Pensacola State College visual arts students won 58 awards at the AAF Pensacola 2019 American Advertising Awards Gala held Feb. 16 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach. Pensacola State students earned 27 gold and 29 silver ADDYs, a Student Judges Choice and a Best of Show awards. In the professional division, Pensacola State Marketing Department graphic…
Calling All PSC Students: You could WIN $1,000! Student Graphic Design Contest Students at NISOD member colleges are invited to participate in the Student Graphic Design Contest and design the official Conference Program for NISOD’s 2020 International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, the definitive gathering of community and technical college faculty, administrators, and staff seeking best…
The “Beauty in Use: Celebrating Japanese Cultural Traditions” exhibition will be on display now through June 27 in Pensacola State College’s Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. The exhibit will feature the works of two artists from Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture ─ Master Potter Masayoshi Shimizi’s traditional handmade pottery and Taisan Tanaka’s contemporary calligraphy. An…
The photography of Pensacola State’s own, Kristen Regan-Miller, will be on exhibit in New Orleans through February as part of PhotoNOLA. Luna Fine Art Gallery will present the curated solo show, “Kristen Regan: Plastisphere,” by Regan, an associate Pensacola State professor. The photo collection explores the sublime beauty of this microscopic world with the intention of…
Paula Work believes that art is fundamental. “I feel it’s sort of a core thing that can help you learn about yourself – whether you become an acting artist or not,” Work shared. Work teaches drawing, painting and printmaking at Pensacola State College and strives to impart what she’s learned – both as a student…
Six Pensacola State College visual arts students earned three gold and five silver awards at the 57th Annual 4th District American Advertising Awards Gala held April 14 in Orlando. Kelly Bestgen won two gold awards while Alicia Kanuck won one gold award. The two automatically advanced to the 2018 national competition set for June 8…
Two Pensacola State College students won silver medals at the 2017 American Advertising Awards national conference held in June in New Orleans. Current Pensacola State student Zack Blessing and Amber Sidner, who graduated in December 2016, were among the winners in the AAF Student American Advertising Awards competition. The American Advertising Awards, formerly the ADDYs,…
Local philanthropists David and Cathy Hammond recently donated $100,000 to the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College. Their contribution kicks off a $1 million effort to establish a permanent fund providing additional visual arts scholarships, program support and faculty enhancement. This is part of the college’s $3 million LIMITLESS Campaign for Visual Arts, a…
Pensacola State College graphic design and photography students won 44 awards in the college/university student division at the recent 2016 American Advertising Federation Pensacola ADDY® Awards Gala. PSC students won Best of Show, Judge’s Choice, 12 Gold awards, and 30 Silver awards. Michael Daw won Best of Show with “The Keys 3-D Comic Book” in…