Illustration Faculty member Allison Cole now has her “Pillow Cloud” for sale at The Land of Nod (a division of Crate & Barrel). Fittingly, Allison is teaching her new course The Entrepreneurial Illustrator this spring at Montserrat! Visit www.landofnod.com to see Allison’s Head in the Clouds Pillow!
Prof. Fred Lynch is featured in the newly released book, The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing on Location Around the World, published by Quarry Books. The 320-page book is both a comprehensive guide and a showcase of location drawings that displays the works of 100 artists, designers, illustrators and architects from 50 cities and 30 countries who act as visual correspondents with their on-site drawings and paintings. The Art of Urban Sketching offers a visually arresting, storytelling take on urban life from different cultures and artistic styles, as well as insight into various drawing techniques and mediums.
Fred’s work features drawings from his trip to Viterbo, Italy, where he teaches Montserrat’s study abroad summer program. Each July, Montserrat hosts a four-week residential program affording art students and enthusiasts a unique opportunity to live and study in a country famous for its rich cultural legacy. Fred teaches Journalistic Drawing in Italy where students develop a series of on-site drawings in a sketchbook journal, based directly on their experiences living and traveling in Italy. They closely observe, document and comment on their investigations of various aspects of Italian life and culture. To view more of Fred’s work visit drawingviterbo.blogspot.com.
Photo by Vinny Egizi
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Marjorie Augenbraum was asked again this year to be one of the judges for St. Mary’s Star of the Sea’s (in Beverly) 15th annual Culturama event. The event is a school tradition where 7th and 8th graders choose a topic of interest from various subjects, write an 8 page research paper, prepare a 5 minute speech, design a tri-fold poster, and create a 3-D presentation. Community members from assorted professional backgrounds were chosen to judge the student’s work. The students, staff, faculty and community at St. Mary’s came together to celebrate the academic achievement of their students work that they had been creating since September, 2011!
“This was the second year I was one of the judges, and once again I was impressed by the students,” said Augenbraum.
Judging by the quality of the student’s posters and 3-D visual aids, it is evident that there are strict and rigorous guidelines for the projects. Augenbraum found that the students were articulate and showed a high degree of curiosity and interest in the subject he or she had chosen. There was a wide range of subject matter. Among the students she spoke with, there was a thorough presentation on bottlenose dolphins, a survey of the founding and films of Pixar, and an investigation of medical research being conducted on sea creatures. Event Coordinator Evangeline Egizi‘s son Dante presented his Culturama project on Doomsday, 2012. A student who presented a fascinating study into the truth about energy drinks told Augenbraum that her level of consumption and that of a friend had changed as a direct result of her new knowledge!
Even in challenging economic times, making sure that study abroad is part of our college students’ education is a vital investment. If we want a new generation of leaders and innovators who can be effective in an ever more globalized world, sending our students overseas is not a luxury. It’s a necessity.
I believe that our national security rests upon the foundation of a well-educated electorate with a broad and sophisticated worldview. Ninety-six percent of humanity lives outside our borders — and we risk being left in the dust if we don’t know how to effectively engage the world. It’s critical to deal smartly with the emerging economic and military powers of China and India, and we must better understand the intricacies of Islam. While Germany is increasingly going wind-powered, the Dutch are building up their dikes and Africa is fighting a growing desert, we need policies more insightful than “drill, baby, drill.”
Fear vs. understanding
There’s a lot of fear in our society today. Students who travel learn that fear is for people who don’t get out much. And they learn that the flip side of fear is understanding. Travelers learn to celebrate, rather than fear, the diversity on our planet. Learning in a different culture and place allows us to see our own challenges in sharp contrast, and with more clarity, as we observe smart people in other lands dealing with similar issues.
Source: USA Today, by Rick Steves, Campus Life, Global Education, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012
Interested in Study Abroad? The last day to apply for our summer trip Italy and Japan is Wednesday, Feb. 15! Visit montserrat.edu for more information about this great opportunity!
Revoy's logo design
Montserrat faculty member Antoine Revoy, has been chosen as a Gold Medal inclusion to Graphis Magazine‘s Logo Design 8 Annual, which will be published later this year!
The objective of the contest was to design a simple and clear logo for a service allowing online payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet in euro currency. The logo’s design was based on the euro currency’s glyph. Click here to view the winning logo.
To see more of Antoine’s work visit his:
Homepage | www.revoy.net
Portfolio | illustration.revoy.net
Blog | blog.revoy.net
