This site will be updated on a regular basis. Currently, I have posted many of my articles from The Chronicle, a Savannah College of Art and Design Publication. These articles began as press releases and were re-purposed for the colleges publication.
A few favorites:
Thursday, July 9, 2009
SCAD museum receives grant to preserve portrait
By: Melissa WheelerPublished: Friday, June 29, 2007, for The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070629d.cfm
The Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art was awarded a $10,000 conservation grant by the Wyeth Foundation for American Art. The grant will assist with the preservation of a significant group portrait by John Smibert (c. 1688-1751).
The large oil painting (41 by 50 inches) is the “Portrait of Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen (died 1726) and his Family,” a version of a 1718-19 portrait by Smibert of the Grant family. It was painted in Scotland before the artist traveled to Italy and then immigrated to America around 1729, where he became known as the first major American portrait painter.
“The work is part of the SCAD Museum of Art’s core collection of American paintings,” said Maureen Burke, Ph.D., executive director of the museum. It is one of only two large group portraits by Smibert found in the United States (the other is “The Bermuda Group” of 1729-31 in the Yale University Art Gallery).
Smibert’s painting — along with other Colonial and Federal portraits in the SCAD Museum of Art, created by artists including Joseph Blackburn, Gilbert Stuart, Jeremiah Theus, Robert Feke and Robert Street — provides a glimpse of the origins of American artistic traditions. Later American pieces in the collection include work by artists such as William Merritt Chase, early 20th-century prints, and the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American art, which spans the 19th and 20th centuries.
“Assisting with the conservation of such a significant example of early American painting will benefit the larger college community as well as those students and faculty members engaged directly in the field of American art,” Burke said. “The conservation will permit its exhibition and make the painting more available for research and scholarship. For students to have direct encounters with significant works of art also enriches the artistic, educational and cultural offerings available to the campus and wider communities.”
The conservators estimate the project will require approximately 30 days. Proposed treatments consist of additional mold remediation, removal of varnish layers, removal of the canvas from the stretcher, fill losses and more.
For more information about the SCAD Museum of Art, visit www.scad.edu/museum.
Wheeler is media relations manager.
Foundation awards $15,000 to SCAD to preserve Kiah Hall
By: Melissa Wheeler
Published: Friday, January 12, 2007, in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070112d.cfm
The Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art received a $15,000 grant from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation to preserve Kiah Hall, its 150-year-old building at 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Once the 1856 headquarters of the Central of Georgia Railroad, the landmark structure, then called the Gray Building, epitomizes the elegance of mid-19th century, Greek Revival-style architecture.
The Frueauff Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of those in need by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations in higher education, social services, and health and hospital. The organizations they provide with donations include the Boys and Girls Club, a guide dog training program, and several small healthcare facilities and children’s hospitals.
“We are always looking for opportunities to enhance community development in cities like Savannah,” said James Fallon, trustee and chief investment officer for the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation. “It is fitting that we support the outstanding activities of Savannah College of Art and Design in its urban renewal efforts and the renovation of the Gray Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.”
The grant will assist with the previously awarded Save America’s Treasures grant to preserve the building. The project includes replacing the 150-year-old metal roof, repairing the masonry in the Savannah gray brick exterior and making other needed repairs to prevent serious problems caused by moisture infiltration.
Visitors to the museum may view construction drawings and a history of the building as part of the exhibition “150 Years of Architectural Elegance: The Central of Georgia Railroad’s 1856 Gray Building Headquarters.” The museum is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Wheeler is media relations manager.
Published: Friday, January 12, 2007, in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070112d.cfm
The Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art received a $15,000 grant from the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation to preserve Kiah Hall, its 150-year-old building at 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Once the 1856 headquarters of the Central of Georgia Railroad, the landmark structure, then called the Gray Building, epitomizes the elegance of mid-19th century, Greek Revival-style architecture.
The Frueauff Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of those in need by awarding grants to nonprofit organizations in higher education, social services, and health and hospital. The organizations they provide with donations include the Boys and Girls Club, a guide dog training program, and several small healthcare facilities and children’s hospitals.
“We are always looking for opportunities to enhance community development in cities like Savannah,” said James Fallon, trustee and chief investment officer for the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation. “It is fitting that we support the outstanding activities of Savannah College of Art and Design in its urban renewal efforts and the renovation of the Gray Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.”
The grant will assist with the previously awarded Save America’s Treasures grant to preserve the building. The project includes replacing the 150-year-old metal roof, repairing the masonry in the Savannah gray brick exterior and making other needed repairs to prevent serious problems caused by moisture infiltration.
Visitors to the museum may view construction drawings and a history of the building as part of the exhibition “150 Years of Architectural Elegance: The Central of Georgia Railroad’s 1856 Gray Building Headquarters.” The museum is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Wheeler is media relations manager.
Sidewalk Arts Festival to be held April 28
By: Melissa Wheeler
Published: Friday, April 27, 2007 in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/070427b.cfm
Savannah’s beautiful Forsyth Park comes to life each year with stunning original artwork and live music when the Savannah College of Art and Design presents its annual Sidewalk Arts Festival. This year, the festival will take place April 28, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.
The Sidewalk Arts Festival draws thousands of visitors to view temporary chalk masterpieces created on the sidewalks of the historic park. First-, second- and third-place monetary prizes are awarded in three categories: students, alumni and prospective students. Coca-Cola, Vaden Town and The Mansion on Forsyth Park are sponsoring the event.
Additionally, NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is offering awards for the best underwater marine environment scenes. This year, the sanctuary will award a first-, second- and third-place Gray’s Reef Fantastic Fishes Award for the most imaginative chalk interpretation of the marine environment by SCAD students. The winning images in the Sidewalk Arts Festival, along with the other Fantastic Fishes Award entries, will be posted on the sanctuary’s Web site, www.graysreef.noaa.gov, and may be used to create a special poster following the festival.
In addition to the traditional chalk art competition, the festival will feature food from local restaurants, live music, student and faculty art exhibitions, and areas for young artists.
Sidewalk Arts Festival participants represent the college’s many areas of study; different artistic styles are inspired by different cultures, interests and courses of study.
Registration has been extended through April 27 at 5:30 p.m. All currently enrolled SCAD students may register at the Student Center, 120 Montgomery St., in the student involvement offices. Graduate students may register at Smithfield Cottage, 118 W. Hall St. For more information, call (912) 525-4400 or visit www.scad.edu/saf.
Wheeler is media relations manager.
Published: Friday, April 27, 2007 in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/070427b.cfm
Savannah’s beautiful Forsyth Park comes to life each year with stunning original artwork and live music when the Savannah College of Art and Design presents its annual Sidewalk Arts Festival. This year, the festival will take place April 28, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.
The Sidewalk Arts Festival draws thousands of visitors to view temporary chalk masterpieces created on the sidewalks of the historic park. First-, second- and third-place monetary prizes are awarded in three categories: students, alumni and prospective students. Coca-Cola, Vaden Town and The Mansion on Forsyth Park are sponsoring the event.
Additionally, NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary is offering awards for the best underwater marine environment scenes. This year, the sanctuary will award a first-, second- and third-place Gray’s Reef Fantastic Fishes Award for the most imaginative chalk interpretation of the marine environment by SCAD students. The winning images in the Sidewalk Arts Festival, along with the other Fantastic Fishes Award entries, will be posted on the sanctuary’s Web site, www.graysreef.noaa.gov, and may be used to create a special poster following the festival.
In addition to the traditional chalk art competition, the festival will feature food from local restaurants, live music, student and faculty art exhibitions, and areas for young artists.
Sidewalk Arts Festival participants represent the college’s many areas of study; different artistic styles are inspired by different cultures, interests and courses of study.
Registration has been extended through April 27 at 5:30 p.m. All currently enrolled SCAD students may register at the Student Center, 120 Montgomery St., in the student involvement offices. Graduate students may register at Smithfield Cottage, 118 W. Hall St. For more information, call (912) 525-4400 or visit www.scad.edu/saf.
Wheeler is media relations manager.
SCAD makes history in distance education
By: Melissa Wheeler
Published: Friday, April 6, 2007 in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070406f.cfm
The Savannah College of Art and Design e-Learning program was awarded the Outstanding Distance Education Program accolade from the Instructional Technology Council for its comprehensive student services, high-quality coursework and significant Web presence.
“SCAD is the first art and design college to be selected as the Outstanding Distance Program award recipient since the ITC awards for quality distance education began in 1991,” said Darrell Naylor-Johnson, vice president for SCAD e-Learning.
ITC reviewed e-learning programs nationwide for leadership and replicable innovation in several areas: quality instruction, efficient course development, effective retention strategies, and outstanding student services and professional development opportunities for faculty.
As part of the review, ITC members assessed SCAD e-Learning’s sample courses, online orientation for new students, training courses for new online teachers, the Web site, the Cyber Bees community site on The Hive and the e-Learning channel in MySCAD. The panel of judges, which included ITC board members, past award winners and ITC members, announced the award at the annual ITC e-Learning conference, held in Albuquerque, N.M., in February.
“This award is a testament to the collaboration between e-learning staff members and faculty to produce high-quality courses and provide excellent personalized services for all our e-learners,” said Lisa Ciardulli, director of e-Learning services.
The conference is known for demonstrating the latest innovations in e-learning and for providing e-learning practitioners with examples of who is doing what, what technologies they are using, what works and what does not.
The ITC recognition confirms the SCAD e-Learning program is a leader in distance learning.
SCAD offers degree and certificate programs as well as individual courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels through SCAD e-Learning. The high-quality learning experience and student services offered online by the college are comparable, in quality and scope, to on-campus offerings. The program attracts students from across the United States and abroad. All courses are taught by SCAD faculty and are offered for academic credit under the authority and accreditation of SCAD.
“SCAD is known as a leader of art and technology integration, so it is natural that the college is quickly gaining recognition for exceptional use of technologies to educate and inspire students from around the world,” Naylor-Johnson said.
Past accolades awarded to SCAD e-Learning include the following:
• The ITC Outstanding Online Course was awarded to Digital Craft I at the 2005 ITC Awards for Excellence in Distance Education.
• The National Academic Advising Association awarded a 2006 Advising Technology Innovation Awards Certificate of Merit for the online student orientation.
• The U.S. Distance Learning Association presented the silver award for Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming to the online historic preservation degree program.
For more information about SCAD e-Learning, visit www.scadelearning.org.
Wheeler is media relations manager at SCAD.
Published: Friday, April 6, 2007 in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070406f.cfm
The Savannah College of Art and Design e-Learning program was awarded the Outstanding Distance Education Program accolade from the Instructional Technology Council for its comprehensive student services, high-quality coursework and significant Web presence.
“SCAD is the first art and design college to be selected as the Outstanding Distance Program award recipient since the ITC awards for quality distance education began in 1991,” said Darrell Naylor-Johnson, vice president for SCAD e-Learning.
ITC reviewed e-learning programs nationwide for leadership and replicable innovation in several areas: quality instruction, efficient course development, effective retention strategies, and outstanding student services and professional development opportunities for faculty.
As part of the review, ITC members assessed SCAD e-Learning’s sample courses, online orientation for new students, training courses for new online teachers, the Web site, the Cyber Bees community site on The Hive and the e-Learning channel in MySCAD. The panel of judges, which included ITC board members, past award winners and ITC members, announced the award at the annual ITC e-Learning conference, held in Albuquerque, N.M., in February.
“This award is a testament to the collaboration between e-learning staff members and faculty to produce high-quality courses and provide excellent personalized services for all our e-learners,” said Lisa Ciardulli, director of e-Learning services.
The conference is known for demonstrating the latest innovations in e-learning and for providing e-learning practitioners with examples of who is doing what, what technologies they are using, what works and what does not.
The ITC recognition confirms the SCAD e-Learning program is a leader in distance learning.
SCAD offers degree and certificate programs as well as individual courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels through SCAD e-Learning. The high-quality learning experience and student services offered online by the college are comparable, in quality and scope, to on-campus offerings. The program attracts students from across the United States and abroad. All courses are taught by SCAD faculty and are offered for academic credit under the authority and accreditation of SCAD.
“SCAD is known as a leader of art and technology integration, so it is natural that the college is quickly gaining recognition for exceptional use of technologies to educate and inspire students from around the world,” Naylor-Johnson said.
Past accolades awarded to SCAD e-Learning include the following:
• The ITC Outstanding Online Course was awarded to Digital Craft I at the 2005 ITC Awards for Excellence in Distance Education.
• The National Academic Advising Association awarded a 2006 Advising Technology Innovation Awards Certificate of Merit for the online student orientation.
• The U.S. Distance Learning Association presented the silver award for Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming to the online historic preservation degree program.
For more information about SCAD e-Learning, visit www.scadelearning.org.
Wheeler is media relations manager at SCAD.
Metropolitan Museum of Art director to speak at Commencement 2007
By: Melissa Wheeler
Published: Friday, June 1, 2007 for The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070601c.cfm
Approximately 1,100 Savannah and e-Learning graduates will participate in the 27th commencement ceremony of the Savannah College of Art and Design, June 2, 9 a.m., in the Savannah Civic Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. The renowned director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Philippe de Montebello, will deliver the address. The college will award Chiu Yung, a member of the Beijing Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference with the China Red Sandalwood Museum, an honorary Doctor of Building Arts degree. Tickets are required for the ceremony. The Savannah commencement ceremony also can be viewed as a webcast via www.scad.edu/sod.
This year, 34 SCAD e-Learning students will receive degrees after completing their entire programs of study online. Eleven of the 34 will participate in the commencement ceremony in Savannah. SCAD also will celebrate its first commencement ceremony in Atlanta for SCAD-Atlanta graduates June 2 at 6 p.m.
De Montebello will address the graduating class at the commencement ceremonies in both Savannah and Atlanta. SCAD will present de Montebello with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.
With a tenure of 30 years, de Montebello is the longest-serving director in the museum’s 135-year history. Under his leadership, the museum has nearly doubled in size and has acquired significant masterpieces and collections, including Duccio’s “Madonna and Child,” Jasper Johns’ “White Flag” and the Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces.
A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history, de Montebello also received an advanced degree from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Spanish Institute Gold Medal Award, the 2004 Amigos del Museo del Prado Prize, and Doctor of Laws honorary degrees from Dartmouth College and Harvard University. In March 2003, United States President George W. Bush presented the National Medal of Arts to de Montebello for his efforts “to preserve, protect and present the cultural and artistic heritage of our world.”
At the commencement ceremony, SCAD also will honor the following Savannah students as the 2007 Excelsus Laureate, valedictorian and salutatorian:
Excelsus laureate Amanda Hunt Bayard is fascinated by stories, acting and screenwriting, leading her to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in film and television.
The Columbia, S.C., native wrote and directed her thesis film, “Licious,” collaborating with SCAD students of various majors in production. She also worked part-time with the college’s in-house film and video production department, Dept. 61, producing segments for www.scad.edu.
Bayard has started her own film production company, One Bedroom Productions LLC, and she hopes to continue making films with other talented SCAD classmates.
Marisa Carmen Gomez, the 2007 valedictorian, grew up in Minneapolis and came to SCAD to study architectural history in the apropos city of Savannah.
Passionate about architecture, Gomez distinguished herself by taking every opportunity to be involved with many projects that would enable her to interact with national scholars. Highlights of her accomplishments include conducting research and writing a historical marker plaque nomination for the Carnegie Library in Savannah; presenting a paper at the 2006 Savannah Symposium on architectural history; and co-editing a 500-page guidebook for the 2007 Vernacular Architecture Forum titled “Savannah and the Lowcountry.”
Gomez was nominated by SCAD for the 2006 USA Today All-U.S.A. College Academic Team and served as vice president of the student club Friends of Architectural History.
Having completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in architectural history, Gomez plans to enter a graduate program in architectural history.
Salutatorian Murphy Ann Munday-Paul came to SCAD from Knoxville, Tenn., where she frequently experimented with black-and-white photography. Participating in SCAD’s Rising Star program as a high school junior influenced her decision to attend college at SCAD.
Munday-Paul was one of five finalists in the Foundation Studies Award competition during her first year at SCAD, and also was awarded the Richard L. Allen Memorial Scholarship. Addition¬ally, her work appeared twice in Silverworks, the photography department’s annual compilation of outstanding work.
Having completed her B.F.A. degree in photography, she is pursuing an assistantship with a master printer in a traditional printmaking shop.
Born and raised in South Africa, Presidential Medal honoree Taryn Craig attended the Chelsea College of Art and Design after her family immigrated to London. Intending to study interior design, Craig instead became amazed by the graphic design field and changed her major upon transferring to the Atlanta College of Art. She made the transition to SCAD-Atlanta when ACA and SCAD combined in June 2006.
A member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Craig was awarded a Presidential Scholarship at ACA in 2003. In 2006, a juried panel selected her work to be included in the DesignWorks exhibition at the ACA Gallery of SCAD in the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.
Craig is a designer for U1 Design in Atlanta, working with clients such as TBS, TNT, CNN, E! and Spike Network.
Johanna Tysk, born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, is both a 2007 SCAD-Atlanta Outstanding Achievement Award winner and a Presidential Medal nominee. Tysk began her studies in fine arts at ACA, then transitioned to SCAD-Atlanta in 2006. She changed her major to graphic design and was a 2006-07 Savannah Advertising Federation ADDY Award nominee in the logo design category for “Koko,” her brand design for a children’s clothing line. “Koko” earned Tysk a gold medal in the 2007 SCADDYs, the SCAD-sponsored advertising awards. She was also a finalist in the 2006 poster design competition for the inaugural ING Georgia Marathon.
The New York City advertising/graphic design firm hired Tysk after company representatives met her at SCAD’s Career Fair, and she will begin a graphic design position there following graduation.
SCAD-Atlanta Outstanding Academic Achieve¬ment Award winner Wendy Heller is from West Bloomfield, Mich. Heller decided to pursue a Master of Arts degree in interior design at SCAD-Atlanta after purchasing and restoring a historic home.
She won second place in the 2005 Westin Meets Martha SCAD Design Challenge, a suite redesign competition inspired by an episode of “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.” She placed third for her “Showroom of the Future” in the 2006 Steelcase Showroom Design Competition. Heller’s participation in the Steelcase competition led to her joining the company as an application specialist in May.
Wheeler is media relations manager at SCAD.
Published: Friday, June 1, 2007 for The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/070601c.cfm
Approximately 1,100 Savannah and e-Learning graduates will participate in the 27th commencement ceremony of the Savannah College of Art and Design, June 2, 9 a.m., in the Savannah Civic Center’s Martin Luther King Jr. Arena, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. The renowned director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Philippe de Montebello, will deliver the address. The college will award Chiu Yung, a member of the Beijing Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference with the China Red Sandalwood Museum, an honorary Doctor of Building Arts degree. Tickets are required for the ceremony. The Savannah commencement ceremony also can be viewed as a webcast via www.scad.edu/sod.
This year, 34 SCAD e-Learning students will receive degrees after completing their entire programs of study online. Eleven of the 34 will participate in the commencement ceremony in Savannah. SCAD also will celebrate its first commencement ceremony in Atlanta for SCAD-Atlanta graduates June 2 at 6 p.m.
De Montebello will address the graduating class at the commencement ceremonies in both Savannah and Atlanta. SCAD will present de Montebello with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.
With a tenure of 30 years, de Montebello is the longest-serving director in the museum’s 135-year history. Under his leadership, the museum has nearly doubled in size and has acquired significant masterpieces and collections, including Duccio’s “Madonna and Child,” Jasper Johns’ “White Flag” and the Annenberg Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masterpieces.
A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University in 1958 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history, de Montebello also received an advanced degree from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Spanish Institute Gold Medal Award, the 2004 Amigos del Museo del Prado Prize, and Doctor of Laws honorary degrees from Dartmouth College and Harvard University. In March 2003, United States President George W. Bush presented the National Medal of Arts to de Montebello for his efforts “to preserve, protect and present the cultural and artistic heritage of our world.”
At the commencement ceremony, SCAD also will honor the following Savannah students as the 2007 Excelsus Laureate, valedictorian and salutatorian:
Excelsus laureate Amanda Hunt Bayard is fascinated by stories, acting and screenwriting, leading her to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree in film and television.
The Columbia, S.C., native wrote and directed her thesis film, “Licious,” collaborating with SCAD students of various majors in production. She also worked part-time with the college’s in-house film and video production department, Dept. 61, producing segments for www.scad.edu.
Bayard has started her own film production company, One Bedroom Productions LLC, and she hopes to continue making films with other talented SCAD classmates.
Marisa Carmen Gomez, the 2007 valedictorian, grew up in Minneapolis and came to SCAD to study architectural history in the apropos city of Savannah.
Passionate about architecture, Gomez distinguished herself by taking every opportunity to be involved with many projects that would enable her to interact with national scholars. Highlights of her accomplishments include conducting research and writing a historical marker plaque nomination for the Carnegie Library in Savannah; presenting a paper at the 2006 Savannah Symposium on architectural history; and co-editing a 500-page guidebook for the 2007 Vernacular Architecture Forum titled “Savannah and the Lowcountry.”
Gomez was nominated by SCAD for the 2006 USA Today All-U.S.A. College Academic Team and served as vice president of the student club Friends of Architectural History.
Having completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in architectural history, Gomez plans to enter a graduate program in architectural history.
Salutatorian Murphy Ann Munday-Paul came to SCAD from Knoxville, Tenn., where she frequently experimented with black-and-white photography. Participating in SCAD’s Rising Star program as a high school junior influenced her decision to attend college at SCAD.
Munday-Paul was one of five finalists in the Foundation Studies Award competition during her first year at SCAD, and also was awarded the Richard L. Allen Memorial Scholarship. Addition¬ally, her work appeared twice in Silverworks, the photography department’s annual compilation of outstanding work.
Having completed her B.F.A. degree in photography, she is pursuing an assistantship with a master printer in a traditional printmaking shop.
Born and raised in South Africa, Presidential Medal honoree Taryn Craig attended the Chelsea College of Art and Design after her family immigrated to London. Intending to study interior design, Craig instead became amazed by the graphic design field and changed her major upon transferring to the Atlanta College of Art. She made the transition to SCAD-Atlanta when ACA and SCAD combined in June 2006.
A member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Craig was awarded a Presidential Scholarship at ACA in 2003. In 2006, a juried panel selected her work to be included in the DesignWorks exhibition at the ACA Gallery of SCAD in the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.
Craig is a designer for U1 Design in Atlanta, working with clients such as TBS, TNT, CNN, E! and Spike Network.
Johanna Tysk, born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, is both a 2007 SCAD-Atlanta Outstanding Achievement Award winner and a Presidential Medal nominee. Tysk began her studies in fine arts at ACA, then transitioned to SCAD-Atlanta in 2006. She changed her major to graphic design and was a 2006-07 Savannah Advertising Federation ADDY Award nominee in the logo design category for “Koko,” her brand design for a children’s clothing line. “Koko” earned Tysk a gold medal in the 2007 SCADDYs, the SCAD-sponsored advertising awards. She was also a finalist in the 2006 poster design competition for the inaugural ING Georgia Marathon.
The New York City advertising/graphic design firm hired Tysk after company representatives met her at SCAD’s Career Fair, and she will begin a graphic design position there following graduation.
SCAD-Atlanta Outstanding Academic Achieve¬ment Award winner Wendy Heller is from West Bloomfield, Mich. Heller decided to pursue a Master of Arts degree in interior design at SCAD-Atlanta after purchasing and restoring a historic home.
She won second place in the 2005 Westin Meets Martha SCAD Design Challenge, a suite redesign competition inspired by an episode of “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.” She placed third for her “Showroom of the Future” in the 2006 Steelcase Showroom Design Competition. Heller’s participation in the Steelcase competition led to her joining the company as an application specialist in May.
Wheeler is media relations manager at SCAD.
SCAD architecture professors win international competition
By: Melissa WheelerPublished: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 in The Chronicle
Link: http://www.thecampuschronicle.com/features/articles/071127b.cfm
Two professors in the Savannah College of Art and Design architecture department won first place in an international competition focused on creating sustainable and self-sufficient homes.
Dihua Yang and Ming Tang were selected out of 1,100 competitors from 90 countries, who submitted a total of 255 proposals to the International Self-sufficient Housing Competition from the Second Advanced Architecture Contest sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia.
Entries were judged by a renowned group of architects, including Yung Ho Chang, chair of the architecture department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Grey Lynn, a forerunner in exploring the possibilities of digital fabrication. Lynn, who teaches at the University of California-Los Angeles, was profiled by Time Magazine in their projection of 21st-century innovators in architecture and design.
Yang and Tang’s winning design used traditional local material and implemented geometry elements in a way that would allow structures to transform and reform themselves. The jury commended their design’s landscape integration and the possibility it could be constructed as a prototype.
"Since the central feature of our bamboo house is the potential of re-arranging into various contexts, I hope this prototype could be modified and constructed by users in other locations, based on their unique local requirements, and adapted to fit sustainable strategy," Tang said.
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