Congratulations to our very own Oogie Art alumni Alex Khomyakov for becoming a design assistant at Apple Inc. Alex graduated from RISD studying graphic design and interned twice at a Swiss design company called Department. His hobbies include surfing and learning new languages. You can read more on his experience at RISD, Apple, and his advice to students in the new publication of Art College Admissions II.
Scholastic Art National Award Ceremony 2015
The Scholastic Art National Award Ceremony took place at Carnegie Hall in NYC. 12 National winners attended from Oogie Art. Oogie art beats its own record for the Scholastic Art & Writing awards each year.
Oogie Art Research Program Landscape Explorers
Diane Kim published “Landscape Explorers” working with the Oogie Art Research Team. Landscape Explorers is an exploration of landscape artwork from all around the world, starting from the 17th century to contemporary work. Kim was accepted from Columbia University.
Leading & Learning Group Show
The work of Ugandan students was featured in the Oogie Art Gallery this December. The work is the result of a collaboration between Oogie Art students and the children of the Mityana Village at the Kasangula School. Students discussed their experience and talked about their leadership roles during their visit.
Dates:
December 13 ~ 27, 2014
Group Show at Time Warner Cable in New York City
Oogie Students had a group show at the Time Warner Cable building. The show was titled “Digital Technology Art” featuring work from students that used Adobe Photoshop and several other digital platforms to edit their work, a combination of photography and mixed media.
Dates:
August 1 ~ 30, 2014
New York Times Article: Laura Anderson Barbata's "Stories and Stilts"
Oogie Art was mentioned in the New York Times article featuring the performance artist Laura Anderson Barbata’s program “Stories and Stilts” at the BRIC House through August 31st. The event featured is part of the Oogie Art Internship experience. During the program, students lead families through the “Transcommunality” show and presented a Korean folk tale titled “The Pious Daughter” Lots of preparation went into this and it was a great opportunity for students to experience installation and performance art firsthand. We are so proud of all the Oogie Art Students that participated!
Uganda Leadership Program
Oogie Art will be traveling to Uganda for another Leadership Program. Students will help launch art programs for orphans and children in Africa at the Kasangula Talent School in the district of Mityana and the Gaba Orphanage Home at the Bethany Children’s Village. This will be a great opportunity for students to connect with the children and learn great leadership skills.
Dates:
August 3 ~ 14, 2014
Designer's Talk: Marco Lafiandra
Marco LaFiandra is a Designer and project manager at DDC Designpost. He moved to New York City 6 years ago from Italy and studied Industrial Design in college. Marco gave a presentation about the design process and experience of being a designer from both Italy and NY. His advice for students was to never abandon their personal vision and mission, and to always connect with clients on a deeper level.
Date:
July 26, 2014
Artist's Talk: Maren Hassinger
Maren Hassinger is the Chairwoman of the Sculpture department at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s known for her public art using industrial and natural materials. She also works in performance and video. Oogie students participated in a group sculptural installation and had a group discussion.
Date:
July 19, 2014 1:00pm
Artist's Talk: Vito Acconci (Jan 24, 1940 - Apr 27, 2017)
Vito Acconci was a world renown landscape architect, designer, performance and installation artist. He came to fame in the 1970s and left a mark on the art world for his unsettling performances and installation work. Oogie students were given an interesting and unexpected presentation of his work, including architectural renderings, video clips, and his overall philosophy throughout his life as an artist. Vito stated that he loved architecture because it always has renovation built into it. Students left inspired with a different view of landscape architecture and performance/installation art.
Charity Fundraising Show at Oogie art Gallery, NY
The work of Sophia Raia was featured in the Oogie Art Gallery this May through June. Sophia Raia is an Oogie Art student from the Saddle River Day School in NJ, she was accepted from Wesleyan University. This is one of the first of student works that will be featured as part of a series for fundraising events. This particular fundraising event was for a Tribute to Wounded Special Forces Heroes.
Date:
May 29 ~ June 5, 2014
Scholastic Art National Award Ceremony 2014
Oogie Art had 7 National Winners attend the Award Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York. Oogie art beats its own record for the Scholastic Art & Writing awards each year. The following students participated:
Art Speaks: Group Show after Art & Technology Trip in Silicon Valley
Oogie students gathered for a group show to showcase what they learned and how the recent trip to Silicon Valley changed or influenced their ideas about art.
Visiting Artist: Lee Boroson Professor at RISD
Senior Critic of the Sculpture Department at the Rhode Island School of Design, Lee Boroson makes a visit to Oogie Art to view several Oogie student’s artworks and give them advice on how to improve their work, especially for their portfolio. Boron is best known for his room-filling inflated sculpture, inspired by many sources including historic garden design to the Architecture of over-looked sections in buildings.
Date & Time
August 7, 2013 12:00pm
Location
Designer's Talk Event at Oogie Art
Art & Technology - in Palo Alto, San Jose, San Francisco
This past summer of 2013, Oogie Art students took a major trip to visit various companies in Silicon Valley. This was by far one of the most rewarding experience for our students as they were given advice and stories from industry professionals directly. Students saw first-hand how art and technology were creating new, in-demand career paths for art college graduates giving them lots of practical insight into how they could better prepare their paths as artists & designers. Some of the design and tech-startups visited were Elemental 8, a product design agency, Liquid Agency, a branding and marketing firm, and Wagic, a toy design company. From listening to the advice & stories from passionate people in the industries, it gave students inspiration to pursue their dreams.
Dates:
August 4 ~ 12, 2013
Artist Studio Visit: Summer Wheat, New York
Oogie students visited the studio of Summer Wheat, a visual artist working in Brooklyn. Her work is a combination of sculptural installation, drawing, and most notably painting. She looks for innovative ways to apply the paint to canvas, and has used objects like syringes, mops, and brooms to apply the paint. Her work is sometimes grotesque and messy, and sometimes alludes to a social critique of the wealthy and destitute classes. After visiting, students were inspired by the layering of paint and different ways to apply paint to surfaces.
NYC College Visits: Parsons, Pratt, NYU, SVA
The admissions teams from Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, New York University and School of Visual Arts came to speak with Oogie students in July 2013, on the admissions process and any new updates in their program. Each year, dozens of students are admitted into each school and end up studying a range of majors including Illustration, Fine Art, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, etc. Students are encouraged to start thinking about where they want to apply and what major is of interest to them towards the end of Sophomore year and beginning of Junior Year to get a head start on their portfolios. Director Wook has some of the best guidelines for students to also gain admissions with scholarships.
Dates:
July 6, 11, 18, 25, 2013
Artist Studio Visit: John Monti Professor, Yale University
Oogie students visited the studio of John Monti, a sculptor, based in Brooklyn, NY. Monti has exhibited nationally and internationally both in museums and galleries and has completed public commissions plus set and costume designs for dance. His work has been at the confluence of Minimalist, Pop and Surrealist streams.
Visiting Artist: John Torreano, MFA Director at NYU
John Torreano is a New York based artist and curator. He’s taught at the NYU studio art program since 1992. He gave students advice and his experience of the department at the Steinhart School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at NYU. He also showed examples of his paintings and sculptures. His work has been featured in the Whitney Biennial.
Artist's Talk: Dennis Adams, MIT Professor
Dennis Adams in an American artist known for his urban interventions and museum installations. He’s a professor at MIT and has been the faculty member or visiting professor at numerous schools including Cooper Union, Parsons School of Design, etc. His work reveals historical and political undercurrents in photography, cinema, public space and architecture.
Date:
March 18, 2013 1PM