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Alvin Ailey Artistic Director Delivers 2014 Commencement Address
Robert L. Battle (right), artistic director of the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, delivered the keynote address at the University's 136th Commencement ceremony held May 15 at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. The award-winning dancer and choreographer also received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from UArts President Sean T. Buffington, who presided over the celebration. Other honorees included bassist / producer / musical director Adam W. Blackstone BM '04 (Instrumental Performance) [Justin Timberlake, Rihanna] and Emmy Award-winning TV and film sound editor Jeffrey Stern BFA '75 (Film) ["Boardwalk Empire," "Goodfellas"], who each received the Silver Star Outstanding Alumni Award. Nijel C. Taylor BFA '14 (Graphic Design) delivered a moving valedictory speech that earned him a standing ovation for his inspirational words, while Josh Levitas BFA '00 (Illustration) greeted the soon-to-be alumni as a member of the UArts Alumni Council.
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More Praise for Professor's Book from 'Entertainment Weekly,' 'Glamour,' Amazon
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Wood Student Wins $15,000 Windgate Fellowship
Colin Pezzano BFA '14 (Craft & Material Studies) has been named a 2014 Windgate Fellow by the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design. Awarded to 10 graduating college seniors from across the country with exemplary skill in craft, each Windgate Fellowship winner receives $15,000, one of the largest awards offered nationally to art students.
Read more >>Right: Pezzano's "Backyard Wrestling."
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Portrait by Illustration Professor on 'Sports Illustrated' Cover
Illustration Professor Tim O'Brien's portrait of new NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is featured on the cover of the May 26 issue of Sports Illustrated. The award-winning illustrator, who is best known as the creator of the iconic "mockingjay" logo used in The Hunger Games book and movie series, has also done portraits of Osama bin Laden and Kim Jong-un for the cover of Time magazine, President Obama for Rolling Stone, and Steve Jobs for The Wall Street Journal.
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MoMA Design Store Features Alum's Wooden Watches
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Brind School Head Directs New Play with Tony Winner Stew
Joanna Settle (pictured left), the newly appointed director of the Ira Brind School of Theater Arts, is directing a new play titled "Family Album" with Tony Award-winning playwright Stew (pictured right) and his musical partner Heidi Rodewald. The play will make its world premiere at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Thomas Theatre on July 1 and run through August 31. Settle, who is a graduate of the Juilliard School's directing program, also directed the Stew/Heidi Rodewald musical "The Total Bent" at the Public Theater in New York City.
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Professor Named American Craft Council Fellow
Award-winning stained-glass artist Judith Schaechter, an adjunct professor in the Craft & Material Studies program, has been named a 2014 American Craft Council Fellow. This prestigious award is presented biennially to honor those who have demonstrated outstanding artistic achievement, leadership and service in the field of craft.
Read more >>Right: "The Battle of Carnival and Lent": stained-glass windows inspired by the architecture and history of the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia that were installed in the prison's skylights and arched windows in 2012.
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Young Alumni Challenge: Double Your Gift to the Annual Fund
UArts Trustee Seymour "Sonny" Mandell is helping the University raise its fundraising bar once again by issuing a challenge to our young alumni donors with a little help from alumnus TJ Walsh BFA '07 (Graphic Design) [right]. Thanks to a new challenge made by the Samuel P. Mandell Foundation, all gifts to the Annual Fund from those who graduated from UArts in the last 10 years will be matched one to one, doubling the value of their contribution. Give before June 30 and help us reach the fiscal year-end goal!
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The Blessings
