving to Rindge Technical School in Cambridge five years later. (Boston Globe)
Back in fashion Feb 15, 2007
"You'd have shows by someone like [renowned designer] Denise Hajjar ," says Sondra Grace , head of fashion at the Massachusetts College of Art. "Then you'd run to another show and it was clear that the dresses still needed work. Jay would have a full calendar of shows for the week, but I think it was hard for him to make sure the quality of the shows was consistent.". (Boston Globe)
As suspects smirk, friends cite gentle side Feb 3, 2007
Berdovsky graduated in December 2005 from Massachusetts College of Art with a bachelor's degree that was completed with distinction. Stevens also took courses at the art school, his grandmother said. (Boston Globe)
Man who installed images says they were art Feb 1, 2007
Berdovsky's lengthy resume boasts a 2005 bachelor's degree completed "with distinction" at the Massachusetts College of Art, his second-place finish at the college's 2004 All School Show, and a merit scholarship he received from MassArt in 2000. On his website, he also described himself as a music producer and video music producer. (Boston Globe)
Suspicious Sign Scare Hits New York City Feb 1, 2007
In Boston Thursday morning, 28-year-old Peter Berdvosky, a Massachusetts College of Art student and a partner, Sean Steves, were expected to be arraigned for planting the devices. Michael Rich, Berdovsky's lawyer, said it was all a big misunderstanding. (CBS 2, NY)
BPS grads struggle with freshman year Jan 25, 2007
The study also reported that the grades of public school graduates at the examined institutions -- which included Berklee College, Bunker Hill Community College, Massachusetts College of Art, Suffolk College, the University of Massachusetts and Wheelock College -- appeared to suffer because of long commutes from off-campus housing and working long hours to pay tuition. Boston Public Schools spokesman Jonathan Palumbo BPS has implemented "fairly comprehensive" reforms at the high school level to... (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Their new station in life Jan 7, 2007
Kayser started AXIOM fresh out of Massachusetts College of Art, where she did most of her work in the Studio for Interrelated Media. Students there create work incorporating the Web, digital video, interactive media, and such elements as dance, music, and theater. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Today's Obits Jan 4, 2007
She was educated at Vesper George School of Art, Boston, 1949; Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, B.S. 1954; The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, M.F.A., 1979. She was active in the arts in New Hampshire since her first one-woman show, Nashua Public Library, 1948. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Notes from the Wunderground, and more Jan 1, 2007
And for a darkly comical and fiercely didactic exhibition at the Massachusetts College of Art, Sam Durant re-created dioramas from a defunct Plymouth wax museum in order to debunk deceptively benign myths about the Pilgrims and Indians ... Three thematic exhibitions in Boston focused on the impact of new technologies on art: "Sensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology , and Contemporary Art" at MIT, "Balance and Power: Performance and Surveillance in Video Art" at the Rose Art Museum," and... (Boston Globe)