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of NOTE: News from the College of Fine Arts
25 Virtual History
26 Art MFA’s New Home
28 CMU at the Tonys
29 Musically Gifted
30 Meet the Director of Miller ICA
31 Engineering + Arts
32 goARTful
33 Annotating Black History
34 Snippets
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Publisher: Dan Martin, Dean, College of Fine Arts Editor: Pam Wigley, Associate Dean for Communications, College of Fine Arts
WRITERS: Liz Baker Andrew Ptaschinski [ cmu.edu/cfa ] Margaret Cox Sarah Rafson Joyce DeFrancesco Ross Reilly Thomas Hughes Emily Rybinski-Benish Joseph Lyons Erin Keane Scott Meredith Marsh Abby Simmons Julianne Mattera Emily Syes Heidi Opdyke Pam Wigley Dean’s Message 03
DESIGN & PRODUCTION Art The Game: The Game 04 Marketing & Communications
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Interdisciplinary MoonArk 06 Michael Henninger Timothy Kaulen Design Transition Design 08 Andrew Ptaschinski Emily Syes Contributors noted in captions CMU School of Drama student’s 10 Drama Too Many Captains and Not Enough Wire 11
Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in ad- training takes him beyond the mission, employment or administration of its programs Architecture Project RE_ 12 or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, stage to the world of gaming. sex, handicap or disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Music The Limestone Music Project 14 Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state or local laws or executive orders. Inquiries concerning the application of and BXA 25th Anniversary 16 compliance with this statement should be directed to the university ombudsman, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412.268.1018. Arts & Entertainment Song at Sundance Festival 18 Obtain general information about Carnegie Mellon University by calling 412.268.2000. ON THE COVER: Carnegie Mellon University publishes an annual campus security and fire safety report describing the STUDIO Wick Editor 20 university’s security, alcohol and drug, sexual assault “SubSurface” was the first and fire safety policies, and containing statistics about the number and type of crimes committed on the arts festival to happen in Rebranded: Miller Institute for Contemporary Art 22 campus, and the number and cause of fires in campus Miller ICA residence facilities during the preceding three years. an underground limestone Miller Gallery rebrands itself as You can obtain a copy by contacting the Carnegie Mellon Police Department at 412.268.2323. The annual mine, owned by Daniel ' Miller Institute for Contemporary Art. security and fire safety report also is available online at cmu.edu/police/annualreports. Bruce, 1998 Tepper School Image: Dot Gov, CMU 2018 Senior Art Produced by Marketing & Communications. of Business alumnus. Exhibition, installation by Cindy Hsu. December 2018, 18-409.
MESSAGE from the Dean
DAN MARTIN
Hello, and welcome to the first issue of CFA Magazine. On behalf of all of us in the College of Fine Arts (CFA) at Carnegie Mellon University, I’m delighted to share news of the past academic year. Each fall, we’ll update you on the accomplishments of our five schools, associated programs, and the faculty, staff and students within them. At the same time, we will look forward to CFA’s continued accomplishments in the months to come, and we’ll alert you to exciting things coming your way.
You are receiving this magazine because, in some way, you have a connection to CFA or have shown an interest in what we do here at Carnegie Mellon. You may be a graduate of one of our academic programs, a donor, a parent, a member of the arts world at large, a professional or academic at another institute of higher learning — among others. Regardless of your connection, we’re glad to have you as part of the CFA family. INSPIRE Our goal with CFA Magazine is to encourage your greater interest in, engagement with and support of the programs within CFA. We hope you will see by way of the news within this publication that we are continuing a legacy of preparing the next generation of forward- thinking professionals in the arts, design and architecture.
I think you’ll find that our current students have built successfully upon the reputations of those who have come before them while, at the same time, are creating their own path into the future. They come to us with grand ideas, and it’s exciting to watch their vision become reality under the tutelage of our top-tier faculty who inspire, excite and instill a sense of purpose in our students. 03
When I bid farewell to our undergraduate and graduate students each | EXCITEEXCITE May, I know they are going into the world fully prepared to not only meet the challenges of the future but to truly affect the future.
Enjoy the issue, and let us know what you think — especially if you’re A SENSE OF PURPOSE a graduate of an academic program within CFA. We want to hear from you so we can share your news. Thanks for being part of all that we are and all that we do at Carnegie Mellon University.
Best regards, Carnegie Mellon University CFA
Austin Treu, a member of the Tartan Tuba Dan J. Martin Stanley and Marcia Gumberg Dean Band, delighted 2018 CMU Carnival-goers INSTILL with a rendition of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely College of Fine Arts Hearts Club Band." [email protected] TheGame:Game attheFrontierGrant. Faculty FundforResearch andCreativityaFrank-RatchyeFund forArt The projectwassupported inpartbyfundingfromtheCollegeofFine Arts The gamewillsoonbeavailabletoplay freeonline. It hasbeenwrittenaboutinTheNew Yorker,BOMBMagazineandVice:Broadly. Museum inLosAngelesaspartofthe UCLAGameFestival;amongotherplaces. Media CenterinBuffalo,NewYork; FACTinLiverpool,UK;andattheHammer of theMovingImageinNewYorkCity. ItalsohasbeenshownatSqueakyWheel “The Game:TheGame”wasrecentlythesubjectofasoloexhibitionat Museum obviously wrongasthatoftheseductioncoaches. project causesmentocritiquetheirownbehaviors,evenifthisbehavior isnotas was untildiscussingtheprojectwithfemaleplayers.Washkosaidshehopes her Male playershavereportedtheyhadnotunderstoodhowpervasivethis behavior Washko said. ANDY PTASCHINSKI experiences [that]typicallyonlyfemme-presentingpeoplehavetoexperience,” “There issomethingtoputtingmenintothepositionofplayingthrough these accountable fortheimpactsofwhatthey’veproduced.” movement. Anelementoftheproject,shesaid,is“designedtoholdpick-upartists Washko’s workisintegraltothebroaderculturalshiftexemplifiedby#MeToo independent writerandcuratorDorothySantos. much presentanddeep-seatedinourculture,”said The project“bringsyouintoarealitythatisvery project anintense,claustrophobicfeel. Xiu thatheightensthesenseofanxietyandgives a pulsingsoundtrackbyexperimentalnoisebandXiu made anddigitallyalteredcyanotypescombinedwith them. ThevideogameusesWashko’shand advances ofpick-upartistsortoengagewith the crowdedbar,choosingtospurn humorous andharrowing.Playersnavigate “The Game:TheGame”isachoose-your-own-adventurethatcanbeinturn to youngwomen,”shesaid. able women,forexample—are“thingspeopleinpositionsofpowerregularlydo Some ofthetechniquesthesementeach—seekingoutinexperiencedorvulner al,” Washkosaid. is takingsomethingthatalreadyexistedandmakingitconcreteinstruction “Although thiscommunityisnormalizingitthroughteaching,whatthey’redoing by problem, Washkosaid. from cornyandannoyingtothreateningviolent,arepartofalargersocial The seductioncommunityisrelativelyniche,butthetechniquestheyuse,ranging techniques tomanipulatewomenintosexualencountersquickly. books andvideosof“seductioncoaches,”a.k.a.pick-upartists,whoselltips “The Game:TheGame”useslanguagedrawnverbatimfromtheinstructional game withafirst-personperspective,sixmenapproachaimingtoseduceyou. Art ProfessorAngelaWashko’slatestproject.In“TheGame:TheGame,”avideo A womanwaitsaloneinabarforfriend.ThisisthestartingpointSchoolof
- Take me back to thebar. The Game:Game, anonlinedating Stills pulledfrom Angela Washko’s simulator for menandwomen.
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[ Art ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 05 TO THE MOON he starkness and silence of BY PAM WIGLEY space will welcome a small piece of humanity next year when TCarnegie Mellon University sends the first museum to the moon aboard a lunar lander developed by CMU spin- off company, Astrobotic, and carried by a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket.
A first-of-its-kind project, the eight- inch cylinder called the “The MoonArk” encompasses a widespread, cross- disciplinary collaborative effort at CMU. It has involved significant contributions from faculty and students across 11 departments and schools on the Carnegie Mellon campus.
Originally led by renowned space artist and retired School of Art Professor Lowry Burgess, the project is now directed by Mark Baskinger, co-principal investigator and associate professor in the School of Design. He calls the Ark and its contents a depiction of life on earth meant to help illustrate a vital part of the human existence: the arts.
“If this is the next step in space explo- ration, let’s put that exploration into the public consciousness,” he said. “Why not get people to look up and think about our spot in the universe, and think about where we are in the greater scheme of things?”
Twin MoonArks have been created; one for the moon, and one to remain here on Earth to tour across the United States, in Europe and Asia — aiming to reach millions of people through digital and print publications and curated exhibitions. Currently, the 07 06
moon-bound MoonArk is on display | | in the Wertz Gallery at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh and will then head to Paris for an international space art “The MoonArk is a highly collaborative and massively integrated sculpture that exhibition in early 2019. poetically sparks wonderment through the integration of the arts, humanities, sciences and technologies. Comprised of moonarts.org four independent 2”h x 2”dia chambers and weighing a combined total of 6 ounces, it contains hundreds of images, CFA Carnegie Mellon University CFA Carnegie Mellon University CFA poems, music, nano-objects, mecha- ] ] nisms and earthly samples intertwined The MoonArk was developed through the Frank- through complex narratives that blur Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, which serves the boundaries between worlds seen as an interdisciplinary research center in the Design
[ and unseen. College of Fine Arts.
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[ SUSTAINABLE FUTURES.ITAPPLIESANUNDERSTANDING OFTHEINTERCONNECTEDNESS TRANSITION DESIGNTAKESASITSPREMISETHENEEDFORSOCIETALTRANSITIONSTOMORE OF SOCIAL,ECONOMIC,POLITICAL ANDNATURALSYSTEMSTOADDRESSPROBLEMS ATALL LEVELS OFSPATIOTEMPORAL SCALE INWAYSTHAT IMPROVEQUALITY OFLIFE. TIMES. TRANSITIONAL WE LIVE IN crime research-driven strategy disconnected envision
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natural trends longer enough,” she said.“Surprisingly, design has beenabsentfromthese “Entire societies need to transition, and one-off disconnected solutions are no addressing to key necessary societaltransitions. is thinking design and design of inclusion the Irwin, For els ofspatiotemporalscaleinwaysthatimprovequalitylife.” social, economic,politicaland natural systemstoaddressproblemsatalllev- sitions,” Irwin said. “It applies an understanding of the interconnectedness of tainable futures and argues that design has a key role to play in these tran- “It takesasitscentralpremisetheneedforsocietaltransitionstomoresus- of theSchoolDesignandco-organizerTransitionTogether2018. edges that we are living in “transitional times,”according to TerryIrwin, head acknowl- 2012, in Design of School University’s Mellon Carnegie at conceived practice andstudythatwas of designresearch, Transition Design,anewarea sition possible. systems-level change,andinitiatetheconnections that will make rapidtran- initiatives to discuss the urgent need for sustainable societal transitions and and movements major from representatives together brought time first the 2018 This summer,the 4th Transition Design Symposium, O AN EYEONTHEFUTURE:DESIGN ASCATALYSTT , took place on the Dartington Hall Estate in Devon, England, and for conversation Transition Together Transition “ TRANSITION TOWARDASUSTAINABLESOCIETY
By work andconnectasastrategyforevenbiggerglobalchange.” together, andwe’refacilitatinganopportunity for themtonet- strands came transi- a transition-related these of all time the first was “This Irwin said. tion strategy,” as visioning long-term of idea the introduce to wanted really “We tems-level change. societal transitions and the value of the foresighting process in catalyzing sys- Stuart in play visions Professor future role the to participants and Associate panelists introduced Candy Design of School Mellon Carnegie and futurist On the second day of the symposium, a visioning session led by the renowned and IdilGaziulusoy,SocioTechnicalResearchNetworkAaltoUniversity. Transitions; Commons and Network P2P Bauwens, Michel Design; of School Island Rhode and Transitions Just White, Damian Project; Systems Next The Peck, Jules University; Sussex Centre, STEPS Newell, Peter Institute; Weather New The co-founder, Simms, Andrew Network; Transition director, delivery McAdam, Sarah Future; the for Forum Change, System for School the of head Winn, Laura Fish; of Future and Labs Flip from Dahle Cheryl Practice fessional Panelists were Carnegie Mellon School of Design Distinguished Adjunct of Pro- tive onsocietaltransformationintwopaneldiscussionsdayone. different area oftransition-relatedactivityorsystemchange, presented their perspec- a representing each panelists, invited 2018’s Together Transition systems-change relatedprojectsandinitiatives.” approaches thatcanaidtransdisciplinaryteamsworking on transitionand frastructures of our world. Transition Design aspires todevelop tools and conversations, yetitisresponsible for makingthephysical artifacts and in- JOSEPH LYONS
[ Design ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 09 SCHOOL OF DRAMA STUDENT CREATES In December, Sun and Romanoff AWARD-WINNING SCI-FI GAME learned that “Too Many Captains” OFF had been accepted to alt.ctrl.GDC, a showcase of alternative control At the 20th Annual Independent schemes and interactions in games Games Festival awards ceremony at — a part of the larger annual Game the alt.ctrl.GDC conference in San Developers Conference. This led Francisco, a prototype that began them to seek funding from various in an experimental game design CMU resources including the CS+X STAGE class at CMU last fall, Too Many Fund for Creative Collaborations Captains and Not Enough Wire (endowed by Alfred Z. Spector was announced as a finalist for the and Rhonda G. Kost), The Frank- overall alt.ctrl.GDC award. Ratchye STUDIO’s Fund for Art at At the School of Drama, the theatrics aren’t just for the stage. the Frontier, and Carnegie Mellon BY ERIN KEANE SCOTT Our students seek to incorporate cutting-edge technology Second-year Video and Media Undergraduate Research Office into live performances and create technology that can be Design MFA student Giada Sun is Presentation Award. used in numerous applications, such as gaming. one of the masterminds behind ADVENTURE “Too Many Captains,” a game The funding allowed them to that invites players to immerse engage sound designer, Yiran themselves in a high-stress, Zhang, an MFA candidate in Sound highly collaborative science-fiction Design at the School of Drama, adventure involving a lot of novel and Caroline Hermans, an ECE and unconventional gameplay, senior in BXA’s Engineering and including a custom hardware Arts additional major program, controller. who helped with interaction design and acted in a promotional video Sun and his partner, Avi Romanoff, for the project. an undergraduate majoring in Cognitive Science and Human- The team was one of five finalists Computer Interaction, used their chosen out of 24 projects/teams backgrounds in drama and human- that were accepted to participate computer interaction respectively in the showcase held March 21-23. to storyboard, create personas The 24 project teams hailed from and perform extensive user and all over the world, including France, usability testing. Sweden, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and China. 11
“As a theatrical designer, I think | this experience really encouraged CFA
me to explore more possibilities within design,” said Sun. “We should not limit ourselves in theater and should consider that we can use what we learn at the School of Drama in other fields. My theater education is really important to me because it gives me confidence in myself and because I’m learning Carnegie Mellon University to cooperate and communicate with different people to make amazing works.” ] [ Drama [ Architecture ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 12 by
PAM WIGLEY PROJECTREPGH.COM he said.“Together,we’remakingit happen.” “Separately, wehadsomegreatideas onhowwecouldmakeadifference,” enter societyandearnaliving. incarcerated peoplewhobecometrainedinaskilledtradeasway tore- execute thework,UDBSstudentscollaboratewithTIPapprentices, formerly the UDBSworkstore-imaginetheirusethroughdesignandprototyping. To Project materialscomethroughCJ,whereRE_’shubislocated, and the collaborationwithTIP.” the past,”Folansaid.“We’reseeingsimilarresultsthroughProjectRE_ and “They accomplishedthingsthatwereperceivedasunattainabletothem in greater understandingofthesocialcontextinwhichtheywereworking. them fromtheirabilitytosucceed.Theundergraduatestudentsalsogaineda opportunities availabletothem;circumstancewastheonlythingseparating Through day-to-daycontact,theteensbegantounderstandthattheyhad students workedside-by-sidewithteensemergingfromjuvenilecorrections. design-build programattheUniversityofArizona.Hisundergraduate Folan hadbeeninvolvedinasimilareffortyearsagowhilerunning challenges throughempowermentandhelpingresidentsearnalivingwage.” precious resources.It’salsoaboutseeingurbancommunitiesovercome environment byretrainingpeopletothinkaboutrepurposingvs.wasting undergraduate andgraduatestudentsintheUDBS,it’saboutpreserving that arealreadyavailableanddivertingthemfromlandfills.Forboth rebuild communitiesandrestorelives,”Folansaid.“It’saboutusingmaterials The “RE”referencesthemissionofcollaborativeto“reusematerials, create opportunitiesforallinvolvedbyexpandingknowledgeandskillsets. Institute ofPittsburgh(TIP).Thethreenonprofitsleveragedtheirassetsto years agowithpartnersfromConstructionJunction(CJ)andtheTrade of Architecture’sUrbanDesignBuildStudio(UDBS),alittlemorethanthree Folan andcommunityleaderscreatedProjectRE_,aprogramoftheSchool to makeithappen. professor inCarnegieMellonUniversity’sSchoolofArchitecture,foundaway thought wasalwayspercolatinginhismind.AtCarnegieMellon,Folan,a and nottheproverbialhandout.Hewantedtodoitinanovelway, a waytoimproveurbancommunities,helpingresidentswithhandup More thanadecadeago,JohnFolanhadvision.Hejustknewtherewas Collaborating toRepurposePreciousResources RE_store RE_build RE_use
[ Architecture ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 13 by JULIANNE MATTERA “Students approached this from the Buses took 130 attendees deep perspective of the Anthropocene within the mine to explore a — the idea of the human influence quarter-mile path transformed by “SubSurface: Site-Specific Sight over environment, climate and swirling light projections, electronic MUSIC + ART GO DEEP & Sound” is the first arts festival geology,” said Pell, who came music performances and art in the region to take place in an upon the mine after looking at old installations. AT FESTIVAL IN THE MINE underground limestone mine, industrial sites for his class’ final art says Rich Pell, associate professor critique. “I wanted to find a place The journey ended with a in CMU’s School of Art and co- where their work could speak to concert in a long, cavernous room. organizer of the event. that, where you could be inside it.” The performance began as an instrumental set and transitioned to electronic music, with purple and teal computer-controlled lighting that embodied sound moving through the room.
Students and faculty from CMU’s College of Fine Arts, School of Computer Science, the BXA Intercollege Degree Programs and Integrative Design, Arts and Technology (IDeATe) Network put on the one-hour festival on Dec. 2, 2017 in Brady’s Bend in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Mine owner Daniel Bruce (Tepper 1998) and his parents are CMU alumni. Bruce owns Brady’s Bend Corporation.
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Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University ] [ Music ] [ Music THE BXA INTERCOLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAMS CELEBRATE A MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY
For 25 years, BXA students have
5 integrated studies in the fine arts with studies in computer science (BCSA) the humanities (BHA), science (BSA) and, most recently, engineering (EA). Armed with degrees in interdisciplinary studies, graduates are in demand in a competitive marketplace that’s clamoring for a new generation of creative problem-solvers in artistic, technical and entrepreneurial careers. 2
The coming academic year celebrates the BXA programs, current students’ and graduates’ wide range of interests and, at the same time, their common bonds.
At the end of the fall semester, BXA’s first-year cohort will exhibit their final seminar projects as part of the School of Art’s Open Studios. Additional events slated for the spring semester include A the programs’ first BXA pride day and the annual Kaleidoscope student showcase, which will now give alumni the opportunity to participate by submitting their work digitally. BXA students will also partake in the Meeting of the Minds undergraduate research symposium, where the senior class publicly presents its capstone projects. BXA students
X often come away with research awards, including 10 prizes in 2018. 17 16
“BXA students recognize the truly special | resources of Carnegie Mellon — the | people, the place, the heart — and use them to produce truly special rresults,” said BXA Programs Director M. Stephanie Murray. “We celebrate BXA students every day, but this year, we’re a little bit louder and a little bit prouder.” B by EMILY SYES
CFA Carnegie Mellon University CFA Opposite page: Gowri Sunder’s (BHA 2018) BXA capstone project “Rough and Tumble” was a series of Carnegie Mellon University CFA ] ]
paintings, drawings and digital collages that explored victimhood and subverts expectations of feminine passivity. Top Photo: “I’m Looking for My Daughter” is a piece by new media and digital storyteller, Grace BXA BXA
Wong (BHA 2018). Middle Photo: Jenna Houston’s (BHA 2018) work explores the intersection of gender [ [
studies and art. Bottom Photo: Valerie Senovsky (BSA 2018) performed in the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry’s “Snoozefest,” a musical experience that lasted from 11:59 p.m. to dawn in the College of Fine Arts’ Alumni Concert Hall. [ Heinz College ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 18 at Song Sundance Rachel XiaowenSong Rachel XiaowenSong
by of thefilmsbeingscreened.” to thefestivalandhavefaculty,alumniorcurrentstudentsinvolvedwithone the festival,”saidMEIMDirectorDanGreen.“It’sespeciallygratifyingtogo “The triphighlightstheimportanceofdealsthatarebeingmadedailyat to Sundance. This yearmarkedthe10ththatMEIMprogrambroughtitsstudents Festival. Cannes, SundanceandtheSouthbySouthwestFilm,InteractiveMusic program, MEIMstudentsattendseveralprominentfilmfestivals,including This year’sSundancefestivalwasnotSong’sfirst.Throughoutthetwo-year production andcreativeteam. part byfemale-drivenfilmfundGamechangerFilms,sportedanall-female was kidnappedasachildandventurestolearnthetruth.Itproducedin Dramatic competition.Thefilmfollowsawomanwhogrowstobelieveshe category atSundanceandcompetedforSundance’stophonorsintheU.S. “Nancy” wontheWaldoSaltScreenwritingAwardinU.S.Dramatic be transgender.Thefilmopenedinsummer2018towidecriticalacclaim. feminine activities,promptingadiscussiononwhetherthe4-year-oldmay Kid LikeJake,”whichfocusesonafamilyraisingsonwhopreferstraditional IFC FilmslaterpurchasedU.S.andCanadianrightsforthedistributionof“A “Nancy,” starringAnnDowd.BothpremieredattheSundanceFilmFestival; feature films:“AKidLikeJake,”starringJimParsonsandClaireDanes, effort ofCFAandHeinzCollege.Oneyearlater,shesignedontoproducetwo Master ofEntertainmentIndustryManagement(MEIM)program,ajoint In 2016,RachelXiaowenSonggraduatedfromCarnegieMellonUniversity’s HEIDI OPDYKE
holds andthinktheskyislimitforherasafilmproducer.” me fromthefirsttimewemet,”hesaid.“I’mexcitedaboutwhather future “Rachel’s driveandpassiontobeaproducerwassomethingthatstruck MEIM alumnusJonnyPaterson. who contractsamysteriousfatalvirus,whichSongisproducingwith 2012 XS Englishlanguagefeaturefilmsinclude“TheZero,”aboutayoung boy China isgrowing.” films toChinesetheaters,whereshenotes“thecinephileaudiencein coming Chinesedirectorsandwriters,”Songsaid,hopestobringher “We’re developingsomeChineselanguagefeatureswithup-and- alumna JulieZhangjoinedSongatXSandisdirectorofdevelopment. include EnglishandChineselanguagefilmstelevisionshows.MEIM Song, whowasbornandraisedinChinaisbilingual,saidXSprojects voice forthem.” “making somethingfortheaudienceandcreatingaspontaneous,genuine to foundtheproductioncompanyXSMediainearly2017.isfocusedon Hoping toworkmorecloselywithdirectorsandwriters,sheleftVantage kered dealsbetweenU.S.-basedproductionsandChinese-basedfinanciers. financing companyVantageEntertainment.Asitsheadofbusiness,shebro company KylinPictures(“HacksawRidge”).In2015,Songco-foundedthefilm with tenuresattheinternationalsalesagencyIMGlobalandproduction Prior toattendingSundance,Songhadworkedprimarilyinfilmfinancing, Claire Danes,astheyraisetheirtransgender4-year-oldchildinNewYorkCity. “A KidLikeJake”followsapairofyoungparents,playedbyJimParsonsand
- HISTORY REPEATSIN A BRIGHTROOMCALLEDDAY by course oftheplay,whichspanstwo years,Agnesgoesfrombeing a fieryyoungwomanwhospends herdayswritingangryletters as abook-filledstudio;and,intheaudience,2018Pittsburgh. apartment withbig,loftywindows;1980sNewYorkdownstageleft a bon-vivanttofearfulshut-in,reluctantly helpingherfriendsflee Written in1985,theplaytracksGerman filmactressandwannabe- Nazi Germany.Agnes’storyisintermittently interruptedbyZillah, Room CalledDay,”CMU’sPhilipChoskyTheaterwassectionedinto During theSchoolofDrama’sproductionTonyKushner’s Communist AgnesEgglingandher bandofartisticfriends.Overthe to theReaganadministration. three timezones:1930sBerlinonstageintheformofanart-nouveau
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“Ask yourselvesthis:It’s1942;theGoeringsarehavinganintimatesoiree; “Everyone seestherelevance,everyoneknowsrelevance.Wedecided “I wantedtocreateadesignthatreflectedhowinformationwasbeing “The audienceiswalkingawaytalking aboutparallelstotodayandthe The referenceiswithinoneofZillah’smonologues,duringwhichshe The momentservesasawinktotheaudienceandalsonod the vital Trump advisorSteveBannon,promptingamixofgroansandweary The projectionbehindher,however,flashesapictureofformerDonald compares theReaganRepublicanstoNazis. chuckles fromtheaudience. conservatism ring strongly throughout the play, echoed back and magnified communicated tothecharactersthat wereactuallyintheworldofplay,” dangers ofletting [oppression]happenagain,”Harris said. scenes, mediadesignerJessMedenbachworkedtoconveyinformation about thewaythatwegetinformation offtheinternet.Andpeopleofthat While thetextofplaycallsforslideprojectionsastransitionsbetween modern referenceandthat’sit,”Harrissaid. role themediadesignplaysinthisproduction. updates totheplay,andSchoolofDramafacultymemberdirector Parallels betweentheriseofNazipartyandreignReagan Medenbach said.“Assomeonewho worksinmedia,automaticallyIthink Jed AllenHarriselectedtokeepthetextlargelysame. visually, linkingthemanyinterstitialstoplay’sthemeofcommunication. to keepthetextsameavoidbeingtooon-point.We’vegotone time wereprobablygettinginformation fromnewsreelsorpamphlets.” if hegotaninvitation,wouldPatBuchananfeeloutofplace?” in thecontextofpresent-dayAmericanpolitics.WhileKushnerallows
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The Mozilla grant allows Damasco They made sure the editing tools them to Wick.” and Rispoli to work on Wick Editor CFA game-makers appealed to beginners. Wick Editor full time. They have already built a makes creating animations and This educational use has been one new engine for the tool and will be games less intimidating and highly of the most gratifying experiences releasing new tutorials, examples rewarding for young creators. of creating Wick Editor, said and reference items. The funds Damasco, who is also an adjunct will let them hire freelance “Animation and game design are professor in the School of Art developers and designers to artistic mediums that everyone during the current academic year. improve the product. Carnegie Mellon University ] [ STUDIO THE NEW
“We want to continue to focus on how we can make more critical thinkers in our world,” Chodos Miller Institute For Contemporary Art For Chodos, the answer was clear. said. “My hope is that people will She wanted to pay respect to the see a place that enables more founder of the gallery, alumna experiential learning — where by MARGARET COX + PAM WIGLEY Regina Gouger Miller, a School we connect people to the ideas of Art graduate who generously presented here.” made possible the original gallery 16 years ago. At the same time, She stressed that, above all, she Chodos wanted to see the gallery wants people to know that art In relaunching the Regina Gouger more accurately reflect the art is accessible. The ICA, she said, Miller Gallery on the Carnegie world, at large, as well as “the wide offers a free, open, public space Mellon campus this year as the range of voices that make up the where people can encounter new Miller Institute for Contemporary CMU community, the local and ideas and have transformative Art (ICA), Director Elizabeth Chodos regional communities, and our experiences with contemporary art. gave thoughtful consideration to world, on the whole.” the age-old question, “What’s in “A space like this can spur a name?” The new Miller ICA offers conversation among community exhibitions, as it has in the members, and that leads to good past, with the addition of public citizenship,” she said. “Art is just programming, a new “salon series,” another voice that people have to and podcasts and videos on its talk about their lives in real time. newly designed website. We hope you use that voice here.”
For additional Miller information and programming, visit miller-ica.cmu.edu “Our new programs will provide transformative experiences with contemporary art through conversation and exchange in our free and open public space. When you get people in conversation, that’s where community starts — and we need that now more than ever.”
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Paradox: The Body in the Age of AI exhibit runs through Feb. 3, 2019, at the Miller ICA. This major exhibition, curated by Chodos, takes a deeper Carnegie Mellon University Opposite page: top to bottom, left to right: Everest Pipkin, MFA 2018 exhibition; Claudia Carnegie Mellon University Hart, The Flower Matrix Pod, 2018; Stephanie Dinkins, Not The Only One (NTOO), v.01 beta, look into the unconscious role of 2018; Nick Cave, Soundsuit, NC15.020, 2015; Eunsu Kang in collaboration with MMD-GAN the human body in the advent of and Deep Dream neural networks Kyungja, 2018 artificial intelligence. ] [ Miller ICA 2.0 ] [ Miller ICA OF NOTE
Virtual History PLASTER RECAST by Augmented Reality App JULIANNE MATTERA Puts Museum Visitors in Touch with Architectural History
With the tap of a tablet, a Carnegie Mellon University-created augmented reality app puts museum visitors in touch with the stories behind historical plaster casts like those taken from the Tower of the Winds in Athens or the of Assyrian Palace of Nineveh, near modern-day Mosul, Iraq. NOTENEWS WITHIN, AROUND AND BEYOND Visitors to Carnegie Museum of Art’s Hall of Architecture tested the app, THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS called Plaster ReCast, this spring, and it continues to be refined. The app already works with three casts in the hall’s architectural plaster cast collection, which is the world’s third largest and includes monumental replicas of portions of buildings and fragments from across the Western So many exciting events and activities world. More will be added in the future. CMU School of Architecture professors Francesca Torello and take place within the College of Fine Arts Joshua Bard researched the casts and created the framework and the content for the app, then worked with a team of students from that it would be impossible to list them CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center to develop it. Together, they combined an understanding of history, architectural design and all within the pages of this magazine. applied technology.
We have chosen highlights of exceptional “Three branches of knowledge intersected to make this a meaningful application of augmented reality,” Bard said. “That collaborative spirit happenings, featured on the following and overlap of shared skill sets in the CMU community make projects pages to illustrate just a sampling of the like this possible.” Professors Francesca Torello On top of the tablet’s camera view, the app can show users 3D scans of the news from our students, staff and faculty. and Joshua Bard at plaster casts, 3D models of the original buildings from which the casts derive Carnegie Museum of Art’s and historical information on the original buildings. Augmented reality allows Hall of Architecture. the user to access these layers of information without detracting from the 24 25
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Torello said. “You’re not by yourself with a webpage in front of you. You’re there having an experience, and, on top of that, you can access all of this content.”
Torello said that is important because, while the Hall of Architecture is grand and impactful, many people do not understand the meaning behind the pieces, and the appreciation for the craft of plaster casting has been lost.
Plaster ReCast is one of the projects featured in “Copy + Paste: Hall of Carnegie Mellon University CFA Carnegie Mellon University
Architecture,” an eight-month study of the museum’s Hall of Architecture. ] Over the course of “Copy + Paste,” curators, technologists, students, architects and artists are testing ways of presenting information about the collection. The museum plans to use activities and visitor feedback to
inform future efforts. Architecture [ [ Art ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 26 upgrade willtransformtheexperienceofgraduatestudentsinart,helping administrative officesandflexible-usespace.Thissignificantexpansion of Artgraduatefacilitywillprovide18individualstudios,astudyspace, current GSIAbuilding,adjacenttotheCollegeofFineArts,newSchool will haveanewhomeoncampus.Encompassingtheentiretopfloorof Beginning in the fall of 2019, the School of Art’s Master’s of Fine Arts program to attractthebesttalentfromaroundworld,andallowingthem thrive asartistsatCMU. GRADUATE FACILITYWILLPROVIDE CONTINUE SHAPINGFUTUREGENERATIONS “Since itsfounding,theartshavebeenfundamentaltoeducation at CarnegieMellonUniversity.Theuniversity’scommitmentto “THE SCHOOLOFART’SNEW WITHTHERESOURCESREQUIREDTO expanding, improvingandenhancingtheresourcesacross ITS TOP-RANKEDMFAPROGRAM the CollegeofFineArtsisparamount,”saidCarnegieMellon OF ARTISTS,THINKERSANDENGAGED University PresidentFarnamJahanian.“TheSchoolofArt’s new graduatefacilitywillprovideitstop-rankedMFA program withtheresourcesrequiredtocontinue shaping futuregenerationsofartists,thinkersand engaged culturalfigures.” “The SchoolofArt’snewMFAfacilityispart of alargercommitmentbytheuniversity to improvethestudentexperienceand CULTURAL FIGURES.” invest infacilitiesthatsupporteducation and creativity.Thecurrentexpansion O
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experience, fromcurriculumtoclassrooms toculture. benefit totheentireschoolandallowsgreatertransformationof student This increaseofundergraduatespacemakesthenewgraduatefacility a undergraduate resourcesinDohertyHallandtheCollegeofFineArts. their existinglocationswillalsoallowforamuch-neededexpansion in 2019, therelocationofgraduatestudents,spacesandadministration from With theSchoolofArtGraduateFacilityscheduledtoopeninfall of structural changestoouralreadyhighlyrespectedMFAprogram.” is thecapstonetoamajoreffortenacttransformativepedagogical and and dynamicspace,”saidHeadofSchoolCharlieWhite.“Thegraduate facility the entirestudentcohorttoformonecommunitywithinahighlyversatile the programcoordinator,newlyestablishedgraduatecorefaculty and “The newgraduatefacilitywillallowtherecentlyappointedprogramdirector, work closelywiththefaculty. — byencouraginggraduatestudentstocollaboratewithoneanotherand interdisciplinary approachtoartmaking—ahallmarkoftheMFAprogram is readilyaccessibleforpublicevents.Thisnewfacilityinspiresadeeply and more.Seatingupto70people,thespaceiseasilyconfigurable coursework, groupcritiques,roundtableseminars,publicprogramming For broaderinteractions,theflexible-usespacewillsupportvaried the graduatecommunity. graduate studioswillbehousedononefloor,creatingacohesivespacefor to graduatecoursesandprogramactivity.Inthenewconfiguration,all18 faculty arespreadacrosstwobuildingsandlackacommittedspacedevoted Currently, SchoolofArtgraduatestudents,programadministrationand campus,” saidInterimProvostLaurieWeingart. and humanitiesatCMU,wearethrilledtoprovidenewresourcesacross particularly allowstheuniversitytoaddressneedsandgoalsofarts
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And the Musically Gifted CMU at the TONYS by Winners Are ... TWICE HONORED by ABBY SIMMONS Denis Colwell Named Jack G. Buncher Chair and PAM WIGLEY CMU Partners with Tony Awards for Reappointed as Head of CMU’s School of Music Fifth Year Running
Carnegie Mellon University, the first, exclusive higher education partner of Associate Professor Denis Colwell in December 2017 received the Jack G. the Tony Awards, and the School of Drama had many reasons to celebrate Buncher Chair and was reappointed head of Carnegie Mellon University’s at the 2018 Tony Awards, including three awards alumna Jamie deRoy took School of Music, a position he has held since 2012. home as producer. The Buncher family established the chair with a $5 million gift to CMU’s A member of the class of 1967, deRoy won Tony Awards for Best Musical School of Music. To acknowledge the gift, longtime School of Music faculty for “The Band’s Visit,” Best Revival of a Play for “Angels in America” and member Marilyn Taft Thomas composed “The Buncher Suite” for violin Best Revival of a Musical for “Once on This Island.” With a total of five soloist full orchestra. The CMU Philharmonic recorded the composition with nominations, she was recognized during the live broadcast on Sunday, University Professor Andres Cardenes as soloist, and Philharmonic Assistant June 10, at Radio City Music Hall, increasing the number of Tony Awards Conductor and Music Director of the Contemporary Ensemble Daniel Nesta won by CMU alumni to 47. Curtis conducting. A recording of the piece and a documentary DVD will be given to the Buncher family as a gesture of gratitude, Colwell said. “We congratulate Jamie deRoy for her Tony Award wins and our incredibly (Left to right) Dorothy Jackovic, talented nominees, who demonstrate Carnegie Mellon’s continued “It is a very great honor to be the first holder of the Jack G. Buncher Chair and Colwell, Karen Emmerich, excellence in production, design and performance. This also has been to be reappointed as the head of the School of Music,” Colwell said. “I want to Bill Doring and Joseph Jackovic. an extraordinary night to celebrate the impact of arts education with our very humbly thank and recognize all of my colleagues on the faculty and staff partners at the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League,” said for their dedication and commitment to the school, and also our students — It is a very great honor to be the first holder of the CMU President Farnam Jahanian. who work so very hard to continue the school’s tradition of excellence. We Jack G. Buncher Chair and to be reappointed as In partnership with the Tony Awards, CMU presented the fourth annual are all enormously grateful to the Buncher family for their confidence in our Excellence in Theatre Education Award to Melody Herzfeld of Parkland, school and for their magnificent generosity, the long-term benefits of which the head of the School of Music. I want to very Florida. She has been teaching drama at Marjory Stoneman Douglas are nothing short of transformational. And, of course, thanks to my wife and humbly thank and recognize all of my colleagues daughter for their love, support and understanding.” High School since 2003 and has produced more than 50 productions. on the faculty and staff for their dedication and Alumna Ming-Na Wen introduced Herzfeld during the live broadcast. “I look forward to another five years of Denis’ innovative ideas, creative
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surprise performance of “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent.” not to mention his passion for the school and its people,” said College — who work so very hard to continue the school’s CFA of Fine Arts Dean Dan Martin. “For these and so many other reasons, Denis tradition of excellence. Six CMU alumni garnered a record-breaking 12 nominations this year. is richly deserving of this tremendous honor made possible through the In addition to deRoy, Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher were nominated for Buncher family.” lighting design, and Grey Henson was nominated for his role in the musical Denis Colwell “Mean Girls.” Peter Hylenski and Ann Roth received nominations in sound Head, School of Music and costume design, respectively.
CMU alumnus and 2017 Tony nominee Josh Groban co-hosted the 72nd Annual Tony Awards with singer, songwriter, actress and Tony (Top) Radio City Music Hall hosted Carnegie Mellon University
nominee Sara Bareilles. Henson performed with the cast of “Mean Girls,” Carnegie Mellon University CFA the 2018 Tony Awards. (Second line) Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer and fellow alumni Matt Bomer, Leslie Odom, Jr. and Zachary Quinto were at left; Melody Herzfeld at right. among award presenters. (Third line, left to right) Alumni Zachary [ Music ] Drama ] [ Drama Quinto, Ming-Na Wen, Matt Bomer
and Grey Henson. (Bottom) Alumnus Josh Groban. [ Miller ICA ] Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 30 ART HAS POWER PAM WIGLEY by continue this work. higher education, and itis anhonor tojointhe gallery and history ofblending rigorous exhibition practices with directly insocial change,” she said. “MillerICA has a that contemporary artoffers society a vehicle to participate I believe deeply that arthas the power totransform and continuing inPittsburgh. higher education,exhibitionsandpublicprogramming,apracticesheis efforts onpromotingtheworkofcontemporaryartiststhroughresidencies, as executiveandcreativedirector.Duringhercareer,shefocused (Saugatuck, Michigan),workedtherejustshyofeightyears,mostlyrecently Chodos, whojoinedCMUfromOx-Bowschoolofartandartists’residency updated itswebsite,collateralpiecesandprogrammingoutlook. the MillerInstituteforContemporaryArt(seepg.22)and,inprocess, Under Chodos’leadership,theMillerGalleryrecentlywasrebrandedas forward andhashereyesonevenmoreaccomplishmentsinthefuture. Elizabeth Chodos.Inthecourseofayear,haspropelledgallery Gallery ontheCarnegieMellonUniversitycampuswelcomednewdirector At thebeginningofpastacademicyear,ReginaGougerMiller the Future ofthe MillerInstitute Social Change Elizabeth Chodos Guides for Contemporary Art Art for
in theAgeofAIexhibitionatMillerICA, 2018.PhotobyTomLittle. Siebren Versteeg,TheMakerandtheMade , 2016in publications. and moderatorforarts-relatedconferences, andisacontributortoarts curated numerousexhibitionsacross thecountry,hasservedasapanelist A boardmemberforAllianceofArtists’ Communities,Chodosalsohas visual artsplatformsandtheirproducers. Common Field,anationalallianceofandadvocacygroupforartist-centered organizations. Shealsoco-foundedandservedasaboardmember for and forpractitionersinthefieldofalternativeartspaces,projects and it isa“sitelessnationalorganization”thatservedasgatheringpoint by before becomingaboardmember.Sheco-foundedHandinGlove in 2011; began asdirectorofpublicprogramsandthenservedexecutive director administration. ShebeganhercareeratThreewallsinChicago,where she degree inadualcourseofstudy:arthistory,theoryandcriticism, arts bachelor’s degreeinarthistoryandcreativewriting.Sheearnedher master’s A graduateofSarahLawrenceCollegeinBronxville,N.Y.,Chodosearned her curatorial skills.” arts-center managementexperienceandalsobringsaesthetic perfect fittoleadusinthisnewdirection.Shehasstrongandsuccessful new ideasandcreativepropositionstoageneralaudience.Elizabethisthe provide arich,reflectivehybridexperienceforourstudents,andtopresent programming andexhibitionsisindicativeofCarnegieMellon’sabilityto varied creativeandresearchinterests,”Martinsaid.“Ournewapproachto provide freshanddiverseperspectivesarticulatedthroughtheprismof “When wemadethechangestoMillerICA,sawanopportunity research interests. targeted projectslinkeddirectlytotheuniversity’scurricularandcreative/ artists intoacombinedgallery,teachingandresearchspacethatcreates a conventionalenvironmentexhibitingworkalmostexclusivelybyexternal asset fortheuniversity.Thegallery’svisionandfocuswasexpandedfrom of FineArts,updatedthegallery’sdirectiontobetterreflectitsbenefitsasan work bynationalandinternationalartists.DanJ.Martin,deanoftheCollege focused exhibitionstocuratingandpresentingchallengingcontemporary Since itfirstopened18yearsago,theMillerhasevolvedfromregionally Paradox: TheBody
where shedeveloped experimentalcamerafeatures andmixedrealityinterfaces. Hermans hascompleted competitiveinternshipswith AppleandMagicLeap my artclasses.” has givenmeareallyin-depthamount oftechnicalknowledgethatIdrawonin allowed metoexploremyinterests,” Hermanssaid.“Similarly,theECEdegree “Being abletotakeproject-based creative coursesintheSchoolofArthasreally the SchoolofArtanadvantagewhen developingherwork. technology intheirconstruction,andshehasfoundtheconceptual mindsetin one ofthefirststudentstopursuenewEAprogram.Herprojects involve Caroline Hermans,aseniorinElectricalandComputerEngineering (ECE),is extensive advisingandsupportfromallareas. need tosucceedacademicallyandadministratively.Studentsalsoreceive the BXAProgramsasbridgingunit.providesfoundation students EA marriestwostrongtechnicalandartisticcollegesatCarnegieMellon with in thecreativeandtechnologicalfields.” take advantageoftheextraordinaryresourcesoncampustobuild new paths theoretical andrhetoricalfoundationtotheirinterdisciplinarywork. Theycan “This programformalizestheirartstrainingandgivesthemastrong critical, creative fabricationthroughclubsandextracurricularprojects,”Murraysaid. “We’re followingtheleadofstudentswhohavebeencombiningtechnologywith and creativepursuits. partnership betweencollegestoaidengineersinforginginnovativepathways BXA DirectorM.StephanieMurraysaidsheispleasedtoestablishthisnew Architecture, Art,DramaorMusic. through atraditionalminor,inoneofthefollowingschoolsCFA— technical fieldwiththeirartisticpassiononagreaterlevelthanisavailable responds tothegrowingvoiceofstudentswhowantintegratetheirprimary majors whohaveaninterestincreativeproduction.Theadditionalmajor The EngineeringandArtsadditionalmajor(EA)isintendedforengineering and theCollegeofFineArts. Intercollege DegreeProgramsandsponsoredbytheCollegeofEngineering Engineering andArts.ThisinterdisciplinaryprogramisofferedbytheBXA University nowhavetheoptiontoincorporateanadditionalmajorin Students pursuinganundergraduateengineeringdegreeatCarnegieMellon Promotes Integration between Connections New BXA Additional Major Engineering and Arts Creating
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Interaction Institute. tech-enhanced learning received agrantfromtheNationalScienceFoundation Professor DaraghByrneandalumnaSamanthaWeaver(B.Arch2011,M2018) found invideogames CMU todevelopa faculty fromtheSchoolofArchitectureandEntertainmentTechnologyCenter at Faculty StephenQuick Commoning,” awarded agrantfromtheGrahamFoundation Professor StefanGruberandhisteamofMasterUrbanDesignstudentswere manufacturing techniquesforhigh-performancebuildingcomponents. are leadingtheManufacturingFuturesInitiative Associate Professor leadership intheAmericanInstituteofArchitectureStudents(AIAS). National PresidentcontinuesCMU’sthree-decade-longlegacyofnational Alumna AmyRosen’s(B.Arch2017,MSSD2017)electionasthe DesignIntelligence’s Steve Lee, THE SCHOOLOFARCHITECTURE SchoolofArchitectureprofessorandhead,waslistedamong which openedinBerlinsummer2018. visualization toolforurbanplannersusingtechnology Top25MostAdmiredEducatorsinArchitecture Joshua BardandAssistantProfessor andKristenKurlandworkedwithgraduatestudents . in conjunctionwithCMU’sHuman-Computer Renee Stout fortheexhibition,“AnAtlasof , researchingadditive Dana Cupkova toresearch 2018-19 AIAS of2018.
‘Pattern Language” THE SCHOOLOFART mixed mediasculpture,photographyandinstallation. neighborhood, Stoutworksinavarietyofmedia,includingpainting,drawing, and currentworldevents,aswelleverydaylifeinherWashington,D.C., Lifetime AchievementAward.InspiredbytheAfricanDiaspora,historical Renee Stout(BFA1980)wasawardedthe painful andever-presenthistoryoftheslavetrade,contemporaryidentity. father’s homeland,seamlesslymeldthemysticalenchantmentofnature, Art andMASSMoCA Cy Gavin(BFA2007)exhibitedpaintingsattheWhitneyMuseumofAmerican “Midnight Moment.” Square duringthemonthofMayaspartTimesArts’ongoingseries and video.Hiswork Peter Burr(BFA2012)wonaprestigious2018GuggenheimFellowshipinfilm MFA studentsopened“PowderRoom,”anewoff-campusgalleryspace. making aprofoundimpactonthegeologicalstrata. to focusontheAnthropocene,currentgeologicalerainwhichhumansare Living intheAnthropocene.” in theCarnegieMuseumofNaturalHistory’sexhibition“WeareNature: Exhibits fromProfessor art space. platform thatshinesalightonunderrepresentedwomenofcolorinthedigital Fifth-Year ScholarLaurenValleylaunched“ElectricWomen,”anewonline “Pattern Language”wasalsoprojectedaroundTimes in2018.HismonumentalcanvasesofBermuda,his Rich Pell’s ThiswasthefirstexhibitioninNorthAmerica Center forPostNaturalHistorywereincluded 2018 Women’sCaucusforArt professor intheSchoolofCinematicArtsatUniversitySouthernCalifornia. published bytheSituationLab,acollaborationbetweenCandyandJeff Watson,a the countrytothinklikefuturists.Theaward-winningimaginationgame is Future,” toSXSWinAustin,Texas,thisspringhelpteachmayorsfromaround Associate Professor technologies increasinglyreshapesocietyanddailylife. social andpolicyissuesthatariseasartificialintelligenceothercomputing This professorshipwillenableCMUtocontinueitsleadershipintheethical, K&L GatesassociateprofessorofEthics&ComputationalTechnologies Arts andassociateprofessorintheSchoolofDesign,wasnamed Molly WrightSteenson,seniorassociatedeanforResearch,CollegeofFine in April2019. Conference CMU attheIDSA’sCentralDistrict will go ontorepresent IDSA, andshe of America(IDSA).TheawardgivesBanksaprofessionalmembershipinthe Undergraduate StudentMeritAwardfromtheIndustrialDesignersSociety Maggie Banks to deliverappropriateinnovation. how agenerativedesignprocesscapitalizesonunderstandinghumansincontext in CollaborationwithEngineering,” University’s SchoolofDesign,releasedhisbook, Wayne Chung,associateprofessorandproductdesignchairatCarnegieMellon THE SCHOOLOFDESIGN Electric Women Stuart Candy , aseniorintheProductDesigntrack,recentlywon Stuart Candy
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Carnegie Mellon University CFA | 35 College of Fine Arts (Overall) School of Architecture Applicants: 5,957 Enrolled: 225 Applicants: 551 Enrolled: 48
Undergraduate School of Art Acceptance: Snippets Applicants: 828 Enrolled: 46 School of Design Applicants: 819 Enrolled: 35
School of Drama Courtesy of “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” produced by alumna and 9% Applicants: 2,319 Enrolled: 60 CMU Lifetime Trustee Paula Wagner.
School of Music facts & figures Applicants: 832 Enrolled: 36
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM* MEIM faculty member, alumna and CMU Lifetime Trustee Paula Wagner is producing the Broadway play, “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” based on the 1990 romantic comedy. Paula’s one of only three green-lighting female producers in Master of Arts Management (MAM) Adjunct Professor David Gurwin was named Hollywood, as well as a theatrical producer and former talent agent at Creative Undergraduate “2018 Pennsylvania Entertainment Lawyer of the Year” and included among Artists Agency. Research #1 Art School the “Best Lawyers in America” for Entertainment Law by Global Law Experts. #5 Time-Based/New Media #1 in Architecture U.S. News and World Report MEIM faculty member and 2007 alumnus Lee Hollin is now the SVP, Current DesignIntelligence (2018-19) Graduates’ Kathryn Heidemann, assistant dean, Heinz College and College of Fine Arts, and #2 Programming, for Lionsgate. Prior, he was the VP of Current Programming 250+ MAM program director, was selected to be an International Council of Fine Ability to Secure at CBS, where he oversaw new and returning series for CBS Network and Undergraduate annual performances Arts Deans 2018 Fellow. Design Jobs CBS Television Studios. Drama School by students Accredited Bachelor of Art School LinkedIn (2016) Architecture Programs in the Country and faculty in the MAM faculty member Brett Crawford and the Arts Management & Technology #11 #6 in the country MEIM faculty member Alison Emilio is a former New Line Cinema SVP of Laboratory were awarded a Metro21 grant to study the use of smart DesignIntelligence (2018-19) U.S. News and World Report The Hollywood Reporter (2017) School of Music Marketing and Communications who now serves as director of ReFrame, technologies in measuring community engagement with public art. a partnership between the Sundance Institute and Women in Film. Dr. Brett Crawford
Master of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) Program Director School Head, Steve Lee, MEIM faculty member and MSIT 2011 alumnus Miguel Mier co-produced of art Dan Green received his Ph.D. this summer in higher education and “3 IDIOTAS,” a Spanish-language comedy, with Bernardo Rugama and named to the Top 25 students TOP 5 TOP 10 organizational leadership. Jimena Rodríguez. It was released in Mexico in June 2017 and became one Most Admired Educators 50% pursue Design School Music School of the top grossers there and, later, was released internationally. interdisciplinary study 47 in Architecture for over a decade in the country MEIM faculty member Jonathan Baker is producing a new film shooting in through BXA degrees, Tony Awards Atlanta starring Samuel Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Nicholas Hoult and Nia Long DesignIntelligence secondary majors or minors U.S. News and World Report won by CFA Alumni Fiske Guide to Colleges and Universities
36 MEIM faculty member Joe Cuello has worked in technology and entertainment
| titled, “The Banker.” The film details the true story of two African American
in various capacities for 20 years. He is now the CEO at Silver Logic Labs, entrepreneurs in the 1950s who recruit a working class white man to pose as the the first company in the entertainment industry to go beyond facial and CFA head of their business empire while they pose as a janitor and a chauffeur. emotional recognition. Bachelor of Alumni artwork BXA Intercollege Degree Programs Fulbright celebrate 25th Anniversary (2018) MEIM faculty member Bob Moczydlowsky is the managing director of Techstars Architecture has been exhibited in: Frank-Ratchye STUDIO Music, a global mentorship-driven accelerator that invests $1.2M into 10 of the *A joint offering of the Heinz College and the College of Fine Arts. program awarded Metropolitan Museum of Art Fellowships best music-related startups from around the world. New York 9 122 projects have won international full 8-year NAAB Museum of Modern Art have been awarded Emmy Awards awards in new media arts festivals accreditation (2018) New York to BXA students won by CFA Alumni (Ars Electronica) and juried film Museum of Contemporary Art since 2008 festivals (Sundance and Tribeca) Carnegie Mellon University Los Angeles Centre George Pompidou Miller Institute for Paris Contemporary Art Bob Moczydlowsky Carnegie Mellon grants first undergraduate 3,200 artists and producers
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THE COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY At the College of Fine Arts, we cultivate a community of nationally and internationally recognized artists and professionals within our five schools and academic programs, the Miller Institute for Contemporary Art (Miller ICA) and the Frank-Ratchye STUDIO HI-RES IMAGE NEEDED for Creative Inquiry. See below for our college’s leadership.
School of Architecture (Head: Stephen R. Lee, RA, LEED AP)
School of Art (Head: Charlie White)
School of Design (Head: Terry Irwin)
School of Drama (Head: Peter Cooke, AM, Ph.D.)
School of Music (Head: Denis Colwell)
BXA Intercollege Degree Programs (Director: M. Stephanie Murray)
Arts & Entertainment Management (Assistant Dean: Kathryn Heidemann; Program Director: Daniel Green, MEIM/MAM)
Miller Institute for Contemporary Art (Director: Elizabeth Chodos) “Shape Up and a Trim” Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry (Director: Golan Levin) DEVAN SHIMOYAMA
The New York Times called Professor Devan Shimoyama one of “19 Artists to Watch Next CFA ALUMNI: Year” in a review of the exhibition “Fictions” Have news to share? Fill out the submission at The Studio Museum in Harlem, featuring form at cmu.edu/cfa/notablealumni and this painting. Professor Shimoyama also email to [email protected] for a chance had a solo exhibition with De Buck Gallery to be featured. in New York.