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2017 Hite Art Institute graduate Jackson Taylor has been accepted to the University of Iowa Master of Fine Arts Printmaking program with a full scholarship! For nearly 50 years, The University of Iowa's graduate printmaking program has ranked among the best in the country. Among public universities, the Printmaking area is currently ranked #3. Congratulations, Jackson!

Personal is Still Political
Lisa Simon & Skylar Smith
March 2 – March 31
Opening Reception: Friday, March 2, 5pm - 8pm

Sophomores in Interior Design went to LSI Wallcovering to learn about process of wall covering design and experienced it. Mike Roush, pre-press manager in LSI gave them a tour of the company and explained the process. Fun to experiment the process of designing wall covering.

Be part of the academic exchange program established between the University of Louisville and Hong Kong Baptist University to study in one of the most exciting cities in the world.

Graphic design's Portfolio class took a Power trip. Seniors in Leslie Friesen's Portfolio class was amazed and delighted by all the work they saw on their visit to Power—from some cutting-edge techology in virtual reality and interactive applications, to amazing CGI, to traditional print design. Thank you, David Power,, Laura Robinson Mapother, and Scott Schroeder for taking 3 hours on a Friday afternoon to host us.

Laura Ross (M.A. 1980) and Elmer Lucille Allen (M.A. 2002) are featured in the essay "Deans of the Louisville art scene, the giants in our midst."

Marie-Elena Ottman (MFA 2017) has created a piece of public art which is installed in the lobby of the Humanities Building. The title of the piece is "Transplanted Roots/Raíces Transplantadas."

In 2015-16, Professor Steven Skaggs designed a type font specifically for people with macular degeneration, a condition that slowly destroys the macula, the part of the retina responsible for visual detail. People with macular degeneration have an increasingly difficult time reading. His typeface, Maxular Rx, is the first font ever designed specifically to counter the effects of macular degeneration. As reported in University of Louisville Magazine ("Type Driven," Winter-Spring issue, 2017), Maxular was selected to be part of an international study headed by Dr. Gordon Legge of University of Minnesota testing the readability, for those with the condition, of various typefaces. The clinical trials concluded this winter and Maxular proved to be a huge success. Maxular Rx led all typefaces in size acuity, measuring how small it could be read, and it was runner-up in reading speed at any size. Work now continues on introducing more weights of Maxular Rx. The trials suggest that the features that make Maxular readable to people with macular degeneration also promise to make Maxular extremely legible in a variety of circumstances for people with normal vision. To that end, Maxular is now being adapted as an international character set with a large variety of weights, with accompanying italic, for general use. The type publisher Delve Fonts of Berkeley, California (DelveFonts.com) is expected to release Maxular to the public in the summer of 2018.

Fong Choo (MA 1993) is giving a Ceramics Workshop at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Since graduation, Fong has been exhibiting his artwork nationally and internationally. He is currently teaching at Bellarmine University.

Sarah Lasley (BFA 2004) is a lecturer in Digital Art at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has a video at the IU School of Art, Architecture + Design Faculty Exhibition which runs from January 13 through February 9, 2018. Her video, entitled "Thank You For Sharing," 2018 is a 6 min loop and can be viewed on Vimeo.

Professor Meena Khalili’s Web Design class welcomes guest speaker Becki Hyde (Hite BFA 2006). Hyde is a Digital Product Manager within the Digital Experience Center at Humana where her UX team is leading the charge for better customer experience company-wide by employing Lean, Agile and Human-Centered software development practices.

Robert Stagg (MA in Studio and Art History, 1979) is in "The Still Life" exhibition, at B. Deemer Gallery, February 1 - March 1, 2018.

Robert Stagg, "Jardiniere of the Titans," oil on canvas, 18" x 24"

Professor Mary Carothers has connected two Hite students with Photography internships. Christopher Bodden is now the Federal Photography Intern for Congressman John Yarmuth. Christopher will be documenting Louisville events for the congressman and sending his photographs directly to Washington D.C. Christopher plans to make an excursion to visit the congressman in his office at the US House of Representatives this summer. Francis Dumstorf is the official Photography Intern for LEO Weekly, Louisville Eccentric Observer). He is working directly with LEO's managing editor Keith Stone. Since the beginning of the semester Francis has covered stories for Leo including Girls Rock and James Grubola’s current drawing exhibition at the Cressman Center For Visual Arts. Francis will also be conducting a photo story about Russian American immigrants living in Shalom Towers. Keep an eye out for Christopher Bodden's and Francis Dumstorf’s published photography! Also, Professor Mary Carothers is this year’s photography judge for Literary LEO. Come celebrate with the winners on Wednesday, Feb. 7th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at Copper & Kings Distillery! Carothers is also serving as one of the art judges for this year’s Congressional Art Competition, an annual contest hosted by the US House of Representatives that enables high school students from across the nation to share their artistic talents.

This week the Advanced Printmakers visited FirstBuild to learn more about the technologies available to all students, including a laser cutter and 3-D printer!

Louisville-based artist and printmaker, Adrienne Miller, shared her work with the Introduction to Printmaking class today!

A painting by Sandra Charles (BFA 2015) has been selected in the 24th African American Art Exhibition. The exhibition runs from January 9 through February 11, 2018, at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and also at Art Sanctuary.

Professor Mitch Eckert was honored by Mayor Greg Fischer for refusing to accept the status quo in photography. Congratulations!