Illinois State University, MA in Visual Culture

08/25/2016

Super excited about the new grads in Visual Culture! One of them is Tunde Okoli, from Lagos, Nigeria. He's here to research Nollywood (the Nigerian video industry).

The School of Art is excited to welcome Tunde Okoli to the School of Art! Tunde, who joins us as a graduate student in Visual Culture, is from Lagos, Nigeria where his wife and three children still live. Tunde earned an undergraduate degree in Film and Media Studies from the University of Calabar in 1996 and since that time has been working in journalism and public relations.

08/25/2016

Meet the new grad students in the School of Art this evening: MA in Visual Culture, MS in Art Ed, and MFA students (you get to see work by the MFA students, too!)!

6pm in Transpace Gallery (CVA)

06/14/2016

CFP - Symposium - Oscillations of Gender & Genre: Intersections of the Literary and Visual Arts

Please consider proposing a paper to this symposium (being organized by Melissa Johnson & Julie Lynd) and share widely!

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2016/06/14/oscillations-of-gender-genre-intersections-of-the-literary-and-visual-arts

Illinois State University is hosting an interdisciplinary symposium titled “Oscillations of Gender & Genre” on the intersections of literary and visual art by women to be held 9-12 November 2016. We are specifically interested in the intellectual dialogues that emerge from the work of artists inspir...

04/12/2016

Peter Plagen's negative review in The Wall Street Journal of Nick Mirzoeff's new book How to See the World is actually a great argument for studying Visual Culture!

http://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-look-now-1460139834t

The Visual Culture Program at Illinois State University is founded upon the premise of interdisciplinary studies. This program supports the critical investigation of visuality and visual representations drawing upon methodologies of art history, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, anthropol...

11/29/2015

Call for Applications - please share widely!

THE MA PROGRAM IN VISUAL CULTURE AT ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2016.

FUNDING AND TUITION WAVERS AVAILABLE.

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2016.

Illinois State University’s MA Program in Visual Culture is a small and selective program housed in a large and diverse School of Art that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in studio art and art education, and an undergraduate major and minor in art history. We provide funding for all admitted graduate students (full tuition waivers and funded assistantships).

The Visual Culture Program provides a rigorous foundation in a range of critical, cultural and visual theories and methodologies. Our graduates go on to complete PhDs or pursue art-related careers such as museum and gallery work. We foster an intimate graduate enrollment so that Visual Culture faculty may work closely with students in independent studies and thesis projects. In addition to three core Visual Culture Seminars and several art history courses, students take courses outside the School of Art. Visual Culture research is necessarily interdisciplinary, and the Program has affiliated faculty in English, History, Political Science, Anthropology, Theatre and Film Studies, Foreign Languages, Communications, Sociology and more.

Students work as graduate assistants, helping faculty in the School of Art with courses. Students have also worked elsewhere on campus, particularly in the university library, working on projects such as exhibitions and special collections projects. We also have a University Galleries that has just moved into a new building, and is well known for its innovative exhibitions and other programs. Graduate students have worked with the curatorial staff on various projects as well.

Illinois State University is located in Normal, IL, two hours south of Chicago (the Amtrak station is adjacent to the campus and students frequently take advantage of the $12 train ticket to spend a day visiting museums and galleries in Chicago).

For further information and applications, please contact Dr. Melissa Johnson ([email protected]) and visit our website: http://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/art/graduate/visual_culture/

11/06/2015

Thank you to everyone who came to the screening and roundtable discussion yesterday afternoon in the University Galleries - it was wonderful to hear the different perspectives on the film, Mike Disfarmer, and his photographs.

Don't forget about the exhibition opening happening next Tuesday, Nov 10 at 4:00pm in Milner Library!

09/04/2015

A new BBC series - The Story of Women and Art - there are 2 episodes out now (as far as I can tell). Can't wait to watch this! Wonder what I'll think? Has anyone else seen it yet?

BBC Documentary 2015 | The Story of Women and Art - Episode 1 ( BBC Discovery ) The Story of Women and Art is a television documentary series, consisting of ...

08/30/2015

The University Galleries is hiring students - you'd get to work with some really wonderful people and be around some fantastic art while you work. What could be better?

08/28/2015

Lexie Bragg, MFA Photo student has an exhibition opening on Monday, August 31 in the ISU Women's and Gender Studies space. The reception is from 4-5:30, and Lexie will be talking about her work at 4:30.

Please stop by and see In Conversation by MFA photo student Lexie Bragg at Rachel Cooper Gallery. Lexie's work will be on display from August 31 through October 16. It looks like a fantastic show! Congratulations Lexie!

06/25/2015

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Studios on Sheridan Art Gallery
October 22 - November 14, 2015

ME is an exhibition of self-expressions recorded in a variety of media created by regional women artists. A self-portrait expresses an artist's identity whether it is a true likeness or a representation of who she is, what she values about herself. It depends on how she sees herself – or how she wants to be seen. Self-portraits are visual autobiographies.

Eligibility
Women artists and art students (18 and older) within forty-five miles of Peoria are invited to participate. Please submit one or two images of your work for consideration. A variety of media will be considered (including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, collage, mixed media, textile).

Requirements
All work must be presented in a professional manner.
Works must be no larger than 18 x 18 inches in any direction, including framing and hanging materials. For 2D work, weight limit is 10 lbs. For 3D work, base up to 12 inches; height to 30 inches.
All work must arrive ready to hang or display. Works that do not require framing should be properly protected for shipping and handling. Framed works must be wired, and ready to hang. No sawtooth hangers.

Online Exhibition
All works selected for the gallery exhibition will also be included in an online exhibition.

Studios on Sheridan Art Gallery
929 N Sheridan Road, Peoria, IL
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Studios-On-Sheridan-at-The-Sunbeam-Building/139373086162251

Important Dates
Exhibition dates: Oct 22 to Nov 14
Online entries: May 4 through Sep 28
Notifications to artists sent on: Oct 5 & 6
Accepted work received at Gallery: Oct 13 & 14
(noon to 5:00 each day)
Exhibition Reception: Nov 6, First Friday
Pick up art: Nov 17 & 18 (noon to 5:00 each day)

How to Submit – Deadline Sept 28
There is no submission fee. Enter online.
Send image(s) to [email protected]. Files should not exceed 2MB in size.
Add your last name, first initial, and title to the file name. Example: JensenS_MyPortrait.jpg.

Copy and paste the following information in your email and attach a copy to the back of your artwork.
Artist Name:
Address:
City:
Title of Work:
Description:
Medium:
Size/weight:
Contact Phone #:

Jurors
Keith Cotton, fine art photographer. Faces of the East Bluff portrait series project.
Sarah Glover, Associate Professor of Art History, Bradley University.
Barb Milaccio, owner of Exhibit A Gallery, Peoria Heights.

Please direct questions to [email protected]

03/23/2015

Tuesday, 4pm at Milner Library - Rick Lewis is giving a talk about the exhibition of his paintings titled "(In)Visible Men." Also, subjects of his portraits will participate in a roundtable discussion about the work. Should be super!!

Milner exhibit promotes diversity of men By Julia Moreno on March 22, 2015 (Ave Rio / Photographer)Artist Rick Lewis and senior public relations major Travis McPhee discuss one of the paintings in the (In)Visible Men art exhibit currently displayed at Milner Library. Rick Lewis, painter and Associat…

03/04/2015

More women as curators and heads of museums! Visual Culture scholars and Art History majors and minors, take note!

As a curator you have to be conscious of who you are showing and why you are showing that artist. It is not enough to say that you are showing women artists, because different groups of women struggle differently....