Ahh Virginia Beach – sun, sand, surf, and now, home to the newest addition to The Art Institutes system of schools. The Art Institute of Virginia Beach is getting ready to open its doors to students in January 2010, and leading this effort is Marilyn Burstein, president of the new school. Marilyn isn’t new to The Art Institutes family – she has previously served in academic positions at The Art Institutes schools located in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and most recently, Charleston.
It's the final day of Art Wars at SIGGRAPH 2009 and the competition has been pretty fierce to say the least. Art Institute alums and students, put their drawing skills to the test. Seven heats culminated in a final master's round, where the first-place winners of the previous rounds face off against each other in hopes of winning a 15" Macbook Pro.
The winner of the final Bayou Battle of day three is Demian Stevens, Media Arts and Animation student at The Art Institute of Indianapolis. Along with Jason Roll's win yesterday, this marks the second overall win for the school. [Go get 'em, Indy.]
With a suspense theme in mind, Demian drew a crowd looking up at a clock that's about to turn midnight. The scenery was dark and spooky. Take a look:
Demian's design is straight out of Unsolved Mysteries. Robert Stack would be proud!
Macbook Pro winner of the day, Demian Stevens.
Demian's win is bitter-sweet (more sweet than bitter of course), as it marks the end of our fun-filled time at SIGGRAPH. Thanks to all the participants and sponsors; you truly made Art Wars Bayou Battle a success. Until next time folks...farewell from The Big Easy!
Another day, another Art War. Day two of the Bayou Battle is underway. Look at the lines for sign up:
Day two heats are filling up! The first round is already in progress:
More to come on the winner...
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Duh da da duhhh! The winner of heat one of Art Wars, day two is Camilla Salgado, a student at The Art Institute of Houston. Here she is posing with her winning design:
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Moving on to heat 7...Mark Chong, SIGGRAPH attendee from Toronto, won the round with his bedtime themed design of two kids in a pillow fight:
Mark Chong winner of day two of Art Wars, heat 7.
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The overall winner of day two is Jason Roll, an animation student at The Art Institute of Indianapolis. He won a MacBook Pro with his "Big Easy" themed design of a saxophone player with colorful notes flowing out of it. Can you dig it?
Jason Roll, winner of Art Wars, day two
In other news, more than 15 Art Institute of Houston students came out to cheer on fellow student, Camilla Salgado who won the first heat of the day. Way to represent, Houston!
Today friends of The Art Institutes will flock together from 3 - 4 p.m. to network at our "Birds of a Feather" event, where alumni, faculty, employers, students, and attendees can enjoy refreshments while connecting with each other and sharing their SIGGRAPH 2009 experiences. They'll also have the chance to win cool give-aways throughout the hour. All in all, it will be a time to mingle with like minds on The Art Institutes' turf at SIGGRAPH.
Speaking of sharing SIGGRAPH experiences, here is a recap from yesterday:
Miami International University of Art & Design students gather at Art Wars on Tuesday to celebrate a winning heat by a fellow student.
An Art Institute alum reviews a current student's work at the Portfolio station.
Crowds gather to watch various rounds of Art Wars.
Brian McGee of Atlanta, who hopes to be an Art Institute student someday, won a MacBook Pro. Brian says that he never wins anything. Imagine that!
We're in the thick of day one of Art Wars at SIGGRAPH 09. And let me tell ya--the battes have been intense! Four heats in, Rafael Machado from Miami International University of Art & Design emerged as the victor. The theme for the round was "Under Pressure" and Rafeal drew a student wedged underneath a safe labeled FINALS with chains around it. He'll go head to head with students from The Art Institute of New York City and SIGGRAPH attendees in the final round.
We've got three more heats to go. It's going to be a tough crowd because Rafael's cheering section consists of about nine other Miami International University of Art & Design students... And they're rowdy a bunch!
On to heat 5:
And the winner of heat 5 is SIGGRAPH attendee Tamara Gray from Orlando. Check out her entry on theme "Best Friends":
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it?
And here's a pic of Tamara:
The Final Heat--Winner of Art Wars Day One
The crowd watches as the first-place winners of the previous seven heats face off in the final Art War of the day.
Brian McGee from Atlanta won a MacBook Pro as the day one winner of Art Wars. The theme for the final heat was "Under the Sea, and his winning design was an underwater craft with beaming lights in the midst of a dark ocean. Congrats, Brian--what a way to drown the competition!
Brian McGee, winner of the final Art War of the day, with his design.
Brian with his new MacBook Pro.
What inspires you? Lush Vegetation? [Shopping.] Beautiful landscapes? [Fashion.] A good book? [A killer sale.] Ahem. At least you know where my priorities lie. Point being: inspiration means different things to different people. But what inspires an Art Institute student? That's been the subject of a recent advertising campaign by the Institute.
The newest installment of TV spots launched on March 7 and spotlight two students who are inspiring each other in a school environment. Better yet, the commercials were shot on site at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and six alumni put their education to the test by working on them. Experience levels ranged from the experienced to the not-so-much (graduation dates ran the spectrum: 1986 to 2009!), and the projects they worked on included anything from special effects to art direction to editorial work. Who better to be shaping creative about what inspires Art Institute students than previous students themselves?
So keep an eye out for these nifty spots. Perhaps it will invigorate the artist within...Create.aii.edu
