Blogs
Sep 24
dying my hair and bonding with students
This afternoon, Foundation hosted our first ever Hair Dying Extravaganza (timed to coincide with Family Weekend). A group of fun students and faculty gathered to do some serious hair coloring (yay...
Sep 23
appreciating our part-time faculty
Last night I had a small get together with the part-time faculty in Foundation. They are a great group of people and an important part of our program. We had very urgent items to discuss: how to be...
Sep 10
partying with Foundation
Last night (Thursday, September 9) we threw a party for School of Art and Design Freshmen in Smith Hall. Students met with their advisors, while eating pizza. Then is was art time: silhouette...
Sep 1
organizing the Foundation Office
The new Department of Foundation Office in 222 Smith Hall is coming together. It was definitely a team effort. Pat Drake (our Administrative Assistant) picked me up at 8:30 this morning and we went...
Sep 1
teaching and lovin' it
I had my first class (FND111: TIme Arts) of the semester yesterday. First classes are always a little awkward because we all don't know each other. And, I always want us to get going right away. So...
Aug 27
welcoming the class of 2014
Today, I had the pleasure of meeting the class of 2014. I'm the new Chair of Foundation, so this was my first VPA Convocation. We took some photos of today's event: http://picasaweb.google.com/...
Aug 27
exhibiting at the Rochester Contemporary
Over the summer, I had a great experience working with the Spectres of Liberty collective on The Open City Workshop, which took place at XL Projects on S. Clinton Street in Syracuse (VPA's downtown...
Aug 27
moving into Smith Hall
For the last two weeks, all of us in Foundation have been packing, moving (okay, these awesome guys from Charette Brothers actually did all the heavy lifting and moving), cleaning, unpacking, and...
Aug 27
making art that does not look like art
This summer, I gave a talk called “Art That Does Not Look Like Art,” and I thought that might be a good way to introduce myself. Much of my recent art does not look like art. It looks like an...
