The Business of Art

BHG Open House, March 24th, 6-9.

Big Huge Games is pleased to invite Art and Animation students from local colleges and universities to our Spring 2011 Art Open House. The event will be held on Thursday, March 24th from 6-9pm at our studio in Timonium, MD. Join us for light snacks along with Q&A sessions with groups of artists and maybe even a designer or two. In addition, Big Huge Artists will be available for student portfolio reviews and feedback. Portfolio ...reviews will be first come, first serve.

We kindly ask that you RSVP via email to RSVP@bighugegames.com by March 22nd. In your RSVP please note if you'd like to reserve a portfolio review slot and specify your primary area of interest (concept, character, UI design, environment, level/world design, animation, modeling, texturing, etc...). Review sessions are limited and during past Open Houses have filled up quickly.

Big Huge Games

1954 Greenspring Dr., Suite 520

Timonium, MD

Attn: Seniors- F. Grainger Marburg Traveling Scholarship

F. Grainger Marburg Traveling Scholarship

Eligible Students:    Graduating Seniors from all departments

The F. Grainger Marburg Scholarship is given to one graduating senior each year in order to support an art-making project that requires travel (either in the U.S. or abroad).  To be considered, a student must be nominated by his or her Department Chair and present a proposal that indicates the special need to travel in order to pursue the work of interest.  The maximum amount of the award is $5,000. Department Chairs may provide advice to students on the development of applications and budgets.

Selection Criteria

• Quality of artwork
• Merit of the proposed project
• Academic record

Restrictions/Qualifications

• The applicant must be a graduating senior.
• There is no specific GPA requirement.
• The award is intended to fund travel for one individual only. (Travel related expenses such as language lessons and guides are acceptable.)
• If students choose to work on a joint project, they may apply under the name of only one student. If chosen, only that student will be named the Marburg Scholar, but the funds can be used for multiple students.
• The award is not intended for students to travel to their home town.
• The award cannot be used toward an existing MICA travel program, such as study abroad.
• The award must be used within two years of graduation from MICA.
• December graduates are eligible to apply for the award in the academic year in which they graduate.
• Within the year after the completion of the selected project, the recipient is asked to prepare a report of their travel/project which is submitted to the Municipal Arts Society.
• The student who is awarded the F. Grainger Marburg Traveling Scholarship may also receive other awards in the same year, e.g., Fulbright or Departmental Awards.

Nominations

Nominations are made by the Department Chairs and are based on the student’s outstanding studio work and academic record.  These students should also have a keen interest in traveling to make art work in another region, either in the U.S. or overseas and the potential for the experience to positively impact on their art.

Nominations will be made February 15th- April 22nd, 2011.

Applications

 Nominated students will be notified by their Department Chair and by a letter from the Academic Services office explaining the rules for application. 

Applications must include:

1. a brief narrative about the direction of the student’s artwork and how travel to a specific location is necessary to support it.

2. an itinerary and an itemized budget with amounts for travel, lodging, food, etc.

3. 8 digital images in a PowerPoint presentation on CD, clearly marked with the student’s name and major, the medium,size, and title.  Alternatively, students may submit a CD or DVD of no more than 3 minutes of video, animation or interactive work.

The deadline for students to submit applications is 3:30pm on Friday, April 22nd, 2011.  No late or incomplete applications will be accepted.

Awarding the Scholarship

Department Chairs will review all applications and make a decision at their meeting on May11th.  The recipient will be announced at Commencement on May 16th, 2011.

Summer Trip to AFRICA!

Summer Trip Program: São-Tome and Principe, Africa Thursday, February 17, 3.00 to 4.00 Fox, Room 320 Meeting with Barry Nemett, Tracy Jacobs and Alain Corbel. All the information and the cost about the travel will be provided. To go to São-Tome and Principe, you'll stay a few days in Cape-Verde, another amazing African Archipeligo. This summer program trip should be amazing experience for our students (and Alain has worked out fair rates!) If you need further information about the trip, please see Alain. 

Need Help with your Website?

Bryan Connor is a graphic design major and he's holding a portfolio website design workshop series every Thursday night in Brown 206, from 10:15 pm - 11:15 pm. He's trying to get the word out and I think this is a perfect opportunity for Illustrators who are struggling with creating their websites. No prior web experience is required. These workshops are designed for all majors, skill levels, and types of work. The goal of the workshop series is for everyone to walk away with a finished portfolio site.  
Bryan has a website about the Seminar here - http://thepwws.com/
it gives an overview of what the seminar will cover and where/when it is.

Check out these opportunities!

There are two exciting internship opportunities with Urban Outfitters/ 
Anthropologie that I wanted to make you all aware of. UO/A are seeking  
an Apparel Design Intern and a Home Design Intern. The application is  
attached, and it is due on February 11. A recruiter from UO/A will be  
at MICA on Fri. Feb. 18, and will be conducting interviews with 6-8  
students that she will choose after reviewing applications. There is  
also an URBN Internship Recruiting Day in March that she will invite  
the students that she interviews on the 18th to attend.

She specified to us that "Anthropologie loves students who enjoy  
working with their hands and come from varied backgrounds such as  
ceramics, painting, textile design and graphic design". I think there  
are students in all of your programs who would meet this criteria.

Here is the link to the application:

Download Summer Apparel and Home Design Internships 2011

Attention Seniors!

Next Monday, February 7th, there will be Senior Meetings at 3pm and 5pm in Falvey Hall (you only have to attend one). This is a MANDATORY meeting for all graduating seniors where we’ll be discussing information about Senior Exhibition, Tickets for Commencement, Senior Class Speaker, Senior Gift & Party, Graduation Information, Regalia Information, Graduation Announcements and many other important topics. Please encourage all the seniors in your department to attend; if you are in  class during these times, you should ask to be excused for one hour to attend this important meeting. If you have any questions about this meeting, please contact Student Activities at 410-225-2284.