2023 SLCC Student Art Showcase Poster Design Contest

The Visual Art & Design Department invites all Salt Lake Community College students to participate in a poster design contest announcing the 2023 SLCC Student Art Showcase.

This contest is open to all presently enrolled SLCC and SLCC Concurrent Enrollment students. Professionals, instructors, or students working as professionals are not eligible. Entrants must be able to verify student status.

The winning poster design will be used to promote the 2023 SLCC Student Art Showcase on campus as well as other venues and media. In addition, $200 will awarded to the winner.

To see more:

https://www.slcc.edu/visualart/art-shows/23-student-art-showcase.aspx

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2021 INK Show Opens!

SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
South City Campus / Center for Arts & Media
Edna Runswick Taylor Foyer / East Entrance
1575 South State Street / SLC, UT 84115

Exhibit Dates
November 15, 2021 through January 14, 2022
Monday ~ Friday

To see the show online:
2021 INK Show

The annual INK Show is back in the East Foyer of SLCC South City Campus! Because of Covid-19 the 2020 Show was online.

In 2010, Salt Lake Community College Visual Art & Design Graphic Design students Nadya Bratt & Casey Kim created INK as a club for anyone interested in Graphic Design. After their graduation from SLCC, INK evolved into an online resource for those passionate about the visual communication industry by offering access to news, resources, and networking.

Associate Professor Kerry Gonzáles / Photo: Scott Fineshriber

VAD Associate Professor Kerry Gonzáles and caretaker for INK, is proud to share the talents and creative directions taken by Alumni & Friends of INK in this – the seventh annual – INK, an Alumni Art & Design Group Show.

The alumni highlighted this year:

Layla Burchett
Allison Fisher
Anamaye Lanayru
Sarah Landeen
Kesia Nielsen
Rachel Tonkovich
Hali Vanderburg ~ in remembrance

Each piece showcases the design process from initial research and ideas to a completed product. And most importantly… how a good foundation in graphic design is used in a multitude of careers.

Associate Professor Kerry Gonzáles, Sarah Landeen, and Kesia Nielsen. / Photo: Scott Fineshriber

Rachel Tonkovich, Layla Burchett, Allison Fisher, and Anamaye Lanayru. / Photo: Scott Fineshriber

“With a great foundation in Graphic Design, our students can go anywhere and do anything.”

Hali Vanderburg’s youngest sibling Kether and Hali’s mother Kimberly Bain. / Photo: Scott Fineshriber

For more information contact Kerry Gonzáles:
kerry.gonzales@slcc.edu
(801) 957-3493

To see previous INK Shows:
The INK Show

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Brittani Takes Silver!

2021 SkillsUSA

Virtual National Leadership & Skills Conference
June 21 – 24, 2021

Congratulations to Graphic Design & Communications student Brittani Hodgkinson!

The Visual Art & Design Department of Salt Lake Community College is very proud of Brittani for bringing home the Silver Award in Advertising Design! Brittani placed second in this national contest showcasing career and technical education students. SkillsUSA conducts this contest annually as a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. SkillsUSA serves more than 372,655 students and instructors annually.

From Brittani:

“Here is my submission for SkillsUSA nationals. I had 1.5 hours to do a technical challenge by recreating an advertisement (not posted here), and then 4 hours to complete 30+ hand drawn thumbnails, a logo, three instagram ads, a bag design, and a sticker.”

“The company was Greenie Feelys: Love the Earth and the goal was to present eco-awareness in a new and refreshing way. My focus was on loving the planet, which is why my logo is the earth in the shape of a heart. We had to do two versions: full color and single color.”

“For the ads, I decided to do something lighthearted and yet serious underneath by using mythological/aliens as an excuse to love the planet. I would have loved to draw in an alien ship in the first ad, but time was so crunched, I didn’t make it. I hope that you enjoy these designs!”

SLCC Visual Art & Design Department Assistant Professor Virag White organized the state event to allow Brittani to participate virtually. This was no small feat due to many security paramaters put forth by SkillsUSA. Many thanks to Virag for her dedication in supporting Brittani and representing the SLCC Visual Art & Design Department and Graphic Design & Communications program, as an expert SkillsUSA advisor!

Kudos Brittani!

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2021 SLCC Student Art Showcase

You are invited!

The Visual Art & Design Department would like to invite you to the 2021 Salt Lake Community College Student Art Showcase. See the wonderful artwork of our very talented students.

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Online Awards Reception:
Thursday, April 1, 2021
5:30 – 6pm

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Online Exhibit Dates:
April 1 through April 15, 2021

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Award Winners Exhibit:
April 1 through April 15, 2021

SLCC South City Campus
East Entrance LED Wall
Center for Arts & Media
1575 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT

Monday through Friday / 10am to 6pm

Exhibit closes at 4pm on April 15.

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For more information contact:
Robinson Valenzuela
robinson.valenzuela@slcc.edu

Ed Rosenberger in Slug Magazine

Ed Rosenberger, 2019, large format, wet-plate image. Photo: David Hyams, Luminaria.

Ed Rosenberger, an Associate Professor in the Visual Art & Design Department at Salt Lake Community College was featured in this month’s Slug Magazine. The article “Making a Photograph with Ed Rosenberger” was written by Kia McGinnis Way.

From the article:

“The title ‘photographer’ is more of a verb than a noun for Ed Rosenberger. Beyond the act of taking photographs, it’s an epithet that also includes teaching, mentoring and a lifelong commitment to learning. Initially coming to Utah as a young college student ready to hit the slopes, Rosenberger has become an invaluable fixture in the local visual art community as both an educator and an artist. His cultivated and creative eye has resulted in an esteemed body of commercial and fine-art work, while his dedication to guiding others to the light, so to speak, has elevated the photography culture in Salt Lake City.”

To read more:
https://www.slugmag.com/arts/art/making-a-photograph-with-ed-rosenberger/

Congratulations Ed!

2020 SLCC SACM Commencement Honorees!

Excerpts from SLCC Today and SLCC website.

2020 COMMENCEMENT HONOREES

From the SCHOOL of ARTS, COMMUNICATION & MEDIA

Professor Craig Ferrin – Performing Arts, Music

Associate Professor Kerry Gonzáles – Visual Art & Design

Assistant Professor Jodie Jones – Communication

Student Kaori Schrank – Visual Art & Design

Distinguished Faculty Lecturer

The Distinguished Faculty Lecturer is a recognition of quality work by one of Salt Lake Community College’s full-time faculty and a charge to develop that work over an academic year into a public presentation. A committee chosen by the Associate Provost for Learning Advancement selects the faculty lecturer each year. The lecture takes place in the spring.

 

Craig E. Ferrin, PhD

Professor, Performing Arts, Music

The need for creative problem-solving and leadership has increased exponentially in our complex and mobile society, says Dr. Craig E. Ferrin, SLCC’s 2021 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. Students today must learn to be specialists and require formal training in creativity and leadership skills to be successful.

Craig’s faculty lecture, titled “Instructional Agility: A Framework for Teaching Creativity & Leadership in Content Rich Courses,” will adapt several “Agile” frameworks for instructional delivery. These are iterative development approaches that evolve incrementally through collaboration. They encourage research and experimentation in the creative process.

“The creative process is messy,” Craig says. “Without frameworks, creativity can spiral out of control to the point that little is accomplished within the required time frame.” The Agile approach provides structure to the creative process by emphasizing teamwork, organization, accountability, inspection and adaptation.

Craig’s presentation will seek to provide effective methodologies for improving productivity skills, including critical thinking and problem-solving; adaptability and flexibility; innovation and creativity; communication; and leadership.

Craig earned his undergraduate degree and his doctorate from the University of Utah and his master’s from Northwestern University in music education. After teaching in public schools for 12 years, he joined the faculty at SLCC in 2002, where he instructs students in performance and music business. Outside of the college, Craig performs regularly with the Murray Concert Band, the Gabriel Trumpet Ensemble and Utah’s CityJazz Big Band.

 

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Teaching Excellence Award

The Teaching Excellence Award is given by the Salt Lake Community College Foundation Board to recognize excellence in professional education at SLCC. There are three campus-wide annual Teaching Excellence Awards: two full-time faculty and one part-time faculty. The award reflects a cumulative body of teaching excellence rather than just a single year of exemplary work.

 

Kerry Gonzáles

Associate Professor, Visual Art & Design

Kerry Gonzáles was fresh out of high school when she began her two-plus decades career in graphic design, working as an intern while studying at the University of Utah. She was invited to join SLCC in 1997 as an adjunct instructor of graphic design and in 2002, she became a full-time faculty member.

Today, Kerry teaches seven different courses in SLCC’s Visual Art & Design (VAD) Department. She considers her work in maintaining strong, ongoing connections with alumni of the VAD program one of her greatest professional achievements. Kerry is in constant contact with more than 200 former SLCC students, and she often invites them to her classroom with a belief that current students benefit from seeing first-hand the connection between academics and career. Kerry is also a huge promoter of former students’ work and helps organize and promote the annual INK show, in which Graphic Design & Communications alumni display their art and design skills at the Center for Arts & Media at SLCC’s South City Campus.

With GD&C student Sophia Araujo Jacobs.
Photo: Whitney King Hyans

In addition to her focus on alumni, Kerry is dedicated to recruiting new students into the program. Once a student is on board, her main goal is to prepare them for entry into a work environment. One of the ways she does this is to develop projects that challenge students to think critically and to be self-starters and persistent while maintaining a good attitude. She believes this combination of perseverance and positivity often makes the difference between success and failure. “If I raise the bar, students will learn to fly over it,” she says.

 

Jodie Jones

Assistant Professor, Communication

For one of Jodie Jones’ students in her Conflict Management & Diversity course at SLCC, what she learned in the classroom, along with the help Jodie provided outside of school, was life changing. Other students and Jodie’s colleagues describe her as empathetic, helpful, kind, generous and patient, someone who makes learning fun and links theory to practice, making course materials relate to real events and situations.After teaching at Dixie State University, the University of Utah and Westminster College, Jodie began her work at SLCC in 2010 as an adjunct professor of Public Speaking and Conflict & Diversity. Since then she has taught three additional courses in communications and has become an assistant professor.

Jodie has a passion for teaching and helping students succeed by training them to think critically and introspectively. She views her teaching philosophy as a constant work-in-progress, and she is always considering ways to improve student engagement, incorporate diverse methodologies, build a collegial classroom community and develop robust curriculum. “I want students to leave each class with a sense that they can converse in course material with confidence, and I want students to feel they can call on the skill-sets they are learning because they are better communicators,” she says.

Jodie is also deeply committed to bettering her community. She holds a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Peacebuilding and since 2006, she has maintained her status as a volunteer mediator for victim-offender mediation in Utah Juvenile Court. In 2007, Jodie received the Victim/Offender Volunteer of the Year award, and she is currently a board member for the Restorative Justice Collaborative and the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution.

 

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Provost’s Graduates of Excellence

This prestigious distinction recognizes hard work, commitment and selflessness. One student is selected from each school of the college and General Studies. These are students with excellent GPAs who typically have received scholarships and awards for their academic achievements. They have demonstrated leadership skills and a dedication toward serving others, in addition to other notable achievements related to the creative arts, athletic excellence or involvement in SLCC beyond the classroom.

 

Kaori Schrank

Visual Art & Design

“I am originally from a rural community near Kobe, Japan. Learning new concepts in my second language has been one of the most difficult tasks for me. In all of my classes at SLCC, the faculty members were so kind, caring and supportive. They were very willing to help me when I needed it. As a result of their help and my continuous effort, my GPA is 4.0, and I also received the Academic Excellence Award (Pride in Academics) for both 2019 and 2020. My artwork has also received awards and been on display in numerous shows and in printed materials for the college. Salt Lake Community College has given me many opportunities to excel, and I’ve strived to embody excellence during my time here.”

Kaori recently had these pieces accepted into the online 2020 SLCC Student Art Showcase gallery

“Mirai ( Future )”

 

“Vega’s Echo”

 

“Snow Life”

 

Go School of Arts, Communication & Media!

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SLCC VAD WINS BIG AT SKILLSUSA!

Left to right: Hali Araneo, Anna Marie Coronado, Virag White, Troy Koltemann, Sandra Casteneda in Louisville, Kentucky.

 

From Assistant Professor Virag White, VAD SkillsUSA Advisor:
“It’s been HOT in Louisville. Not just the weather, but it was sizzling for the SLCC VAD Department at the awards ceremony. We had 4 students competing: 2 gold medals, a silver, and a 4th place. They all did awesome!!!”

GOLD MEDAL
Photography
Troy Koltemann

GOLD MEDAL
Graphic Imaging – Sublimation
Sandra Casteneda

SILVER
Graphic Communications
Anna Marie Coronado

4th PLACE
Advertising Design
Hali Araneo

From INK:
“Congratulations Everyone! And kudos to Virag White for being the SLCC Visual Art & Design Department Advisor.”

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2017 Guest Artist Series ~ You are Invited!

MARNIE POWERS-TORREY

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17 • 2 – 4 PM

SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
South City Campus / Center for Arts & Media
School of Arts, Communication & Media
Multipurpose Room 1-030
1575 South State Street / SLC, UT 84115

The Visual Art & Design Department is proud to present the 2017 Guest Artist Series.

Marnie Powers-Torrey is the Managing Director of the Book Arts Program and Red Butte Press at the University of Utah. She holds an MFA in Photography from the University of Utah and a BA in English and Philosophy from Boston College’s Honors Program.

Serving as the faculty mentor for the minor and certificate in Book Arts, she also teaches letterpress printing, artists’ books, and other courses for the Book Arts Program and elsewhere. Marnie is master printer for the Red Butte Press, harnessing the mighty printing power of a staff of excellent printers.

As a founding member of the College Book Arts Association, she served as Awards Chair for three years and VP for Nominations & Membership for two. Marnie’s work is exhibited and held in collections nationally.

This Event is Free & Open to SLCC Students & Our Guests of the Community.

For more information contact Virag White:
virag.white@slcc.edu
(801) 957-3316

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2017 SLCC Student Art Showcase

Opening Reception
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Center for Art & Media
Atrium Awards / Multipurpose Room Exhibit

Another wonderful Student Art Showcase has come and gone. We would like to thank all who participated. Without you, there would be no show!

Best of Show was awarded to Brooks Jones / Fine Art.

INK Award was awarded to Karli Duisen / Graphic Design.

The President’s Award chosen by SLCC President Deneece Huftalin was awarded to Brock Arbon / Fine Art.

SACM Dean Richard Scott gave the Dean’s Award to Joshua Watts / Animation.

Student Life & Leadership Award went Doary Buell / Photography.

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Over 250 pieces were accepted into the show. More awards given:

FINE ARTS (8) – 1 Award of Excellence, 2 Awards of Merit and 5 Honorable Mentions

PHOTOGRAPHY (7) – 1 Award of Excellence, 5 Awards of Merit and 1 Honorable Mention

GRAPHIC DESIGN (5) – 1 Award of Excellence, 4 Awards of Merit

ILLUSTRATION (3) – 1 Award of Excellence, 1 Award of Merit and 1 Honorable Mention

ANIMATION (2) – 1 Award of Excellence, 1 Honorable Mention

MULTIMEDIA (2) – 1 Award of Merit and 1 Honorable Mention

The esteemed judges for whom we thank their time and expertise:

Alisha Provstgaard – Animation & Multimedia


Susan Jarvis – Fine Art & Illustration

Rob Ronald – Design & 3D


Meish Frampton – Photography


Julianie Spookie McCray – INK Award

And the Art Showcase Committee who made it all possible:

Rob Adamson – Art Showcase Chair

Neal Reiland – Art Showcase Co-Chair/Past & Present Video

Jessica Curran – Banners & Signage


Chad Erekson – Animated Video


Kerry Gonzáles – Poster Contest


Lana Gruendell – Awards & Prizes


Andrew Wilson – Website Submissions

Trudy Richarson – Show NameTtags

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In addition to the above, these behind-the-scenes hardworking VAD Faculty and Staff also helped gather submissions and hang the show. And… provided security, tore down the show and returned artwork:

Sheila Chambers, Rick Graham, Whitney King Hyans, Terry Martin, Virag White, Mitzi Lopez Garrido, Eliza Filippi and Cindy Denos.

And last but not least we would like to thank the School of Arts, Communication & Media Dean Richard Scott, VAD Associate Dean Bryan Griggs, Center for Arts & Media Coordinator Josh Elstein, and Art Gallery & Event Coordinator Carolyne Chronister.

GREAT SHOW EVERYONE!

Photos Courtesy of The Globe 2017

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18 Tips For Telling A Story Through Artwork

Illustration by Charlotte Trounce http://www.charlottetrounce.co.uk/

For all you aspiring Illustrators out there, here is some helpful advice from DigitalArtsOnline about how to tell a story through your artwork. Designers, photographers, web designers… it wouldn’t hurt you either to take a gander.

Follow the link and enjoy!

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/illustration/18-tips-for-telling-story-through-artwork/