Parsons 2008 Thesis Exhibitions

Parsons The New School for Design announced its 2008 thesis show schedule, which celebrates the work of its graduating students. Throughout the coming months, Parsons will present a series of exhibitions in venues across Manhattan, representing the final works of its undergraduate and graduate students. This includes work by students from the architecture, design and management, fashion studies, fine arts, illustration, integrated design, interior design, lighting, photography, and product design programs.



Parsons BFA Integrated Design Curriculum Exhibition
Opening Reception: April 23, 6-8 pm; on view through May 2, 2008
Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design
66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, New York
This self-directed interdisciplinary degree program gives students the opportunity to integrate studies in the various areas of art and design practice offered at Parsons. This year's projects range from a collection of transformable clothing to plans for a community center in the South Bronx.



Parsons MFA Fine Arts Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 1, 6-8 pm; on view through May 10, 2008
The Kitchen, 512 West 19th Street, New York
Students in the MFA Fine Arts program create work in a variety of media from drawing, painting, video, mixed media, and installation to performance art. Students recently presented their work at the PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, where one of the student works, by Brandon Natanski, was considered one of the strongest pieces in the fair.



Parsons BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 6, 6-8 pm; on view through May 17, 2008
Calumet Gallery, 22 West 22nd Street, New York
Students in the BFA Photography program are encouraged to explore and experiment, moving fluidly between commercial, fashion, documentary and fine art photography.



Parsons BFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 7, 6-8 pm; on view through May 17, 2008
Through an understanding of artists' tools, materials, and practice, Parsons BFA Fine Arts students learn to harness their ideas into works of individual expression.



Parsons BFA Illustration Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 7, 6-8 pm; on view through May 10, 2008
Chelsea Art Museum, 566 West 22nd Street, New York
Based on the theme "Global Warming," students created thesis work that present personal statements on issues ranging from racism to genocide, war, political turmoil and natural disaster. For more information about the Illustration program, please visit www.parsons.newschool.edu/illustration.

Parsons BFA Communication Design and Technology Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 14, 6-8 pm; on view through May 24, 2008
Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York
Parsons Communication Design and Design + Technology BFA programs explore all forms of media, from marketing, video and spatial graphics to game design, digital filmmaking, animation, and technology-enabled environments.

A Good Life: Parsons BFA Product Design Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 16, 7-10 pm; on view through May 25, 2008
Felissimo Design House, 10 West 56th Street, New York
Now in its fifth year, A Good Life partners graduating students in Parsons BFA Product Design program with nonprofit organizations to create thesis works that address social issues. To date, students have developed nearly 200 products and services.

Parsons MFA Design and Technology Thesis Exhibition
Opening Reception: May 30, 6-8 pm; through June 7, 2008
Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York
The MFA in Design and Technology is an intense and rigorous program in which students explore the design implications of emerging technologies and the evolving connections between technology, design, and the human experience.

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