Design Students Win Silver!

CONGRATULATIONS to Claire Nipper and Shelby Frazier for their Silver Award at the American Advertising Federation Kansas City ADDY Awards!

The ADDY Awards is the world’s largest advertising competition with over 50,000 entries annually. The Kansas City ADDY Awards has historically been one of the largest — if not the largest — local ADDY award show in the country.

(post courtesy of Matt Derezinski and Atticus Bailey)

Guest Artist in Printmaking: Josh Winkler

In the dark of February we welcomed visiting artist Josh Winkler, Assistant Professor of Printmaking at Minnesota State University – Mankato. He received his MFA from the University of Minnesota in 2010, and has since spent his time creating works on paper, running a small gallery, building a stone cabin, and exhibiting work nationally and internationally.

In addition to a lecture about his work titled “Reaching for the Sun,” Winkler met with students in Printmaking classes. His current artwork reflects his interest in how humans manipulate and label the land and how time, politics, and social change alter the context of both natural and inhabited locations.

Josh Winkler meets with students in Laura Bigger’s printmaking class.

Alumni Start Business to Promote Exploring Nature

Mike Murawski was on Portland (Oregon) television station KGW to talk about hiking in the area around Portland.  He was promoting the business founded by him and Bryna Campbell (both Art History double majors, Mike with History and Bryna with Art Studio). They have designed this business to get children and their families out and exploring nature.  Take a look at what he has to say about Super Nature Adventures: