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Coordinator Blog: Designing Community Resilience

Jan 29 2010


Creating climate safe economies means empowering the most vulnerable communities with the job skills and employability to become economically viable, so they can face climate change impacts armed with resilience.  The term resilience has been used in disaster preparedness conversations for years. In a 2007 publication of the American Journal of Community Psychology, Fran Norris…READ MORE...



David Byrne and Creativity in Reverse

Jan 28 2010


The Musician, Author and Designer shares his thoughts on the origins of Creativity

by Adam Zoltowski

David Byrne, the former lead singer of the Talking Heads, recently gave a lecture at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn concerning the origins of creativity…READ MORE...



Svjetlana Bukvich-Nichols, Visiting Associate Professor

Jan 27 2010


A live performance of Prof. Bukvich-Nichols' Before and After the Tekke has just been released on CDWorld under the Pitch label, recorded by the American Festival of Microtonal Music. The recording also features composers
Theodosii Spassov, Frank J. Oteri, Reza Derakhshani, Mark Rankin, and the FRYD Ensemble.

"This album transcends time and place by combining…READ MORE...



Senior Photography Exhibition: HANNAH MICLEY

Jan 25 2010


WAITING FOR SAINTS

an exhibition of photographs by

Hannah Micley

January 25th - 29, 2009
Opening Reception: Monday, January 25, 5:00PM - 9:00PM
Closing Reception: Friday, January 29, 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12:00PM - 5:00PM, and by appointment

Gallery…READ MORE...



Senior Photography Exhibition: DONIELLA DAVY

Jan 25 2010


SUN REAPERS

an exhibition of photographs by

Doniella Davy

January 25th - 29, 2009
Opening Reception: Monday, January 25, 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Closing Reception: Friday, January 29, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12:00PM - 5:00PM, and by appointment

Gallery F/V…READ MORE...



The SEE Project

Jan 25 2010


 

SEE launches its first Policy Booklet: Integrating Design Into Regional Innovation Policy

By Anna Whicher & Gisele Raulik-Murphy

With the conclusion of 2009, there are many exciting design policy developments at the three policy levels in Europe: the…READ MORE...



Students Blog: Social Environmental Aesthetics

Jan 22 2010


The Social Environmental Aesthetics program of the Exit Art Underground currently on view is the "Waterpod: Autonomy and Ecology" (January 9 - February 6, 2010). In conjunction with the exhibit, there are two discussions presented at the gallery on the subject of art and sustainability.

I attended the first of the two…READ MORE...



Carla Gannis,  “What’s Not on My Mind”

Jan 21 2010


Carla's solo exhibition, "What's Not on My Mind", opens this Saturday, January 23rd from 6-9pm at Pablo's Birthday gallery, New York, NY. The exhibition will be on view from January 23 through February 27.

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