PARSONS PRESENTS 2010 THESIS EXHIBITIONS
Work By Graduating Students On View Beginning April 18
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| Stella Lee, BFA Illustration |
NEW YORK, April 13, 2010 – Parsons The New School for Design has announced its 2010 thesis exhibitions, which celebrate the work of its graduating students. Throughout the months of April, May, and June, Parsons will present a series of shows in the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center and venues across Manhattan that highlight thesis work by undergraduate and graduate students in its architecture, communication design, design and management, design and technology, fashion design, fine arts, illustration, integrated design, interior design, lighting, photography, and product design programs.
Parsons BFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Sunday, April 18-Friday, April 23, 2010
Reception: Thursday, April 22, 6-8 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of thesis work by graduating students in the BFA Fine Arts program, an immersive undergraduate program that combines studio courses with courses in art history, theory, and liberal studies to cultivate the intellectual, conceptual, and critical skills required to become a successful professional artist. For more information on fine arts at Parsons, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-fine-arts.
Parsons MFA Design + Technology Thesis Symposium
Thursday, April 29- Sunday, May 2, 2010
Reception: Thursday, April 29, 6-8 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Graduates of the MFA Design + Technology program at Parsons The New School for Design present thesis projects ranging from mobile games, websites, video games, 2-D and 3-D animation, motion graphics, digital films, and more in a three-day conference. This intensive graduate program trains students to pursue forward-thinking, creative, commercial, research-based, educational and art-based career paths that marry the concepts of design with the potential of technology. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-design-technology.
Parsons AAS Fashion Design Line Debut
Friday, May 7-Thursday, May 13, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 6, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Gallery,
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
The School of Fashion at Parsons The New School for Design presents its annual Line Debut, a static exhibition of looks by graduating students in the AAS Fashion Design program, which is produced by students in the AAS Fashion Marketing program. Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing are two of Parsons’ intensive associates degree programs for motivated students who want to launch new careers, which also includes graphic design and interior design. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/associates-degrees.
Parsons Design Strategies Thesis Exhibition
Friday, May 7-Friday, May 14, 2010
Reception: Thursday, May 13, 5-8 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of thesis work by graduating students from the School of Design Strategies, which encompasses programs in Design and Management, Environmental Studies, and Integrated Design. A mix of interdisciplinary design and business and marketing proposals, the work will be presented in static exhibition and special events throughout the week. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/sds.
Parsons Product Design: Desire &mbodies Restraint
Friday, May 7-Sunday, May 16, 2010
Reception: Friday, May 14, 7 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design, David M. Schwartz Fashion Education Center,
560 Seventh Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
The BFA Product Design program at Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of thesis work exploring themes of desire and restraint. The exhibition will coincide with Parsons' participation in this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), a student exhibition that considers diverse manifestations of flow through material exploration and formal expressions of global and local currents of energies, ideas and resources. BFA Product Design is an intensive undergraduate program that fosters the intellectual practices and technical skills that students need to become professional product designers. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-product-design.
Parsons BFA Illustration Thesis Exhibition
Monday, May 10-Friday, May 14, 2010
Opening Reception: Monday, May 10, 6-8 p.m.
Art Directors Club, 106 West 29th Street, New York
For more information, including gallery hours, please visit www.adcglobal.org
Parsons The New School for Design and the Art Directors Club present an exhibition of thesis work by graduating students in the BFA Illustration program. In addition to thesis work, the installation will debut the results of an ongoing partnership between Parsons Illustration and Dave Eggers’s Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company (BSSC) and its associated nonprofit organization, 826NYC, dedicated to supporting writing skills in elementary, middle, and high-school aged students. Drawings and costumes created by Parsons students that illustrate the stories of young writers in the BSSC program will be on view. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-illustration.
Parsons BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition
Wednesday, May 12-Saturday, May 20, 2010
Calumet Gallery, 22 West 22nd Street, Second Floor, New York
For admission information and hours of operation, please call 212.989.8500 or visit www.calumetphoto.com
Parsons The New School for Design and Calumet present an exhibition of photographs, installations, video projections, and magazine and book displays by graduates of its BFA Photography program, which challenges students to use analog and digital technology to create bodies of work influenced by film, design, fine art, video and sound. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/bfa-photography.
Parsons MFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Friday, May 14-Monday, May 24, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 13, 6-9 p.m.
The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, New York
For admission information and hours of operation, please call 212.255.5793 or visit www.thekitchen.org.
Parsons The New School for Design and The Kitchen present an exhibition of thesis work by graduates of its MFA Fine Arts program, an intensive two-year graduate program which trains students as artists in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, video, performance, digital media, installation, and photography. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-fine-arts/.
Parsons Annual Student Exhibition
Wednesday, May 19-Monday, May 24, 2010
Parsons The New School for Design, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of student work from undergraduate and graduate students from across its five schools, including the School of Art, Media, and Technology (communication design, design + technology, fine arts, illustration, and photography), the School of Constructed Environments (architecture, interior design, lighting design, product design), the School of Design Strategies (design and management, environmental studies, foundation, integrated design), and the School of Fashion. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/thesis.
School of Constructed Environments Thesis Exhibition
Thursday, May 20-Friday, May 28, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 20, 3 p.m.
Parsons The New School for Design, 25 East 13th Street, Second Floor, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of thesis work by graduating students in its School of Constructed Environments, the country’s only comprehensive school of architecture, interior design, lighting design, and product design. Work on view will include architectural, interior, lighting and product design installations and sketches. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/sce.
Parsons BFA Communication Design + Technology Thesis Exhibition
Tuesday, June 1- Friday, June 4, 2010
Parsons The New School for Design, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of work by graduates of its BFA Communication Design and BFA Design + Technology programs. Work on view will include print and digital design pieces ranging from interactive gaming and animation to typography, data mapping and other multimedia. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/amt.
Parsons MFA Photography Thesis Exhibition
Saturday, August 21- Saturday, September 11, 2010
Parsons The New School for Design, Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries,
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York
Admission: Free and open to the public
Parsons The New School for Design presents an exhibition of work by graduating students in the MFA Photography program, which, through three intensive eight-week summer residencies and two years of independent studies provides students with comprehensive theoretical and studio training in the art of photography. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons/mfa-photography.
Parsons The New School for Design is one of the most prestigious and comprehensive institutions of art and design in the world. Located in New York City, Parsons prepares students to creatively and critically address the complex conditions of contemporary global society. Combining rigorous craft with cutting-edge theory and research methods, Parsons encourages collaborative and individual approaches that cut across a wide array of disciplines. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu/parsons
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Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, Parsons The New School for Design
General Information
Location: 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York
Gallery hours: Daily noon-6pm, late Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. Closed all major holidays and holiday eves.
Admission: Free
Info: Please contact 212.229.8919 or visit www.newschool.edu/sjdc.
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