Photography News
On December 15th, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and Let's Save Michigan issued an open call to artists, illustrators, and graphic designers for original posters to inspire Michiganders to revive their state. CCS students, faculty, and alumni answered that call with 13 selected out of over 300 entries as finalists.
The winners of the first David Robert and Sylvia Jean Nelson Foundation for Arts and Letters Scholarship at CCS were recently announced. The scholarship was open to students in good academic standing in the Fine Arts, Crafts, Illustration or Photography departments.
Two CCS students were recently awarded the Brewer-Smallenburg Scholarship for their written work.
In conjunction with the NCAA 2009 Men’s Final Four tournament weekend, The Boll Family YMCA will host its second annual multi-media basketball exhibit, called The Sneaker Project. The four-day event, which begins with an opening reception on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m., and runs through Monday, April 6, celebrates the influence of the sneaker in basketball, design, and as a major cultural influence with today’s youth.
CCS alumnae Bridget Finn, Photography, ‘05 and Erin Sommerville, Fine Art were recently profiled in Interview magazine.
Scholarship and Exhibition Opportunity: College for Creative Studies has been selected as the beneficiary of the 2009 John F. Korachis Annual Scholarship and Exhibition. All currently enrolled College for Creative Studies sophomores, juniors and seniors from the School of Fine Arts, Crafts and Photography are invited to apply for this scholarship and exhibition program.
This summer, students in the Photography portfolio development class worked with Suburban Infiniti of Troy to photograph abstract detail shots of their car line.
CCS Photography junior Micaela Ruiz, won Best of Show for Photography in the Ninth Quarterly Student Competition of Creative Quarterly. E
