Ann Christine Frankowski, Center for Aging Studies, in The New York Times

Feb 7, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

In a recent article in The New York Times blog “The New Old Age,” author Paula Span wrote about the Office of Inspector General’s report on Medicare payments for vacuum pumps. The report stated Medicare was paying “grossly excessive” prices for the devices. Ann Christine Frankowksi, senior research scientist for UMBC’s Center for Aging Studies in the department of sociology and anthropology, was quoted in the article commenting on ageist perceptions of sexuality. “The general concept is that older people are asexual, that they don’t have, or shouldn’t have, any thoughts about sex,” said Frankowski, whose research has included sexual behavior and policies in… Continue Reading Ann Christine Frankowski, Center for Aging Studies, in The New York Times

N. Jay Jaffee Photographs from Public to Personal’ Reviewed in the Baltimore Sun

Feb 7, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The photography exhibition currently on display in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, N. Jay Jaffee Photographs from Public to Personal, 1947-1997, received praise this week in the Baltimore Sun. The review discusses the personal background and career of Jaffee, in relation to his “visceral” and “compelling” photographs of New York City life. The author Tim Smith states that, “N. Jay Jaffee might not be among the best known American photographers of the 20th century, but a sizable and engrossing exhibit of his works at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, makes it obvious that he deserves much wider recognition.” Read “UMBC presents… Continue Reading N. Jay Jaffee Photographs from Public to Personal’ Reviewed in the Baltimore Sun

Artwork by Jason Hughes, IMDA, in the New York Times

Feb 6, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

This week, a project by Jason Hughes, IMDA, was included in a New York Times Education Life slideshow that highlights the work of students whose art creatively solves a problem. One of only 17 featured artworks, Hughes’ limited edition Artistic Futures Savings Bonds aim to raise and sustain support for future artworks. He says, “they can be bought for $100 and increase in value every six months, to $250 in 10 years. Art patrons can trade in the bond toward the acquisition of a new work or hold onto it as an artwork itself.” View the full slideshow including Hughes’ work: “Students Get… Continue Reading Artwork by Jason Hughes, IMDA, in the New York Times

Project by Charlotte Keniston, IMDA, in Peace Corps Blog

Feb 6, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

MFA candidate and Shriver Peaceworker Fellow, Charlotte Keniston was featured this week in the National Peace Corps Association blog. The article, “Returned Volunteer Takes on Food Deserts of Baltimore,” discusses an ongoing project by Keniston that tackles food challenges in Baltimore. Keniston cites her Peace Corps experience in Guatemala and her involvement as a Shriver Fellow as a major influence in her work saying, “While in Guatemala, I spent a lot of time cooking and eating with people. I learned that healthy food doesn’t just nourish the body, but growing food and eating it together can also nourish the community . .… Continue Reading Project by Charlotte Keniston, IMDA, in Peace Corps Blog

Theatre Alumni David Brasington, Katie Kopajtic, Jesse Poole and Anderson Wells in ‘b’, the Baltimore Sun and City Paper

Jan 29, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Theatre alumni David Brasington ’12, Jesse Poole ’13 and Anderson Wells ’13 were featured on the January 29 cover of b magazine — the highlighted article discusses the success of the web series, B.F.A., written and produced by Katie Kopajtic ’11, theatre. Read the article “Baltimore-set comedic web series ‘BFA’ is not your average show about Millennials” at bTheSite or at the Baltimore Sun online. The series is described as “perfectly Baltimore, and it captures the humor, wackiness and mild desperation that make this show about young Bachelor of Fine Arts grads different from other shows about millennials.” More about the series including… Continue Reading Theatre Alumni David Brasington, Katie Kopajtic, Jesse Poole and Anderson Wells in ‘b’, the Baltimore Sun and City Paper

Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, VA, in Baltimore Sun

Jan 29, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

The exhibition, Digital Disclosure: UMBC Faculty Perspectives, featuring the work of visual arts faculty members Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, received praise last week by the Baltimore Sun, in a review, “Art’s future and past linked in ‘Digital’ exhibition.” While describing the works, the author states that the collection is successful in displaying “high-tech ways in which artists acknowledge art history while also taking art forward.” Digital Disclosure continues through Friday, February 21 at the Howard County Center for the Arts. The gallery is open Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday until 4 p.m. and Sunday from Noon… Continue Reading Vin Grabill, Neal McDonald and Steve Silberg, VA, in Baltimore Sun

Charlotte Keniston, MFA Student and Shriver Peaceworker Fellow, Featured on Peace Corps Blog

Jan 28, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Charlotte Keniston, UMBC MFA student and Shriver Peaceworker Fellow, was featured in a blog post by the National Peace Corps Association for her food justice project, Pigtown Food for Thought. Her upcoming work at the MFA thesis exhibition opens April 3rd at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Cultural at UMBC, and will feature her work in Pigtown. For more information on Charlotte’s art, check out her website: www.charlottekeniston.com

Jason Hughes ’15, Gary Kachadourian ’12, IMDA, Present Work in “Love”

Jan 9, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

This Saturday, January 11, Jason Hughes ’15 and Gary Kachadourian ’12, imaging and digital arts, will present work in Baltimore Artists + WPA + Mera Rubell = Love, an exclusive preview that displays the artwork of those chosen for SELECT 2014 — an art auction curated by Mera Rubell, co-founder of the Rubell Family Collection. Baltimore Artists + WPA + Mera Rubell = Love is presented by the Washington Project for the arts, and will be on display January 11 through 8, at the Marianne Boesky Gallery‘s uptown space: 118 E 64th Street New York, NY 10065 The gallery is open Tuesday – Saturday: 10am – 6pm.… Continue Reading Jason Hughes ’15, Gary Kachadourian ’12, IMDA, Present Work in “Love”

Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, to Participate in Helix Center Roundtable

Jan 7, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Honors College Professor Ellen Handler Spitz is participating in a roundtable discussion at the Helix Center in New York City devoted to the topic of children’s drawing. The program will focus on linguistic, art historical, and psychoanalytic perspectives on drawings by Ethiopian children. The roundtable, titled “From Children’s Sights to Our Insights: Ethiopian Children’s Drawings, Stories and Inner Lives,” is scheduled to take place Saturday, January 25th from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Other panelists include Theodore Shapiro, Professor Emeritus at Weill-Cornell Medical College, and Nathan M. Szajnberg, Wallerstein Research Fellow in Psychoanalysis at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. You can read more about… Continue Reading Ellen Handler Spitz, Honors College, to Participate in Helix Center Roundtable

Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 43rd Book

Jan 6, 2014 / 1 minute of reading

Robert Deluty, associate dean of the graduate school, has published a new volume of poetry, “Opening the Doors of Perception.” In his review, Richard M. Berlin writes: “From the drama of the opening poem, to the shock of the finale, Robert Deluty’s latest collection throws open all the doors. And the light that enters illuminates the humor at the center of our joys and heartbreak. Best of all, his poems let us see ourselves from a fresh angle, especially our shared humanity. Once again, Deluty has created a volume to treasure.” “Opening the Doors of Perception,” as well as all… Continue Reading Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 43rd Book

Christine Mallinson, Language, Literacy & Culture, Publishes New Book for Secondary English Educators

Dec 10, 2013 / 2 minutes of reading

Christine Mallinson, associate professor in the Language, Literacy & Culture Program, has co-authored a new book, “We Do Language: English Language Variation in the Secondary English Classroom” (Teachers College Press, 2014, with Anne H. Charity Hudley of the College of William & Mary). The publisher’s website notes, “We Do Language builds on the authors’ highly acclaimed first collaboration, Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools, and examines the need to integrate linguistically informed teaching into the secondary English classroom. The book meets three critical goals for preparing English educators to ensure the academic success of their students. First, the book… Continue Reading Christine Mallinson, Language, Literacy & Culture, Publishes New Book for Secondary English Educators

Curating Kickstarter: Is Crowdfunding the Answer for Artists?

Dec 10, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Bmoreart blog’s Cara Ober interviews Steven H Silberg (Lecturer, Visual Arts) about ‘Mining the Crowd: Artifacts of Crowdfunding,’ A New Exhibition to Explore the Process of Funding with Kickstarter. Silberg and his research partners have launched a Kickstarter project to fund an exhibition, which will be made up entirely of rewards offered by other crowdfunding artists to their campaign contributors. Their research aims to inquire about the sustainability of a dependence upon the social network for an artists continuing practice in the visual and performing arts. By making their first hand experience public, they hope to offer transparency, informing those… Continue Reading Curating Kickstarter: Is Crowdfunding the Answer for Artists?