News

SCAD Style brings leaders in design to campus

SCAD-Atlanta to host trunk shows and lectures

By Gray Chapman

SCAD will be hosting five trunk shows in the upcoming weeks as part of the ongoing SCAD Style event. The trunk shows will exhibit the fashion designs of well-known alumni such as Jenny Little and Claire Sanchez. All the trunk shows will be located at shopSCAD and attendees will have the opportunity to meet each designer and receive a free gift with purchase. Read the story »

A graduation clarification

Diana Gamzon answers all of your commencement queries

By Gray Chapman

SCAD-Atlanta will be hosting its second annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 31, at
the Georgia World Congress Center. The ceremony is for graduates of SCAD-Atlanta and their guests.
The ceremony will include a speech from President Paula Wallace, in addition to a special guest speaker (who had not been announced at press time). The ceremony will also recognize outstanding students’ academic accomplishments by presenting two Presidential Medals, an Excelsus Laureate and four Outstanding Academic Achievement awards. Read the story »

Features

Artists’ Book Symposium a resounding success: Three SCAD-Atlanta students honored in competition

By Gray Chapman

SCAD-Atlanta recently hosted an artist’s book symposium that included a juried student artists’ book competition. According to head librarian Deborah Prosser, nearly 100 books were submitted, and on April 4, the winners were selected. Read the story »

Students on the Hunt for jobs: SCAD-Atlanta students travel to Savannah for career fair

By Rachel Chaikof

A large group of students from SCAD-Atlanta trekked to Savannah for a day to attend the Career Fair on April 4th. The Career Fair was packed and lines were lengthy at some of the recruiters’ tables, particularly Turner Broadcasting. This trip certainly seemed like an uncommon opportunity for students to get more information about jobs and internships. Read the story »

Opinion

Is there a limit for art? – Part II

By Luiz Coehlo

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about a still-growing online petition calling for Costa Rican artist Guillermo “Habacuc” Vargas not to be included in this year’s Bienal Centroamericana Honduras. The alleged reason was a stray dog, named Natividad, which was held captive in a gallery without food or water as part of one of the artist’s exhibition. Nobody really knows if the aforementioned act happened, but just the gossip about it has generated a public comotion. Read the story »

History versus the media

Exploring the Tibetan riots and their origins
By Jeff Yu

The recent 2008 Tibet unrest began on March 10, the 49th anniversary of the failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Recent demonstrations began when 300 monks demanded that imprisoned monks to be released; the ensuing riots developed into violence because of political demands. Read the story »