Weekly Announcements November 22 - 29
Student Advising
Annual Advisement Appointments will continue taking place through fall 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. To schedule an appointment email artdesign@calpoly.edu or reach out to Sara Frantz directly (sjfrantz@calpoly.edu). Drop-In appointments are also welcome.
The CLA also offers virtual, drop-in advising appointments daily: CLA Advising.
Upcoming Events
Ian Pines and Juan Manuel Pérez Salazar Exhibition Reception on December 7th
Epistemic Forms, Extracting Perimeters unites Ian Pines and Juan Manuel Perez Salazar in a dialogue on the nature of painting. Perez Salazar's geometric forms contrast with Pines' instinctual mark-making, balancing structure and spontaneity. Their abstract works emerge from intuitive exploration, bypassing direct references. Together, they challenge the boundaries of abstraction, offering viewers new ways of seeing. This exhibition invites deeper engagement with the creative process.
Exhibition Reception will be held from 2:30-5:30PM on Saturday, December 7th at Shepard Hall Gallery in the Santa Maria Public Library
Exhibition open through January 6th, 2025
Strange Birds | Heidi Neilson
University Art Gallery
Show runs from November 7 - December 6
Cal Poly is pleased to present Strange Birds, a multi-faceted show by Interdisciplinary artist Heidi Neilson. The show is open from Nov. 7 to Dec. 6 in the University Art Gallery in Dexter.
Satellites, nicknamed “birds” in aerospace and ham radio circles, are critical to our lives but are essentially invisible. Heidi Neilson’s exhibition Strange Birds uses video, electronics, prints, photographs and book works to investigate our relationship with satellites. The different works expose the relationship from different angles—our history and future visions—as well as how these orbiting devices extend our sensory capacities and allow us to participate in environments which we would be unable to perceive well, or even survive at all, ourselves.
Department News
Philip Guston
ART 402: Advanced Figure 2D
MW 8-11am with Ian Pines
The Figure-Groan Relationship
In this class we will investigate by producing art how the figure can be abstracted (and/or emerge) to varying degrees in painting, drawing, and digital renderings from mild distortions of bodily features and caricatures to the mercurial edge of figure-ground relationships. Is there actually such a thing as pure abstraction, and, if so, is it irrelevant, decadent, bourgeois? Does that matter?
Some of the artists we will look at include Cecily Brown, Francis Bacon, Jacob Lawerence, Leon Golub, Jay DeFeo, Honoré Daumier, Carroll Dunham, Paul Cézanne, Hilma af Klint, Max Beckmann, Rema Ghuloum, Philip Guston, and other Abstract Expressionists who evolved their practice.
ART 333: Concept Art and Storyboarding
TR 8-10:30am with Nick Bockelman
- Live Action Storyboards
- Concept Art
- Storyboard Animatics
- Character Design
- Prop & Vehicle Design
- Environment Design
Students develop critical thinking and technical skills to storyboard for animation and interactive immersive projects. Thumbnail sketching, character design, and storyboarding to convey emotions. Students complete an animatic for a short animation, virtual or augmented reality experience.
Prerequisite: ART 182 or CSC 123.
Please reach out to the office if you need assistance enrolling in this course.
Job Opportunities
Cal Poly's College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) is hiring students for its communications team
We are seeking a multimedia writer, photo/videographer and social media lead. If you know of students who would be a great fit for any of these roles, please encourage them to apply via MustangJobs (Symplicity) or email their resumes and work samples to aflore99@calpoly.edu. Search "CAED" in MustangJobs for more information about these specific 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
Apply to CalFresh for Free Food
Apply for an EBT card through CalFresh. Support from family members does not factor in to your application. Online application
Campus Events
Free Groceries with the SLO Food Bank
Tuesday, November 26th from 3:30-5:30pm
Health Center Lawn
In partnership with the SLO Food Bank, Cal Poly and SLO community members have access to FREE groceries. Participants must self-certify they meet the current CDSS Income Guidelines, but no identification or proof of income is required.
Individuals can expect three (3) containers of food containing fresh produce, nonperishable food items and a meat-based protein.
SLO Food Bank Turkey Trot
Thursday, November 28th from 6:30-11:30am
Pismo Beach Pier Plaza
Volunteers will meet SLO Food Bank staff, Claire Levine Pismo Beach Pier Plaza by the "Pismo" letters at 6:30 am. Volunteer duties include: helping set up and break down event supplies, registering participants, processing donations and registration fees, handing out merch, maintaining the course, cheering on participants, and taking down the event at the end of the trot.This event will take place on the Pismo Beach Pier Plaza by Pismo Beach letters and the trot will take place along the beach.
Sign up online HERE
Camp PolyHacks 2025
January 24-26
Join us for an immersive two-day problem-solving workshop that brings together Cal Poly’s brightest entrepreneurial and creative minds.
Camp PolyHacks is a weekend filled with collaboration, free food, $1000+ in prizes, and personal mentorship. All majors are encouraged to participate, and there are opportunities to expand your problem solving skills in a variety of disciplines.
This event is entirely free but is limited to Cal Poly students. More information here
Therapy Dogs
PULSE is working with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs and SLO Dog volunteers to bring you Therapy Dogs on the Health Center Lawn the following Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday, December 4th from 12 pm - 2 pm
More Quick Links
Faculty & Staff at Art & Design
ART Minors - Art History, Studio Art, Photo+Video, MAST and CIA Minors
Campus Map of All Gender Restrooms! - More on the campus Inclusive Restroom Program
Want your event or activity included in our Weekly Announcements?
Announcements are sent to members of the Art and Design Department each week while classes are in session. To submit an event or news item, please email information to Paula Rygg (pyrgg@calpoly.edu), by Friday at 8:00 am. Include title, date and time, participation information (Zoom link, registration, ticketing, fee, etc.), and a brief description. Small – email sized images may be included. Weekly announcements are approved by the chair before they are distributed.