Dr. Adelheid Gealt, director of the Indiana University Art Museum and author of numerous art and art history books, will discuss "Creative Attachments" during a talk at Marist College this Thursday, March 11. Her presentation begins at 3 p.m. in the Nelly Goletti Theatre, located on the third floor of the college's Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Gealt will review how Western artists over the centuries responded pictorially to those closest to them, including parents and siblings, courtship, marriage, children, love affairs and friendships. Covering the period from roughly 1490 to the 20th century, this survey will show how some fundamental relationships continue to impact artists over the centuries despite many cultural changes and artistic transformations. Selected examples of how artists created unique masterworks related to their personal attachments provide a fascinating overview of the personal side of visual creativity.
Gealt is the co-author of the PBS series companion text "Art of the Western World." In 1986, she wrote "Domenico Tiepolo, the Punchinello Drawings," which was published in English, French and Italian. Gealt also authored a major publication of Domenico Tiepolo's New Testament drawings which was the companion text for the special exhibition of the drawings which she guest-curated for The Frick Collection, in New York in 2007.
For further information, contact Marist Art Gallery Director Ed Smith at (845) 575-3000, ext. 2308, or by email at Edward.Smith@marist.edu.
The School of Communication and the Arts at Marist College debuted the first annual Foxtalk Magazine on January 27. The objective of this online-based publication is to keep the Marist community abreast of current events, publications, projects and achievements of students, faculty, and alumni from the five departments of the School. To access Foxtalk Magazine, visit the School's Web site at http://www.marist.edu and click on the Foxtalk Magazine link.
Demonstrating Marist's leadership in the use of technology to enhance the teaching and learning, Foxtalk Magazine is distributed online with the support of Adobe Flash, which provides a more interactive and personal reading experience than permitted by conventional print publications. Composed under the direction of full-time communication faculty members Dr. Keith Strudler and Dr. Lyn Lepre. The inaugural edition is comprised of 22 pages of photos and detailed stories. These stories include features about Marist research, internships, awards and current projects. Foxtalk has received wide-spread support from alumni, students, and other key audiences.
In response to suggestions by readers, it is expected that new features will be added in future editions. Marissa Nelson, Annual Giving Officer for Cycle for Survival at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Marist PR, '07), responded to the magazine, "Awesome! Love the look! Maybe a section like 'A day in the life of a Red Fox alum' and have a senior shadow a Marist grad for a day/afternoon. You and your students never cease to amaze me."
Marist student Megan Shannon (Marist JOUR/RTF, '10), noted, "It's a great feeling to know that our school now has a magazine that we're able to contribute to, and continue following into the future. I love the layout of the publication as well."
Foxtalk is one of many strategic communication initiatives being planned by communication and the arts under the direction of Dean Steven Ralston. According to Dean Ralston, these initiatives, which will include social media applications, are designed to reinforce the already resilient relationships between the School of Communication and the Arts and its key audiences.
According to Dr. Lepre, Foxtalk represents a promising step in Dean Ralston's plan. “We [COA] are thrilled about Foxtalk. It is a wonderful way to develop and strengthen the relationships between Marist alumni, students, and community. It’s a great start.”
TODAY Show associate producer Jennifer Powell spoke to communication students on Monday, February 15th, sharing her experiences working in morning television. While on campus Ms. Powell met with multiple journalism and sports communication classes about the day to day life of working in the media in both national and international mediums. Most recently, Ms. Powell has been heavily involved in the production of Olympic programming.
Ms. Powell got her start in the business while attending the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her first job was at local NBC affiliate, WBIR-TV, where she spent a year as the weekend assignment editor and producer of a top-rated weekly news program, "Ten News This Week." She moved to New York City immediately after graduation where she joined the NBC Page Program. During her time as a page Ms. Powell worked for "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," "TODAY," "Saturday Night Live," and various specials and events. Ms. Powell has been with the weekend edition of the TODAY Show for two years, and continues to love every minute of working in 30 Rock.
Karen Michel, Professional Lecturer in Media Arts, is a contributor to the forthcoming book, Reality Radio, published by the University of North Carolina Press. Reality Radio is a collection of essays on radio documentary, and is the first book on the subject. Michel's chapter outlines her work with teenage radio-makers and its impact on her own professional development. Reality Radio is edited by John Biewen of Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies, where Michel served as the Lehman-Brady Chair Professor of Documentary and American Studies prior to her appointment at Marist College.
On February 22, The School of Communication and the Arts hosted Emmy Award-winning documentary film director Jack Youngelson. Youngelson’s 2006 feature documentary, Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project, was shown at the Nelly Goletti Theatre, followed by a Q&A session with the director. On February 23, Youngelson met with Prof. Bass’s Electronic Moviemaking class and other interested students to discuss the pre-production aspects of filmmaking.
The Mother Project has shown at national and international film festivals. The film documents a tumultuous three years in the life of artist photographer, Tierney Gearon, as she assembles her new body of work, focusing on her aging mother. It addresses questions that face all artists who draw on their family for inspiration. Are the photographs a form of therapy and if so, are they as therapeutic for her subjects as they are for the artist? Is the camera Tierney’s way of communicating with her family, or is it instead a protective shield? Youngelson reveals to us at the same time how Tierney works, the source of her inspiration, and the unconventional family relationships that inform her life.
Mr. Youngelson’s projects have been shown on HBO, PBS, A&E, Bravo, and in England on BBC and Channel Four. He was the writer and producer for Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, directed by Rory Kennedy (Robert F. Kennedy’s daughter) which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and for which he won an Emmy Award for outstanding non-fiction special. His other recent television credits include episode three Rethinking Happiness for the PBS series This Emotional Life, African American Lives II for PBS; and Thank You Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House for HBO.
For more information, contact Dr. Paula Willoquet-Maricondi by email at Paula.Willoquet@Marist.edu.
Two Marist College students spent time this fall and winter working with local producer Ted Saad and veteran TV writer Sam Hall on story and character ideas for a TV show to be produced in the Hudson Valley.
Media Arts Seniors Vincent Pagano and Brian McMahon, both veterans of screenwriting and advanced screenwriting classes at Marist, met with Saad and Hall, and were given weekly assignments to develop potential plot lines for the show entitled "So You Want to Live in the Country," which centers on the intersecting lives of residents of the historic town of Rhinebeck, New York.
Sam Hall, the show's head writer, is well known for his work on daytime dramas such as "One Life to Live" and on the cult vampire soap opera series "Dark Shadows," which is set for a cinematic remake in 2011 to be directed by Tim Burton and to star Johnny Depp.
“Brian and Vinny added a new insight to the project, and it was good to get some new perspective,” Saad said, “It's always exciting to work with students who have enthusiasm and passion for writing.”
The creators of "So You Want to Live in the Country,"who have already produced a pilot for the show, hope to resume production this spring and summer.
For more information contact Josh Robbins at josh.robbins@marist.edu.
