How Remote Learning Is Strengthening The Community At The School Of Visual Arts
The year 2020 has brought about many challenges to higher education. Students, faculty, and staff are all in it together as they shift to online learning and community building.
At the School of Visual Arts (SVA), three departments continue to organize virtually to keep everyone engaged, near and far: BFA Animation; BFA Computer Art, Computer Animation & Visual Effects; and MFA Computer Arts. Here are some examples highlighting how each program has overcome the hurdles of this difficult year and discovered new ways to remain connected…
BFA Animation
Every October around the Halloween season, the BFA Animation community gathers for the annual Undies Screening in celebration of the work created by underclassmen students during the previous year. Awards are juried by ballots from the incoming freshman class, and the theater event is followed by a pizza-filled reception and awards ceremony. Students, al