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September 2013 / President’s Letter / MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
Dear MassArt Community,
As the fall semester is now in full swing, I wanted to share some updates and events from around the
college.
MASSART DAY
MassArt Day, traditionally known as Faculty/Staff Day, is reserved for professional development, and
has no scheduled classes. This year, it will be held on Thursday, October 3rd. We will
include development for all members of the MassArt community: faculty, staff, and students. Below is
a schedule of the day’s activities.
9:00-10:40am
Tower Auditorium, Lobby,
Tower Building
9:00-10:40am
Trustees Room, 11th Floor, Tower
Building
9:00-10:40am
Kennedy Conference Room &
Lounge, 2nd Floor, Kennedy
Faculty/Staff Strand
(All Faculty & Staff not assigned to
Strategic Planning Working Groups)
Strategic Planning Strand
(All Strategic Planning Working Group
members)
Student Strand
(All Students)
9:00-9:10
Welcome, brief intro
9:00-9:10
Welcome, brief intro
9:00-9:10
Welcome, brief intro
9:10-10:30
The Americans with Disabilities
Amendments Act: Transforming
Case Law into Best Practice for
MassArt Faculty and Staff
9:10-10:30
Strategic Planners Workshop
9:10-10:30
Retail Strategies for Artists
Ginger Russell will provide an
introduction to selling your
handcrafted items in a retail,
non-gallery venue, including
surveying the competition, how
to price your items, and
marketing and packaging for
stores. You’ll learn how to start
your own business and sell your
creative wares online and in
stores around Boston.
Dr. Salome Heyward will present an
overview on how colleges need to
respond to the ADA Amendments
Act. She will cite the latest court
cases and Office for Civil Rights
findings that are relevant to faculty
and support staff. Topics will
include: disability documentation,
accommodation letters, service
animals, admissions, access to
technologies and academic freedom
issues in the classroom.
Attorney Heyward is a nationallyrecognized expert on disability
issues in higher education. She is a
civil rights attorney with over 30
years experience and is trainer in
the area of disability
discrimination.
9:10-9:30
3-Year Extension of the last Strategic Plan
Goal: Highlight what was achieved, what
may be left to consider. Understand better
where we’ve been and where we are going
9:30-9:50
Data/Resources
Goal: Understand what reports we have
that might be useful to your work. Provide
examples of reports and how they are used
(ie; SNAAP - which answers questions
like, How much do arts graduates
earn? Where do artists reside? How
satisfied are arts alumni with their
education? How many arts alumni have
graduate degrees?)
Where and how can data be accessed?
9:50-10:30
Report from initial meetings
Goal: Learn from each other where you are
in the process
-­‐ Academic Excellence
-­‐ Student Success
-­‐ Enrollment Management
-­‐ Systems
-­‐ Reputation
-­‐ Partnerships
Ginger Russell is the Creative
Director and Manager of MassArt
Made. She has a BA and an MA
in Art History from Virginia
Commonwealth University in
Richmond, VA and extensive
retail experience, primarily at
Nordstrom.
10:30
Join all-college discussion/Tower
Auditorium
10:30
Join all-college discussion/Tower Auditorium
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10:40-12noon - Tower Auditorium
All-college discussion on the draft Statement on Diversity and Social Justice
• Goal: Introduce principles; open the floor to discussion and comments; develop a shared understanding;
explore what it means to utilize these principles in our work.
12noon-1:30pm - Break
• Massachusetts State College Association (MSCA) – Lunch on your own
• Staff Lunch – West End Lobby
• Students – Lunch on your own
12:45-1:30pm - Tree House Plaza
Thumbprints and Piano
Make your mark during the 140th Anniversary Celebration!
MassArt Activities Council (MAC) and Student development are hosting an event at the Tree House to mark
this anniversary. Students, faculty and staff are invited to add their thumbprint and name to our tree. This
tree will be unveiled again during the 150thAnniversary. Come play the Street Piano and add your thumbprint
to history! Refreshments will be served.
1:30-3:30pm - Throughout Campus
College-wide open house/open studios
Visit a department you have always wanted to see . . . check out the show in the galleries . . .
experience something somewhere outside of your everyday trajectory. It’s up to you. Then let us
know what you did and we can share your new experience with the MassArt community. Details of
what is available will be posted on inside MassArt at
http://inside.massart.edu/Administration/Presidents_Office/MassArt_Day_2013.html
3:30pm - Tree House Plaza
College-wide Photo
This year, MassArt is launching a decade of MassArt “class pictures” leading to the College’s 150th
anniversary in 2023. For anyone who wants to be in it. Photographer will be MassArt Graduate
Student Dylan Nelson, assisted by Eric Ruby.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
MassArt kicked off its fall 2013 semester on September 3, 2013 with Opening Day/Strategic Planning
Day. Faculty and staff gathered to hear announcements about recent hires to the college and were
introduced to the process that MassArt is using to construct the 2014-2019 Strategic Plan. To see a
full list of departmental announcements and presentations made on Opening Day, please visit:
http://inside.massart.edu/Administration/Presidents_Office/Fall_2013_Opening_Day.html
To view past Strategic Plans and information relevant to the Strategic Planning process, please visit:
http://inside.massart.edu/Administration/Committees/Strategic_Plan.html
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AWARDS, RECOGNITION AND MEDIA
MORTON R. GODINE MEDAL FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. I am pleased to announce that
Mayor and Mrs. Menino will be awarded the 2013 Morton R. Godine Medal for Service to the
Community for their significant contributions to art and design and to the creative spirit of Boston. The
award is given by the College in recognition of those who expand the role that art and design play in
our community. The medal was established in memory of a former Vice President and Trustee of
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Morton Godine, an admired community leader, teacher, and
passionate advocate for the college’s public mission.
REALITY CHECK. Reality Check is a compilation of work created by seven artists that uses non-digital
editing to create imagery of the world around us. The exhibition was curated by Lisa Tung, Director of
Curatorial Programs and opened on September 9th in the Sandra & David Bakalar Gallery. It will be on
view until December 7th.
Milva DiDomizio, editor for the "To-Do" list on bostoglobe.com selected Reality Check as her “Pick of
the Day” on September 9th. To view her thoughts, visit:
http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2013/09/08/boston-area-list/4VFpZh3pJ4Ajh7S8VTh0tL/story.html
Matthew Brandt and Daniel Gordon, featured artists in Reality Check, were mentioned in Marni Elyse
Katz’s blog on stylecarrot.com on September 23rd. Images from the exhibition as well as recognition for
the show and Lisa Tung, its curator, can be seen at: http://stylecarrot.com/2013/09/23/artmondayphotographer-daniel-gordons-intensely-colored-still-lifes/
TREEHOUSE RESIDENCE HALL. ADD Inc will be speaking about the Treehouse Residence Hall at the
International Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s 12th Annual Awards in Chicago, where it was
a Best Tall Building Featured Finalist. In addition, ADD Inc will be featuring the Treehouse in their
presentation to the Facades Design Delivery Summit in New York City. Last, but certainly not least, the
Treehouse was nominated for the prestigious Harleston Parker Medal. This award is Boston’s most
significant architectural recognition and honors the “most beautiful building in Boston”.
FAMILY VAN REDESIGN. MassArt’s Graphic Design program and the Center for Art and Community
Partnerships collaborated on a redesign of Harvard Medical School’s Family Van, which travels
throughout Boston providing free preventative health services. Boston.com recently featured an article
on the redesign and collaboration. To view the article, visit:
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/fenwaykenmore/2013/09/hold_massart_student_lends_talents_to_harvard_medical_school.html?camp=local
search:on:twit:HLboston/dorchester&dlvrit=183066
FACULTY RECOGNITION AND ACCOLADES
MassArt Graphic Design Professor Elizabeth Resnick was featured on WBKN.com, an Ohio news
channel. The story focused on Youngstown State University’s McDonough Museum of Art, which is
hosting an exhibit titled “Graphic Advocacy: International Posters of the Digital Age.” The exhibit,
curated by Professor Resnick, includes 120 posters from more than 30 countries created by
approximately 80 graphic artists from all over the world. In addition, the NBC affiliate in Youngstown
attended the opening reception, and featured it on their evening news program and website.
http://www.wkbn.com/2013/09/02/mcdonough-museum-exhibit-features-advocacy-posters/
http://www.wfmj.com/story/23420625/political-internet-posters-on-display-at-mcdonough
Part-time faculty member Ranee Flynn (Graphic Design) was featured in the New York Times Style
magazine for her incredible photography. http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/19/turningpoint-the-innocent-beauty-of-ranee-palone-flynns-portraits-of-teenagers/?_r=0
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Art in America reviewed Film-Video Professor Ericka Beckman’s retrospective “Works 1978-2012” at
Kunsthalle, Bern. The show travels to Le Magasin Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble in
February 2014. http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/ericka-beckman/
The magazine also reviewed Photography Professor Abelardo Morell’s touring retrospective “The
Universe Next Door” at the Art Institute of Chicago.
http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/abelardo-morell/
STUDENT AND ALUMNI RECOGNITION AND ACCOLADES
PRINCE PASTA CONTEST. For its 100th anniversary, Prince Pasta held an art contest inspired by
Boston Landmarks. The contest runs from September 4th – October 2nd, and the winner will receive a
$5000 scholarship from Prince Pasta. Students from MassArt’s Studio Foundation Class were invited
to participate. Four MassArt students created one-of-a-kind pieces that are featured in the contest.
Amanda Gibson (Illustration) submitted modeled her piece after the Paul Revere Statue. Connor
O’Rourke (Animation) recreated a Swan Boat and Greyson Babbitt (Architecture) submitted a
model of the Leonard Zakim Bridge. Lindsey Blight (Community Education) also submitted a
model of Boston’s Swan Boats, which was feautred on Masslive.com on September 20th. To view the
article, visit:
http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2013/09/lindsey_bright_of_deerfield_builds_pasta_swan_b
oat_for_5000_boston_art_contest.html
To view all of the submissions, visit: www.massart.edu/About_MassArt/News/Prince_Pasta.html
Fulbright Scholar from Pakistan and MassArt's MFA Communication Design student at the Dynamic
Media Institute, Qazi Fazli Azeem will have seven essays published in a book "Been There. Done
That. Try This! - An Aspie's Guide to Life on Earth". The book will be published in London by Jessica
Kingsley publishers in February, and was edited by Dr. Tony Attwood (International Asperger's
Syndrome expert based in Australia), Craig Evans (self advocate and founder of autismhangout.com)
and Anita Lesko (self advocate based in Florida). Qazi Fazli Azeem's advice as an Aspie mentor, along
with self advocates from around the world, including Dr. Temple Grandin, Anita Lesko, Liane Holliday
Willey, Jennifer O'Toole and many others, offer words of wisdom on coping with key stressors such as
self-esteem, employment and friendship, based on personal experiences. Azeem will be speaking in a
panel of the books contributors at the Autism Pensacola Conference in Florida in June 2014.
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849059640
Alumnus Carlos Villamil (’12, Fashion Design) showcased his sustainable designs during Boston
Fashion Week at the official kick-off party at BOND at the Langham Boston.
http://www.boston.com/names/2013/09/29/boston-fashion-week-kicks-off-thelangham/psOVMLpZ1OYJt2nuRlUkQP/story.html?comments=all
Alumni Ambreen Butt (’97, MFA 2D), Ekua Holmes (’77, Photography) and Megumi Naitoh (’00,
MFA 3D) were recipients of the 2013 Brother Thomas Fellowships award for their significant
contributions to their community through excellence in their craft. The Brother Thomas Fund,
established by the Boston Foundation, was created to support artists at critical points in their careers.
http://www.tbf.org/news-and-events/news/2013/september/br-thomas-fellows-2013
Distinguished Alumni Arne Glimcher (’60, FA2D) was appointed Officer of the Legion of Honour by
the President of the French Republic. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion of
Honour recognizes distinguished military or civil services to the Nation. Named Chevalier (Knight) in
2003, Mr. Glimcher was recently promoted in his ranking to Officier (Officer) for “his exemplary
commitment to the vitality of art worldwide,” and “generous contributions to French artistic
institutions.”
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