12Dec08
Well, the semester is over. Glad it’s over and ready for a break, but ready to dive back in and get a lot more accomplished this next semester. I know my work is going to advance, and hopefully, with the help of some individuals, my ability to write about my work will increase three fold.
If you look below this post, I, along with 3 other grad students, got selected for a Graduate Student Challenge Grant. Pretty awesome. Ellen did most of the work.. I might have been the weak link on the grant writing committee, but that will turn around when it comes to video & DVD production. But yes.. good stuff on the grant there.. I’ll keep you updated.
I also got awarded an assistantship for next semester (in addition to my fellowship) to teach with Anat for the Intermediate Electronic Media class. So that’s cool.. extra cash for something I already planned on… and I’ll be getting some insurance out of the deal. Bonus.
What else, what else?
Old work makes a come back.
I was asked by a fellow grad student if I had any 2-D work for the lightboxes. Well, I fired up the archive hard drive and grabbed The Morning Routine which is from like.. 2004? Well.. It looks good along with work from Chris, Ellen and Jordi. If you happen to find your self at the art building at USF.. go see it.
And also this week…
This edition of Micro was the first of a serious of joint ventures between [ fladry + jones ] and jason.sloan set in motion on the internet. Here’s a picture of me doing my thing.. thanks to my lovely wife Shelley for taking photos.
Well.. I can’t think of too much other things I want to mention right now.. except that Trinket rocks. He’s away at summer camp.. aka staying the week with Uncle Joey. We are heading out on a cruise on Monday morning.. be back in a week.
12Dec08
We were selected for the grant!: “We were selected for the grant!
In November, I, and a group of 3 other students, applied for the 2008 – 2009 USF Graduate Student Challenge Grants for Building Research Partnerships Across Disciplines. Our proposal was entitled, ‘Fanaticism, America, and Sustainability.’ We proposed to research the status of fanaticism in America, and how fanaticism correlates to the sustainability of populations and the environment. Our sample population is 18-38 year old Americans. We will explore how their beliefs about environmental sustainability affect their fanaticism, and vice versa.
It sounds kind of dense and academic, but I’m excited because I’ll be using my portion of the grant money to address these issues in a collaborative performance piece. We’ll start out by doing a few improvisation workshops, and create from what we discover there. I’m very excited to have the resources to rent a decent performance space, costumes, props, production equipment, etc.
The other grad students on my team are:
Robb Fladry- Studio Art/Electronic Media
Jeffery A. Hinzmann – Philosophy
Elizabeth Victor- Philosophy”
(Via Ellen Mueller – Tracking an Artist.)
10Dec08
Micro
[ fladry + jones ] & jason.sloan
December 10, 2008 is International Human Rights Day.
Robb Fladry, Barry Jones, and Jason Sloan are going to mark the day with a half hour, on-line audio and video performance. Each artist will be in there respective studios ( Fladry = Tampa, FL, Jones = Clarksville, TN, Sloan = Baltimore, MD ) and will interact at www.TERMINALapsu.org/micro at 9 pm central.
The performance will utilize video, images and sounds found on the internet, as well as live twitter (www.twitter.com) posts.
The performance is sponsored by Terminal, The Department of Art and The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University.
