The Savannah Women of Vision dedication ceremony

How do you celebrate Georgia Day in Savannah, the first city in the last of the 13 original colonies? By commemorating some of its most distinguished women from history and modernity, of course! The Savannah Women of Vision dedication ceremony at Arnold Hall is open to the public.
When SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace noticed the lack of women in the 1930s’ Works Progress Administration mural in Arnold Hall’s theater, she decided it was time to elevate the traditionally underrepresented demographic. The Savannah Women of Vision portrait installation celebrates the remarkable ideas, insightful leadership and distinguished service of 10 women who have profoundly sculpted the city of Savannah and beyond.
Carved cameos paying tribute to each of the following honorees will permanently line the walls in Arnold Hall’s theater:

• Mary Musgrove Matthews Bosomworth
  
• Abigail Minis
  
• Mother Mathilda Beasley
  
• Juliette Gordon Low
  
• Flannery O’Connor
  
• Nancy N. Lewis
  
• Emma Morel Adler
  
• Frances Wong
  
• Alice Andrews Jepson
  
• Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears
  The larger-than-life portraits honoring these women were created by none other than SCAD alumnus Michael Porten (B.F.A., illustration; M.F.A., painting). But Porten isn’t the only alum taking part in this historic event; the following alumnae will speak during the ceremony:
  

• Susan Laney (B.F.A., photography)
  
• Meredith Sutton (B.F.A., metals and jewelry)
  
• Clare Ward (B.F.A., performing arts)
  
• Nontra Yantaprasert (B.F.A., fashion)
  
• Zoe Leung (B.F.A., historic preservation)
  
• Osayi Endolyn (M.F.A., writing)
  
• Ayeola Johnson (M.A., arts administration)
  
• Felicia Bell (M.A., historic preservation)
  
• Capucine Gros (B.F.A., painting)
  
• Amy Lind (B.F.A., illustration)
  
• Elva Jiang (B.F.A., fashion, fashion marketing and management)
  SCAD invites the public to join the celebration at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12 at Arnold Hall, located at 1810 Bull St.
  

Spring Elective: THE FABRICATED IMAGE, with Jaclyn Cori Norman

© gregory crewdson

 

Do you prefer to STAGE your photographs rather than FIND them? 

THE FABRICATED IMAGE is the elective for you. 

You can shoot in studio, on location and/or outdoors.

You can use ambient and/or controlled light.

The Fabricated Image - 31811 - PHOT 330 - 0

MW 11 am-1:30 pm 

SPRING 2015

Professor Jaclyn Cori Norman 

© Tina Barney

PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT. Lifetouch National Schools Studios Inc., Virginia Beach, VA

PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT. Lifetouch National Schools Studios Inc., Virginia Beach,  VA .   Work w/ students, school personnel to streamline picture day, check in for scheduled appts, secure all collections, deposits, on-site production of images, orgz materials, assemble eqt, maintain, transport eqt between schools. Req HS grad, professional image, excel customer service, communication, interpersonal skills, exp working w/ school age children, adults, reliable transportation, driver’s license, ability to lift up to 40 lbs.   http://www.jobs.net/jobs/lifetouch/en-us/job/United-States/Photographer-Assistant/JHV3226MCK8Q83FXTZF/

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Ultimate Exposure, Van Nuys, CA

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Ultimate Exposure, Van Nuys,  CA .   Photograph events, help train PT seasonal photographers, prepare photographic eqt for each event, prepare, pack support eqt, assist w/ eqt inventory. Req photography exp in school or youth sports photography group, know photography theory, application, cameras, excel interpersonal, computer skills, pref BA/BS, exp w/ Canon D Series cameras, know Photoshop, Lightroom. $41.6K.   http://www.ultimateexposures.com/admin/jobs/join-our-team.php?jobid=49

PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALIST. Sotheby's, New York, NY

PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALIST. Sotheby's, New York,  NY .   Assist w/ sourcing of consignments by evaluating, appraising works for estimate requests, walk-in appts, assess photographic material from standpoints of historical/artistic importance, rarity, market value, provide estimates to clients, maintain close follow-up on property that has been estimated but not consigned, negotiate sale terms, catalog photos for sale, assist w/ catalog layout, production. Req hands-on exp, knowledge of 19th, 20th, 21st century photos, 3 yrs exp in auction biz, gallery or museum/exhibit space, client service skills, commitment to photography. Domestic travel.   https://careers-sothebys.icims.com/jobs/1358/specialist%2c-photography/job

JUNIOR PRODUCTION PHOTO EDITOR. Zulily, Columbus, OH

JUNIOR PRODUCTION PHOTO EDITOR. Zulily, Columbus,  OH .   Focus on transfer, processing of images from 3rd party vendors, perform simple cropping, resizing, color correcting, balancing actions to large volumes of photos, manage large volumes of data, photos, perform visual auditing, assessment, troubleshooting of large volumes of imagery from 3rd party vendors, upload, download images to FTP, internal systems in batches. Req 1 yr photo editing exp, 1 yr Photoshop exp, eye for detail, consistency, excel orgz, communication, time mgmt skills, pref exp editing, reviewing product photography, exp working in high volume production environment. Req #150921.   http://www.zulily.com/careers/position/150921 

BRAND STYLIST Wayfair, Boston, MA

BRAND STYLIST. http://www.wayfair.com/careers#job=ov5T1fwe

Wayfair, Boston,  MA .   Conceive, execute whole-room lifestyle images, appealing product vignettes, conceptual product shots to support company brands, procure props, oversee junior stylists, assist studio team in expanding shoot capacity over time. Req 2 yrs styling exp in commercial photography, online portfolio, ability to understanding home décor, create new style directions, work w/in art direction guidelines, eye for style, visual composition, attention to detail, know styling techniques across industry, in various merchandise categories, ability to lift 25-70 lbs.  

ASSISTANT CURATOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY. High Museum of Art

ASSISTANT CURATOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY. High Museum of Art, Atlanta,  GA .   2-yr FT position. Oversee dept of photography’s collection initiatives, assist w/ acquisitions, exhibits, publications, special projects, provide expertise in ID, acquisition of works of art for collection, support initiatives to tour dept’s exhibit projects, negotiate loans, prepare installation plans, develop, participate in educational programming, create, maintain excel donor relations, develop strong relationships w/ contacts in art world. Req MA/MS art history, 2 yrs exp in curatorial dept, excel communication, analytical skills.   http://www.woodruffcenter.org/HRJobdetails.aspx?jobid=1801

Resume Reviews

Resume Review Walk-in Hours

Friday, Feb. 12
Bradley Hall, First Floor
3-5:30 p.m.

Drop by Bradley Hall on Friday, Feb. 12 to have your resume reviewed by CAS career advisers in preparation for the SCAD Career Fair. Appointments times are ten minutes in length. Sign-up sheets will be located at the front desk. First come, first served.

Questions? Email careers@scad.edu.

Carrie Mae Weems lecture

deFINE ART 2016 keynote lecture: Carrie Mae Weems

Wednesday, Feb 17 

6pm 

Trustees Theater

Join us for the deFINE ART 2016 keynote lecture by honoree Carrie Mae Weems.
Over the past 30 years, Weems has developed a complex body of art that employs photographs, text, fabric, audio, digital images, installation and video. Her work has lead her to investigate family relationships and gender roles, as well as the histories of racism, sexism, class and political systems.
In the deFINE ART 2016 exhibition "Carrie Mae Weems: Considered,” Weems brings together a range of her work that is both provocatively disparate and deeply connected. Each series appears universal in scope, yet also isolates and draws upon more individual themes and issues. Weems’ still and moving images reveal families, men, women and the individuals that meld with and yield feelings of hope, despair, solitude, pride, strife and optimism. All of these aspects merge to form poignant visual articulations of our human condition in both days past and present. And in these diverse works that often look back, Weems urges us to be reflective and inquisitive — to consider them critically — within our present moment.
A commitment to history, to its exploration and analysis as well as to its revision, has always been ever-present in Weems' practice. She has, over the course of the past three decades, continued to reconsider history through her critical and insightful lens. Through much of her multidisciplinary work, Weems has oriented us to the complex ways in which the past is consistently and without fail carried forward into the present. In so doing, her art critically reflects how history gets constructed, layered, juxtaposed and articulated, and often, what roles we — both individually and collectively — have occupied within it.
In a review of her retrospective in The New York Times, Holland Cotter wrote, “Ms. Weems is what she has always been, a superb image maker and a moral force, focused and irrepressible.”
Weems has earned numerous awards, including the prestigious Prix de Rome and the U.S. Department of State’s Medals of Arts, as well as many grants and fellowships from organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Anonymous Was a Woman. In 2013, Weems earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a MacArthur Fellowship or “Genius Grant.” Most recently, she received the Spotlights Award from the International Center of Photography and the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard University.
She is represented in public and private collections around the world including those of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at major national and international museums including the Whitney Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, all in New York City. In 2008, Weems collaborated with students, faculty and staff at the Savannah College of Art and Design to create “Constructing History,” a series of photographs and video exploring recent American events.
Weems has been represented by Jack Shainman Gallery in New York City since 2008.
The exhibition is guest curated by Isolde Brielmaier, Ph.D.
Reception: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, 7 p.m.
SCAD Museum of Art
601 Turner Blvd.
Savannah, Georgia