Hunter MFASO

Submissions are now closed and final voting begins on the Open Studios advertising image. Open Studios advertising represents Hunter College’s MFA program to the rest of the art world, so please choose an image that you feel best reflects the commitment you, the students, have to your practice as artists. The image with the most votes will be used throughout our advertising campaign. Voting will close on November 5th at 12AM (midnight).

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DEADLINE NOVEMBER 2 AT 12AM!

Its that time again– when we choose the images for Open Studios Post Cards. Open Studios advertising represents Hunter College’s MFA program to the rest of the art world, so please produce submissions that you feel best reflects the commitment you, the students, have to your practice as artists.  As many of you know, this year we are largely focused on electronic advertising, but we will also be printing a limited number of post cards, generously managed by Jay Gaskill and Michael Berube. To submit simply follow the requirements below and append your image to a comment on this post.

Requirements: You must be a current Hunter MFA student. You may submit as many images as you like, but you must submit using your real name and email. Please submit images only– unless text is vital to your concept– event information will be added after the image is chosen. No explicit nudity or language (we have to keep things to our advertiser’s standards). For web submission please use JPG format at 72 DPI and no larger than 600 pixels in any direction . All final images submitted must be able to accommodate printing. Printing requirements are:

THE FOLLOWING ARE PRINTER REQUIREMENTS DO NOT UPLOAD AN IMAGE OF THIS SIZE TO THE WEBSITE (SEE REQUIREMENTS ABOVE)

FILE TYPE: .TIF, .TIFF, .EPS, .AI, .JPG, .PNG & .PDF.
DPI : 300 – 350
COLOR: CMYK is preferable, although i think i have sent RGB files
before to the printer without a noticeable difference
SIZE: 4.1″ x 6.1″

After Submissions close all submissions will be posted online and voted on by students. The image with the most votes will be be used throughout our advertising campaign. Voting will close on November 5th.

We are pleased to announce that the Website is now open to sign up from all students! You can either do this from the front page of the website (http://www.huntermfaso.org) or you can go directly to this link:

http://huntermfaso.org/sign-up/

The page is password protected to prevent those not in the program from signing up. You should have received an email individually with the password. Remember the first rule of MFASO is… well shit, that joke was old before I finished typing it.

Anyhow, let us know if you have any questions, suggestions, or issues that you’ve noticed while using the site and we will do our best to resolve them for you. Please note that a known issue is the Avatar Image that you upload when you sign up- Firefox does not like the image cropper, so please use an alternative browser (Safari, Ineternet Explorer, etc).

As far as current features go: Users can now enter their own website and personal data (the profile requests some of this info on sign-up) — only your username, name, and email are mandatory to sign up. Once you have recieved the approval email you can log in to your account. From there you may create groups, events, or send messages to other users and groups.

The groups feature is a powerful tool that allows multiple people to coordinate and develop discussions. Each group comes enabled with its own Forum to allow for group discussion and organization. It is our hope that this feature will be used to relieve some of the clutter from the list-serv, but also to organize and promote our various collectives.

If you have any questions regarding these features please contact Joshua Johnson via email at joshua@joshuaj.net or contact the Admin through the website. Thanks and remember, there is a MFASO meeting on the second floor tonight at 7:30!

You may have noticed that we are inaugurating a new lecture series called Meet the MA’s. Our first guest will be Miriam Katz, an editor of Art Forum and co-curator of One Minute More at the Kitchen.

This series is running two fold: not only is it a chance to meet and hear about fellow colleagues who are working in the NYC art world (while completing their graduate degree at Hunter in Art History) – it is also intended to provide an opportunity to network and collaborate. We will have a sign up sheet at the lecture: MFAs who are interested in having a studio visit with Miriam can register with their contact information. Over the next few months we will be staging other Meet the MA talks, where a variety of speakers will be presenting their work in curating, directing, writing and art making. Next semester we ask that those interested to participate (who have signed up after attending the lectures) to present work publicly for an open critique by these curators, directors, writers, activists and art administrators.

Hope to see you there!!!! Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

We are slowly moving towards opening website registration to the student body, and are hoping for a public release next month… meanwhile, I’ve fixed the link to the Welcome Packet (thanks Claire) and added a list of resources for sculpture and other supplies courtesy of Arrick Underhill, Hugh Walton, and the generous contribution of others. You can find that on the Resources Page. Thanks guys!

Welcome to new and foreign exchange students

Introduction to the semester: Plans for the year ahead:

• Collaboration with MA’s, Curatorial projects and off-campus exhibitions
• Introduce Sascha Crasnow, MASO, and Laura Phipps, ACE (MFA ACE members also)
• Laura and Sascha: Dearraindrop performance this week, future ACE event
• Open Studio projects

Open Studios: Dates: November 20-21

Website

* Josh to introduce new programming, projector

Introduce Collectives/Committees:

• Steven and Summer – Photo Collective
• Video Collective – meeting TBD
• Witts – Woodshop – seminars and dues (two seminars tonight: 7.15 and 8.30
• Matthew and Kylie – Coffee Time;
• Matthew – Lounge Renovation
• DIY…..events, clubs?
• HALLOWEEN PARTY – we need volunteers, organizers

Matthew Spiegelberg Exhibition:

•  Plan for thesis exhibition
•  Steven Rose, Alix or Joanna to speak about plans, fundraiser
•  Bake Sale and Art Supplies…

Visiting Artists – as of right now:

• Janine Antoni
• Kevin Zucker
• Rashid Johnson
• Jutta Koether
• Matt Keegan

Dates for the talks to be announced.

Any other leads, help on artists and curators would be greatly appreciated!

Finally: Turnstiles, Curfew:

•  Naming our grievances
•  Allow students to vent
•  letter to the administration

PAY YOUR DUES – 25$ per semester, $40 for the year

What: Meeting wed september 9th
TIME: 7:30

Who: MFASO + you + you + MASO + ACE + foto + video

WHY: To talk about stuff. And eat pizza and drink sort of cold beer.
(Stuff like upcoming events, artist talks, open studios, the photo and video collectives, the bloody administration, the website, the lounge project, your student fees, gossip)

Music by Nicholas Moenich and Wu-Tang (and The Blueprint 3)
Guest DJs TBD.

even if you’re in thesis just come on down. grab beer and rub that dirt off your shoulder

To confront impending regulations and restrictions at the 41st Building we are organizing a letter campaign in order for us, the student body, to state our needs and concerns on record and to demonstrate a formidable critical consensus.  To make our voices heard, it is crucial that we communicate our needs, requirements, and concerns about safety as clearly and directly as possible to the administration. To make it easier for you, we have produced a draft letter on the MFASO homepage that may be sent as is, or modified if you wish to make additional points.  We HIGHLY encourage everyone to visit the page and contribute their own unique viewpoint. These letters are sent directly to the administration involved and MFASO, so please be aware that what you are saying represents the student body. The letter form, which may be filled out online can be accessed here http://huntermfaso.org/letter-of-protest/ or through the link in the main menu of this website.

In your letters, please be very clear about your practical situation (jobs, responsibilities, family, etc.) and how, as a student of CUNY, you expect to have the opportunity to fulfill your educational requirements in a way that will accommodate your real life.  It is important for thesis students, both past and upcoming, to weigh in on exactly how much time they need to get the job done, and how important the Thesis Exhibition is for you and our program. Tell them in no uncertain terms: WE WORK AROUND THE CLOCK.  Don’t forget to mention your concerns of safety if the building becomes un-guarded in the night hours, and how you would be concerned about fires, electrical issues, or break-ins.

KEEP FIGHTING HUNTERS!

http://huntermfaso.org/letter-of-protest/

We’re pleased to announce the new officers for MFASO, 2009:

Emily Stoddart – President
Daniel Nelson – Vice President
Sharone Vendriger – Treasurer
Joshua Johnson – Technology Officer

We’re excited about our new roles and look forward to working with all of you in the coming months to prepare for another fantastic school year at Hunter.

However, first thing’s first:

The Trouble with Turnstiles!

We are having a meeting this coming TUESDAY JUNE 23 (Second Floor Crit Room) to discuss the impending turnstile and curfew restrictions that are scheduled to take place in August.  We strongly encourage you to attend this meeting as we will be going over the layout of the proposal from the administration, the ideology of those involved, the ways in which this is being dealt with by the school, where we stand and how we can defend our rights and interests as students, etc.  We will be organizing a letter-writing campaign as well as taking your suggestions to build a collective opposition to the issue.  We need your personal experiences, reactions and ideas in order to facilitate a strong opposition – this can be done only with your help!!!

We are very committed to fighting this curfew and turnstile situation so please come out and give us your support.

 Seriously, an 11pm curfew on the weekend?????????

When/Where/What
Turnstile Curfew Meeting
Tuesday, June 23
7pm
Second Floor Crit Room
BYOB

Hope to see you there!!!!!!

Emily, Daniel, Sharone and Josh

Emily (emily.stoddart@gmail.com)
Daniel (danielnelson629@gmail.com)
Sharone (sharone.vendriger@gmail.com)
Josh (joshua@joshuaj.net)

Hunter College MFA Open Studios
and Silent Auction

Friday, April 3rd, 6-10 pm
Saturday April 4th, 2-6 pm

Silent Auction
Friday night only: 6-9 pm
Cash & Carry – Credit cards accepted

proceeds benifit the MFA Student Organization

MFA Studio Building
450 W. 41st St. (between 9th & 10th Ave)
New York, NY 10036

trains A, C, E to Port Authority; 1, 2, 3, N, R to Times Square

www.huntermfaso.org