COMPASS SWEET MUSIC JAM

SWEET MUSIC JAMS ARE A GREAT WAY FOR COMPASS FRESHMEN AND UPPER-CLASS STUDENTS TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER

Sweet Music Jam III: SURVIVING REVIEWS & FINAL PROJECTS
6-8pm Wednesday December 1st
North 181

We'll get together to talk about how to get through reviews & final Projects and other end of semester stress! Experienced students and mentors will share wisdom and tips. Come have some food, prepare for reviews, and share some music with us.

Please send song ideas so that LeLaina can make a playlist to lromero@massart.edu...think of songs that represent PRESSURE to you, or that help you to get through stressful times.


Sweet Music Jam II: CREATING BALANCE
Wednesday November 10th 6-8pm
North 181

Lelaina Romero, counseling intern and Keith Washington, Compass faculty mentor led the group.


Jeffrey Cott-Graphic Design, Davey Chhoeun-Fashion, Hongchau Huynh-Painting/Art Ed, Thonah Ep-Architecture, Johnny Chanthavong-SIM




Jinel Brito-3D Ceramics, Keith Washington, Lelaina Romero, Pierre Victor-Painting

Let's get together for some pizza and sing/play/draw/paint etc. about how we take care of ourselves.

~What does balance mean to you?
~What throws you off balance?
~How do you create balance as students/artists?

We'll use music and visual art to explore how we take care of ourselves now, and what we need to take even better care of ourselves going forward. You do not need to be a "musician" to participate!

You bring:
~Songs that represent self-care and balance, either on a CD or mp3 player
~Any art supplies you want to use. We'll have some available.
~Musical instruments

Everyone will have an opportunity to share a song (either listening or playing), or you can participate by creating visual art and/or talking with the group.We grow and learn in connection with one another. Sharing experiences, struggles, and ideas about creating balance together will help us individually and as a community.


Gustavo Barbosa-Studio Foundation, Jefferey Cott, Jinel Brito

Sweet Music Jam I: SELF CARE & SUPPORT
WED. Oct. 13, 6-8pm
Admissions Conference Room

Enjoy some sweet treats and conversation about how the
Compass community can better support you.

MUSIC
Bring your drums, guitars, ukuleles, voice and rhythms
and let's Jam!

Even if you're not musical it would be great time to meet up with
some old friends and welcome the new students.

NYCITY FIELD TRIP

Freshmen and upper class Compass students and faculty took a day trip to New York city. We visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Art Museum and had a rockin' lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe.


Doug and Mike Starns' work on that last day on the roof of the MET.






BROOKLYN ART MUSEUM

KARA WALKER

FRED TOMASELLI
This focused mid-career survey presents a selection of Fred Tomaselli’s unique hybrid paintings and collages from 1990 to the present. These layered paintings combine cutout images of plants, birds, smiling mouths, and hands (clipped from field guides and magazines) with passages of paint and actual prescription pills and hallucinogenic plants to create highly stylized, eye-popping compositions. Tomaselli’s artwork draws upon a wide range of sources from both popular culture and art history, and from his own hobbies of gardening, kayaking, and bird-watching.


STUDENTS WITH THE WORK OF KEHINDE WILEY

ART HISTORY & FORM STUDY TUTORING

ART HISTORY

Divya Menon, Learning Center Tutor and Cecilia Paquette Art History Major conduct study sessions for David Nolta's Perspectives in Art History class.




FORM STUDY


Ted Southwick conducted one on one Form Study Workshops in the woodshop for students throughout the semester.

COMPASSION IN SAND GRAIN-TENZIN YIGNYEN

The Venerable Tenzin Yignyen, a Tibetan monk and master artist shares the ritual of sand mandala painting. It is created as a teaching tool to illustrate Buddhist ideas of compassion and impermanence. This is his 5th visit with Compass students at MassArt. It is truly a gift to be in his presence.

CHAIRS OF MAJOR DEPARTMENTS VISIT

This is the second year that faculty chairs of major departments generously share their time, work, experiences and answered questions about their areas. Students responded strongly to this series of visits as one of the most helpful parts of the Compass workshop. Students made connections with faculty and were invited to final reviews or viewing work at the end of the semester.

SONDRA GRACE-FASHION


DAN SERIG-ART EDUCATION


JOE QUAKENBUSH-GRAPHIC DESIGN



GRETCHEN SKOGERSON-FILM


ELLEN SHAPIRO-ART HISTORY



JIM CAMBRONE-PAINTING

FRED LIANG-PRINTMAKING




YINETTE GUZMAN ARCHITECTURE ALUM '08 PAUL HAIJIAN-CHAIR, ARCHITECTURE


SUZANNE BARNES-ILLUSTRATION

TRAVEL COURSES & STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS

Peg Turner, Art History Faculty is a regular presenter to the Compass program. She participated in a Compass Orientation retreat and workshops during the school year. This fall she introduces her spring 2011 travel course to Guatemala.


Amy Holland also presented study abroad courses as well as other travel courses MassArt offers.

Two motivated freshmen Susanna Yee and Dana Renault were accepted into MassArt's travel programs for Spring '11.
Susanna also won a scholarship for her trip to Venice.

COMPASS GRADUATE MENTORS

MassArt's MFA Graduate Program has been supporting the Compass program with graduate mentors for almost ten years. They serve a vital role by providing one on one tutoring, guidance and logistical program support. Compass Grad Mentors Mandy Brown-3D ceramics and Kathya Landeros-Photography take students through a tour of their work in the Doran Gallery. Jeffrey Rezende-Painting is also a mentor this year.

KATHYA LANDEROS

MANDY BROWN

TRADITIONS REMIXED

Stephan Hamilton and Destiny Palmer, MassArt and Compass alums organized the exhibit, Traditions Remixed featuring their personal and collaborative work. Congrats and Kudos to a great show!

Traditions Remixed
"Traditions remixed is an artist collective founded by Massart alumni and Black artists union members Destiny Palmer and Stephen Hamilton. This collective comes out of the spirit of cooperation and community building among artists of color, which has grown out of their experiences in Massarts black artists union. Together they strive to create art exhibitions based on common interests while showing a body of work which speaks to there own personal styles. Both artists are deeply interested in tradition and are constantly reinvestigating, reinterpreting and expanding upon the aesthetics inherent in the the cultural and artistic traditions, which they are a part of . Their goal is to create a supportive community for young artists of color, encouraging collaboration and networking."

GREG WALLACE-Library and ADRIANA KATZEW-Research

Greg Wallace, resource librarian talks about library resources and shares artist books from the library collection.

COMPASS WORKSHOPS 2010

The Compass program supports undergraduate students with advising, tutoring and navigating issues of transition in academic, creative, social, cultural and personal areas. The program provides this support through academic advising, one on one tutoring, weekly workshops, retreats and field trips.

Compass Workshop programs consists of several components. Visiting faculty and students from major departments present work and expectations of their areas. These conversations enhance academic advising for freshmen as we explore the range of opportunities in varied areas of study. Other staff and administrators across the college visit the workshop to familiarize students with their specific offices. Study sessions are conducted for the freshmen class: Perspectives in Western Art History. Throughout the semester, tutors model and strategize best methods for study and retention of material. Students are also asked to create a time management calendar for keeping track of assignments and schedules. Students are placed in small groups during workshop sessions for informal critiques of work in progress. Faculty and Graduate mentors are also available to offer guidance and support.

Aurelio Ramirez, Director of Financial Assistance speaking about resources in his office.


Compass upper class students meet with faculty and graduate mentors for informal critiques, advising and support throughout the semester. Tutors from the learning center visit to talk about services they offer and make connections with students.




Johnston Thach's "tool box". Notice picture of Compass retreat for inspiration!

WELCOME COMPASS DINNER FALL 2010

Students Marcia Roseme and Johnston Thach worked this summer making contact with incoming Compass freshmen through email and phone calls to welcome students to MassArt and the Compass program.

We welcomed 29 Compass Freshmen this year during Orientation.
The dinner was followed by a short film about the Compass program
and a panel discussion of current Compass students: Monika Plioplyte-Printmaking, Johnston Thach-Animation, Thona Ep-Architecture, Marcia Roseme-Fashion, Alex Barbosa-Graphic Design, Adam Bullock-Painting Alum '10. Students spoke about their experiences at MassArt, answered questions and broke out into smaller groups to show work. Compass Faculty Mentors, Lyssa Palu-ay, Keith Washington and Chris Sullivan and Administrators, Jamie Costello and Michele Furst also answered questions about academic concerns as well as general information about natvigating college life.