Clough Art Crawl to Feature Work by 146 Tech Students

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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 8, 2013

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The second annual Clough Art Crawl is set to kick off tonight at 4 p.m. in the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons.

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This free event, which takes place on Friday, Feb. 8, from 4 to 8 p.m., showcases the artistic side of Georgia Tech students by displaying their creations for the campus and Atlanta community to experience. All works will remain on display in the Clough Commons until March 15, 2013.

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The second annual Clough Art Crawl is set to kick off tonight in the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons. This year’s event features more than 360 works by 146 Georgia Tech student artists from a diverse cross section of majors.

This free event, which takes place from 4 to 8 p.m., showcases the artistic side of Georgia Tech students by displaying their creations for the campus and Atlanta community to experience. All works will remain on display in the Clough Commons until March 15.

Attendees can expect a wide variety of media and styles of art including live musical performances, open mic/spoken word, poetry/prose, photography, digital media/film, sculpture/craft arts and drawing/painting.

All poetry and spoken word readings will take place in the Gallery Space on the third floor and musical performances will occur in the Communication Center on the fourth floor.

A group of 12 artistic professionals from the Atlanta community will select the best work in each category to receive a $125 cash prize. Additionally, guests will have a chance to vote for their favorite overall piece to win the People’s Choice Award.

How to vote for the People’s Choice Award:

  • Attendees must have their hand stamped by a Clough Art Crawl committee member upon entering the building.
  • Submit a ballot at the CORE Desk on the second floor.

The 2013 Clough Art Crawl jurors are as follows:

Poetry/Prose

  • Ron Hughes, freelance editor and bookseller in Atlanta
  • Dr. Blake Leland, associate professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Tech

Music/Performing Arts

  • Leslie Gordo, Director of the Rialto Center for the Arts, Georgia State University
  • Mark Evans, classically trained bass trombone player

Drawing/Painting

  • Lloyd Benjamin, professional artist and former owner/director of Get This! Gallery
  • Mark Dennard, Atlanta-based artist, User Experience director and designer

Photography

  • Ruth Dusseault, visiting faculty, Emory University
  • Dr. Colin Potts, vice provost for Undergraduate Education and associate professor of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech

Architecture/Sculpture/Craft Arts

  • Dr. Sabir Khan, associate professor, School of Architecture, Georgia Tech
  • Clint Rinehard, mechanical specialist, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech
  • Tristan Al-Haddad, assistant professor, School of Architecture, Georgia Tech

Digital Media/Film/Video

  • Dr. Christopher Weedman, Marion L. Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Director of the Communication Center at Georgia Tech
  • Daniel Upton, artist, designer, entrepreneur and software engineer at Blinq Media

This event is sponsored by the Georgia Tech Library, the Office of Undergraduate Education, The Communication Center, Georgia Tech Printing and Copying Services, and the Office of Information Technology. Additional support is provided by the Clough Commons Partners and members of the 2013 Art Crawl Committee, including students from Erato and DramaTech.

For more information on the 2013 Clough Art Crawl, visit art.clough.gatech.edu.  

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  • Created On: Feb 7, 2013 - 10:16am
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