Cornish College of the Arts presents the 2008 BFA Art & Design Exhibition. Graduating seniors from the Art & Design departments will each present a complete body of work reflecting their technical skills and artistic voice. The exhibition takes place in two buildings on campus and features a lively opening reception on May 8 that is not to be missed!
Theater Puget Sound is honoring Cornish Theater Department Faculty Robin Lynn Smith as the 2008 recipient of the Gregory A. Falls Sustained Achievement Award. This award honors an individual who has devoted time, energy and talent to Seattle's theatre community, and whose career has had an influence on theatre locally and beyond. Director and educator Robin Lynn Smith was nominated for her work creating and sustaining community, which honors the collaborative nature of theatre and impacts the Seattle arts scene.
Choreographer/Director/Writer Donald McKayle, and Theater/Opera/Festival Director, Peter Sellars, have been selected to receive Honorary Degrees from Cornish College of the Arts. The degrees will be presented at the Cornish Commencement Ceremony on May 9, 2008 at 1pm at Benaroya Hall, where both artists will address the graduating class.
Ashley Widman, a graduating senior in the Design Department, has been recognized as a finalist in the Hospitality Design Magazine Awards for Creative Achievement. Hospitality Design Magazine is the premier trade magazine serving the field of hospitality design, featuring the work of major interior designers, architects, and design firms that design hospitality spaces such as restaurants, hotels, resorts, spas, nightclubs, conference centers, senior living facilities and all other hospitality-oriented projects. Ashley Widman was selected as a finalist for her concept of a floating dock restaurant in the magazine's first annual design competition, which featured a student category.
Cornish College of the Arts Design students recently partnered with Encore Media Group's City Arts Magazine to create 20-second trailers that will run before all 400+ screenings during the Seattle International Film Festival from May 22 to June 14, 2008.
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