Wk9: Vlogs
Last week we worked on ePortfolios and this we’re creating a “Hi, it’s me! Welcome to my website!” vlog to put on our “About” or “About Me” pages. Full details on the Vlog Activity Page.
Points
All points through the end of Week 8 are now up on BeachBoard. We’ve had 464 points possible so far and here’s the number you should have now to be on track for each grade level:
418 points = A pace – 103 peeps
371 points = B pace – 18 peeps
325 points = C pace – 6 peeps
279 points = D pace – 7 peeps
278 points = F pace – 9 peeps
Top 10
- Diana Martinez – 628
- Anna Joy Floresca – 625
- Evan Huang – 606
- Marlyn Castillo – 594
- Allison Wendell – 553
- Bowas Yang – 550
- Mimi Ly – 548
- Celine Phan – 539
- Nicole Ilagan – 536
- Connor Bailey – 527
ePortfolios
Lots of nice work last week! Here are a few samples:
President Conoley’s blog
1st Person? Or 3rd Person?
Allison put up a nice “About Me” on her site. She wrote it in 3rd person.
It’s always a question whether to write about yourself in 3rd person or 1st person and people make both choices all the time. For sure it’s YOUR choice!
3rd person does have a certain authorial or definitive quality, but ultimately it feels detached and sometimes a little weird when “I tell you that Glenn is a smart and wonderful person”. In my own opinion, 1st person is stronger. It’s more direct, more connected, and perhaps more honest. It feels more conversational with your reader.
Another question I’ve spent way too much time thinking about is, as an interviewer, if your questions should be phrased “tell us” or “tell me”. Tell us has a nice democratic quality, in that you’re not trying to be Interviewer-God, you’re just the audience member who happens to be asking the questions, so you ask the interesting guest to “tell (all of) us” about something.
In the end though, I think “tell us” has the same disconnected, affected quality. I find “tell me” to be more direct, active, and connected. If your interview is compelling, the audience will be plenty happy to hear the interviewer ask “tell me” of the interesting guest.
Again, I don’t want to press this too hard, since plenty of peeps do prefer to write in 3rd person, but in my judgement, we’re not writing obituaries here! 1st person is more active, connected, and dynamic. It lets YOU talk about YOUR PASSION. And whether you’re trying to be a screenwriter, a fashion merchandiser, a vintage car restorer, an awesome cosplayer, a passionate marine biologist, a rockin band, or anything else, that active and connected communication is almost as important as the thing you do so well. It’s the way you bring people into your world and get them to hire you, play with you, support you, etc. IMHO. 
Wk9: Galleries – Oct 19-23
Restart
curated by Bethany King, – Gatov West – TAG: king
Restart expresses the impact of spirituality on art. Featured artists express Jesus’s influence on their lives through mixed media works.
Salon des Refusés
curated by André Stevenson – Gatov East – TAG: stevenson
Based on the 1863 salon of the same name, “Salon des Refusés” (“Exhibition of Rejects”) is an exhibition of rejected or unfavorably criticized work from all School of Art disciplines at CSULB.
Christine Hudson
BFA Ceramics – Merlino Gallery – TAG: hudson
Christine Hudson presents an interactive installation of numerous handmade porcelain teeth in her BFA exhibition.
Heather Hassenbein
BFA Ceramics – Dutzi Gallery – TAG: hassenbein
Heather Hassenbein’s BFA exhibition features wall-mounted works that reflect natural and abstract themes.
Sculpture Program Group Exhibition
Werby Gallery – TAG: csulbsculpture
The Sculpture Program Group Exhibition is self-organized and features artwork by the BFA Sculpture program.
ARTIST TAGS
Hi guys, I want to remind you to be sure to use the Artist Tag on your post each week. That tag is the ONLY WAY we can really say “thank you” to your peers, the CSULB Student Artists who came in early to open just for us, and also for their months of work preparing their exhibition. A LOT of you are missing Artist Tags and it’s really not fair to the artists.
Last week we had 3 shows. In Gatov West, Gatov East, and Werby was the CSULB SOA “Advancement Show.” In Dutzi was a printmaking exchange show. And our one Solo Artist Show last week was Brian Davis in Merlino.
Advancement tag: csulbmfa – 34 tagged posts
Printmaking tag: csulbprintmaking – 16 tagged posts
Brian Davis tag: davis – 7 tagged posts
Thank You! To the 57 of you who tagged your artists! Unfortunately that means 86 of you did not tag an artist for week 8. PLEASE DO IT THIS WEEK!
WHAT’S AN “ADVANCEMENT SHOW”?
In the arts, like Fine Art or Dance or Theatre for example, there isn’t the “academic” degree of “PhD.” Instead the “terminal degree” (highest you can go) is the MFA (master of fine arts). So artists can get a BA or BFA and then just as some history or philosophy majors get an MA and then a PhD, while others just go straight to the PhD, artists can get an MA and then an MFA, or just go straight to the MFA. When you’re in an MFA program, maybe halfway through, you have to “Advance to Candidacy”. “Advancing” means that the School is approving what you’ve done and where you’re headed and you can now work on completing your thesis. Again, in “academic” disciplines your thesis is typically a long written work, but in the arts it is typically a thesis Art Exhibition, Dance Concert, etc.
When we see an “MFA Show” or “BFA Show” in the galleries, that exhibition is the presentation of the student’s graduate or undergraduate thesis to the university and wider community. As you’ve seen, the galleries also have “Group” shows, like Photography Club or Printmaking Exchange. And there are also “non-degree shows,” by both grad students and undergrads. A “non-degree show” is just a way of saying that it isn’t their “Thesis Exhibition,” instead it is some work or some progress toward a thesis exhibition that they’d like to show.
Money!
Asian Cultural Council – Individual Grants
The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) provides funding for artists and scholars who seek to grow in their craft or field to conduct research and study, receive specialized training, undertake observation tours, or pursue non-commercial creative activity in the United States or among the countries of Asia.
Deadline: 11/01/2014
asianculturalcouncil.org/apply/individual-guidelines
asianculturalcouncil.org/our-programs/individual-grants
[email protected]
No, Art110’s “Brittany Binder” is not the fashion model from Sugar Land, TX, but she’s the only “Brittany Binder” I could find a photo of. So here’s the wrong “Brittany Binder,” and I’ll try to have a photo of the right one for next week.
INTRODUCING BRITTANY BINDER
Brittany Binder is going to join me in looking at your collective 429 posts each week! Brittany is a 2nd year graduate in the CSULB SOA Art History program. She’s actually working on TWO degrees, or to be more precise a degree and a “certificate.” She’s working on an MA in Mexican-American Art History and also a Certificate in Museum Studies. I’m not sure if her schedule will allow it, but perhaps she can come say “Hi” in UT-108 on a Tuesday, or spend a few minutes with us at the SOA Galleries on a Thursday. As you might know, in addition to all the Art Galleries at the SOA, there is also the “University Art Museum” (UAM) down on the other end of campus by the Horn Center & the Business Department. Brittany is working on a show that will open at the UAM later this semester. Perhaps we can arrange an opportunity for you to go down, see the show, have a conversation with Brittany, and blog about it for extra credit.
Anyway, I mostly wanted to let you know that Brittany is joining us and I’ll take the liberty of saying on behalf of all of you, Welcome Brittany!
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Painting Week!
Yes, it’s Painting Week in Art110! Read all about it where? On the Painting Activity page of course!
Points
With 6 weeks up on BeachBoard the total possible is now 348 points. Here’s how many points you should have to be on track for each grade level:
A pace = 313 points – 100 peeps
B pace = 278 points – 20 peeps
C pace = 244 points – 6 peeps
D pace = 210 points – 4 peeps
F pace = 209 points – 13 peeps
Poor Diana Martinez! 447 points & she still can’t get no respect from those French Girls!
Top 10
- Diana Martinez – 447
- Anna Joy Floresca – 439
- Marlyn Castillo – 437
- Evan Huang – 432
- Nicole Ilagan – 412
- Connor Bailey – 411
- Quynh Ong – 395
- Mimi Ly – 395
- Chris Soerachmat – 392
- Allison Wendell – 392
Super French Girls & Guys!
With apologies to all our Android students, it does seem like many of you had a lot of fun with the French Girls mobile app. I know it doesn’t help US this semester, but none other than Scotch Mornington himself says they’re working on an Android version, so for Spring semester, it should be available to everyone. Meanwhile, here’s a few cool posts:
SOA Galleries Oct 5-9
Nicholas Gaby – Sculpture – Gatov West Gallery
Nicholas Gaby explores value and space in relationship to collecting and organizing in a sculptural installation.
WP.com tag: gaby
Kenita Hale – BFA Sculpture – Gatov East Gallery
Kenita Hale’s BFA exhibition features sculptural works that reference famous historical circus performers and human objectification within the context of a hand-made circus tent.
WP.com tag: hale
Colette Brown – Sculpture – Merlino Gallery
Colette Brown’s olfactory sculptures measure the lifespan of particular fluids including plain yogurt, balsamic vinegar, beet juice, vegetable oil, and coffee.
WP.com tag: brown
Yee Li &Marguerite Freed – Drawing & Painting – Dutzi Gallery
Yee Li and Marguerite Freed present oil on canvas and mixed media works thematically concerned with feelings of anxiety and insecurity.
WP.com tag: lifreed
Daniel Rivera & Vanessa Gamboa – Drawing & Painting – Werby Gallery
Daniel Rivera and Vanessa Gamboa collaborate in a performance depicting relationship tensions. Their performance will take place on October 15th with documentation of this performance on display throughout the week.
WP.com tag: riveragamboa
Late Night Long Beach – Pilot Episode
College Beat‘s new show Late Night Long Beach premiered this week! Nicole Ilagan from Art110 is the Executive Producer, and Quynh Ong from Art110 also worked on the Pilot. Congratulations Nicole & Quynh!
Starship One – Sizzle Reel
Meanwhile, Stephen Boyer just shot the Sizzle Reel for his upcoming short film Starship One. He’ll be launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund the project later this month.
The Whiskey
Rumor has it there was a cool concert there on Sunday. Apparently Art110 peeps even went. But I didn’t see a thing about it in anyone’s blog! 
This week Halloween comes early with our “Counterfactual Identity” project. Read the full details on our Counterfactual Identity, Activity Page!
School of Art Galleries
Another full slate of galleries this week. Be sure to add the URL for your Artist & Classmate Conversations. Be sure to use the Correct Tags! Visit the Gallery Page to be sure. Also, here they are:
Wk 5 – Sep 21 – 15
- Photography Symposium – WPcom Tag: csulbphotosymposium
- Mike Lewis, Photography – WPcom Tag: lewis
- Photography Club – WPcom Tag: csulbphotoclub
The Photography Symposium features artwork from local community college faculty and video work from School of Art BFA photography students photography program. Mike Lewis engages with unregulated space in his hometown by displaying it in photographs and found objects. The Photography Club hosts an exhibition thematically centered around connection and disconnection in relation to the internet and internet culture.
Points
Points through the end of Wk4 are now up on BeachBoard. We’ve had 232 possible, and here’s the number of points you should have if you’re on track for each letter grade:
- A pace = 209 – 92 peeps
- B pace = 186 – 28 peeps
- C pace = 163 – 8 peeps
- D pace = 140 – 2 peeps
- F pace = 139 – 13 peeps
Connor Bailey
Top 10
- Connor Bailey – 327
- Diana Martinez – 320
- Marlyn Castillo – 313
- Evan Huang – 313
- Anna Joy Floresca – 306
- Nicole Ilagan – 294
- Rachel Price – 280
- Mimi Ly – 276
- Chris Soerachmat – 272
- Quynh Ong, Dominic Erich & Alonzo Urita – 271
Stylin’ Websites
- April Gilane
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Evan Huang‘s midnight trip to Joshua Tree!
Artist & Classmate Conversations
Lots of great work by many of you. But others are really pushing the limits of short-and-not-saying-much. You’ll notice I’m starting to deduct points. What does good work look like? Check out:
- Alonzo Urita
- Andrew Aragon
- Anna Joy Floresca
- Anthony Diaz
- Antonio Lavermon
- Chris Espinoza
- Diana Garcia
- Emily Bondoc
- Lia Giordano
- Maeghan McBee
- Marlyn Castillo
- Michelle Morte
- Mimi Ly
- Quynh Ong
- Rachel Peng
- Sergio Melendrez
- Yu-Tung Lin
Sublime Iced Tea Experience!
I cast, therefore I am.
Rachel Peng
Plaster Casting
Chris & Chris
Chris Espinoza takes it to a whole other level! Go Experience It!
Greg Violan & Evan Huang
Anna Joy Floresca
Wk 4 Plaster Casting Activity from Anna Joy on Vimeo.
Music: https://soundcloud.com/jameswalkermusic/seaside-ukulele-instrumental
Aubrey Delos Reyes
Jerome Guzman
Kylie Hazehara
Lyna Salameh
Marie Mendez
Marlyn Castillo
Emily Bondoc, Matthew Savedra & Cheyenne Ochoa
By an amazing coincidence Stephen & his FOUR sisters just happened to show up at the exact same beach & time where a bunch of us were doing Plaster Casting Activities! :)
KS for SFSH (Art 110/Wk 3 Activity) from Anna Joy on Vimeo.
Kickstarter Videos
A lot of great project pitches from so many of you! Here are a few on this page. One small but important detail that a lot of you overlooked is that on group projects you didn’t list your partners full names and give links to their websites. I can’t stress how important this is on so many levels. Please be sure to check these “small” details!
Points on BeachBoard
Your points through Wk 3 are now on BeachBoard. Please be sure to check yours! We’ve had 174 points possible so far. If you have 157 or better, you’re on “A” pace. If you have 103 or less, you’re on “F” pace. Here’s the breakdown so far:
157 points – A – 99 peeps
139 points – B – 23 peeps
122 points – C – 7 peeps
104 points – D – 3 peeps
103 points – F – 11 peeps
14 peeps have a perfect 174 points! And 60 peeps have more than 174! Great job almost everyone! But if you are at the bottom end of the scale, now’s the time to take action. Need help? Ask me! Need to get serious? Just do it! Need to drop? This week is better than next week!
Top 10
- Diana Martinez – 255
- Marlyn Castillo – 249
- Evan Huang – 247
- Connor Bailey – 239
- Anna Joy Floresca – 238
- Nicole Ilagan – 236
- Rachel Price – 222
- Mimi Ly – 215
- Dominic Erich – 210
- Christopher Soerachmat – 210
Connor Bailey
“Couch Potato” – Indiegogo Promo from Studio J on Vimeo.
The pitch video for our short film's crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.
Quynh Ong
Lyna Salameh
Lia Alessandra Giordano
Kim Tang
Jonathan Garcia
Diana Martinez, Conny Ramirez & Allison Wendell
Kickstarter – Golden State Of Mind from diana martinez on Vimeo.
Plaster Casting
Welcome to Week 4 and our Sculpture Experience. In Wk1 we made websites. In Wk2 we played with Instagram. In Wk 3 Kickstarter. It’s already Wk4, and we go to a school called The Beach, and as you might have noticed, it’s a million degrees outside, so it seems like time we should have a project to go to the Actual Beach! Here it is!
Full Details on the Art110 Plaster Casting Page!
PS: It seems like a lot of you are not reading the weekly Activity pages. The have all the details on the project & your blog post. Be sure to visit them!
Christopher Soerachmat
Marlene Gonzalez
Maeghan McBee
Antonio Lavermon
KickStarter Vid from Antonio Lavermon on Vimeo.
Anthony Diaz & Andrew Aragon
Corinne Sampson & Jack Taylor
Amir Kiani
Adriana Macias
Kickstarter Film Festival @Griffith Park
The Effect of KSFF LA 2014 on My Dad from Anna Joy on Vimeo.
Michelle Morte, Jack Taylor, Diana Martinez