SJSU Department of Art and Art History

Are you curious about why our cities look the way that they do, and who designs them? Check out this course in the history of 20th century urban design.

Discover the enchanting beauty of Venice with SJSU's summer study abroad program! Dive into its historic art and architecture for an immersive educational experience. Led by Dr. Elizabeth Carroll, this program runs from June 15-30, 2024, offering 3 units of Art History. Highlights include exclusive fieldwork in Venice, a day trip to Padua, and more. Secure your spot for a summer to remember! Don't miss out! For more info: https://bit.ly/ItalyARTHSu24 🇮🇹✈️🎨

🌍✨ Unbelievable travel opportunities await you this summer! 🌟 Explore the vibrant cultures of Costa Rica, Japan, or Venice, all while earning academic units. 🎓✈️ Led by incredible faculty, each trip offers a unique focus:

🇨🇷 **Costa Rica**: Dive into environmental and contemporary printmaking practices with the amazing Irene Carvajal! 🌿🎨

🇯🇵 **Japan**: Embark on a contemporary culture adventure with the fantastic Susan Trimingham! 🏯🎎

🇮🇹 **Venice**: Immerse yourself in the art history of this magical city with the captivating Elizabeth Carroll! 🎨🚤

Ready to learn more? Join our info meetings on:
📅 November 15 @ 6:30 PM
📅 December 5 @ 6:30 PM

Scan the QR code on the poster for the Zoom link to these meetings. Don't miss this chance to combine travel, learning, and unforgettable experiences! 🌏📚

🌟 Professor Liz Linden sheds light on the unlikely bromance between Andy Warhol and Arnold Schwarzenegger. 🎬 Check out her fascinating insights on the Pioneer Works broadcast! 📺
Read more: https://pioneerworks.org/broadcast/andy-warhol-arnold-schwarzenegger

Visit Liz's website:http://www.lizlinden.com

Join Professor Simms in Vienna, Austria this winter!
Click here: https://goabroad.sjsu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=34778 for more information.

Congrats Grads! 🎉 Commencement is just a week away, Friday, May 26th! 🎓

❓ Questions about registration, tickets, parking, etc? Visit the SJSU Commencement website:
https://www.sjsu.edu/commencement/

Paris! For Art Lovers - Study art in Paris this winter with Professor Josine Smits.

Abstract City, by Van Nguyen (DMA, '23)

✨Class: CSU Summer Arts 2022
✨Medium: Video Projection Mapping on Large-scale recyclable cardboard installation

✨About the Artist:
Van Nguyen is a senior college student passionate about Motion Graphics, Video Arts, and Visual Design. She is pursuing a BFA in Digital Media Art and a minor in Graphic Design at SJSU. She is currently a Motion Graphic Design intern TH Experiential creative agency, as well as the president of CADRE Student Organization on campus. With her skills and experiences in collaboration, visual design, and social media marketing, she hopes to support SJSU and her work community's inclusivity and purposes while empowering her peers as well as collaborating with other passionate individuals.

✨ Nguyen's Portfolio: vanng9797.github.io

The Spring 2023 Portfolio Review applications will close FRIDAY, APRIL 7th, at 11:59PM! 🎨

Apply Here:
Log in with your SJSU account to apply
https://forms.gle/MhYw3LQLPjcTF2ZS8

Students who want to earn a BFA MUST apply to Portfolio Review to graduate with a BFA degree. If you have already applied and been accepted you do NOT need to apply again. This deadline is for students who have not applied or been accepted.

Questions? Email Bill Alley

Good Luck! 🍀

KGO-TV Reporter David Louie posts SJSU Photography Professor Lasser's public art project story: Covid Bubbles: Californians Dress for Emergence on his Twitter feed.

Here is the post with video and interviews with the Artist(s).

https://twitter.com/abc7david/status/1433637256921714691?s=20

David Louie on Twitter “See how the desire to escape the bubble became the theme of a billboard campaign in San Jose to promote vaccination. Art Prof. Robin Lasser & artist/photographer Adrienne Pao collaborated. https://t.co/64Q87akgNK”

A Dead Reckoning: Navigating Contemporary Ceramics

Curated by SJSU Ceramics Professor Adam Shiverdecker (https://www.facebook.com/adamshiverdecker) at the Pensacola Museum of Art.

http://www.adamshiverdecker.com/

https://pensacolamuseum.org/art/dead-reckoning/

SJSU Ceramics professor, Adam Shiverdecker, invites viewers to consider a central question: Where is the field of American ceramic art going? in his first major exhibition as curator, “A Dead Reckoning: Navigating Contemporary Ceramics” at the Pensacola Museum of Art. A Dead Reckoning brings together artists, who while sharing a common guiding fix in ‘clay’, address a range of issues and clay processes that look to monumental scale, nature, consumerism, politics, and history.

Adrienne Defendi, MFA candidate in Photography at SJSU

https://www.adriennedefendi.com

Installation photo for The Annual Murphy & Cadogan Art Awards Exhibition at SOMArts in San Francisco on view between September 11–October 3, 2021.

https://somarts.org/event/murphycadogan2021/

SJSU PHOTOGRAPHY GRADUATE STUDENT ADRIENNE DEFENDI AND SPATIAL ARTS GRADUATE STUDENT KATHARINE JACOBS WIN COVETED CADOGAN SCHOLARSHIP.

The Annual Murphy and Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards Exhibition at SOMArts in San Francisco.

September 11 - October 3

https://somarts.org/event/murphycadogan2021/

Adrienne Defendi’s work explores the cyclical, the ephemeral, and the fragility of life. Her lifelong interests in memory and myth, narrative and nostalgia inform her photographic expression and artistic process. Adrienne lives and works in the Bay Area and is an MFA candidate in Photography at San José State University.

Katharine T. Jacobs is a native Californian from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada who received her BFA in Photography from Oregon College of Art and Craft. Her interdisciplinary practice incorporates alternative photographic processes and sculptural techniques to explore themes of illness, disability and beauty. A single mother living with multiple sclerosis, Katharine is an MFA candidate in Spatial Art at San Jose State University.

SJSU ART's Tuesday Night Lecture Series resumes this Tuesday (Aug. 31) at 5:00 PM with a talk by the artist, Tosha Stimage. The lecture is open to the public using the following Zoom link:

Zoom:
https://sjsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/4016287913273/WN_BaAF9ZKmStyfVxq-QS2NJA

Tuesday Night Lecture Series: TOSHA STIMAGE

http://toshastimage.com/

Tosha Stimage is a multi-disciplinary artist who uses a variety of mediums to examine and reflect on the limitations of language. Her work focuses on disrupting the idea of isolated meaning. By consistently re-contextualizing material forms and histories she is able to challenge visual languages as an ongoing investigation of racial ideologies. This lecture is a constellation of evolving artworks, investigations and events around language and revolution in its present verb tense.

The Study Abroad Program is back! Program Leader, Josine Smits, is working with students to study abroad in Paris during Winter 2020. Let us know in the comments a place you would like to study abroad. If you have any questions be sure to contact Dr.Smits at [email protected]

Happy Monday! There has been an extension on our scholarship! Email [email protected] for more questions.

Our annual scholarships application period is from March 16, 2021 to April 16, 2021. Attached is the flyer. The scholarships are for undergraduate and graduate students. Students can apply at the Financial and Scholarships Website: https://sjsu.academicworks.com/users/sign_in Please email Bill Alley, [email protected] if you have any questions.

Quick reminder: Portfolio Review applications are coming up!

Portfolio Review application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-oMeKBVPzasMHc67R52GMq-I4EQm2zrCWjBi2YfGEDiuBLg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Portfolio Review application instructions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/104oSvHSZhAXcsQ7HKXFq0G1piw-beTCk/view?usp=sharing