AI NEW YORK CITY TO HOST ART DIRECTORS CLUB ON FEBRUARY 15

Ai New York City will be hosting the Art Directors Club on Wednesday, February 15 starting at 6:00 p.m. in our Gallery and in rooms 736/737.   The Judging Panel will be here to view the ADC 90th Annual Awards/YoungGuns 9 Traveling Exhibition in the Gallery and registered ADC members will participate a panel discussion of trends, innovation and why awards matter in the creative industries in room 736/737 immediately following the presentation of the exhibition.  The panel discussion will feature members of the ADC 91st Annual Awards Design Jury:

• Nicole Jacek (Moderator) - Creative Director, Karllsonwilker, Inc.
• Sam Baron - Art Director, Fabrica Features, Italy
• Leo Jung - Design Director, Wired Magazine
• Bonnie Siegler - Co-Founder, Number 17

Since this is an ADC membership event, reservations are required and can be made using the link below:
http://www.adcglobal.org/adc/events/calendar/#331.

AI NEW YORK CITY FACULTY CREATING HISTORY

Ai New York City Instructor SuZen's photography skills will be exhibited at the newly-reopened South Street Seaport Museum (the museum officially re-opened on January 26). 

Her photograph was selected from some 4,000 photographic images submitted by over 200 photographers, as part of a major Occupy Wall Street exhibition that was organized by the Museum of the City of New York.  The exhibition will feature 150 photographs of the historic standoff.  The new South Street Seaport Museum has 16 galleries showing the interweaving of the city and the sea through photography, historic artifacts and contemporary design.   

A link to the full article in the Tribeca Trib, as well as photos of appear below.   

http://www.tribecatrib.com/news/2011/december/1185_occupy-the-show.html



SuZen's Photo in a Recent Tribeca Trib Article

 

SuZen at Exhibition



The Exhibition Photo

Congratulations SuZen! 

For the South Street Seaport Museum address, directions and hours of operation see the link below:

http://www.seany.org/

ALUMNI EVENT HELD AT AI NEW YORK CITY'S GALLERY

On Monday evening (January 23), Ai New York City Alumni and friends enjoyed a Port Wine seminar conducted by Ai New York City LAS Instructor, John Bandman as well as special guest, May Matta-Aliah from the Center for Wine Origins.  Ms. Matta-Aliah generously donated the Ports for the event to commemorate the International Day to Celebrate Port Wine on January 27.  Participants learned about Port Wine, how it is made, as well as learned about port and cheese pairings.  An assortment of delicious cheeses and bread were selected by John to accompany the Port.  Pictures of the event appear below.

TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE WITH CAREER SERVICES WEEK

Please join Ai New York City's Career Services Team in The Gallery starting this Monday, January 30 for a series of lunchtime seminars starting at 12:15 p.m. and running to 1:15 p.m.  Each major will be represented and the events are designed to help students stay current on their chosen industry and make some connections.  A schedule of the week's events appears below and all are encouraged to attend any or all sessions that peak their interest.

SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS/EVENTS
Monday, January 30, Interior Design
Special Guest - Bjorn Bjornsson (Bjorn Bjornsson Interior Design)

Tuesday, January 31 - Digital Film & Video Production
Special Guest - Stefanie Alleyne-Education Coordinator for Manhattan Neighborhood Network

Wednesday, February 1st - Retail Recruiting Event
Representatives from Sketchers, Express, Abercrombie & Fitch, The Gap & Levis will be on hand for job interviews

Thursday, February 2 - Graphic Design and Web Design
Special Guest:  David Hall-Member Experience Manager, AIGA

Friday, February 3 - Fashion
Special Guest:  Adrian Alicea of Adrian Alicea Couture

No reservations are necessary to attend these events so come one, come all ... you'll be glad you did!

AI NEW YORK CITY STUDENTS GET HIGH PRAISE ... AGAIN!

Ai New York City Instructor, Soosan Silanee engaged her Design Production Team class to re-design a "look-book" for an intimate apparel company (a real-life client).  The class project conducted last quarter was in the form of a competition for which the class was to recreate the "look book" for the upcoming intimate apparel show in February.  The clients chose Arielle Gerdes as the winner whose look book will be displayed at the show in February.  A letter that appeared on the company's blog had nothing but praise for the quality of work produced by everyone in Soosan's class:

"... We had the opportunity to work on a design project/contest with students from the Art Institute of New York City. Their project was to redesign our look book for the upcoming Intimate Apparel Boutique Show NY. It was such a rewarding and amazing experience! We were so impressed with the hard work and creative designs that came from the students. In the end we could only choose one design, which was tough since all of the students really did a fabulous job.

The winning look book was from Arielle Gerdes. Her beautiful illustrations really made an impact and showcased the line.  ... To see the full version stop by the show February 21st through 23rd!"

A sneak peak at Arielle's book appears in the link below.

http://www.dirtydollslingerie.com/2012/01/lookbook-design-contest-with-the-art-institute-of-nyc/

Congratulations to Soosan, Arielle and all who participated!  Great job!

CAREER SERVICES TO HOST WEEK 4 LUNCHTIME SEMINARS

The Career Services department will be hosting their quarterly "Career Services Week" lunchtime seminars from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the Gallery starting on Monday January 30 and running through Friday, February 3.  This fact-filled week features industry speakers, interview and resume-writing tips.  Students will also have an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the Career Services Team. 

There is a different discipline represented each day and all students are invited to attend one or all of these informative sessions. 

A detailed schedule of events will be posted as Career Services Week gets closer so stay tuned!

AI NEW YORK CITY INSTRUCTOR TO SHOW AT OPENING

Ai New York City Graphic Design faculty member Pierre Obando will be showing his recent work as part of a group show at Yace Gallery in Long Island City starting on Thursday, January 19.  The show is entitled "Reenacting Sense" and features the work of several artists, each re-enacting stories and senses by recalling memory, theory and history to bring resonating results.  Pierre Obando's work plays with visuals we encounter in daily life and uses dot matrix language abstractly to accomplish this. 

The show will run through Saturday, March 3, 2012.  The Gallery is located at 44-02 23rd Street (#101), Long Island City, NY; Phone 718-729-0887.

For more information on the show and the Yace Gallery, check out the link below

http://www.yacegallery.com/

MOM POWER!

When Ai New York City Digital Filmmaking Department Chair Eve Okupniak is not engaging students to create tomorrow, she is also a full-time mom!  Eve provides mom-style tips and what inspires her in a feature that appeared in the "Street Style" page on elizabethstreet.com.  Check out the link below

http://www.elizabethstreet.com/streetstyleview/161