Four images: The first one: A person standing in the middle of a group of people. The second one: A person is standing in a bush with their hand and leaves obscuring their face. The third one: A photo edited to look like a painting of people in a field of sunflowers. The fourth one: Person holds a phone that shows a fisheye doorbell camera.

‘We the Present’: See the World Through Young Eyes

BFA Photography and Video’s annual high school contest awards its top prize winner free tuition to its summer Pre-College program.

Maeri Ferguson
March 28, 2024
Three images of 3D animation renderings.

The Five: Design Chairs on iOS 10 Icons, an Alumnus’s Heroism and a popular Animation Course Make the Press

In this week’s ‘The Five,’ SVA’s talented community members are seen in such publications as ‘New York,’ ‘Fast Company’ and ‘Animation’ magazine.

Maeri Ferguson
March 27, 2024
A person in a t-shirt in shorts sits on a chair, crouching to paint a yellow wall with red paint

BFA Design In Barbuda: Art as a Pathway to a Creative Professional Life

The College’s BFA Design department recently held a career-enlightening, week-long workshop offering young students an opportunity to see a future in design.

Rodrigo Perez
March 26, 2024
Picture of a man standing in front of a door covered in posters and graffiti, pointing to a poster that reads "Inside: 16mm Cartoon screening. Doors at 5pm, no early birds."

SVA Faculty Member Tommy José Stathes’s Rare Animation Archive

Stathes’s collection includes thousands of cartoons from the industry’s earliest years.

John Canemaker
March 21, 2024
Picture of Bashan Aquart looking down at some papers he is holding. On the background there is a large framed print of a man in black and red.

SVA Alumnus Bashan Aquart Always Chases an Honest Feeling [Video]

The graphic designer turned filmmaker has been making award-winning commercial work as half of the acclaimed duo Jams x Bash for over a decade.

Rodrigo Perez
March 18, 2024
A picture of a wide field of red flowers, with four people running around in it with their backs turned to the camera.

Choose Your Adventure: Six SVA Destinations Programs to Expand Your Artistic Horizons in Summer 2024

The short-term travel-based programs are designed to recharge participants’ creative passions. We look at six upcoming trips to spots around the globe.

March 14, 2024
Two men on a movie set of a western town. One of them is in casual, modern clothes and the other one is dressed up to fit the set of an old western town, with a red top hat and a shotgun in his hand.

Alumnus and Film Veteran Mark Ulano Discusses the Magic of Making Movie Sound

The Academy Award-winning sound mixer, whose work can be heard in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ talks about his long career in movies.

Sal Petrosino and Angie Wojak
March 13, 2024
Two images, the first one of a young Keith Haring, shirtless and in front of a colorful mural. The second image is the cover of the book "Radiant: The life and line of Keith Haring, by Brad Gooch" the cover is yellow with black letters and a black and white picture of Haring sitting in a chair in front of a mural.

The Five: Press on ‘Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring’

This week’s round-up focuses on reviews and write-ups of Brad Gooch’s new book about the storied SVA alumnus.

Maeri Ferguson
March 12, 2024
Three images: The first one is a collage of two women's faces, mostly in black and white but with some purple details. The second one is a graphic illustration of a pair of lips on a black blackground smoking a cigarette. The third one is an illustration in pastel tones of the outline of a face filled with organic shapes and colors.

Five Instagrams to Follow for Women’s History Month

Check out the inventive and high-profile work by these five women artists and SVA alumni.

Maria Fernanda De Moraes Soares
March 7, 2024
Stills from 3 different movies: the first one depicts a man and a younger woman in warm clothes sitting on what looks like a tree stump. There are people working in the background. The man is looking down at a book in his hands and the woman is looking over at him. The second one depicts a human figure in fetal position floating underwater. The third one depicts a man and a woman embracing, covered in mud.

SVA at SXSW Festival 2024: A Preview

Alumni and faculty of the College will be represented at the annual Austin-based festival, running this year from March 8 through 16.

March 4, 2024