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Bringing The University Into The Rural Community, The Value And Dangers Of Taking Design Education Out Of The Classroom, B. Canniffe, D. Adams, B. Wiley Mar 2013

Bringing The University Into The Rural Community, The Value And Dangers Of Taking Design Education Out Of The Classroom, B. Canniffe, D. Adams, B. Wiley

Brian M. Wiley

Art and design education prepares students for careers that increasingly don't exist, and further compounds this issue by purveying the myth that these supposed opportunities exist in major cities where jobs are scarce and cost-of-living is overwhelming. While there are many potential reasons for this, the end result is that students, already saddled with an increased debt-load, are progressively destined to fail.

During the summer of 2012, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) in partnership with the Bush Foundation engaged with two rural communities in the Western and Northern areas of Minnesota, USA, to develop meaningful partnerships that …


The Power Of Fashion, Virginia Heaven Dec 2012

The Power Of Fashion, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Essay in Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair exhibition catalog.


Sl Art Fundamentals, Lynn Sondag Dec 2010

Sl Art Fundamentals, Lynn Sondag

Lynn Sondag

No abstract provided.


Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years Of Ebony Fashion Fair, Virginia Heaven Dec 2010

Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years Of Ebony Fashion Fair, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Role: Consultant Costume Curator.


Creating And Maintaining An Artists Journal, Virginia Heaven Jan 2010

Creating And Maintaining An Artists Journal, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

No abstract provided.


Fashioning Desire: Chicago Fashion Photographers, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2009

Fashioning Desire: Chicago Fashion Photographers, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

Role: Curator, co-curated with Robert Blandford.


The Jury's Out! Showcasing 12 Columbia College Fashion Graduates, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2009

The Jury's Out! Showcasing 12 Columbia College Fashion Graduates, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.


Halloween Books In The Haunted Library, Virginia Heaven Dec 2009

Halloween Books In The Haunted Library, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Group exhibition of artists books.


Sketches In Fabric: Dennis Brozynski, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2009

Sketches In Fabric: Dennis Brozynski, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.


Home Sewn/Home Grown: Sewing Culture In America, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2009

Home Sewn/Home Grown: Sewing Culture In America, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.


The Future Of Fashion, Virginia Heaven May 2009

The Future Of Fashion, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

No abstract provided.


Focus China, Spirals Of Indigo: Deconstructing Meaning Through Chinese Dress, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2008

Focus China, Spirals Of Indigo: Deconstructing Meaning Through Chinese Dress, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford. In association with Columbia College Focus China.


Fashion’S Victims: Considering The Dualistic Oppression Of The Makers And Consumers Of Apparel, Virginia Heaven Dec 2008

Fashion’S Victims: Considering The Dualistic Oppression Of The Makers And Consumers Of Apparel, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

In association with Columbia College Critical Encounters, Poverty and Privilege.


Rhythm! Discovery Center, Virginia Heaven Dec 2008

Rhythm! Discovery Center, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Exhibition Mannequin Consultant


The Doll Project: Fashion Design Students Of Theory And Practice, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2008

The Doll Project: Fashion Design Students Of Theory And Practice, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.


Visual Literacy Across Disciplines (Panel Presentation), Lynn Sondag, Carlos Rodriguez, Leslie Ross Dec 2008

Visual Literacy Across Disciplines (Panel Presentation), Lynn Sondag, Carlos Rodriguez, Leslie Ross

Lynn Sondag

No abstract provided.


Fashion Fusion: The Lines Of Tribe Will Soon Dissolve, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford Dec 2007

Fashion Fusion: The Lines Of Tribe Will Soon Dissolve, Virginia Heaven, Robert Blandford

Virginia Heaven

618 South Michigan Avenue windows, Co-curated with Robert Blandford.


Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven Dec 2006

Mary Todd Lincoln Exhibition, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Period dress consultant.


Fashion Elements, Virginia Heaven, Steph Mcgrath Dec 2006

Fashion Elements, Virginia Heaven, Steph Mcgrath

Virginia Heaven

Co-curated with Steph McGrath.


Ethnic Dress: Art & Culture, Virginia Heaven, Andrew Causey Dec 2006

Ethnic Dress: Art & Culture, Virginia Heaven, Andrew Causey

Virginia Heaven

Part of Fashion Columbia Study Collection, co-curated with Andrew Causey.


Fashion Victims: Aids In The 1980s, Virginia Heaven Dec 2006

Fashion Victims: Aids In The 1980s, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Part of Fashion Columbia Study Collection. In association with Columbia College Critical Encounters, HIV/AIDS.


Thoroughly Modern Mary, Paper Dress Exhibition, Virginia Heaven, Joan Giroux, Lynda Roddy Dec 2006

Thoroughly Modern Mary, Paper Dress Exhibition, Virginia Heaven, Joan Giroux, Lynda Roddy

Virginia Heaven

Exhibition at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield Illinois in 2007. In collaboration with Joan Giroux and Lynda Roddy showcasing undergraduate student work in Art + Design.


Experiential Learning As Applied To The Fundamentals Of Fashion Design, Virginia Heaven Dec 2006

Experiential Learning As Applied To The Fundamentals Of Fashion Design, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

No abstract provided.


Sartorial Flux, Virginia Heaven Sep 2006

Sartorial Flux, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

No abstract provided.


Student Selections, Virginia Heaven Dec 2005

Student Selections, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Managing Curator, student exhibition.


Dream To Dress: Uncovering The Design Process In Chicago Fashion, Virginia Heaven Dec 2005

Dream To Dress: Uncovering The Design Process In Chicago Fashion, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Part of Fashion Columbia Study Collection.


Fashion Elements, Virginia Heaven Dec 2005

Fashion Elements, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

At the Chicago Tourism Center.


Lincoln History Permanent Galleries, Virginia Heaven Dec 2004

Lincoln History Permanent Galleries, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Period dress consultant.


Shaken & Stirred: Dress And Cultural History Of The Cocktail Era, Virginia Heaven Dec 2004

Shaken & Stirred: Dress And Cultural History Of The Cocktail Era, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Managing Curator, student exhibition.


Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo, Virginia Heaven Dec 2001

Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo, Virginia Heaven

Virginia Heaven

Consultant Costume Curator, Exhibition Planning