Faculty in The Department of Art and Design participated in an art exhibit with the art faculty at The Seoul National University of Science and Technology in Seoul, South Korea. Grand Valley will host an exhibit by the art faculty at The Seoul National University in 2016. 

Bill Hosterman, Associate Professor in Foundations and Printmaking will be attending The Paper and Book Intensive at Ox-Bow Artists Program in Saugatuck, MI from May 12-23, 2013 to study paper making and bookmaking. The information he learns will be used in an upcoming papermaking and bookmaking course he will teach at GVSU. 

Illustration Emphasis student Elizabeth Uitvlugt has been accepted into this year's society of Illustrators Exhibition in New York City. Her work will be exhibited with 124 other accepted illustrations from around the nation.  The exhibit is from May 15 to June 5 at the Museum of American Illustration. 

Grace Anderson, B.F.A. Metals Emphasis, has received a scholarship from the Society of North American Goldsmiths to attend the national conference in Toronto, Canada in May 2013.

The Department of Art and Design conducted the winter 2013 Foundation Review on April 20, for BFA, BA and BS students that completed all 6 of the foundation art courses in the department. The review is used to evaluate a students competency in the skills and knowledge taught in the foundation courses. The winter Foundation Review is also used to select students for the Graphic Design and Illustration emphasis areas.

At the end of each winter semester at Grand Valley State University, nominated students from the visual and performing arts areas of the university compete for The Calder Scholarship. This year, two students were awarded $3,000.00 each for they're outstanding creative work. 

Dani Fritz-illustration and Mark Truss-illustration

In The Padnos Student Gallery in The Calder Art Center on the GVSU campus in Allendale, MI. 

Apr 15-19

Reception: Thursday, April 18, 2013

Graphic Design students from The Art and Design Department from GVSU had they're Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibit during Art Downtown, in downtown, Grand Rapids, MI. Art Downtown is a yearly event that attracts over 400 participating artists and over 3,000 visitors. 

The Advanced Drawing I and II class from the art department at GVSU also had an exhibit of they're class work during the event. 

April 8-12, 2013

In The Padnos Student Gallery in The Calder Art Center on the GVSU campus in Allendale, MI. 

Reception: Thursday, April 11 from 5-7pm in The Padnos Student Gallery.

Jessica Banish-Illustration, Elizabeth Uitvlught- Illustration, Nicole Grogg-Metals and Dexter Dixon-Visual Studies

In The Grand Valley State University Gallery in The Performing Arts Center on the GVSU campus in Allendale, MI. 

Mon, Apr 8-11

Reception: Thursday, April 11, 2013

Nicole Grogg, BFA Metals Emphasis, had three pieces of work selected for exhibition in Faktura, a national student metals show at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Ellen Lungren-Visual Studies Emphasis and Anna Berghorst-Metals

April 8-12, 2013

In The Padnos Student Gallery in The Calder Art Center on the GVSU campus in Allendale, MI. 

Reception: Thursday, April 4 from 5-7pm in The Padnos Student Gallery

Caleb Tacoma-sculpture, Brook Warner-visual studies and Monica Lloyd-illustration

April 1-4, 2013

In the Grand Valley State University Art Gallery in The Performing Arts Center on the GVSU Allendale Campus.

Reception: Thursday, April 4 from 5-7pm in The GVSU Art Gallery

Illustration Professor Ed Wong-Ligda will be exhibiting the painting, Lindy Nine Months Pregnant at the National Gallery. The exhibition at the Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts in a show titled, From Here to There: Parallel Trajectories during April 2013.

BreeAnn Veenstra

Christina Mrozik

Illustrators Christina Mrozik and BreeAnn Veenstra talked to the Advanced Illustration class March 28, 2013.