2011 Niche Awards
For the second year in a row, a student from our program has taken home the top prize in the Furniture Category in the national Niche Awards Competition. This is an annual competition that draws entries from the best schools from all over the country. This year NUCHARIN WANGPHONGSAWASD, a graduate student in our program, was the grand prize winner in the Furniture Category. We had 5 finalists this year in both the wood and furniture categories. They are Jake Mendez, Elliot Drury, Dom Fiorello and Heechan Kim. We invite you to check out the site at: http://www.nicheawards.com/
Joël Urruty at Hickory Museum of Art
MFA Alumnus, Joël Urruty, is having an major exhibition of his work at the Hickory Museum of Art in NC from May 8th to Sept. 10, 2010 . He will exhibit a dozen or so new sculptures and also a dozen paintings. Joël is also opening up his studio for tours during the exhibition.
National Niche Awards
SAC wood students dominated the Furniture Section of the national Niche Awards this year, with four of the five top finalists spots. RIT junior, Brian DeWald, took home the top honors as the grand winner in the furniture category for his coffee table. The other Wood students who were finalists are Heechan Kim, Trevor Ritchie and Brian, who had a second piece selected.
Glenn Adamson spoke at RIT on January 12, 2010.
Leading craft writer, researcher, educator and theorist Glenn Adamson is the Author of Thinking Through Craft, an introduction for artists and craftspeople dealing with the common perception of craft.
Will Tracey
John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship awarded to recent MFA grad, Will Tracey.
The John D. Mineck Foundation was created in 2007 to award charitable and educational gifts reflecting John’s interests and values. John’s skills as a fine furniture maker were a result of passion, dedication and the guidance of a well known furniture artist. Without that guidance, John would not have realized his capabilities. In an effort to support the art that John loved and the people who make it, the John D. Mineck Foundation has created a fellowship to encourage and support a young in career furniture artist with the financial assistance to help them succeed in their journey. The fellowship has been designed to help support a talented furniture artist looking to fulfill an apprenticeship, develop their own skills, and/or make the transition to independence. The John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship of $25,000 is awarded annually to one artist.
Congratulations, Will. Will is currently working full-time as our studio technician.
The John D. Mineck Foundation was created in 2007 to award charitable and educational gifts reflecting John’s interests and values. John’s skills as a fine furniture maker were a result of passion, dedication and the guidance of a well known furniture artist. Without that guidance, John would not have realized his capabilities. In an effort to support the art that John loved and the people who make it, the John D. Mineck Foundation has created a fellowship to encourage and support a young in career furniture artist with the financial assistance to help them succeed in their journey. The fellowship has been designed to help support a talented furniture artist looking to fulfill an apprenticeship, develop their own skills, and/or make the transition to independence. The John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship of $25,000 is awarded annually to one artist.
Congratulations, Will. Will is currently working full-time as our studio technician.
Jake Mendez
The work of sophomore Jake Mendez is included in the Sixteenth Annual Wharton Esherick Museum Thematic Woodworking Competition & Exhibition; The Wharton Esherick Museum; Paoli, PA.
September 13 - December 31, 2009
The Wharton Esherick Museum is presenting its 16th annual Thematic Woodworking Competition and Exhibition. This year’s theme is “Library Ladders”. Through the annual thematic woodworking competitions, the Museum seeks to encourage creative thinking and the development of new and imaginative designs for items for everyday use. The theme is based on utilitarian items such as those to which Esherick applied his unique sense of design and craftsmanship.
September 13 - December 31, 2009
The Wharton Esherick Museum is presenting its 16th annual Thematic Woodworking Competition and Exhibition. This year’s theme is “Library Ladders”. Through the annual thematic woodworking competitions, the Museum seeks to encourage creative thinking and the development of new and imaginative designs for items for everyday use. The theme is based on utilitarian items such as those to which Esherick applied his unique sense of design and craftsmanship.
