Around Town -- There is plenty to do at the YWCA Sep 11, 2008
RECENT COLLEGE GRADS The following Marshfield residents graduated from their respective college or university earlier this spring: Franklin Pierce University, Peter A. Wilson, sports and recreational management; Saint Anselm College, Timothy J. Hubbard, cum laude, business; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Justin M. Pelkowski, mechanical engineering; Arcadia University, Petrina Pappas, English; Western New England College, Douglas W. DiCristofaro business administration; University of Delaware,... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Jeanne Regan Sep 10, 2008
She had been employed for many years at the Massachusetts Central Office of State Colleges and later as director of personnel at Massachusetts College of Art, retiring in 1994. She was an avid traveler. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
Danvers native storms for hurricane help Sep 10, 2008
She studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, later moving to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in 1989 to further her studies in Mexican textiles. Karen never gave me a bit of problems, said Janice, who is currently residing in Port Charlotte, Fla. (Danvers Herald, MA)
'Business As Usual' offers a look at China's inner workings Aug 31, 2008
Honey'' is one of two videos by Yang Fudong in ''Business As Usual'' at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design ... "Business As Usual: New Video From China," featuring the work of Cao Fei and Yang Fudong, now up at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, offers much more to chew on than the fluffy features about Chinese tumbling schools and monks who practice martial arts that aired during the Olympics ... At: Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design,... (Boston Globe)
Around Town -- Visit leads to new habits Aug 29, 2008
Congratulations to the following graduates: Charles Maclean, BS in business administration from Babson College; Geoffrey Anderson, BS in business administration from Babson College; Sean Whitney, with honors from Cushing Academy; Katherine Walsh, Cushing Academy; Lesley Smith, doctor of physical therapy at the MGH Health Professions commencement; Erin Helen Feeney,BA in art education and sculpture from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design; Jonathan Lincoln, cum laude, from the College of... (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Code of silence Aug 27, 2008
Speaking of the DNC, Massachusetts College of Art and Design alums Lauren Holmgren and Josh Dow were in the spotlight yesterday, unveiling the "HOPE" sculpture that they fabricated for famed artist Robert Indiana. The new piece, which mimics Indiana's iconic 1964 "LOVE" sculpture, marked the opening of the Democrats' nominating party and will grace the Pepsi Center in Denver. (Boston Globe)
Academic Achievements Aug 21, 2008
Daniel Benjamin Murphy was awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film/video from Massachusetts College of Art and Design during an outdoor ceremony held at the college on Friday, May 23. Below are the names of the UMass/Dartmouth students who have been named to the Dean s list for the Spring 2008 Semester. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced Aug 15, 2008
-- In the Non-Browser-based Design category, the winner was Jae Chul Bae of The Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, and the finalist was Leilah Rampa of the University of Illinois at Chicago. -- In the Packaging category, the winner was a team led by Tseng-Chih Huang of Mingchi University of Technology in Taiwan, and the finalists were Eulie Lee of the Pratt Institute in New York City, and Strahan McMullen of the Art Center College of Design. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Video Voice: MATV premieres new video, Server Aug 9, 2008
We hired our first executive director, Michelle Schofield (who now works as the communications director at Massachusetts College of Art) and the rest is history. We even put together a newsletter called Visions that I worked on with local filmmaker, Randall Conrad, who was the first editor and I became the graphics editor. (Malden Observer, MA)
Dunn paintings on view at Hingham library Aug 8, 2008
A graduate of the UMass-Boston, she also studied at Massachusetts College of Art and Castle Hill/Truro Center for the Arts. A winner of professional development grants from the Mass. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
From Bay State to Beijing Aug 6, 2008
Peter Wayne Lewis, 55, a professor at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, uses his non-teaching time to paint in his Beijing studio and help run a gallery in the 798 Art Zone, known as the Soho of Beijing. He said the "explosive" contemporary art scene here prompted him to establish a studio a few years ago. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Alice Gray Woodall Aug 3, 2008
After graduating, Mrs. Woodall attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. She kept a studio on Boylston Street, where she painted and showcased her artwork through the 1930s. (Boston Globe)
Roxbury Film Festival has star power Jul 28, 2008
The annual festival celebrates the work and stories of people of color, and as in past years it will spread out at venues in and near the Roxbury neighborhood: The MFA, Massachusetts College of Art, Northeastern University, Roxbury Center for the Arts, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Haley House bakery/cafe, and Coolidge Corner Theatre. Dee will be at the MFA on closing night with her new film "Steam," about three women (Ally Sheedy, Kate Siegel, and Dee) who share joys and woes in the steam... (Boston Globe)
Area's architectural talent up to the task Jul 25, 2008
BEATE BECKER Cambridge The writer is director of Designing an Industry/Designing the Future, an initiative of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Local designers make art of the old cotton standby Jul 24, 2008
The concept behind Dance Party Massacre, which features tees with images such as a knife through a high-top sneaker and the infamous "Halloween" hockey mask, was cemented during Dakoulas's senior year at the Massachusetts College of Art. In his studio apartment, he hosted screenings of horror movies, followed by dance parties. (Boston Globe)
'Behind the Seen' balances Morell's austerity and playfulness Jul 20, 2008
Morell, who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, has a master of fine arts degree from Yale. He'll be artist in residence there this academic year. (Boston Globe)
Artist's job takes a backward approach Jul 6, 2008
Art [Massachusetts College of Art and Design], I had no clue what I wanted to do. My dentist, who collected clocks, asked me if I knew how to do reverse glass painting. (Boston Globe)
At the Senior Center: June 26-July 4 Jun 27, 2008
The instructor, Elizabeth Taylor has a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and attended the SMFA from 1998 through 2004. She has been an artist for the past 10 years and has a studio in the South End. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Neighbors (June 26) Jun 25, 2008
This fall, he will attend Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. The following Needham students graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. (Needham Tab, MA)
Exercising his independence: Man, 99, heading to Ireland Jun 17, 2008
In his retiring years, he worked at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where one of his paintings hung in the president's office. "Those were the best years of my life," he said. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Mourners, memorabilia reflect colorful life of art teacher Jun 16, 2008
before moving to the Boston area, where she studied at the Massachusetts College of Art. After beginning work at the Perkins School in the 1990s, she received a master's in education from Lesley University. (Boston Globe)
Celebrating equine majesty, adaptability Jun 15, 2008
"Human Nature: The Photographs of Barbara Bosworth": The Phoenix Art Museum presents a sampling of nearly two decades' of work - more than 40 images in all - by the noted nature photographer, who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art + Design. 1625 North Central Ave., 602-257-1222. (Boston Globe)
NAHS Class of 2008 graduate list Jun 14, 2008
Allison Fortuna Massachusetts College of Art. Matthew Foster Keene State College. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Voyeurs Under Fire for Taping Lesbians Jun 14, 2008
Massachusetts College of Art and Design students Rosanne Strott and Emily Niland were in bed together when at least two young men videotaped them from a Wentworth Institute of Technology dormitory across the alley ... According to a police account, the two men apparently filmed the incident from their dorm room, which directly faces Strott's at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. (ABC News)
Epping High School names top 10 seniors Jun 13, 2008
Accepted at Massachusetts College of Art and New Hampshire Institute of Art, Mark plans to major in graphic arts or fine art at the University of Hartford, where he will receive an Artistic Merit Scholarship. Melissa Rivers is the daughter of Virginia Northrup and Steve Rivers. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Peeping Tom video lands two students in district court Jun 12, 2008
"I never felt so violated without anybody touching me before," said Strott, a 19-year-old sophomore at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design whose dorm room faced the Wentworth building. The indignity, the women said, was compounded last week by a Roxbury District Court assistant clerk, who said he would wait for Wentworth to finish its investigation before deciding whether to issue a criminal complaint against David Cunha and David Siemiesz, the two Wentworth juniors whom Boston police... (Boston Globe)
Marshfield painter featured Jun 11, 2008
In 1976, he received a master s degree in art education from Massachusetts College of Art. Boczanowski paints familiar New England scenes, busy downtown locations and buildings like Resident Parking Only and shoreline scenes like The Last Cottage. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Making the grade Jun 6, 2008
College: Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Anticipated major: Painting or illustration. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Keefe Tech valedictorian pursuing an artistic career Jun 3, 2008
After being accepted at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Pratt, Massachusetts College of Art, and the New England Institute of Art, she finally settled on the highly competitive RISD.. Keefe Principal James Lynch will be sad to lose the valedictorian. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Billericas 2008 graduates walk the walk Jun 3, 2008
Tara Lafortune, a senior at Shawsheen who plans to attend classes at Massachusetts College of Art, will remember the camaraderie at Shawsheen, and how classes weren t a competition. In the real world, you have to rise above everyone else, or you fall to the bottom of the chain, said Lafortune. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Dunn paintings on view in Arlington Jun 1, 2008
A graduate of the UMass-Boston, Dunn also studied at Massachusetts College of Art and Castle Hill/Truro Center for the Arts. A winner of professional development grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, her work is exhibited and collected both locally and nationally. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
The plain truth May 30, 2008
Gohlke taught at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design from 1988 to 2006. Starting in mid-July, a major expansion will close the Addison for 18 months. (Boston Globe)
Fashion's starring role May 29, 2008
"In the tech age, people work from home in sweats and anything else that's comfortable," says Sondra Grace, professor of fashion design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. "None of that happens on 'Sex and the City.' Even when they're at home, they're dressed up. They go to bed in the best bras. That's an important message. It's saying that you can really enjoy clothes. There's nothing wrong with being over the top.". (Boston Globe)
Commencements May 24, 2008
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignOn campusGraduates: 360 undergraduate and graduate studentsDegrees: bachelor's and master'sSpeakers: Artists Jun Kaneko and Edgar Heap of Birds, a multidisciplinary artists' groupHonorary degrees: Kaneko and Heap. Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Genevive McMillan, 85, donated artwork to MFA May 24, 2008
Anne Marie Stein, dean at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a longtime friend, said Mrs. McMillan earned a bachelor's degree in English at the University of Bordeaux and was one of the first women to graduate from the cole des Sciences Politiques, the leading school in France for public administration. In 1944, after the liberation of Paris, she met Robert McMillan, an American officer and an architect. (Boston Globe)
At home amid history May 18, 2008
Durant, who graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, used the figures to provide a different interpretation of the Pilgrim history than tourists at the museum experienced. He titled one exhibition, "Scenes from the Pilgrim Story: Myths, Massacres and Monuments," and used "doubt-inspiring wax museum scenes," as he called them, to suggest how Native Americans experienced and viewed the Pilgrim history. (Boston Globe)
Critic's picks May 16, 2008
Tonight and tomorrow, Intermezzo performs chamber operas by Satie and Charles Shadle at Massachusetts College of Art and Design's Tower Auditorium. Tomorrow, the Spectrum Singers present "Shakespeare in Song" at Emmanuel Church. (Boston Globe)
Framingham grad makes impact in fashion May 12, 2008
Bautista, 23, a native of the Dominican Republic and a 2003 Framingham High graduate, is now a senior at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. "Clothes can make you something you're not. It's important to find clothes that reflect who you are," said Bautista. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Critics' picks - classical music May 11, 2008
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Massachusetts College of Art and Design's Tower Auditorium, 621 Huntington Avenue. 617-899-4261. (Boston Globe)
Carmen Marc Valvo finds new glamour in old Hollywood May 8, 2008
Fashion House at District (180 Lincoln St., 617-426-0180, ), weekly at 10 p.m. Student designers from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design show their frocks at an afterparty at the club tonight ... com), weekly at 10 p.m. - Student designers from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design show their frocks at an afterparty at the club tonight. (Boston Globe)
Rising stars in visual arts Apr 18, 2008
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Life and death amid peaks and valleys Apr 17, 2008
McPhee, who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, looks at an uninhabited mountain area that fire had ravaged two years earlier - hence the title. She shows rebirth intertwined with desolation. (Boston Globe)
Red Sox faithful revel in sun, ceremony Apr 9, 2008
At the other end of the line, Matt Maderos had wandered over from his job at Massachusetts College of Art and Design during his lunch break and decided on a whim to see if he could get tickets. "I've got a snowball's chance in hell," said the 37-year-old Quincy resident. (Boston Globe)
'Survey' explores edge of region Apr 8, 2008
Barbara Bosworth, who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art + Design, admits to being "obsessed with the physical world." The three color photographs from her series "Meadow, Carlisle, Massachusetts" are almost picture-window big (40 inches by 50 inches), but the keenest-eyed looker would be hard pressed to find such clarity and detail looking through even the clearest window. Her images are like middle-linebacker ballerinas: simultaneous marvels of muscular scale and exquisite delicacy. (Boston Globe)
Edward Baker, top designer for Boston Ballet; at 65 Apr 8, 2008
"In addition to the dancers' costumes, Mr. Baker also had to make the head for the donkey and the large fairy wings for "Midsummer," said Arthur Leeth, a former dancer with the ballet."Eddie was a great guy and a heck of a lot of fun," he said.In appearance, Mr. Baker did not look like a ballet dancer himself, friends said, but more like Father Christmas. John Steczynski, Mr. Baker's companion of 25 years, said little was known of Mr. Baker's life before he was 2, when he was adopted from the... (Boston Globe)
'A great art teacher' Apr 8, 2008
" I asked.What followed were thoughtful responses. It seems Legere, who is the seventh-grade art teacher at the Cooperative Middle School, respects individuals' differences. These students' responses indicated that Legere gave assignments and had expectations for her students but was open to the individual's own artistic vision, approach and process.One youth described in detail a project that really drew her in. She became so involved and interested in what she was creating that she was not... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Consortium calls for creative collegians for bike rack design Mar 27, 2008
Anybody interested in the contest should contact Rose at the UrbanArts Institute at Massachusetts College of Art and Design at 617-879-7973. Page 1 of 1. (Northeastern News, MA)
Real estate reps, students spar city rule Mar 15, 2008
The ordinance was spearheaded by City Councilor Michael Ross, who represents Mission Hill, a neighborhood densely populated by Northeastern, Wentworth Institute of Technology and Massachusetts College of Art and Design students, and others. He said the ordinance was designed to lower rents and create more affordable housing for families. (Northeastern News, MA)
'Representative Locations' explores land use Mar 9, 2008
"Representative Locations," which runs through March 19 at the President's Gallery at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, is drawn from the holdings of the Center for Land Use Interpretation, a Southern California-based research institute that looks at issues relating to planning and landscape ... At: the President's Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Ave., through March 19. (Boston Globe)
Boston Printmakers 60th anniversary exhibit travels to Gordon College Mar 7, 2008
The Boston Printmakers were founded by a small group of students and faculty from the Boston Museum School and the Massachusetts College of Art in 1947. Their first exhibit featured a variety of contemporary printmaking forms for that time period, including etchings and drypoints, lino cuts, engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, wood-engravings, and the newly popular serigraph, which is a silkscreen process. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
What is it good for? Mar 4, 2008
Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-879-7333. (Boston Globe)
Creative duo's giant puppets hold mirror up to culture Mar 2, 2008
EDUCATION: Attended the Massachusetts College of Art and the Audubon Expedition Institute. HOBBIES: Playing and inventing games. (News & Observer)
Artist Ana Maria Pacheco's work bears silent witness Feb 29, 2008
Other artists have incisively addressed this subject; Jenny Holzer's screenprints of government documents currently at Mass MoCA and in Massachusetts College of Art and Design's "War Stories" exhibit come to mind. But few make you feel so caught up in the middle of it. (Boston Globe)
Prout student artists win awards Feb 29, 2008
Looking forward to studying industrial design or illustrating, Josh is deciding between the Massachusetts College of Art and Rhode Island School of Design. This was his first award for art. (Westerly Sun, RI)
How effective are the promo spots airing on local TV? Feb 27, 2008
Our panel: Frederic Brunel, a marketing professor and consumer psychologist at Boston University; Emily Drees, a graphic design student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design; and Steve Almond, an Arlington author whose new collection of essays is called (Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions. You can watch the spots at. (Boston Globe)
The enduring attempt to come to grips with war Feb 21, 2008
"War Stories," the small, nuanced exhibit at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, buzzes with dozens of stories about the war in Iraq, each carving out its nook of understanding ... At: Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Ave., through March 12. (Boston Globe)
Balancing act: Feb 18, 2008
John Russell is a professor of art history and archaeology at the Massachusetts College of Art and vice president of the Archaeological Institute of America. He said the research value of artifacts plummets when the provenance is lost or tainted because knowing the archaeological context of a piece can tell researchers as much about a culture as the artifact itself. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Computer music composer is multi-talented Feb 6, 2008
This Massachusetts College of Art and Design-hosted event displayed visual artist Jimmy Joe Roche's spastic and colorful film compiled of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies including, but not limited to, Conan the Barbarian (1982), Terminator II: Judgment Day (1991), and even Kindergarten Cop (1990) and Junior (1994). With an original score by Deacon and dueling drums from Kevin O'Meara and Jeremy Hyman, Ultimate Reality, tells the story of Schwarzenegger's struggle to protect Jon Connor (Terminator)... (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
NESAD shows Boston student winners Feb 6, 2008
This year's winners included Kaitlyn Emerson, Kristin Kyper, and Daniel Murphy, all from the Massachusetts College of Art. Also from Mass Art were three honorable mentions, Rachel Akiba, Brian Duffy, and Conor Maguire, with the fourth honorable mention going to Patrick Short of Boston University's Fine Arts Department. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Ruth Cobb, at 93; paintings evoked a dreamlike state Feb 3, 2008
After graduating from Dorchester High School for Girls in 1931, she entered Massachusetts College of Art and graduated in 1935. While there, she met Lawrence Kupferman, another art student. (Boston Globe)
Jen Trute, the reluctant painter Jan 21, 2008
As a student at the nearby Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, she expressed that same ambivalence about committing to a life as a painter. Trute shifted back and forth from an emphasis on fine art to commercial art during her time there. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Student and his family open up on toll of depression, risk of suicide Jan 17, 2008
Haas, who plans to study photography next fall at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, said it was time for someone to speak up about an issue that, according to national estimates, affects more than 2 million American teenagers every year. "I'm happy to do it, especially since no one else seemed to be doing it," he said in an interview last week, wearing cargo pants and work boots in the living room of his family's home in Needham. (Boston Globe)
Blogging under 21 Jan 3, 2008
Massachusetts College of Art: The variety of events at Mass Art is impressive, including musicians who play "progressive, avant, often electronica-based music ranging from dance-pop, to metal, to abrasive noise-music," Pearl says. He also notes that "their shows are always all ages, and are usually five bucks to enter." Pitchfork-feted "indy-dance pop-culture kingpin of our generation" Dan Deacon is scheduled to play the Pozen Center on Jan. 31. (Boston Globe)
Investing in education Dec 26, 2007
Similarly, a proposed Design and Media Center will help keep the Massachusetts College of Art and Design at the front ranks of design education, an increasingly important economic engine. At the state's 15 community colleges, the bond bill will fund construction of new allied health buildings on four campuses as well as the complete modernization and rehabilitation of science and general academic buildings on most of the remaining campuses. (Boston Globe)
Fashion Blog Dec 21, 2007
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