Catalyst FALL 2013 art + design in our community and beyond ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN art + design in our community and beyond ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN President’s Message 1 On Campus Academic Update 2 ACADSA Show + Sale 2 Nurturing the Creative Entrepreneur – Centre for Creativity + Entrepreneurship 3 White Walls, Infinite Possibilities – Illingworth Kerr Gallery 4 The Art of Learning – Extended Studies 5 Telling ACAD’s Stories SCHOOL OF CRAFT + EMERGING MEDIA Code + Clay– Katrina Chaytor 6 Andy Nichols Photography EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY Ground Control to Major Tom – Catherine Larose 8 Computer Canvases – Paul Robert 10 Brieanne Biblow Alex Middleton Shifting Gears – Natalie Lauchlan 12 Kara Tersen WRITING SCHOOL OF CRITICAL + CREATIVE STUDIES Natalie Sit Zombies, Dinosaurs, Ghosts, Oh My! – Alex Link 14 EDITING A Wicked Problem – John Calvelli 16 GOOD Company Wordplay – Derek Beaulieu 18 DESIGN Molding Theory – Nicole Burisch 20 McAra Printing PRINTING ACAD at a Glance 22 ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN Telling ACAD’s Stories (continued) 1407 - 14 AVE NW CALGARY, ALBERTA CANADA SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION DESIGN T2N 4R3 403.284.6238 WWW.ACAD.CA An Unexpected Journey – Wayne Traudt 28 Back to Basics – Ray Ferraro 30 Make Art for your Friends – Geoff McFetridge 32 A Student of the Medium – Tim Okamura 34 SCHOOL OF VISUAL ART 36 COVER PHOTO: Susan Turcot. Hide and A Life Aquatic – Laurel Johannesson Seek (2012). Charcoal on paper, each 39 Finding Home – Marty Kaufman 38 x 53 cm. Courtesy the artist and Illingworth Kerr Gallery. Critic’s Choice – Don Kottmann 40 Presented as part of the exhibition Susan From Pencil to Lens – Yuqi Kang 42 Turcot, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, September 26 to October 26, 2013. Nurturing Art, Growing Creativity 2012 ACAD Donor Feature: Roxanne McCaig 44 ACAD Awards + Accomplishments 46 Warm Welcomes + Fond Farewells Board of Governors 48 Our Partnerships 49 2 Catalyst ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN Photo: Dr. Daniel Doz, President + CEO at the Leighton Art Centre President’s Message Welcome to our eighth annual stories demonstrate how our faculty and staff are living the Catalyst: Report to Community. College’s new vision for an exceptional and leading art, craft and design education in Alberta. This issue explores the many facets of “making”, from hand artistry to digital media arts and 3-D printing. We examine I am certain you will be, as we are, inspired by their the impact ACAD has on changing perceptions that art, craft enthusiasm and passion for their craft and that you will and design are contributing to the cultural prosperity of our take pride in the contribution that our own community is province. These stories help to show how we are enriching the making to the economic, social and cultural prosperity of creative and entrepreneurial discourse of Alberta. our province and the world. The Alberta College of Art + Design is one of only four As a life in the fields of arts, craft and design is always art and design colleges in Canada and the only college changing, demanding and rewarding, I invite you to explore in Alberta with a provincial mandate to provide art and and enjoy this exciting issue of Catalyst. design education. The stories on the pages that follow exemplify how ACAD alumni and students are actively engaged in their communities applying their skills, talent, creativity and knowledge to advance innovation and make Dr. Daniel Doz our communities richer and more livable. Furthermore, the President + CEO Catalyst 1 ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN On Campus ACADEMIC UPDATE After an extensive consultation process on the alignment • Dr. Benedict Fullalove as Chair of the School of Critical of ACAD’s academic structure with our new Strategic Plan, and Creative Studies (Liberal Studies) the College implemented a new academic administrative • Richard Brown as the Chair of the School of Visual Arts framework in January of this past year. In addition to the (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture). implementation of a new Research Committee and Ethics Board, four new “Schools” were established and ACAD These four individuals embody the passion and commitment appointed four new Chairs. that ACAD has towards providing the best possible educational experience to our student body. The new • Kurtis Lesick as Chair of the School of Craft and academic structure will support the evolution and growth of Emerging Media (Ceramics, Fibre, Glass, Jewellery new programming at ACAD. + Metals, and Media + Digital Arts) As the College moves forward with our 10-year strategic • Alison Miyauchi as Chair of the School of Design plan, we have continued our journey to secure an MFA in Communication (Visual Communication and Craft Media and are excited to announce that ACAD’s final Design and Illustration) submission has been made and is being reviewed. When approved, The College looks forward to opening student intake in January of 2015. ACADSA SHOW + SALE Show + Sale is an annual public retail support with people coming from near time when they need both recognition event showcasing the work of Alberta and far to attend. Patrons of the sale and financial supplement. College of Art + Design (ACAD) come for the art and return for the The Show + Sale art market is students. The Alberta College of unique experience. Over 200 students both affordable and sustainable Art + Design Students’ Association participate in Show + Sale and each and encourages commerce and (ACADSA) presents work from each contributes as a host to the three-day entrepreneurial spirit among students. of the college departments. Painting, weekend event. On a given day there ACADSA nurtures each student’s drawing, printmaking, photography, is potential to directly engage with a entrepreneurial spirit by providing glass, ceramic, fibre and jewellery are range of participating artists. workshops to students on marketing, among the showcased mediums. With Show + Sale is a great example of the communications and commercial art thousands of works on display patrons resources available to ACAD students. practices. These tools provide real are certain to find something that suits Patrons experience diverse cultural life experience to students leading their style. content, creativity and material to exposure, networking and press The presentation of Show + Sale expertise. All sales proceeds are collected opportunities. encourages community building and and distributed in direct support of the ACADSA plans to grow Show + Sale engages with a broad audience of student body. This fund supports the by enhancing our online presence and cultural advocates. The sale garners arts education of ACAD students at a extending our sales platform to operate a great deal of local and regional time in the early stages of their career, a year round. 2 Catalyst ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN NURTURING THE CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR We have listened to our students, our alumni, our donors and the community and we’ve learned that in every artist, there is an entrepreneurial spirit waiting to be discovered, uncovered and recovered – an inherent talent that needs to be nurtured and developed. We heard that what we do, teach and learn here at ACAD is one of the most important commodities of the new knowledge economy. We grow the artistic and creative process and teach capacity to think laterally and to innovate. Centre for Creativity + + for Creativity Centre This fall, the College will leverage this inherent capacity and Calgary will become home to the Centre of Entrepreneurship (CCE) Entrepreneurship Excellence in Creativity and Entrepreneurship. Our mission is to empower creatives and redefine the role of art in our society and economy. While maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the creative process, we will equip our students and alumni with the skills and tools to reach their full potential. Our focus centers on the following four pillars: A RESOURCE CENTRE COMMUNITY AN A WORLDWIDE ENGAGEMENT ENTREPRENEURIAL VIRTUAL CENTRE CULTURE To provide resources to To engage our community To be recognized for To develop worldwide assist ACAD students and and bring together the arts our entrepreneurial culture presence and virtual alumni in achieving their and commerce and as a source resources for creatives full potential of creative capital and industry Catalyst 3 ALBERTA COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN Zachari Logan: Fugitive Garden. llingworth Kerr Gallery, September 26 to October 26, 2013. WHITE WALLS, INFINITE POSSIBILITIES The Illingworth Kerr Gallery (IKG) is one of the brightest goal is to develop the IKG as key to the expanded creative cultural jewels in Alberta with hundreds of works of art, campus in which every student and member of the public an ambitious program of exhibitions and events, and a can integrate some aspect of the creative arts into his or well-deserved reputation as one of our province’s foremost her course of study or profession. Cultural prosperity must teaching and learning spaces for the examination, production be woven into the fabric of society. It is not an isolated and communication of art and design. The IKG shares experience, it is integrated in every occupation, reflecting Illingworth Kerr Gallery Kerr Illingworth a deep commitment to preserving and presenting visual the shared belief that competence in scientific and ethical culture in a way that generates not only new knowledge but reasoning must go hand in hand with the creative arts to also new forms of thought. Working in tandem with ACAD make for more effective citizens. Faculty, students, staff, visiting scholars, artists and designers, An interdisciplinary and wider community-based program and the general public, the IKG offers a vigorous program to has been building at the IKG and we look forward to the multiple communities. With the emergence of ACAD’s first appointment of our first curatorial associate for academic MFA, in Craft Media, the IKG becomes not only a main programs, whose task will be to build new bridges between point of convergence and exchange for cultural stakeholders our constituents and contribute to an international discourse but also an essential outlet for advancing graduate level critique.