Weekly Announcements May 30 - June 5

Student Advising

Advising Appointments will continue taking place through winter quarter for all BFA students. Appointments with Major Advisor, Sara Frantz, can be made via Bookings.

Additionally, our Dept. Chair’s office hours are Mondays: 11am -12pm and Thursdays: 12 -1pm. Make an office hours appointment with Sara via Bookings. Drop-In appointments are also welcome. Email artdesign@calpoly.edu if you have any questions.

The CLA also offers virtual, drop-in advising appointments daily: CLA Advising

Upcoming Events

Act Natural | Studio Art BFA Exhibition

Opening Reception: Friday, June 6th from 5 - 7pm in the Gallery
On View: June 6th - 15th

A combination of surrealism, stillness, theatricality, and bold visceral art form the basis of this year's studio art BFA show: Act Natural. Each artist will present an original body of work that represents their exploration of strange internal and external worlds. A combination of their paintings and sculptures present innovative ideas and processes that also embrace the mundane, encompassing the comfort and uncanniness of their lives. All Visitors are welcome to take a step into their world, but don't worry… Just Act Natural. An opening reception will be held at the University Art Gallery on June 6 from 5 – 7 p.m. The show will run through June 15.

Art and Design Senior Celebration

Saturday, June 14th from 1:30 - 3pm on Dexter Lawn

Come join the department as we celebrate our graduating seniors on Dexter Lawn on Saturday, June 14th! No ticket is required so please come and support our seniors during our end of the year celebration to send them off!

More info

Department News

Year-end Wrap up – PaperCut, Data, Cleanup, Graphic Design Lockers etc.

With the academic year coming to an end, please be aware of the following year-end housekeeping tasks:

PaperCut Print Credit

Graduating and transferring students: Unused PaperCut print credit cannot be refunded. You can transfer your credit to a returning Art and Design major or minor.
Returning Students: No action is required. Art and Design keeps a record of all current PaperCut print credit. It will be reissued to you once you have logged into a lab machine next year.

Student Data/Files: All Art lab computers and servers will be fully erased after June 16th. Your accounts and files on all Art and Design Computers will be deleted.

Copy all important personal files over to your own drive or storage platform.
For students that are leaving Cal Poly, remember that all licensed software and access will be automatically disabled after your departure.This includes OneDrive storage, as well as Adobe and Microsoft software licensing.

Lab Cleanup: All personal items, projects and materials will be removed from Art and Design labs and be disposed of on June 16th.

Graphic Design Lockers

All personal items, projects and materials will be removed from lockers by noon on Monday, June 16th.
After June 16th, locks will be cut off and locker contents will be discarded.

Permission Numbers

Fall quarter enrollment windows are in progress, and we wanted to send out a quick a refresher in ART enrollment and advising.

Permission Numbers: Our Permission Number Request Survey is now open to FA25 enrollment requests. More information about our Permission Number Policy: https://artdesign.calpoly.edu/permission-number-information. Please direct all enrollment inquiries to the office (artdesign@calpoly.edu), as instructors do not have access to permission numbers at this time.

Schedule of ART Courses -To view all ART courses via FA25: https://schedules.calpoly.edu/subject_ART_2258.htm (You do need to have a Campus Internet Connection).

RI-SLO Studio

Fri 10am- 12pm or by appointment
Until the end of Spring Quarter

WHAT IS THE RI-SLO STUDIO?
The RI-SLO Studio and Zine Library is a public facing and student-led Risograph-based makerspace that will provide students affordable access to space, tools, and resources for creating independently published print-based media and artwork, and to build community and identity through the creation of written and visual art with a specialized printing process based on a unique printer—the Risograph MF9450.

WHAT ARE OPEN HOURS?
Student users can use the space will learn how to operate the risograph, prepare print-ready files, and create artworks and publications with the support of our RISOfellow , Becca Bledstein!

WHAT EVEN IS A RISOGRAPH?

The Risograph MF95450 is described as a “digital screen printer” or “digital letterpress.” The printer uses a stencil wrapped around a color drum to print one color at a time, enabling makers to print vivid spot colors (premixed colors that other printers can’t produce) and specific textures, resulting in a handmade aesthetic embraced by small publishers. The Risograph printer provides a cheap, easy, fun and unique method for creating beautiful art prints, posters, zines, cards, buttons, packaging and more. RISO printing is hands-on and experimental, yields super textures, extra vivid colors, transparent inks and overlays, and is also fast, affordable and environmentally friendly.

APPOINTMENTS
To schedule a time to print outside of Open Hours, please email Assistant Professor Travis Neel at tmneel@calpoly.edu

Job Opportunities

Check out MustangJobs for current job opportunities

Clubs

Animation Club - @calpolyanimation

Design Lab - @Designlab_CalPoly

Fiber Arts Club - @Calpolyfiberarts

.RAW Journal of Art & Design - @artmag.raw

Studio Art Club - @Calpolystudioartclub

Club 34 - @club.thirtyfour

Other Opportunities

Activism through Art

Please consider attending upcoming senior project presentation: Activism through Art: The Dress of Wituk and Manturu- Friday, May 30th | 12:10–2:00 PM | Fisher Science 033–286: This event involves a presentation, exhibition, and dialogue focused on a garment created in collaboration with Indigenous women from the Ecuadorian Amazon. The project explores the intersection of art and activism, with a focus on decolonizing research and creative practices. Themes include environmental justice, Indigenous knowledge, and the role of art in fostering dialogue and imagining future solutions.

Art and Design Department

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