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2013-2014 UAB/BMA CURATORIAL FELLOWSHIP Call for Applications

The 2013-2014 UAB/BMA Curatorial Fellow will be an integral part of the curatorial department at the Birmingham Museum of Art. He/she will receive in depth training in museum and curatorial practices and will learn about the greater workings of a mid-sized art museum. He/she will work with one or more of the curators on specific projects to be determined by departmental needs, and will have the opportunity to develop his/her own exhibition for the Museum’s website or gallery space.

Reports to: Internship Coordinator
Duties: UAB BMA Intern
- Participate in all aspects of the curatorial department at the
Birmingham Museum of Art including,
- Attend departmental meetings (subject to Fellow’s work schedule)
- Research objects or aspects of the permanent collection
- Complete curatorial worksheets for the Museum’s permanent files
- Assist the curator(s) with projects already in development, including exhibitions, programs, and support group events
- Develop an exhibition for the Museum’s website or gallery space
- All other duties as assigned

Requirements:
- Must be a graduate student in good standing in the Art History Department at the University of Alabama, Birmingham

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2013
For more informaiton see: http://www.uab.edu/art/arthistory_fellowships.php

UAB Faculty listed in new book 100 Southern Artists. UAB Faculty, Gary Chapman (Painting) and John Douglas Powers (Sculpture) have been included in a new book that features significant southern artists. The book titled, 100 Southern Artists, was recently published by Schiffer Publishing. It features the work of artists who are doing significant work in the region.

UAB Faculty Gary Chapman announces solo show schedule. Faculty member Gary Chapman has announced 6 solo exhibitions for The HELMET Project. The first show occurred in the Fall of 2012 at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, which happen to coincide with the 11th anniversary of 9/11. For a complete list of future exhibitions of the project go to www.garychapmanart.com

UAB Design Professor and students awarded a 2012 Sappi - Ideas That Matter Grant.
Assistant Professor Douglas Barrett and UAB Design studnets, Samantha Gibbons, Amy Clark, Daniel Twieg, and Jenny Waycaster, along with Matt Leavell of Alabama Engine are the recipients of a 2012 Grant from Sappi Fine Papers. The grant will help with the creation of a printed book that will tell the story of the Chaba River. The book is being developed in conjunction with The Cahaba River Society (a non-profit organization) and Cayenne Creative. More info on Sappi's website. http://www.na.sappi.com/ideasthatmatterNA/

BARKER SCULPTURE COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
The University continues Dr. Barker’s legacy through the Samuel B. Barker Sculpture Competition. This competition represents a departure from prior years, while responding to one of Dr. Barker’s intentions. The competition will involve a three stage process. In Phase One, artists will submit two-dimensional proposals for a major work with supporting documents. In Phase Two, a group of ten selected artists will present maquettes and supplementary materials, which will be displayed in the University’s Visual Arts Gallery. From this exhibition, the Jurors will select a single work to be permanently installed on the University Campus. The commissioned work will be prominently placed in the sculpture garden of the forthcoming Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.

For more information see the online prospectus at: http://www.uab.edu/art/PDFs/barker.pdf

Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) Fellowships Announced
Douglas B. Barrett, Assistant Professor at UAB was awarded a Fellowship in the amount of $5,000 for Design. Barrett has a long list of awards and honors which have been received in a very short career. He brings a maturity and simplicity to his work, yet it is also new and complex. Barrett is an active competitor internationally. He has used his energy and his design skills in the community to help where it is needed.

Christopher Scott Lowther, Assistant Professor at UAB was awarded a Fellowship in the amount of $5,000 for Media Arts. Lowther is an artist and engineer making a bold and interesting contribution in a new art form. Employing cutting edge sensibilities, he is combining art and engineering to produce work that is challenging and engaging which translates into an exciting learning opportunity for his students. Artists working at the edge push boundaries which challenge all to a higher level of artistic creation that is beneficial to artists and audiences alike.

NEWS ARCHIVE...

UAB PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT HONORED
UAB student, Jennifer Money had a photograph selected as a finalist for Photographer's Forum High School and College Annual.

JAMES RODGER ALEXANDER ELECTED TO SECAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
James Rodger Alexander, Professor of Sculpture and Ceramics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC). He will take his seat at the annual meeting to be held in Durham NC, October 17-20, hosted by Meredith College. Professor Alexander is a regular contributor and presenter at the annual SECAC Conference and he was presented with the 2010 SECAC Excellence in Teaching Award for his over three decades of teaching excellence.

BAULOS SHOWING AT SLOCUMB GALLERIES
Douglas Baulos will have 5 sculptures in the “27th Annual Positive Negative National Juried Art Exhibition” February 20 to March 2 2012 at the Slocumb Galleries, ETSU College of Arts and Sciences Exhibition Space, Johnson City Tennessee. This year’s Positive/Negative focuses on art works that explore the concept of “Material Transformation” in various forms. "In choosing the works for this show, I wanted to focus on the inherent symbolic value of artists’ materials. I was especially attracted to non-traditional materials used in new ways. I love it when the material of an art work takes on a life of its own. Making something new out of something once devalued offers possibilities and creates potential. Thus, I hoped to take a look at art made from recycled trash, left-overs, junk, and inadvertent detritus. I am in awe of artists’ exceptional ability to transform waste materials into art, which benefits society by making something of value out of something once discarded. This is a worthy theme for the present economy that really makes sense. It’s also a “green” idea to take things destined for landfills and direct them to museums. " Juror - Dr. Gail Levins

Leonardo Art and Engineering graduate certificate approved
"The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of the Leonardo Art and Engineering graduate certificate at its Feb. 4, 2011, meeting. The certificate is a collaboration between the Department of Art and Art History in the UAB College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering. The program requires 12 hours of course work and six hours of interdisciplinary project; it will be offered in fall 2011. Contact Assistant Professor Christopher Lowther at digital@uab.edu for more information."

Heather McPherson Essay
“The Artist in His Studio: Dress, Milieu, and Masculine Identity” has just been published in Interior Portraiture and Masculine Identity in France, 1789-1914, ed Temma Balducci, Heather Belnap Jensen, and Pamela Warner (Ashgate, December 2010).

Katherine McIver Article
“Lets Eat: Kitchens and Dining in the Renaissance Palazzo and Country Estate” in New Perspectives on Early Modern Italian Domestic Interiors, Stephanie Miller and Erin Campbell, eds. to be published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

NEW SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES FOR 2012...
The Department of Art and Art History announces that all 2012 scholarship applications are due Wednesday, January the 25th at 4:30 p.m. in the Art Department office in the Humanities Building. You can find all scholarship applications and information online at http://www.uab.edu/art/sresources_forms.php

John Douglas Powers Exhibitions
“A Glimpse Inward,” at La Esquina Gallery in Kansas City, Mo.; “Local Histories,” at the Old Chapel Hill Museum in Chapel Hill, NC.; “Farewells and Introductions,” at The Front, New Orleans, LA.

Art and Science meet in Nepal in July, 2011
Join UAB professors Dr. Cathleen Cummings (Art History) and Dr. Cynthia Ryan (English) on this once-in-a-lifetime experience to study the art history and religion of both Buddhism and Hinduism concentrated in the artistically rich environment of Kathmandu Valley. more info....

Erin Wright work featured...
at the 11th International Biennial of the poster in Mexico. One of his posters was selected for exhibition at the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City. He was also awarded First Honorable Mention at the 3rd International Socio-Political Poster Biennale in Auschwitz Poland.

DOUG BAULOS
FEATURED ARTIST AT AUMLAC
Southern Studies: The Auburn Montgomery
Liberal Arts Conference, Spring 2011
Friday, February 18 and Saturday, February 19
Focusing on the theme of the South, the third AUM Liberal Arts Conference (AUMLAC) combines presentations of traditional academic papers from scholars throughout the region with a range of exciting events showcasing the liberal arts. The conference will host three special guests for 2011, including Douglas Baulos as Visiting Artist, who will discuss his exhibition installation as well as conduct a workshop. All of these events are open to conference registrants.

UAB Graphic Design Students and Faculty
Win 2010-2011 Addy Awards.
UAB graphic design faculty and students won 9 awards in several categories on Thursday night at the 53rd Annual Birmingham Addy Awards. The event was held at the Alabama Theatre. Addys recognize excellence in advertising and graphic design. Three creative directors hailing from San Francisco, Denver and Chicago juried the work.

Student awards included:
Alexandra Crawford, Student Best of Show
Alexandra Crawford, Gold, Student Editorial
Brittany Fox, Gold, Student Non-Traditional Advertising and Gold, Student Collateral
Alyssa Mitchell, Silver,
Student Non-Traditional Advertising
Lindsey Griggs, Silver, Student Collateral
Elizabeth Springer, Silver, Student Collateral

Assistant Professor, Douglas Barrett received 2 Silver place awards in the category Advertising for the Arts and Sciences for work done for the Department of Art and Art History.

Gary Chapman Solo Exhibition...
opens on January 27th at the University of North Florida. There will be a closing reception and lecture on February 24th. He also has three paintings in an exhibition at the Tim Faulkner Gallery of Louisville, Kentucky.

James Alexander...
will present two papers at the National Convention of the Popular Culture of America in San Antonio, TX.

2010 SPRING BFA EXHIBITION OPENS
The Department of Art and Art History is pleased to announce the 2010 Spring BFA Exhibition. Meet the artists and check out the fantastic work at the opening on Friday, April 16th at 5pm. The exhibition will highlight BFA work from a diverse group of disciplines, including drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture and graphic design.

DESIGN STUDENTS WIN REGIONAL ADDYS...
Graphic design student Jonathan Gann won a Regional Gold Addy for his poster INFUSORIA, Derek Phillips won a silver for his editorial layout featuring a type map of President Obama. Both pieces of work now move up to the National level of competition.

GARY CHAPMAN SELECTED...
Gary Chapman's paintings have been selected for publication in the 2011 book of New American Paintings, No. 88 South Edition. Only 40 artists were selected from more than 1,000 applicants. This edition was juried by Barbara O'Brien, Curator, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.

Chapman, Professor of Painting was also selected by the Alabama State Council on the Arts to conduct a half hour interview as part of the Alabama Arts Radio Series. You can listen to the interview on-line as a podcast by going to the following link: http://www.arts.state.al.us/ and clicking on the Alabama Arts Radio Series tab in the upper left corner.

GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS WIN LOCAL ADDY AWARDS
UAB Graphic Design students Jonathan Gann and Stephanie Shiver win top honors in the 2010 Birmingham Addy Awards. Both students also receive cash scholarships. The Addy awards are a yearly event hosted by the American Advertising Federation's Birmingham chapter. The students will be recognized at the Awards Gala on February 6th.

DOUG BAULOS RECEIVES PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
Baulos, an instructor of art, received his undergraduate degree in fine arts from UAB in 1990 and his master from the University of New Orleans in 1993. His paintings, videos and books have been exhibited or published nationally and across Europe and Asia...See full article here.

PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT FRED MITCHELL PLACED AS PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUM FINALIST...
...in the 29th Anuual Student Photography Contest, sponsored by Nikon, USA. Over 4000 students participated from around the world. Judges for this years contest were instructors Rob Winner, Brooks Institute of Photography, and Peter Glendinning, Michigan State University, as well as Karen Sinsheimer, Curator of Photography, Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

CRACCO ENGAGES PROSPECTIVE ART STUDENTS IN STUDIO WORK
Derek Cracco relishes the opportunity to sell the virtues of the Department of Art & Art History. The department's talent, facilities and Birmingham's rich cultural resources provide the three foundations for his pitch. Art Professor Derek Cracco shows Spain Park High School students how to create prints on the intaglio press in the department's print-making studio...See full article here.

THE ELLEN SHIZUKO TAKAHASHI
AWARD FOR PAINTING APPLICATION
DEADLINE APPROACHING
The Department of Art and Art History annually awards the Ellen Shizuko Takahashi Award for Painting to a student demonstrating talent in the area of painting. The Award is granted from the income of an endowment created by the family and friends of the late Ellen Shizuko Takahashi, Professor in the Department of Physiological Optics at UAB. Download application here.

CHRISTOPHER LOWTHER EXHIBITING IN "BOYS WILL BE BOYS" EXHIBITION
Fe Gallery proudly presents "Boys Will Be Boys," a national exhibition that includes artists Garry Pyles, Pittsburgh; Richard Schnap, Pittsburgh; Christopher Lowther, Birmingham, AL; and Juan Juarez, Syracuse, NY. The exhibit opening is on March 20, from 7 to 9 p.m., and runs until May 1. Gallery hours are 12 to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. Fe Gallery is located at 4102 Butler Street in Lawrenceville. For more information, call 412-860-6028.

CATHLEEN CUMMINGS TO CURATE EXHIBITION OF INDIAN FOLK BRONZES
Dr. Cummings is to curate an exhibition of 18th and 19th century metal sculpture from the Deccan region of India for the Peabody-Essex Museum, near Boston. The show will open in February of 2010 and will feature works from the Louis Figiel Collection recently gifted to the Museum. She has also been asked to co-author a catalogue of highly important Indian folk bronzes in the collection of the Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum of Art in Hyderabad, India. Work on this project, to be co-written with Jagdish Mittal, will commence in the summer of 2009.

ART HISTORY GRADUATE STUDENT JENNIFER BLOUNT AWARDED UAB IRELAND RESEARCH TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP.
Blount will travel to Boston this spring to complete research for her M.A. thesis, “The Black Male Nude: A Study of John Singer Sargent´s Thomas McKeller Nude within the Context of Nineteenth-Century Art and Culture.” Blount´s thesis will provide the first in-depth study of this important Sargent painting.