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Sage AIGA Student Group Holds Silent Art Auction
On March 1, as part of First Friday events, the Sage AIGA Student Group held the first Student and Faculty Art Auction at the Little Gallery on the Sage campus. Members of the group asked…
Professor Dahlgren Presents at NAEA Convention
Professor Jean Dahlgren presented at the National Art Educator’s Convention on March 8 in Fort Worth, Texas. Her presentation entitled “Authentic Assessment in the College-Bound Art Portfolio” explored how colleges assess art portfolios for admission…
New Work by Prof. Dahlgren Opens at Sage
Amendments, an exhibition of new work by GMD professor Jean Dahlgren, will open at Sage’s Little Gallery on March 1, as part of Albany’s First Friday events. The work explores chance happenings in digital photography…
Visual Arts Faculty Speak at Upstate NY AIGA Event
Sage professors Beau Comeaux, Sean Hovendick and Jean Dahlgren spoke at the first Student Portfolio Workshop held by the Upstate NY Chapter of AIGA in early February. Organized by Doug Bartow of id 29, the workshop…
Panel discussion with Celia Cheng
Friday, December 7, 2012 6pm. Free. Opalka Gallery Sage College of Albany As part of the Milton Glaser exhibit, In Search of the Miraculous or One Thing Leads to Another, join us for a discussion by…
Milton Glaser exhibition at Sage
The Graphic + Media Design program, Department of Visual Arts and Opalka Gallery at Sage College of Albany are extremely honored to host two exhibits of Milton Glaser’s art and design work. The opening reception…
Students visit AIGA headquarters in NYC
Sage students visited AIGA’s NY offices on a recent trip to New York City. David Hall, Education Coordinator for AIGA National, gave students a tour of the Fifth Avenue offices, including the design collections and library. The…
Student motion graphics in AIGA exhibition
Congratulations to GMD seniors Chris Galindez and Andrew Parkes for being included in AIGA’s 2012 Get Out The Vote campaign. Their motion graphic work is featured on the AIGA website among other selections from designers…
Professor St.Cyr Judges 2012 Folio Awards
Professor Chris St.Cyr recently completed the judging for the 2012 Folio Awards. The Ozzies, as they are known in the publishing industry, are the design component of the Folios Awards. The Eddies are given to…
Prof. Hovendick’s work at Everson Museum
The ongoing series Undetermined Measurements by Sean Hovendick and John Wesley Mannion has been selected by the Everson Museum of Arts’ curator, Debra Ryan to be included in the biennial exhibition TONY: The Other New York 2012. This exhibition held…
Students chosen for National Portfolio Review
Graduating seniors seniors Chris Galindez, Ron Gibbons, Larissa Stuts, Leo Valenchis, and Jason Zigrino have been chosen as the Sage’s most promising students to attend the prestigious National Student Portfolio Review held at the Art…
8th Annual BFA Exhibition
May 4 – July 20, 2012 Opalka Gallery Sage College of Albany Opening Reception: Friday, May 4th, 5-9pm Hours for this exhibit: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm Commencement weekend: May 12 & 13, 12pm-4pm Closed: May 29 and…
GMD featured in Albany Center exhibition
Work from six students in GMD program and the Sage College of Albany’s Vernacular #42 has been accepted into Albany Center Gallery’s 1st Annual Design Regional exhibition. Ron Gibbons, Christopher Galindez, Robert Simpson, Elyse Vacherot, Jeff Vonderheide, and Michelle Ronan were recognized at…
GMD Faculty Review Portfolios at AIGA Event
The 4th Annual Upstate New York Student Portfolio Review took place at The Crossings on April 12 from 6pm – 10pm. All four GMD faculty attended the event and reviewed student portfolios from around the region.…
Sage Student Makes Top Ten in Tech Valley Startup Weekend
“54 hours of work in 3 days, a lot of research, coffee, pizza, and conceptualization” is how Sage GMD student, Leo Valenchis, described his participation in Tech Valley Startup Weekend the first weekend in March.…
2communiqué Wins Three Local Addy Awards
Assistant professor Chris St.Cyr’s design firm, 2communiqué, won three Addys from the Albany chapter of the American Advertising Federation. Professor St.Cyr and business partner, Kelly McMurray, were both in attendance to receive the awards for…