Fact Sheet - Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Fact Sheet
Santa Fe University of Art and
Design has three state-of-the-art
motion picture soundstages, as
well as production offices, a back
lot, and wardrobe and dressing
rooms. SFUAD Film School
students have the opportunity to
intern on professional productions
filmed at Garson Studios,
including Legion; Cowboys &
Aliens; Bless Me, Ultima; Haywire;
Odd Thomas; The Sunset Limited;
Game Change; and Longmire,
among others. Stage A has the
largest permanent green screen in
the state of New Mexico.
The Screen is New Mexico’s
premier cinematheque. Located
on the Santa Fe University of Art
and Design campus and curated
by Brent Kliewer, The Screen
showcases the finest in world, art,
and independent cinema.
The Greer Garson Theatre
Center houses complete
facilities for professional
theatrical productions. The
main theatre seats 514, and
the Weckesser Studio Theatre
(black box) seats 90.
The Beaumont and Nancy
Newhall Library is one of the
leading informational resources in
the United States for conducting
research on the history and the
aesthetics of photography.
The university’s main library,
Fogelson Library, was built in 1970
and designed by Phillipe Register.
It is named after the husband of
late actress Greer Garson, Buddy
Fogelson, and houses 188,000
print volumes contained within
the architecturally unique 40,000
square-foot facility. Fogelson
Library also boasts a broad digital
and LP collection, DVDs, CDs,
musical scores and art catalogs.
Santa Fe University of Art and Design is the oldest school of higher education in New Mexico.
The school traces its roots to 1859 and was first chartered in 1874 when New Mexico was
a territory. Santa Fe University of Art and Design offers undergraduate programs in arts
management, contemporary music, creative writing and literature, digital arts, film, graphic
design, performing arts, photography, and studio art. The university is located on 60 acres in
Santa Fe, one of the most inspiring cities in the country for artists of all fields and the first U.S.
city that UNESCO designated as a “Creative City.”
Faculty members at Santa Fe University of Art and Design are uniquely and directly
engaged with students. Our faculty is composed of true experts in their fields. Their artistic
achievements outside the university—publications, exhibitions, screenings, and awards—attest
to this. And because they are professional artists, they know the issues and daily struggles of
our students and future art practitioners.
As part of the Laureate International Universities network—a leading global network of
accredited online and campus-based institutions—Santa Fe University of Art and Design
offers its students unique study abroad opportunities. Students may study abroad as
undergraduates or continue their graduate education in Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, and other
international destinations.
Accreditation
Santa Fe University of Art and Design is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and
a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org. The North Central Association
is one of the six officially recognized regional bodies in the United States authorized to
accredit colleges and universities. The North Central Association is a U.S. membership
organization for educational institutions that was created to develop and maintain high
standards of academic excellence.
Scholarships
Santa Fe University of Art and Design offers more than a dozen need- and merit-based
scholarships. This includes the Achievement Award, Chair’s Talent Award, Early Action
Award, University Bridge Award, Teacher/Counselor Award and the Robert Redford/Milagro
Initiative Scholarships. There are also several scholarships based on residency:
•County of Santa Fe Resident Scholarship
for students who have been residents of
Santa Fe County for at least one year—25% off tuition
•New Mexico State Resident Scholarship
for students who have been residents of the
state of New Mexico for at least one year—20% off tuition
•Governor’s Scholarship
•Mayor’s Scholarship
for one incoming student—100% of tuition
for one incoming student—100% of tuition
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Programs
ART
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts (BFA)
Bachelor of Business Administration in Arts
Management (BBA)
Students may earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA), a Bachelor of
Business Administration in Arts Management (BBA), or a
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Studio Arts, including painting,
drawing, sculpture, mixed media, installation art, and other
media. The BA allows for a broad studio experience with
opportunities to explore other disciplines as a minor or as
practical applications. The BFA offers a concentrated program
in studio practice. BA and BFA students share a common
curriculum for the first two years of study, at which time
they may apply to the BFA program or declare a minor. The
Bachelor of Business Administration in Arts Management is
also offered, which expands the traditional view of a business
model and reinterprets it to better apply to the art management
world.
The Art Department is primarily housed in the Visual Arts
Center, a visually stunning complex of buildings designed
by award-winning architect Ricardo Legorreta. The Visual
Arts Center includes the Thaw Art History Center, Tishman
Hall, Tipton Hall, and the Anne and John Marion Center for
Photographic Arts.
DIGITAL ARTS
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts (BFA)
Students pursuing a BFA in Digital Arts gain a solid foundation
in research and critical thinking, and build upon that with
highly focused courses. As students advance into their areas,
they explore visual composition and timeless principles in
storytelling with sophisticated technology. The Bachelor of
Fine Arts in Digital Arts program offers two areas of emphasis:
Animation and Digital Illustration.
Both SFUAD’s Digital Arts and Graphic Design programs
are partnered with New School of Architecture + Design in
San Diego, CA, where students benefit from access to NSAD’s
instructors’ expertise from Character Special Effects design
for feature films, to Animation and Visual Special Effects for
television, film, video games, and more.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design (BFA)
Santa Fe University of Art and Design’s BFA program
introduces graphic design as both contemplative art and
professional practice. Students can learn the digital tools,
craftsmanship, history, and theory they need for a successful
professional path, and they will also be introduced to new ways
of seeing, interpreting, and connecting with their everyday
visual landscape. During their third year, graphic design
majors have the opportunity to complement their study in
traditional print media with a new media concentration in
Web/interactive design or motion graphics and also have the
opportunity to study in San Diego for a domestic exchange year
at New School of Architecture + Design.
The Graphic Design Department is located in Alexis Hall,
where a state-of-the art digital lab is available seven days
per week. The lab features more than 50 workstations, each
equipped with MacPros and iMac computers, 24” or 27”
LED monitors, Wacom tablet, scanner and Adobe Creative
Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash).
Students also have access to a large-format inkjet poster printer.
For domestic full-time students, the computer-to-student ratio
is 1:1. Students also have access to Fogelson Library’s digital
center. This interdisciplinary resource supports the multiple
instructional needs of faculty members and students with
technical resources for instruction, collaborative projects,
high-end coursework, research, communication, and creativity.
It includes musical keyboards and SMART Board interactive
whiteboards; FireWire connectivity, wireless access, and
network access; software for database management, GIS,
and programming; and 3D Studio MAX animation. Students
regularly work on projects in an apprentice-like structure
including at the Santa Fe Reporter, Kindling magazine and the
university’s literary journal, Glyph.
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Music (BA)
The BA in Contemporary Music features a forwardlooking curriculum that prepares performers, composers,
technologists, and musical entrepreneurs for creative careers
in music. The program includes a rigorous liberal arts core
curriculum that cuts across traditional boundaries between
academics and the arts.
Skills in performance, technology, composition, and
recording arts are grounded in the study of world music, music
theory, and music history. Regular and adjunct faculty members
are practicing professional musicians. Along with guest artists
from around the world, they expose students to a broad
range of musical styles and genres—from popular and jazz to
classical and world music—through performances, workshops,
seminars, and master classes. Santa Fe University of Art and
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Design offers a well-rounded education that extends beyond
the conservatory environment, imparting performance skills,
technological expertise, and a worldview of the musical arts
that is ideal for the 21st-century musician.
From the Contemporary Music Department’s Benildus
Hall, students access a recording arts studio, a composition
studio, practice rooms and rehearsal spaces. Benildus Hall also
includes the O’Shaughnessy Performance Space, which hosts
concerts and readings; it is nicknamed “The Garage” for its
wall that slides up like a garage door, doubling the size of the
space. Other facilities include a computer music lab, featuring
state-of-the-art technology for recording, computer music
composition, sound file processing, synthesis, sampling, scoring,
and sequencing.
CREATIVE WRITING AND LITERATURE
Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature (BA)
Creative Writing and Literature is a rigorous bachelor’s
program built on a Master of Fine Arts model. Students
choose two genre specializations from poetry, fiction, creative
nonfiction, and screenwriting. In addition, they take at least
seven workshop courses in their chosen areas. As an essential
component of this program, students give and receive critiques
on original work. Ample requirements in literature and other
specialized writing courses provide a foundation in historical
context and critical thinking.
Glyph, the university’s literary magazine, has been studentedited and student-run for more than 20 years and is a vital
component of the program. Each year, student editors select,
edit, sequence, and proofread the very best student writing in
fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and cross-genre work for
the literary journal. Student editors also work collaboratively
with graphic design students on the design and production of
the journal. In 2013, students started the online magazine, The
Jackalope (www.jackalopemagazine.com), in conjunction with
photography students.
the film school
Bachelor of Arts in Film (BA)
Cinematic storytelling is at the heart of our BFA in Film, which
offers intensive study that prepares students for careers across
the industry. Students learn the principles of feature filmmaking
as well as how to meet the growing demand for content and
its delivery via TV, the Web, and new media platforms. While
core classes cover the fundamentals of storytelling, production,
CGI/animation, and “the business of the business” students
ultimately choose a concentration: Production, Visual Effects/
Technical Animation, or Story Development.
The Film School is housed in the Garson Communications
Center, a 65,000-square-foot production and postproduction
center that is known as one of the finest undergraduate
filmmaking facilities in the country. The Film School boasts a
Grip House stocked with a full complement of equipment for
student use, and also a 2,200-square-foot teaching stage with a
multichannel lighting control board and lighting grid. Students
have access to the Film Archive, which houses several thousand
Blue-ray and standard DVDs, videotapes, screenplays, and CDs
available for checkout.
The Screen, a popular destination at The Film School at
SFUAD, shows some of the greatest works of world cinema
daily for students and the public.
The Film School at SFUAD is also home to a professional
film studio where movies such as “No Country For Old Men,”
“True Grit,” and “Iron Man 3,” among more than a dozen
others, have filmed. At Garson Studios, film students have the
opportunity to intern on these professional productions. The
facility was founded in 1989 by Oscar-winning film legend
Greer Garson to answer the growing demand for state-ofthe-art working soundstages in New Mexico. Film School
students have the opportunity to write, shoot and edit films
with A-list film talent and leading television stars as part of a
program called Shoot the Stars. Produced on the Garson Studios
soundstages using Hollywood production protocols, Shoot the
Stars immerses students in fully professional pre-production,
production and post-production workflow. Renowned industry
mentors also work hand-in-hand with experienced film faculty
in guiding students through the production cycle.
Today, Garson Studios’ Stage A has the largest permanent
green screen in the state. The studios have been home to A&E’s
TV drama, Longmire, since 2012.
PERFORMING ARTS
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Design (BA)
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance (BA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre (BFA)
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Design offers a wellrounded curriculum in theatre design and technology. The
degree provides students with an opportunity to combine
theatre training with another arts discipline as either a double
major or minor. The program promotes critical thinking,
communication, and technical and creative skills in the field of
theatre design.
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Theatre Performance provides
a strong foundation for the craft by exploring all facets of stage
production. Students can start honing their skills immediately,
as all students audition for mainstage productions upon arrival
in their freshman year. Opportunities to audition for roles in
studio shows, student films, recitals, and other events are also
available to all students.
Finally, the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Theatre helps
prepare students for graduate study and careers as actors.
This intensive, performance-oriented major focuses on acting
methods, techniques, and styles. It includes courses in voice,
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movement, auditioning, scene study, text analysis, theatre history, and
acting for film and television. In-depth work is accomplished in all course
areas in the classroom and in mainstage and studio productions. Within
the BFA in Theatre, students can specialize in Acting, Dance, Design/
Technical Theatre, or Music Theatre. All BFA students intern with
professional theatre companies and are eligible to spend a semester in
London or New York City. For those earning a BFA with a specialization
in acting, the curriculum incorporates all aspects of acting for the
professional world – as well as expertise in classical methods. From
theatre, film, TV, voice over work, commercials to webisodes, the modern
actor must be proficient in all mediums. Our students graduate with
experience working in front of a camera, a microphone, and a live audience
– providing a competitive skill set for a demanding job market.
Performing arts students spend much of their time in the Greer Garson
Theatre Center, a magnificent venue named for Greer Garson, Academy
Award-winning actress and close friend of the school. The Greer Garson
Theatre Center offers complete facilities for the Performing Arts programs
and professional theatrical productions.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Bachelor of Arts in Photography (BA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography (BFA)
The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Photography program includes essential core
photography courses in both studio work and the history of the medium.
This degree permits students who have a strong interest in other subject
areas to pursue multiple minors without extending their four-year college
residency. This program includes the study of a variety of processes and
genres of photography.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography emphasizes the skills,
concepts, and historical awareness essential to anyone working within
the broad spectrum of the rapidly changing world of photography. Each
of the three specializations -- Commercial Studio Practices, New Media
Journalism, and Fine Art & Museum/Gallery Practices -- allow students
to move beyond the classroom to experience photography as a world for
aspiring professionals with the shared goal of pursuing a career in new
media and the photographic arts..
The Photography and Art departments are housed in the Visual Arts
Center, a series of interconnected buildings designed by award-winning
architect Ricardo Legorreta. The Anne and John Marion Center for
Photographic Arts features specialized darkrooms, as well as studios for
alternative processes, digital work, and print preservation. Students also
have access to the Beaumont and Nancy Newhall Library, a noncirculating
special collections library that is one of the top informational resources in
the United States on the history, aesthetics, and technology of photography.
FACULTY PROFILES
MARIA PUZZIFERRO
Linda Swanson
DEBRA TERVALA
HORACE ALEXANDER YOUNG
DR. MARIA PUZZIFERRO
LINDA SWANSON
Interim President
Dean, School of Visual and Communication Arts
PhD in Higher Education Administration; MA/MLS in
Government and Politics; BA in Political Science
MFA, Goddard College; BFA, Indiana University
Dr. Puzziferro brings more than 20 years of excellence in leadership
in higher education, most recently serving as the President of Rocky
Mountain College of Art & Design (RMCAD), where she revitalized
the academic offerings and through new approaches, increased
student enrollments and engagement. As President, she successfully
launched 12 undergraduate degrees and two graduate degrees and
secured multiple accreditor approvals including The Higher Learning
Commission (HLC), National Association of Schools of Art + Design
(NASAD), and Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
Prior to her position at RMCAD, Dr. Puzziferro served as the Dean
of Academic Affairs and Director of the Denver Center for
Continuing Education at Colorado State University, and also held the
position of Executive Dean of the Open Campus at Florida State
College.
Dr. Puzziferro has a global vision to education, combining
innovation in curriculum and academic offerings, with creativity in
leveraging technology to improve the student academic experience.
She earned her PhD in Higher Education Administration from New
York University’s Steinhardt School of Education.
DEBRA TERVALA
Interim Provost
MA Ed, University of Maryland, College Park;
JD, University of Maryland School of Law
Debra Tervala is the Interim Provost at Santa Fe University of Art
and Design. Prior to coming to Santa Fe, Tervala was the Vice
President of Richard W. Riley School of Education and Leadership in
Walden University. She joined Walden in 2012 and then later
assumed responsibility for the College of Undergraduate Studies.
During her career, she has developed expertise in teaching, academic
and program leadership, academic program development,
curriculum development and review, workforce development
initiatives, enrollment management, marketing and outreach, and
practice in the field of law. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in
French language and literature, a master of education in educational
administration from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a
law degree from the University of Maryland, School of Law,
Baltimore.
Linda Swanson serves as Dean of the School of Visual and
Communication Arts and teaches courses that address issues in
painting and drawing. Her own work, which she shows
nationally, reflects these interests. Her paintings are in the
permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the
Newark Museum. Her drawings appear in And They Called It
Horizon: Santa Fe Poems (2010), a collaborative project with
former Santa Fe Poet Laureate Valerie Martinez. In September
2010, Swanson curated an exhibition and presented a lecture on
the work of Gerry Snyder in Sofia, Bulgaria.
HORACE ALEXANDER YOUNG
Chair, Contemporary Music Department
MA, Washington State University;
Bachelor of Music; Texas Southern University
Horace Alexander Young is one of a select group of triple threat”
recording and touring artists who is equally gifted as an multiinstrumentalist (woodwinds, keyboards and percussion), vocal
musician and as a highly skilled composer/arranger. Acoustic
Contemporary Jazz, Young’s first solo album, was released on the
Pacific Coast Jazz label in 2008 to positive reviews. Over the course
of his career, Young has performed in 19 countries and across five
of the seven continents. He has also recorded and toured with a
wide range of artists. In the blues arena, he has worked with artists
such as Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins and B.B. King; in the R&B world,
with Gerald Alston, Anita Baker, Regina Belle, Johnny Kemp and
The Spinners. He has also worked with urban/rap artists Scarface
and Mista Madd and with the jazz musicians Jonathan Butler, Betty
Carter, McCoy Tyner and Nancy Wilson.
In 1993, Young was invited to conduct the National
Symphony of South Africa for a televised concert to honor the
South African–born Abdullah Ibrahim (formerly known as “Dollar
Brand”). In so doing, Young became the first African American to
conduct an orchestra in that country. Young holds a Bachelor of
Music degree from Texas Southern University and an MA from
Washington State University. In addition to performing and
recording with artists all over the world, he authored the book
Improvising Jazz Flute (1990, G. Schirmer Publishers) and has
bylined articles in journals such as Flute Talk, American Music
Teacher, Flute Focus and Gig Magazine.
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LAURA FINE HAWKES
chris eyre
TONY O'BRIEN
matt donovan
LAURA FINE HAWKES
TONY O'BRIEN
MFA, University of California, Los Angeles;
BFA, College of Santa Fe (now SFUAD)
BA, College of Santa Fe (now SFUAD)
Laura Fine Hawkes’ work broadly encompasses scenic design for
theatre, opera, and musical theatre, as well as art direction for live
shows, themed visitor experiences, museum exhibits, events, and
television programming. Fine Hawkes designed the Air Force One
Discovery Center, which won a Thea Award from the Themed
Entertainment Association and is located in the Air Force One
Pavilion of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in
Simi Valley, California.
From 2010 until the present, Tony has held the position of full time
faculty at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. From 1999
through 2010, he held the positions of Assistant Chair of the
Photography Department, Director of the Documentary Studies
Program (2002 – 2009), and Adjunct Professor, Department of
Photography (1999 – 2001) at the College of Santa Fe . Tony’s
published work includes: Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of
Afghanistan - Bloomsbury Press, 2008 and Light in the Desert:
Photographs from the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, Museum
of New Mexico Press, 2011.
In 1990, he was the recipient of the Eliot Porter Foundation
Grant for his work in Afghanistan. Among his many collaborations
with national and international organizations are the New York
Times, Life magazine, Newsweek, National Geographic, the
Washington Post and the LA Times.
Chair, Performing Arts Department
As a guest designer and guest faculty in scenic design, Fine
Hawkes frequently works with academic institutions and young
artist training programs. In addition to a previous contributing
faculty role at SFUAD, she has worked for the Shepherd School of
Music at Rice University, the Opera Institute at Cal State University
Long Beach, San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program, UCLA
Opera, and Cal State Los Angeles.
CHRIS EYRE
Chair, The Film School at SFUAD
MFA, New York University; BFA, University of Arizona
Chris Eyre is a nationally recognized film and television director
and producer who has received many awards, including both
a Peabody and an Emmy. Eyre’s directorial debut, the highly
acclaimed Smoke Signals (1998), won the coveted Sundance
Audience Award and the Sundance Filmmakers Trophy. After
graduating from New York University’s graduate film school,
Eyre participated as a fellow in the acclaimed Sundance
Institute’s Directors Lab under the mentorship of Robert
Redford. His film Edge of America (2004) was selected to
show as the Opening Night Film at the 2004 Sundance Film
Festival, and it garnered Eyre the highly prestigious award for
Outstanding Directorial Achievement from the Directors
Guild of America. His latest film, Hide Away (2012), starred Josh
Lucas and James Cromwell.
Some of Eyre’s other directing credits include work for
television such as three episodes of the PBS miniseries We Shall
Remain (2009)—“After the Mayflower,” “Tecumseh’s Vision,”
and “Trail of Tears.” He has also directed episodes of primetime television for NBC on the critically acclaimed shows
Friday Night Lights (2009, 2011) and Law and Order: Special
Victims Unit (2008). Eyre has received a Rockefeller Foundation
Intercultural Film Fellowship, an NHK/Sundance Cinema
100 Award, the Martin Scorsese Post-Production Award, a
Humanitas Prize, multiple First Americans in the Arts awards,
multiple Best Film awards at the American Indian Film Festival,
the Warner Brothers Post-Production Award, a United States
Artists fellowship, an Independent Spirit Award, and the Taos
Land Grant Award.
Program Director, Photography Department
MATT DONOVAN
Co-Chair, Creative Writing and Literature Department
MFA, New York University; MA, Lancaster University;
BA, Vassar College
Donovan’s poems have been published in numerous journals,
including The American Poetry Review, Poetry, The Gettysburg
Review, Harvard Review, The Threepenny Review, and Virginia
Quarterly Review. His nonfiction work has appeared in AGNI,
Blackbird, Kenyon Review, Pen America, and Poetry
International.
Donovan is the recipient of a Rome Prize in Literature, a
Whiting Award, a Pushcart Prize, a Literature Fellowship from the
National Endowment for the Arts, a Breadloaf Fellowship in poetry,
and a Lannan Writing Residency Fellowship.
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Facilities
Located in Santa
Fe, N.M., Santa Fe
University of Art and
Design comprises
more than 20 buildings
spread over 60 acres
of land. The campus
includes a renowned
professional film studio,
two theatres, 21 music
rooms, dorms, and a
brand-new cafeteria.
Garson Studios
The Film School at Santa Fe University of Art and Design is home to a a professional
film studio. At Garson Studios, Film School students have the opportunity to intern on
professional productions. The 30,000-square-foot facility, with fully equipped filming
facilities, expansive production offices and three state-of-the-art motion picture
soundstages, was founded in 1989 by Oscar-winning film legend Greer Garson to answer
the growing demand for soundstages in New Mexico. Today, Stage A is the largest
permanent green screen in New Mexico.
Feature films shot at Garson Studios include Cowboys and Aliens, (Daniel Craig, Olivia
Wilde, and Harrison Ford); True Grit, (Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin);
The Sunset Limited (Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson); Legion (Dennis Quaid
and Paul Bettany); No Country for Old Men (Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, and Javier
Bardem); North Country (Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson); All the Pretty Horses
(Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz); Wild Wild West (Will Smith and Salma Hayek); Wyatt
Earp (Kevin Costner); and City Slickers (Billy Crystal).
The Screen
The Screen is New Mexico’s premier cinematheque. Curated by Brent Kliewer, The
Screen showcases the finest in world, art, and independent cinema—with all movies
free-of-charge for Film School students. The 160-seat facility features a 16-speaker
Dolby Digital 7.1 Surround Sound system, 2K digital production capabilities, a highdefinition curved screen, and luxurious stadium seating. The theater lobby sells
mainstream, New Mexican and organic concessions, showcases a Santa Fe locals art
gallery, and rare vintage pinball. The Screen hosts SFUAD film classes in the mornings,
and is open to the community in the afternoons.
Greer Garson Theatre Center
The Greer Garson Theatre Center houses complete facilities for professional theatrical
productions. The main theater seats 514, and the Weckesser Studio Theatre (black box)
seats 90. The center also features a dance studio, the Claire Stewart Williamson Acting
Lab, classrooms, practice rooms with pianos, scenery and costume shops, and a box office.
Fogelson Library
The Fogelson Library houses the university’s main academic library, The Forum lecture
hall, the Fine Arts Gallery, and the Digital Center for music, film and Web production,
and contains more than 170,000 volumes, 90,000 microforms, 19,000 video and audio
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files, and 125,000 e-books. Resources include musical
scores, online databases, videos, DVDs, musical recordings,
and a Southwest collection. Near the library is a restored
18th-century Tarascan Indian troje (storehouse) building,
one of only a few known to be in the United States.
Beaumont and Nancy Newhall
Library
The Beaumont and Nancy Newhall Library is one of the
leading informational resources in the United States for
conducting research on the history and aesthetics of
photography. It’s devoted to the history, aesthetics, and
technology of photography.
Chase Art History Library
The Chase Art History Library has resources for
conducting research in the history of the arts, archaeology,
anthropology, and history of the Americas. Located in the
Thaw Art History Center, it contains rare books on the art
of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican and South American
art, Andean art, Native American art, Spanish Colonial art
and architecture, and modern Latin American art. It also
contains more than 40,000 slides and digital images.
VISUAL ARTs CENTER
Designed by award-winning architect Ricardo Legorreta,
this series of interconnected buildings houses the Art
and Photography departments. It includes specialized
darkrooms and a digital studio, a student-run gallery
and exhibition space, rare books and resources, access to
painting and drawing studios, and a 90-seat lecture facility.
It is also home to the university’s annual Outdoor Vision
Fest, when the building serves as a canvas for vibrant,
interactive digital projections.
THE ANNE AND JOHN MARION
CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS
Located in the Visual Arts Center, the Marion Center boasts
specialized darkrooms, alternative process studio, digital
studio, commercial lighting studio, framing and finishing
studio, as well as the Atrium and Alumni galleries, which
host photographic exhibitions.
FINE ARTS GALLERY
Located next to the Fogelson Library in the Southwest
Annex, the Fine Arts Gallery presents major exhibitions
and provides facilities for lectures, meetings, and social
gatherings, including the university’s annual juried student
exhibition awards.
O’SHAUGHNESSY PERFORMANCE
SPACE (“THE GARAGE”)
Located in Benildus Hall, O’Shaughnessy Performance
Space seats 85 and is equipped for indoor and outdoor
musical performances and readings. Other facilities in
Benildus offered to Contemporary Music Program students
include a Recording Arts Studio; Composition Studio;
World Music Studio; and Class Piano Lab.
ALEXIS LABS
Home to Graphic Design and Digital Arts students, Alexis
Labs boasts 50+ MacPros and iMacs each equipped with
an 8-core Mac Pro computer, a 24” LED monitor, a Wacom
Tablet, and a scanner.
Residence Hall Housing
Campus housing comprises four traditional residence
halls and the Mountain View Quads: Two bedrooms with
two bathrooms, full kitchens and a common living area.
Mountain View Quads consist of four complexes: Sangre
de Cristo, Ortiz, Jemez, and Sandia. Each building is named
after the local mountain ranges surrounding Santa Fe.
Housing and Residential Life, in conjunction with Student
Life, offers a wide range of activities for students both onand off-campus.
Campus View Café
Students and faculty meet over meals at the university’s
remodeled dining facility, where a locally owned catering
company serves flavorful meals seven days a week. Menus
reflect international, continental, and Southwest cuisine,
and include vegetarian and vegan dishes, with an emphasis
on providing healthy and varied selections using locally
produced products. The Campus View Café overlooks the
Quad and is connected to St. Michael’s Hall.
TISHMAN HALL
This building houses Council 241, a student-run exhibition
space showcasing student work, as well as painting,
drawing, and design studios.
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Testimonials
“The critiques during art classes prepared me
for navigating the art world and speaking
intelligently about art. And my mixedmedia degree allowed me to play with film,
installation, and photography, all of which
provided in-depth preparation for my current
work.”
— Darrah Wills (’08), Art
“It was here [in Santa Fe] that I began writing
with the guidance of incredibly charismatic and
generous teachers, who, despite my just starting
out, took me seriously. Because of this, I began
to take myself seriously—began seeing how I
might make a life out of what I love. I believe
this is why Santa Fe is one of the landscapes I
return to in my writing; it has shaped me.”
— Danielle Deulen (’01), Creative Writing and Literature
“It’s an amazing community because there are
more galleries per capita than anywhere else.
We like the feel of the small Western town
without getting lost in the big city.”
— Krista Hanley (’04), Photography
“The campus is so full of life, and the people are
so accepting and wonderful. I’m learning how to
be an artist on my own.”
— Thea Light (’10), Photography
“Santa Fe is really hands on. You quickly learn
your equipment and how to organize, write,
direct, and produce a film. You also learn how
to structure a film and collaborate with people,
as well as resourcing, leadership, and problemsolving skills.”
— Jon Deiner (‘01), Moving Image Arts (Film)
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alumni success
OUR ALUMS ARE
WORKING FOR:
ABC TV
AG Interactive
Berkeley Playhouse
CBS Films
Center for Contemporary Arts
Community TV network
Deutsch Advertising
Dirt Magazine
Disney
Ensemble Studio Theater, NYC
Esther’s Follies
Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
Fox
Hartford Stage
HBO
High Noon Entertainment
Hulu.com
Jerry Bruckheimer
Kiwee Interactive
Martin Agency
Mellon Foundation
msn.com
MTV Networks
New York Post
Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts
Paramount Pictures
PBS
photo eye Gallery
Sega Gameworks
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The Disney Channel
The L.A. Opera and L.A. Theatres
Universal Studios
SOME ALUMNI TITLES
Author of The Riots & Lovely Asunder
Broadway star of “Bonnie & Clyde”
Broadway actor in “All the Way”
Grammy Award-winning producer
Producer’s assistant on TV show Manhattan
Senior VP at Sony
World-touring indie band Beirut
Santa Fe University of Art and Design alumni go on to achieve success in their
chosen fields and beyond. Whether it’s working on feature films or design
companies, traveling internationally to show their art, or managing the business
of culture, they become part of the world of professional artists.
OUR ALUMNI ARE MAKING AN IMPACT
“Santa Fe is really hands on. You quickly learn your equipment and
how to organize, write, direct, and produce a film. You also learn how
to structure a film and collaborate with people, as well as resourcing,
leadership, and problem-solving skills.”
Jonathan Deiner (’01), television and film production coordi–
nator in L.A., who has worked on shows such as “GCB,”
“Brothers and Sisters,” and “Big Love.”
“One of the best things about Santa Fe is the powerful relationships
you develop with teachers. They’re rock stars as artists. Studying
with a teacher who has an impressive résumé is a great experience.
But they’re also thinking of you constantly, recommending books to
read, classes to take, or internships to apply for.”
Darrah Wills (’08), assistant registrar at the Georgia O’Keeffe
–
Museum
In 2013, actress Charlotte Kate Fox (’08) was the first non-Japanese actress selected to play
the lead role in a Japanese morning drama series. The show, “Massan,” is based on the true
story of the founder of Japan’s whiskey industry.
Michael Harris (‘07) won a Grammy award for his production work on Best Alternative
Album, “Vampire Weekend” in 2013.
Peter Kasule (’07) and Peter Mugga (’13) tour around the U.S. with the dance troupe Spirit
of Uganda as the artistic director and the audio supervisor/assistant production manager,
respectively.
William Jackson Harper (’03) plays Stokely Carmichael alongside Bryan Cranston in
Broadway’s political drama “All the Way,” which chronicles President Lyndon B. Johnson’s
efforts to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Harper has also starred in the musical The Total
Bent, part of the 2011–2012 Public Lab season at the Public Theater in New York City Feb.
24 through March 18, 2012. The musical, about a black gospel prodigy and a white music
producer, is framed by divine inspiration and fantastical visions.
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Suzanna Choffel (’03) was a contestant on the third season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2012, securing a spot on
country singer Blake Shelton’s team. She also released the album Steady Eye, Shaky Bow in May 2011. The Austin
American Statesman called it a “record of shimmering soul.”
Jonathan Deiner (’01) has worked as a production coordinator for more than 80 episodes of ABC’s television
show Brothers and Sisters from 2007 through 2011.
Jeremy Thomas (’00) was featured on Fast Company magazine’s “Design” blog, which posted a video of the process
he uses to create large sculptures by heating, molding, and inflating sheets of steel.
Danielle Cadena Deulen, 2001 creative writing and literature graduate, was awarded The University of Arkansas
Press 2011 Miller Williams Arkansas Poetry Prize for her debut poetry collection, Lovely Asunder, on the heels of
winning the 2010 AWP Prize in Creative Nonfiction for The Riots.
Jennifer Schlesinger (’98) is the director of Verve Gallery of Photography in Santa Fe. She is the co-founder of the
New Mexico photography collective Finite Foto.
Lynn R. Camilo (’96) is the assistant stage producer for Love, the Cirque du Soleil show at the Mirage hotel in Las
Vegas that celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles.
Stephanie Rogers-Murphy (’93) served as a digital artist on the 2009 movies G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra and
Star Trek. Her previous work includes Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, The Golden Compass, and Speed Racer.
Sarah Hasted, 1991 photography graduate, co-owns the Hasted Kraeutler Gallery in New York City.
“The quest for and inner desire to understand sound on a deeper level really came from
all of my teachers in the Contemporary Music Program at Santa Fe University of Art
and Design. I owe it to them for peeking my interest in sound recording and affording
me the opportunity to learn on their time a lot of the time. Because of both the very
clinical and experimental basis of knowledge that I’d built over my four years and the
interest in recording I developed, I’ve been able to work up to and find myself in and
around the places and people who have personally challenged and changed my life
musically.”
–Grammy Award-winning producer Michael Harris (’07), 2013 Best
Alternative Album, “Vampire Weekend”
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INTERNATIONAL
Nuova Academia di
Belle Arti Milano is
Italy’s largest and most
innovative private
academy of art and
design, with students
from 50 countries
studying product
and interior design,
graphic design and art
direction, media design
and communication,
fashion design, theatre
design, and visual arts.
STUDY ABROAD
As an institution connected to the world through the Laureate International Universities
network, Santa Fe University of Art and Design provides diverse opportunities for
students to expand their horizons by studying abroad. The LIU network consists of more
than 800,000 students studying at over 75 institutions across 30 countries.
Italy Graphic Design students from Santa Fe University of Art and Design can spend
their junior year at Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano (NABA), an internationally
renowned academy of fine arts and design in Milan, where they can earn both a BFA in
Graphic Design from SFUAD and a BA in Graphic Design from NABA.
New Zealand Santa Fe University of Art and Design students can spend their
fourth year at Media Design School in Auckland. There, they have the opportunity
to study the latest in creative technologies—including 3D animation, graphic design,
game programming, and creative advertising—in this international hotspot for digital
production.
Other Network Schools SFUAD students can also spend time studying at
other network universities inclluding semesters abroad in Turkey, Mexico, and Spain.
SFUAD’s Graphic Design and Digital Arts programs are also partnered with New School
of Architecture + Design in San Diego, CA. Students benefit from NSAD’s Character
Special Effects design for feature films program, to Animation and Visual Special Effects
for television, film, video games and more.
Students
Since joining the Laureate International Universities network in 2009, Santa Fe
University of Art and Design has welcomed more than 2,000 international network
students to campus, for study-abroad and traditional four-year programs, , as well as
ArtFest, which boasts three weeks of art and design workshops each summer.
Faculty
Matt Donovan The chair of the Creative Writing and Literature Department is in
Italy for the 2011–2012 academic year as a recipient of the Rome Fellowship in Literature
from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Paula Amanda The associate chair of the Film School and director of Garson
Studios, served as the a juror at one of France’s oldest and most prestigious global film
festivals in 2012, Regards sur le Cinéma du Monde. She later returned in 2013 as a
keynote speaker.
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Jane Lackey The drawing professor received a National Endowment for the Arts Japan–United States Friendship
Commission fellowship for 2011. She is one of five fellows living for five months in Japan, where she is visiting temples, shrines,
museums, and contemporary art installations. She was also awarded residency fellowships in France from La Napoule Art
Foundation and the Camargo Foundation.
David Grey The chair of the Graphic Design Department, traveled to Mexico in 2012 for a contemplative design adventure
with a group of graphic design students. At the end of their trip, they published a book called The Importance Of...” that
chronicled their inspirational journey. Graphic Design instructor Maggie Macnab was also invited to teach from her book, Design
by Nature, at the U.S. Embassy-funded Casa de Los Tres Mundos foundation in Nicaragua in 2012.
Susan York The president’s chair in art participated in a group show at Fabbri Contemporary Art gallery in Milan, Italy,
held in winter 2010–2011 and again in a solo exhibition in 2012. Her work has also been showcased in Galerie Renate Bender
in Munich (2012) and is in the late Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo’s internationally respected collection of contemporary
American and European art in Lugano, Switzerland.
Gerry Snyder and Linda Swanson The vice president of academic affairs and the Art Department chair traveled
to Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2010 to participate in the inaugural Fortissimo Fest, “a cultural bridge builder” event connecting Bulgarian
and American artists and musicians.
Terry Borst The screenwriting professor was selected to consult for the Digital Futures Institute at Teesside University,
England. He focused on improving interactive storytelling in virtual worlds and training simulation environments.
Faculty Exchanges
Faculty members also have the opportunity to visit and teach at institutions overseas. The faculty exchange program is a joint
effort between Santa Fe University and hosting institutions to offer a series of activities such as conferences, seminars, and
workshops in Santa Fe and abroad. A special Global Partnership Program enabled seven faculty members to travel to Brazil,
Mexico, India, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica in 2013, teaching at universities and bringing their experiences back to the
classrooms at SFUAD.
Frontier
Santa Fe University of Art and Design is a sponsor of Frontier, which calls itself “an international digital community of young
artists and designers representing all disciplines.” Frontier’s website (www.wearethefrontier.com) connects creative students
from five Laureate International Universities design schools in Europe and Australasia to share designs and ideas on a global scale.
ArtFest
Since 2012, Santa Fe University of Art and Design has hosted ArtFest, an international celebration of the artistic creativity and
innovation of students within a global community. This event brings together students, faculty members, alumni, and senior
management from the Laureate International Universities schools of art, architecture, and design—as well as network schools that
offer art and design programs—to participate in academic workshops and activities while interacting with the local community.
More information can be found at artfestsf.com.
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partnerships
“We are [were] thrilled to
be able to host [the 18th
annual SITE Santa Fe
Young Curators exhibition]
at the university’s Fine
Arts Gallery. Both the
university and its gallery
are ideal venues to
continue inspiring interest
and love for the arts in our
students.”
—Joanne Lefrak,
SITE Santa Fe Education
and Catalog Manager
“SFUAD was delighted
to work so closely with
the International Folk
Art Market through the
student Art Team. This
provided a wonderful
opportunity for our
students to get a backstage
view of the inner workings
of a world-renowned art
fair. They were exposed
to international event
planning, which provided
a new context for their
education in the arts
and offered outstanding
professional development
opportunities.”.”
—Joanie Spain, SFUAD
Director of Career Services
Santa Fe Art Institute
Santa Fe Art Institute and SFUAD have
partnered on a variety of programs,
including sponsoring the event “Hip Hop
Hope: 9/11 Ten Years After” and lectures by
artists Monika Bravo and Gregory Sholette
in September 2011. Faculty members
regularly serve on the SFAI residency review
committee, and SFUAD students have the
chance to intern at SFAI.
Georgia O’Keeffe
Museum
Students have the opportunity to intern at
the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, the world’s
largest repository of O’Keeffe’s work. In
2010, art student and graphic novelist
Maureen Burdock completed a paid
internship with the museum’s education
department. The Art Department has also
conducted a class in collaboration with
the museum and launched a collaborative
program called the Georgia O’Keeffe
Museum/SFUAD Archive Project in
January 2014.
Santa Fe Film FestivalS
The Screen, the university’s on-campus
cinematheque, has been a venue for the
Santa Fe Film Festival. The Film School at
SFUAD also partnered with the Santa Fe
Independent Film Festival in 2012 and 2013,
providing student interns, venue space and
expert film panelists.
SITE Santa Fe
painting, photography, video, drawing,
and sculpture. SITE offers SFUAD student
internships, also recognizing many as SITE
Scholars.
SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL
FOLK ART MARKET
The university collaborates with the
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market,
an internationally-acclaimed event that
brings in artists from around the world and
supports Santa Fe as a destination for art and
culture. Annually since 2012, eight student
interns have the opportunity to participate
as part of the festival’s Art Team, applying
practical skills in creating the entire
ambiance for the Folk Art Market.
A Pillar in the Community
SFUAD works with countless other art
organizations in the Santa Fe community,
including Creative Santa Fe, the Santa Fe
Bandstand, AHA Festival of Progressive
Arts, Center for Contemporary Arts,
SWAIA, Santa Fe Studio Tour, Santa Fe
Gallery Owner’s Association, Santa Fe Arts
Commission and others, also boasting more
than 100 designated internship sites.
The university also collaborates with more
than a dozen local non-profits for its
bi-annual commUNITY Focus Day, which
encourages students to volunteer with
organizations in and around Santa Fe. In
2012, SFUAD was named by Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Northern New Mexico as
Community Partner of the Year.
SFUAD has been a host for the SITE
Santa Fe Young Curators exhibition at the
university’s Fine Arts Gallery. The exhibition
showcases images created by artists between
the ages of 12 and 19, who work in
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Artists for Positive
Social Change
Santa Fe University’s Artists for Positive Social Change is a groundbreaking, university-wide series of events,
lectures, and performances that highlights one high-profile issue, artist, or genre each year as part of a
five-year initiative. Throughout the academic year, all departments of the university engage in an in-depth
exploration of the chosen issue or genre and the relevant artists who have respectfully and fearlessly pushed
the creative boundaries of their profession.
•G
od-Des and She, a female hip-hop/soul duo, led a
Year of Hip Hop
During the initiative’s inaugural 2011–2012 academic year,
Artists for Positive Social Change focused on hip-hop not just
as entertainment, but as a significant form of communication
and a cultural force around the world. In its earliest days, hip
hop gave a voice to voiceless people of the inner city, and its
visual art form, graffiti, was a way for people to make their
mark on the world—a human need that can be traced back
to prehistoric cave painting. Today, hip hop has continued to
evolve, including media such as breakdancing, deejaying, and
spoken word. It is a dominant influence on popular culture
internationally, driven by artists who continue to bring
awareness to social issues.
HIP HOP IN THE CURRICULUM
SFUAD faculty members integrated elements of hip-hop art
and culture into courses across departments. For example:
• Art: Studies of graffiti
•C
ontemporary Music: A series of workshops
on hip-hop music and performances
•C
reative Writing: The study of rap lyrics as poetry
•G
raphic Design: Creating graphics, posters, and ads for
Year of Hip Hop events
•P
erforming Arts: Studies of breakdancing
discussion called “Women in Hip Hop,” in which they spoke
with students about the role of women in hip hop, issues of
misogyny and homophobia within the hip-hop world, and
the importance of using social activism to drive change on a
systematic level. They also performed a concert
for students.
• Public Enemy
art and political activism
In the 2012-2013 academic year, Artists for Positive Social
Change emphasized the concept of “art and political activism,”
providing a variety of opportunities for students to get
involved with on-campus events that supported this theme.
art and political activism in the
curriculm/visiting artists
• Art: Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here art exhibition
• Film: Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition film screenings and
panel discussions
• Graphic Design: Graphic designer Shepard Fairey Mural
Painting, Q&A and Community Conversation •M
usic: Canadian Folk Singer-Songwriter Kate Reid in
Concert; Concert by Ozomatli, a Latin fusion rock band
Visiting Artists
Prominent hip-hop artists visited campus to give lectures,
participate in panel discussions, perform their music, and meet
and menor students. Visiting artists included:
• Bukue One, a leader in the world of hip-hop music and
graffiti art, led a workshop on campus on how to create a
“burner,” or a large wall of graffiti.
•M
ultimedia: Presentation by arts supporter and musician
Tom Maguire called Barbarians at the Gate—Stravinsky,
Diaghilev & the Ballets Russes; Simulcast of New York’s
Creative Time Summit on “Confronting Inequity” For photos, visit www.Santafeuniversity.Edu/galleries/
ARTISTSFORPOSITIVECHANGE.
• Brian Hardgroove, an independent producer and bassist for
Public Enemy, participated in the “Be the Power: Hip-Hop
Music and Culture” class.
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What People Are Saying
“It’s very helpful to get insight from those who have already made it in their respective art field. From my
perspective, artists have the opportunity to change the social norm more than government or media can.
Artists often push boundaries, which can change how people accept or think about a certain societal
standard. It’s great that we’re a relatively small school bringing in big-name artists who offer students an
opportunity to learn from their experiences. I attended the God-Des and She concert and workshop this
year and found their energy and story very inspiring.”
Evan Rivera
Graphic Design major, class of ’14
SFUAD Co-Pilot, member of Student Programming Board
Designer of a Public Enemy T-shirt
“The Artists for Positive Social Change program broadens the real-world relevance of our curriculum in
an innovative way. So much of teaching is theoretical. It’s important to teach theory, but it’s even more
important for students to meet the players and see what it’s like to lead lives in artistic professions.
This series brings artists to campus who have had a major impact on their chosen fields by pushing
boundaries and who have exhibited excellence and creativity in their approach to ethics, creative ideas,
professionalism, and quality.” David Scheinbaum
Former Director of Photography, SFUAD
“Performing with Public Enemy is an experience I wouldn’t have had at any other school. I have to
commend Santa Fe University for giving us the privilege of working one-on-one with an actual producer
in the music industry. Brian [Hardgroove] has really treated us as professionals rather than just students.
It’s been an invaluable experience working with him, and I’m grateful for the opportunity. I’ve gotten great
insight into what it’s like actually working in the industry.”
Marcus DiFilippo
Contemporary Music major, class of ’15
Drummer for Inter-City Connection, the opening act for Public Enemy
“Getting Chuck D involved in this initiative will really make the difference. This is a place where people
have real questions and can start a conversation. Santa Fe University of Art and Design is the only
campus I’ve been introduced to that shows an interest in feeding the artistic heart.”
Brian Hardgroove
Independent producer and bassist, Public Enemy
“It’s really awesome that at the beginning of my college experience I have the opportunity to open for a
band like Public Enemy. Learning from someone with so much knowledge of the music industry like Brian
[Hardgroove] is great, and I’m thrilled to be able to put myself out there. God-Des and She also jammed
with us when they were on campus, and it was fun to meet them on a personal level and ask them
questions.”
Caitlin Brothers
Contemporary Music major, class of ’15
Singer/rapper for Inter-City Connection, the opening act for Public Enemy
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ArtFest
ArtFest is the inaugural festival that brings together students and faculty members from around the world
for three weeks of academic and artistic workshops, as well as cultural activities focused on graphic design,
film, photography, creative writing, fine art, concept art, animation, music, dance, and architecture.
The festival, which runs for three weeks in July, takes places at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design
campus and is open to domestic and international university students, high school art teachers and counselors, and residents of New Mexico.
Participants
Workshops
ArtFest has hosted students
The three-week workshops
and faculty members from
cover a variety of topics
Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica,
related to art and design. Some
Ecuador, Honduras, Italy,
previous workshops include:
Mexico, New Zealand,
•A
nimation – Concept Art for
Panama, Peru, Spain, and
Games
other countries.
Some visiting faculty from
around the world who have
hosted ArtFest workshops
include:
• Architecture – The Myth of
the City: Build Your Own
• Bruce Matthes (San Diego,
Calif.) – The Myth of the
City: Build Your Own
•C
reative Writing – From
Natives to Nukes: The History
of New Mexico from the
Outside
•A
rt – At the Wheel: Finding
Center
• Gabrielle Guerin (San
Diego, Calif.) – The Myth of
the City: Build Your Own
•D
ance – Urban Arts: Intr o to
Hip Hop
•F
ilm – Micro Cinema; Flash
Animation
• Mike Porter (New Zealand)
– Concept Art for Games,
Animations or Story-Boarding
• Danilo Seregni (Italy) – Icon Words
•G
raphic Design – Icon Words; Underground
Storytelling
• Marisol Isabel Reyes Kruetzfeldt (Chile) – Spanish
• Music – Worlds of Music
• Katrin Thomas (Germany) – Photography elective
workshop
• Photography – Beginning Digital Photography;
Alternative Photographic Processes
Cultural & Social Activities
Several cultural and social activities are incorporated
into ArtFest, including Shakespeare on the Quad,
and outdoor activities that encourage the scenic
exploration of New Mexico, such as trips to
Bandelier National Monument and Kasha-Katuwe
Tent Rocks National Monument.
For photos, visit
www.santafeuniversity.EDU/galleries.
www.artfestsf.com
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