News
MCA alumna Emily Jacir wins $100,000 Hugo Boss Prize
Palestinian-American artist and MCA alumna (MFA, '94) Emily Jacir has been named the winner of the Hugo Boss Prize 2008. It was announced November 13 by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and Hugo Boss. Jacir, who received the Golden Lion Award for an artist under 40 at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007, is the seventh artist to win the prestigious Hugo Boss Prize, a biennial award that was established in 1996 by Hugo Boss and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to recognize significant achievement in contemporary art. The prize carries an award of $100,000 and is administered by the Foundation. A jury comprising an international panel of museum directors and curators selected Jacir from a group of six short-listed artists. An exhibition of the prizewinner’s work will be on view at the Guggenheim Museum from February 6 through April 15, 2009.
Memphis College of Art students bring creativity to their dorms
MCA students Katie Benjamin, Funlola Coker, and Jessica Haas and their homes were featured in Dorm Decor, a story exploring personal expression through decorating in the Friday, November 14 edition of the Commercial Appeal.
On Exhibition
Main Gallery
Celebrate the holidays with unique gifts and original artwork by students, faculty and alumni. Memphis College of Art's Annual Holiday Bazaar is Friday, November 21 from 6 to 9 pm and Saturday, November 22 from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is free and all proceeds benefit the MCA scholarship fund.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Sunday from noon to 4:00 pm.
on the street
Three Way, an exhibtion by MFA Thesis candidates Dwayne Butcher, Jason Cole and Melinda Eckley is on view November 20 through December 8, 2008. An opening reception is Friday, November 28 from 6 to 9 pm, with a performance by Dwayne Butcher at 8 pm.
Located just north of Jackson, TN, Three Way is a city where the three artists share a unique kinship, linking the artists and their work. Dwayne Butcher examines the evolution of text in his work through time-based text paintings, poems which serve as the audio element of videos, and live performances. Jason Cole works in a series of video self-portraits exploring “self” in an ongoing personal exchange of experience. Melinda Eckley creates sculptural installations using surface design techniques and heirloom objects, investigating the language of object and space within a dialogue of feminist and philosophical traditions of thought.
The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
on the street is located at 338 South Main, immediately west of the venerable Raiford's Lounge. Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday, 4 to 9 pm, and Saturday, noon to 5 pm. All events are free and open to the public.
Now Enrolling!
Spring 2009 Community Education: Continuing Education and Saturday School
Start the New Year off right. Learn something new! The spring semester at Memphis College of Art offers many creative choices to inspire the imagination of students of all skill levels, whether beginner or accomplished artists, children or adults.
The Spring 2009 Schedule is available online.
For more information and a complete list of course offerings, click here to download the complete Community Education catalog.
Call 901.272.5142 for more information about MCA's Community Education programs or email commed@mca.edu.
