Tuesday, January 10, 2017

2016 BFA Candidate's Oral Defense

Links to review complete Oral Defense presentations by the 2015-2016 Studio Art & Photography programs delivered in Art Gallery in Reisman Hall and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park

 Google Drive Sharing Files

Dani Nuckols 
Dorian Kemp 
Emily Lauzon 
Mary Turk 
Michael Gill 
Sarah Clark 
Tabitha Holdeen 
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

student exhibition catalogues

LINKS:

SA499 SPRING 2016
Capstone Research & Thesis Exhibition catalogues

on BLURB >


Michael Gill > http://www.blurb.com/b/7061572-a-necessary-conversation 



Mary Turk > http://www.blurb.com/b/7076688-makers

Victoria Viney + Sarah Clark > on SnapFish.com

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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

afterword . addendum

that which to be added
n. pl. Addenda

A thing to be added; an appendix or addition

The addendum is a written work that highlights supplementary material made to an original document.

It is also known as the Afterword or Appendix. 

The addendum seeks to help clarify ideas raised in the paper and to critically connect concepts that were later discovered in the student’s research not made in the original Capstone paper.

Following the completion of your exhibition and oral defense, each student will write a two page (minimum) ADDENDUM or AFTERWORD to incorporate into their Capstone research papers. We ask that you write the Addendum, post oral defense as this is the time that you have the ability to see your year long project come to an end with the defense of your Capstone paper accompanied by your Thesis exhibition. 
Think of it supplementary material that states something that has not been said in the paper. 
This written work should state the impact of the student’s scholarly research and the student’s ongoing creative work and how each has served the other’s advancements.  
It is an opportunity for the student to look backwards and forwards simultaneously.  

An addendum brings together points that may have been raised at your oral defense or comments made by a gallery visitors that relay a meaningful idea that you never thought of prior.
The student needs to connect the concepts raised in their Thesis Capstones and other source materials.  It is anticipated that this is a thoughtfully authored work will help place the student’s creative output into the context of the art historical practice they are about to enter as professional artists.

The writing should be reflective of how your Capstone research paper has informed the creative work in your Thesis exhibition. 
And, if your creative progress influentially steered the Research paper.
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Thursday, March 31, 2016

exhibition check list

The Art Gallery in Reisman Hall
at CAZENOVIA COLLEGE
Exhibition =  beginning date through ending date presents


  XX an exhibition of mixed media works by BFA candidate Jen Salt

EXHIBITION CHECKLIST of BFA candidate area (all works are for sale)

Gallery LEFT of Entrance Wall 
L > R Fictions Series, digital prints 22” x 26” 
1. Fictions - Beta 1, 2012
2. Fictions - Beta 15, 2012
3. Fictions - Beta 46, 2012
4. Fictions - Beta 14, 2012
All framed, $350 each
10” x 14” unframed $150 @
8” x 10” unframed $85 @

5. Living Large, 2016 
suspended from ceiling, mixed-media 
Resin videsculpture mounted from ribbon
18” x 13” x 6” in.
$ 675.-

6. Presto!  2012 wood cut and chine colle printsYou, 2010
Edition of 12
14” x 10” unframed $65.- @

7. Pretty as a Picture, 2016
 Sculpture on Pedestal 
mixed-media on paper with plastic, vinyl and interior light
36” x 18” x 9.5” 
POR

Gallery Wall facing Sullivan Street
8.  All the Pretty Horses, 2016
Suite of 12 digital prints
Each 10" x 14" in.
$125 @

Gallery Wall facing Seminary Street
9.  You Turn Me Inside Out, 2016 
video production with audio 
POR

Please feel free to take one of my resumes for future reference.
You may contact me directly at: jesalt@gmail.com or leave any comments 
In my Gallery Guest Book. Exhibition Catalogues May be purchased for $45.00 at the following URL > www.blurb.etcetcetc.com

Hard bound Exhibition Catalogues are for sale for $45 @, please contact me

JEN SALT  (include your BRAND DESIGN on ALL hardcopy)
jesalt@gmail.com   www.jensalt.com     315.655.0000




www.jensalt.com
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

installation details




HARDWARE / PAINT / TOOLS  
  • Plan on bringing your own tools including hammer, nails, screws, tape measure, small hand held level
  • Some basic tools provided – but do not count on these! Push pins, basic sheet wall screws, etc. provided; “L” nails and other specialty hardware need to be provided by exhibitor. I have a number of chrome 'bull dog' clips
  • Gallery walls cannot be painted any color other than the Gallery paint provided in the gallery closet
  • No painting on walls, no drawing on walls, etc.
  • No hanging of anything from the ceiling unless you have the direct approval from the Gallery Director
  • Do not attempt to spackle seam that is created by moveable walls

LETTERSET / ADHESIVES & LABELS / GALLERY CHECK LIST
  • Vinyl letterset may be installed on the wall (obtained at Absolute Sign and Awning, both on Erie Blvd.)
  • Use only REMOVABLE WALL mounts such as 3M Command Hook with Adhesive Strip, silicon pads, Velcro adhesive strips on the wall.  All are simple to install and deinstall from gallery wall, with little to no wall damage. 
  • No Glue adhesive spray on the walls (and yes, we've had it happen in the past!) 
  • No stickers, vinyl letter set, or other installed on maple floor - speak to the Director if you have an idea
  • Labels created, proof read and printed ultimately on cover-stock paper.  I laminate the labels for all gallery exhibitions for extra strength and professional ‘finish’
  • Apply to wall surface with REMOVABLE Silicon poster squares or any damage-free adhesive - double sided tape
  • A typed Gallery Checklist is useful, copied and left at Monitor’s desk for pick up and visitor reference. Make sure you put your contact information on it!
  • Do NOT use industrial strength permanent adhesives such as DUCT TAPE or double sided carpet tapes on walls or floors!

SPOT + INSTALL EXHIBITION + DIRECT LIGHTING 
  • Pull out all suspended walls if you believe they will be used  (pull gently with help of two people, running the walls on the tracks is much like driving railroad cars). 
  • Place pedestals from the Gallery closet you believe you will be using (you may paint these to freshen these up)
  • Place art work on a sheet (or protective covering) on the floor plane where you believe the optimum viewing range is and on pedestals.   
  • Installation “eye level” is approximately 52" > 50” – 55”.  If using this as your optimum viewing range, eye level should ‘hit’ this mark ½ way area of the work.  
  • Installation can only occur during gallery OPEN hours.                                            Should extra hours be needed, they must occur directly following the Gallery closing hours until the close of Reisman Hall at 11 PM.                                                     Should extra hours be necessary, only reliable students who will be held responsible for the safeguarding to any works within the gallery limits and the gallery proper. Students promise NOT to climb on the 18' ladder after hours.                                  Students who remain in the gallery after hours are only those who are reliable, and must know they will be held accountable for the safeguarding of any exhibits, objects, tools and the gallery itself. Notification of after hour installation, student names, must be emailed to the Gallery Director and Director of Security,  4 days prior of the installation date.  
  • See my page on Custom Cut Vinyl Letterset and where to obtain it
CREATE Gallery Book * optional 
> Include exhibitors’ current CV 
> Artist / Designer BIO 
> Artist / Designer Statements, Project Statements + Price List / Insurance prices kept in files 
> Previous works leading up to the exhibited work

DEINSTALLATION
  • Return the gallery to the exact order as you found it
  • Removing all artwork + wall labels from walls carefully
  • Remove all hardware from wall
  • Slightly dent hole areas in wall with a hammer 
  • Use vinyl sparkle with a wall spatula to fill holes
  • Wipe down with a damp cloth following to remove access spackle
  • Clean up any paint or spackle that was dropped or smudged on the floor or on the molding
  • When dry, use the sanding block to smooth out sparkle application
  • Lightly 'feather' brush area with gallery wall, laying on brush strokes on top of one and other in all directions (creating a * pattern)
  • Wash any tools used within the process that need to be washed, in the kitchen
  • Return all walls to closet
  • Return all Cazenovia College’s tools to the Gallery closet on the small table and in tool boxes
  • Return ladder to closet
  • Return all pedestals to gallery closet neatly
  • Make sure the Gallery closet remains organized
  • Sweep floor removing all sanding dust
  • Remove all postcards, posters and gallery check lists from gallery
  • Consider the exhibiting group following your exhibition > complete deinstall in an orderly and timely fashion so that the next group are on time with their installation 
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oral defense preparations


items to consider

organization
  • Your Oral Defense should be 25 - 30 minutes, tops
  • Prior to starting, a sign will be placed on the outside Gallery door "Oral Defense in Progress. Do NOT disturb"
  • There will be no Q + A's during your presentation. At the Conclusion of your presentation we have 15 minutes of Q + A's
  • Make sure font is large enough and easy to read at a 20' distance
  • Organize your multi media presentation to be followed easily with smooth transitions, both conceptually and visually
  • Yes, you may use index cards!
  • Make use of highlight or bulleted text to direct your audience to your main talking points
  • Consider using your title page from your Capstone Research paper as your opening slide, noting the name of your Capstone, your name and your Committee members' names (increase names to larger or bold font), an image
  • Make sure you identify yourself as a BFA Candidate on this slide

  • You may wish to include some biographical information on yourself that supports and has helped fuel the foundational ideas and/or questions from your Capstone Research paper
  • Reflect on the past four years of your academic life at Cazenovia College and pull in areas of study outside your Senior year's work. This may include things discovered in other classes; philosophy, in sociology, psychology, anthropology, literature, even from your extra circular activities, for example. By doing so, you are illustrating to your audience your skill in critical thinking and the ways in which you can manage making conceptual connections 

  • Next, followed by your Thesis Statement
  • Should this be a paragraph long, you need to take excerpts from it, highlight or bullet
  • Consider using main points of your introduction, thus guiding the audience to know bits of what they are about to hear
  • Go through your capstone paper and hull out the main points you make within it
  • Your audience does not want to hear, nor can hear, many of the finer details you might have included in your research paper
  • Your talking points should be the over arching examples made within your research paper that will help defend your thesis
  • Return to your thesis question often, thereby reminding audience of what your research paper is all about
  • Use still visuals that assist in making your talking points clearer
  • Use still visuals of the individuals you are speaking of, noting their nationality, birth and death dates and qualify them as to why you are using them, noting their work (example) and give a citation to the bibliographic source you got the info from
  • Make use of video clips / audio (15 seconds max.) that assist in proving your point - this will also give you a little break from speaking and giving the audience pause as well!

  • Allow your transitions to be smooth and not jarring in concept and image
  • Connect an artistic or academic example made in your Capstone research paper to transition into your own work
  • You may make use of process photographs of your work
  • You may use examples from your earlier college career that was pivotal in making the work you on exhibition in your BFA Thesis Exhibition
  • Speak directly to the work in your exhibition as well
  • Your final few slides should set the tone for closure in your Oral presentation
other pointers
  • Make sure your Committee members have HARDcopy of your Research papers, letter perfect, 1.5 weeks prior to your defense
  • Notify me 1 week prior to your Oral Defense date should you want it videotaped
  • If you do not want to use a remote while speaking at your presentation, organize a friend to do this at the Smart Cart stand for you. They should obviously know your cues
  • Make sure you have enough bios/statements, cvs, etc. to distribute place your bio / statements / cvs / business cards on the front group of chairs, thereby 'reserving' them for your Committee members
  • Should you get nervous, breath and remember that this will probably be the last public presentation you might make in your undergraduate degrees! Have fun with it. Show off a little
  • Should you remain nervous, make eye contact with me and I will silently remind you of where you are in your presentation with gestures
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

custom cut vinyl letterset

look professional, 
be professional!
Complete your gallery exhibition installation with custom cut vinyl letterset at least two weeks in advance of your installation.

Do some research and find companies that will create this for you inexpensively 

 Here are some for starters:
DoItYourselfLettering.com
BuildASign.com
OfficeDepot.com
WordsAnywhere.com
VinylWallExpressions.com
MyWallDecals.com
925never.com
DecalsNewYork.com
WoodlandManufacturing.com
SpeedySigns.com
Absolute Sign & Awning on ERIE BLVD.

Last resort > Chartpak Press-on vinyl upper/lower case letters in a variety of colors

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