On the occasion of the first annual Parsons Festival, please join us for two receptions celebrating the thesis work of our Communication Design, Design and Technology, and Illustration students.

MFA DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY THESIS SYMPOSIUM
Saturday, May 14-Sunday, May 15
Reception: Saturday, May 14, 7:00-10:00 p.m.
Exhibition: On view through May 23
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center
66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street
More than 100 graduate students share their thesis research through analog and digital media, including mobile and web-based platforms, chip-based applications, animation, motion graphics, and digital filmmaking. These projects will simultaneously be on view in an exhibition in the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery at Parsons featuring experimental installations, screenings, and an arcade of gaming projects.

BFA COMMUNICATION DESIGN, DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY, & ILLUSTRATION THESIS EXHIBITION
On View: May 9-23
Reception: Wednesday, May 18, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
6 East 16th Street, 12th Floor
An exhibition of work by graduating students in Parsons' brand new exhibition space with wrap-around views of New York City. Work on view includes animation, books, information design, interactive installations, package design, motion graphics, print design, video and film, web design and more.

Both events are part of the Parsons Festival, a two-week celebration of Parsons' art and design talent that features nearly 200 events culminating in a day-long block party on Saturday, May 21. For more information, visit http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/festival.

To RSVP please contact Kate McCormick at [email protected] or 212.229.5667 x3794.

Parsons The New School for Design prepares students to creatively and critically address the complex conditions of contemporary global society. Its curriculum is geared toward synthesizing rigorous craft with cutting-edge theory and research methods, and encourages collaborative and individual approaches that cut across a wide array of disciplines.  The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons is the only integrated school of interior design, lighting design, product design and architecture in the country. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/amt.