Art Scholarships - Normandale Community College

ART
E-NEWS
News from the Normandale Art Department
A NASAD Accredited Art Program
May 2014
Art Scholarships
The Art Faculty selected two AFA-Art Students to receive the two $750 Art Scholarships for 2014-15. The awards were
announced at the Student Show Reception on April 7th. The Bryant Family Art Scholarship was awarded to Matt Hintz
and the Felicity Abby Jane Mathieu Art Scholarship was awarded to Eric Christianson.
Matt Hintz
Children’s Tile Mural
The newest Children’s Tile Mural was presented at a reception on February 14, 2014. The mural is located near
the Day Care Center. It was created by 48 children.
Eric Christianson
Fused Glass 2
Three glass artists visited Normandale to do presentations for Fused Glass 2 students. Patricia Punykova is
a glass artist with a studio in the Solar Arts Building
in Minneapolis. She showed students her glass jewelry
and discussed her casting and coldworking processes.
Chuck Burton is a local master glass flamework artist
who demonstrated his glass beadmaking techniques.
Students were then able to make several glass beads.
Jeffrey Stenbom is an AFA-Art graduate. He took his
first Glass Fusing class in 2006. He went on to study
glass blowing and casting techniques at River Falls,
Wisconsin. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he
was accepted into the graduate glass program at Tulane
University in New Orleans. He presented his newest
cast glass pieces, discussed his journey working with
glass and demonstrated his casting technique.
Photographs for the Biology
Lab Lobby
Art CLA Dale Brown was asked by the Biology Department to photograph students, staff and faculty as they
worked in the Biology Lab. These photographs were
installed in the Biology Lab Lobby and will remain as a
permanent exhibit.
David Luke at Northern Spark
Faculty member David Luke is working with the nonprofit
Upstream Arts in Minneapolis to create 4 short animated
movies. Upstream Arts provides arts programming for
youth and adults with disabilities. In the course of a
Upstream Arts class, participants collaboratively write a
variety of poems. David is making short animated movies
of these poems. The movies will be projected large-scale
during Northern Spark 2014 (June 2014) as well as part of
Arts on Chicago (May 2014). For more information see:
http://www.upstreamarts.org/2014/05/05/david-luke-andupstream-animated/
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/
blogs/245999441.html
Painting 2 Mural
The Painting 2 class at Normandale Community College created a mural in the Library area of Normandale’s campus,
in room L1763. The mural pays homage to Leonardo DaVinci’s The Last Supper and depicts the students who painted
the mural in the place of the disciples. The students are seen with and surrounded by books to encourage reading and
scholarship. The class broke up into rotating groups of three to five students. The project was one of the class assignments and took nine weeks to complete. The mural measures 14 feet in width by 9 feet in height.
This “in process” photograph was taken on April 29, 2014. The painting will be completed by May 13, 2014.
The Artists that created the mural are pictured left to right:
(top)
Emily Flynn
Nammy Le
Carly Regner
Blanca Dahlin
Jaquan Ford
Jenna Tranum
Daniel Christianson
Nicole Lindsay
Jesse Cabral
Eric Christianson
Malley Chapman
Paul Thompson
Damien Heinz
(bottom)
Jamie Ostrowski
Bree Lindsoe
Not pictured:
Daniel Barnstead
Benjamin Rogers
High School Art Show
The 28th Annual South Suburban High School Art Show
was held in the Fine Arts Gallery in March. The winner of the Normandale Award of Excellence is Tristan
Shearer for his digital photograph titled, “The Woman of
Time.” Tristan is a student at Eastview High School.
Study Abroad Course in Italy
ART/HIST 1900: Special Topics
The Medici & Their World
Instructors:
Cindy Koopman—Art
Office F1261, (952) 358-8745
cindy.koopman@normandale.edu
David Rayson—History
Office F2209, (952) 358-8687
david.rayson@normandale.edu
10 Days: Departing May 19, 2015
Trip Highlights: 4 nights Florence, 4 nights Rome
Florence: Pitti Palace, Boboli Gardens, Florence Cathedral, Church of Santa Croce, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi,
Galileo Museum, Ufizzi Museum, Medici Chapels
Assisi: Basilica of St. Francis—Giotto and Cimabue frescos
Rome: Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Colosseum, Roman Forum, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s
Basilica, Catacombs of San Callisto and San Sebastiano
Vesuvius and Pompeii
For Itinerary details and enrollment information:
http://www.passports.com/participants/enroll
and type Tour ID: DRAYSON2015-2
Early Enrollment Discount for enrollments before May 15, 2014
Metal Heart Jewelry Studio
The Metal Heart Jewelry Studio, located in NE Minneapolis, hosted Normandale’s Mixed Media class on
February 13, 2014. Students made sterling silver rings
under the direction of jewelry artist Kirk Sklar.
AFA Show
AFA Show through May 16th
DANIEL BARNSTEAD
BRANDON ANDERSON
BENJAMIN CLEVELAND
ERICA FJERSTAD
DANIEL CHRISTIANSON
ERIC CHRISTIANSON
BLANCA DAHLIN
BREE LINDSOE
SAYOMI MURHPY
JAMIE OSTROWSKI
LINDSAY VANDANACKER
EMILY FLYNN
Kip O’Krongly Visit
Kip O’Krongly demonstrating hand building
with slabs and stenciling to the Pottery Club.
Thirty-two students were in attendance.
NCC at NCECA
National Council on Education for the Ceramic
Arts. From left to right. Nicole Franklin, Carly
Regner, Ronda Aho, and Amy Ritchi.
Normandale Community College Student Show Awards
Purchase Awards
Mojdeh Kazem Laura Ekrem
Ceramics Independent Study
Art1121: Drawing 1
Ceramic panel (face with hand)
Black ink still life with oil lamp
Merit Awards
Kaitlyn MoeKiersten Moe
Art1118: 2D Design Art1118: 2D Design
Portrait with pen-ink Book
Laura RajavooriKelsey Speckt
Art 1114: Digital Photography
Art 1121: Drawing 1
Passport + Ice Cream
Diorama Still Life with graphite
Bree LindsoeNammy Lee
Art2201: Figure Drawing
Art1118: 2D Design
Portrait (red hair)Pen+ink portrait
Madeline InceRonda Aho
Art2201: Figure Drawing
Ceramics Independent Study
Portrait (girl with hood)
Hanging netting + driftwood
Pottery Club Award
Nicole Franklin
Ceramics Independent Study
3 small brown vestals
Blick Arts Award
Daniel BarnsteadLu Lu Luo
Art 1109: Exploring Photography
Art1114: Digital Photography
Black+White photogram book
Outside + Christmas tree diptych
Raman Varashkevich
Katherine Grendahl
Art2201: Figure Drawing
Art1122: Electronic Imaging
HeadOutlet, rococo frame, and sky
Tara MitchellBrittany Edblad
Art1121: Drawing 1
Art1121: Drawing 1
Ink WashPen + Ink in library
Normandale Student Show
Ronda Aho
Laura Ekrem