October 17, 2017, Filed Under: UncategorizedWeekly Update Departmental Announcements Departmental Events CoFA Events/Announcements UT Events/Announcements Community Events Electives Housing Opportunities 1. Departmental Announcements Master’s Candidates Graduating in December If you expect to complete your degree during a given semester, file to graduate by submitting the Master’s Graduation Application form online. (A paper form may be submitted by students enrolled in dual-degree programs. Contact a vcantu@austin.utexas.edu to obtain the paper form, to which you must attach a program of work that has been approved by your program graduate adviser.) The form must be completed and submitted during the appropriate time period: Fall 2017 Graduates – September 5, 2017 – November 17, 2017 Students who do not submit the form by the deadline will not be eligible to receive their degree until the subsequent semester. If you find after filing for graduation that you will not complete your degree requirements, contact the Graduate School for instructions for rescheduling your graduation. The Master’s Graduation Application form is valid for one semester only; a new application must be submitted if your semester of graduation changes. 2. Departmental Events Visiting Artist Larry Bamburg in Conversation with Amy Hauft Tuesday, October 17 4PM ART 1.102 Larry Bamburg talk. Larry will be discussing his newest work, BurlsHoovesAndShells on a Pedestal of Conglomerates, currently on view at the VAC. The production of this work was a physical tour de force and I promise you that Larry’s way of thinking about what he is doing is eccentrically charming. STUDIO VISIT SCHEDULE for Wednesday 10/18 Martha Wilson Performance Artist Founder of Franklin Furnace Archive, New York Visiting Artist Lecture Wednesday October 18 6:30 PM Rm. 3.206 (Transmedia Studio) ABOUT MARTHA WILSON Martha Wilson is a pioneering feminist artist and art space director, who over the past four decades created innovative photographic and video works that explore her female subjectivity. She has been described by New York Times critic Holland Cotter as one of “the half-dozen most important people for art in downtown Manhattan in the 1970s.” In 1976 she founded Franklin Furnace, an artist-run space that champions the exploration, promotion and preservation of artist books, temporary installation, performance art, as well as online works. She is represented by P.P.O.W Gallery in New York. Martha Wilson received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in 2013. She has received fellowships for performance art from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts; Bessie and Obie awards for commitment to artists’ freedom of expression; a Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts; a Richard Massey Foundation-White Box Arts and Humanities Award; a Lifetime Achievement Award from Women’s Caucus for Art; and the Audrey Irmas Award for Curatorial Excellence from the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College. 3. CoFA Events/Announcements Monday, October 23 from 10:00am-2:00pm Professional Pastry Pop-Up Meet FACS Staff on your home turf! We’re doing surprise pop-ups in the Winship building, Art building, and BSOM building. Be one of the first 24 people to find us, and we’ll give you a pastry for your follow on social media. Get connected with FACS, get a surprise sweet, it’s a win win! Tuesday, October 24 from 10:00am-11:00am in DFA 1.101 Coffee with COFA(link is external) Did you know many of the staff members of the College of Fine Arts are working in the fine arts themselves? To kick off COFA Careers Week, come have a cup o’joe and doughnuts with College of Fine Arts staff and hear about their own artistic pursuits and projects. Bring your questions about the Austin arts scene to these local makers here in your own ecosphere! RSVPs are appreciated, so we can make sure to order enough coffee and doughnuts, but walk-ins accepted! Wednesday, October 25 from 12:00pm-1:00pm in DFA 1.104 Tips & Tiffs: Networking 101(link is external) “Networking” is a feared word for many, and we want to help you feel comfortable and thriving in the professional relationships you build. In this workshop, we’ll de-stigmatize the term, discuss the importance of networking in the arts, and leave you with some ideas about how to go forward and make great connections. You’re guaranteed to leave energized about all the relationships you could start or build in the arts! Thursday, October 26 from 10:00am-1:00pm in DFA 1.104 Rapid Resume Reviews Need resume feedback in a pinch? Stop by the FACS conference room in our first-ever open office Rapid Resume Review session! Bring a print (preferred) or digital copy of your resume to our office, and you’ll get fast, one-on-one feedback from one of our career advisors. No appointment needed! Friday, October 27 from 2:30pm-3:30pm in DFA 1.104 Tips & Tiffs: Job and Internship Search Skills(link is external) Whether you’re seeking your first internship or you’re applying for full-time jobs, we’ve got lots of TIPS to help your job search be successful! In this workshop, we’ll cover best practices, search strategies, and share our favorite job resources. You’ll leave this workshop slightly closer to your dream job or internship! 4. UT Events/Announcements You’re invited to Sustainability on Tap! Have a passion for the environment? Interested in what UT grad students are working on? Join us for an evening of craft beer from Black Star Co-op and a speed session of sustainability presentations! All grad students, faculty and staff are welcome to this social and informal community-building event! Sustainability on Tap Wednesday, October 25th 5-7pm SAC Ballroom South (SAC 2.412) Hear from grad students as they showcase their sustainability or environmental research in fun, fast-paced, 3 minute talks. This is a zero waste event, so we encourage you to BYO-mug (16oz or less!) and enjoy a local brew, on us! RSVPs are appreciated. This event is part of Campus Sustainability Week and is co-hosted by the Office of Sustainability and The Graduate School. Thank you to Black Star Co-op for their generous support. Explore the ecological restoration of Waller Creek, tour the stadium’s zero waste efforts, learn about UT’s green buildings, and more during Campus Sustainability Week, Oct. 23-27! Check it out! 5. Community Events The VORTEX presents Linda Mary Montano with stellar Austin collaborators in INTERACTIONARAMA: Viewer Discretion Advised @The VORTEX: A 3-hour Experience When: November 10-11, 2017 8-11pm Friday and Saturday. Two nights only. Visit vortexrep.org for tickets Where: Eloise Brooks Cullum Stage @ The VORTEX 2307 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78722 Free Parking. Bus Route. The Butterfly Bar @ The VORTEX opens nightly at 5pm with full bar, hand-crafted cocktails, and snacks. Patrizi’s @ The VORTEX opens nightly at 5pm with delicious homemade Italian food. Tickets: $35-$15 $35 Priority Seating $25 General Admission $15 Discount/Child/Artist/Student/Senior Advanced Reservations Recommended. Limited seating. www.vortexrep.org or 512-478-5282 6. Electives ART EDUCATION If you are looking for an outside Art Education elective course for Spring 2018, here is one to consider. FA 381, PA 388L: Cultural Policy and Participation Professor Francie Ostrower, Tuesdays, 2-5 This class will examine public and private policies and structures that impact cultural production and participation. This includes a consideration of rationales for and against public support for culture, how policies have both promoted and impeded cultural producers and consumers, advocacy efforts, and relations between governmental policy and private initiative. Our discussion of governmental policies will be complemented by a consideration of research on factors promoting engagement in the arts, arts engagement and other forms of civic engagement, and efforts by cultural organizations to attract audiences. Attention will also be given to the implications of new technologies and legal regulations for cultural policy and participation, and cultural policy and international relations. Students will translate broad course themes into more practical applications through exercises and assignments asking them to analyze specific policies and audience engagement strategies. Studio Art SPRING 2018 Seminar in Studio 382/884: Working Models: Santa Fe Studio Art Faculty: Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler School of Architecture Faculty: Elizabeth Danze and John Blood Course Description: This seminar adopts an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach of studio art and architecture students working together in small teams to develop and create theoretical models for an artist residency and creative research institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In a series of lectures and discussions, instructors will present historical and contemporary concepts of the artist studio as a space of creative production. The history, scope, and design of numerous artist residencies around the world will be also presented for consideration. Students will visit a regional artist residency: Artpace in San Antonio for a meeting with the Studio Director to gain behind-the-scenes insight to some of the inner workings, opportunities, and challenges of artist residencies. As part of the creative process, students will visit the proposed residency site in Santa Fe (property Jeanne and Mickey Klein and adjacent property of the late Marlene Meyerson) spend time on the site and meet with these philanthropists and/or their representatives. In Santa Fe, we will also visit the museum Site Santa Fe as well as artist’s studios. The class will culminate in group presentations of the created proposals. Info: Class size: 5-10 studio art grads + 12-18 architecture grads. The class will be offered for 1st and 2nd-year studio art grads. The studio art grads will meet with the architecture grads. While this class is an elective for our grads, for the architecture students it is a mandatory part of their studio curriculum. Schedule: class meetings (both studio art and architecture grads) will be scheduled for Thursday nights 6- 9 pm, studio in School of Architecture A site visit in Santa Fe: a 3-4 day trip with the studio art grads and architecture grads. Date TBD. 7. Housing 8. Opportunities GLOBAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP Funding to support and encourage graduate student international research – Deadline November 3, 2017 (11:59pm) As part of our commitment to educating the next generation of leaders with international experience and global perspective, the International Office is pleased to announce a new initiative to support and encourage international research: Global Research Fellowship. Through a competitive process, fellowships will be awarded to graduate students to conduct international research or field study which will be part of their theses/dissertations. Priority will be given to projects that are conducted in conjunction with existing reciprocal exchange partners. The fellowship provides up to $5,000 to cover travel and lodging expenses while conducting research abroad. For more information, please visit Global Research Fellowship The Graduate School will be sponsoring the University of Texas at Austin’s 2nd Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition on Thursday, February 8, 2018. The 3MT is an academic competition that challenges master’s and doctoral students to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience. 3MT is a fairly well-established competition in which universities across the country, and the world, compete. You can find out more about the program here. The Graduate School will be facilitating, as well as offering prizes to the winners. The winner will be awarded $1,000, the runner-up $750, and the people’s choice will receive $500. The finalist will represent UT Austin at the regional competition to be held on February 24, 2018, in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the annual meeting of the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools. The Graduate School will be providing information sessions and a workshop to assist students in developing their presentations. Key Dates Information Session: October 31, 2017, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, POB. 2.302 3MT Workshop (3 Hours): January 26, 2018 UT Austin Competition: February 8, 2018 Regional Competition: February 24, 2018 The Education Internship deadline is November 1, 2017. We offer one internship approximately every 6 months with a session from early February to late July or early September to late January. Both positions are selected in November. https://chinati.org/information/internships Here is a link to our other internships as well as Education. https://chinati.org/information/internships https://chinati.org/information/internship_education
