The School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author program is the first designed exclusively to encourage authorship and entrepreneurship in a broad range of media. This spring they push the boundaries even further, breaking out the needle and thread with the presentation of distinct fashion lines inspired by political points of view. Join them for the “Model Citizen” show in New York City, Monday, May 5, from 6-8pm at the SVA Gallery, 209 East 23rd street. It’s going to be fierce.
Mark your calendars: from May 21 - June 1, 2008, students receiving master’s degrees from Rhode Island School of Design [RISD] will be on view at the Rhode Island Convention Center in RISD’s Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition. As a bonus, RISD will offer a web-based gallery of audio, moving and still imagery of students’ work (goin’ live May 20!). Supplemented by artist’s statements, the virtual gallery will offer a sneek peek into the minds of the creators. Multiply that by the 120 students receiving MA degrees this year and…..oof! that’s one long conversation!
Traditionally the words “summer school” strike fear into the hearts of students. But the courses offered by the Scuola Polytecnica di Design in Milan are a bit more appealing than the typical faire. The school has organized four week-long workshops, each on a different theme and taught by leading designers including Ross Lovegrove, Marti Guixe and the Campana brothers. Forget home-schooling yourself, learn from the masters in a design capital this summer.