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A collage of imagery from various animated short films; an old woman talking to a little girl in a playground, a teddy bear in a store, a mother holding the hair of her daughter and an blue animated elf-like creature wearing a party hat.

Screen Gems: SVA Thesis Films to Check Out This Weekend

Head to the SVA Theatre for a full slate of screenings by BFA 3D Animation and VFX and MPS Film Directing.

Maeri Ferguson
May 15, 2024
Black and white graphite illustration of the outline of a white horse laying down on tall grass.

Meet 2024 SVA Alumni Scholarship Award Winner Yuke

The fourth-year BFA Illustration student’s award-winning thesis project is a picture book called ‘One Last Adventure.’

May 14, 2024
A triptych collage of imagery, from the left; black and white images of people posing and smiling, in the middle, a poster for the project ANKA with a child smiling, featured in the center; on the right, abstract red and beige images of a new video game console project.

A Call to Change: Three 2024 SVA Thesis Projects Focused on Making a Difference

Maeri Ferguson
May 9, 2024
Still from a stop motion film depicting a blonde female character in blue clothes laying unconscious in a fleshy pink floor with neon green goopy substances around her and swirly hair-like things coming from the floor.

Meet 2024 SVA Alumni Scholarship Award Winners Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong

The graduating MFA Computer Arts students’ award-winning thesis project is a short animated film called ‘Nostril.’

May 7, 2024
Portrait of a group of people dressed up at an LGBT rave.

SVA Grad Emma Rose Milligan on Breaking Out in the Photo Editorial Field

In the last seven months, Milligan’s work has appeared in ‘The Washington Post,’ ‘The Wall Street Journal’ and ‘The New York Times.’

Rodrigo Perez
May 6, 2024
Several pictures in a collage of cardboard boxes decorated with the interior of a room, and colorful graphics on the outside. There's also a young man's face on each side of the box, each side with a different angle of it.

Top Projects on SVA Portfolios for April 2024

The month’s notable projects included a type design riff on a famous SVA poster, a charming children’s illustration, and a project from a ‘Creative Thinkers Wanted’ Continuing Education course.

May 1, 2024
A woman with a bandana in her gray hair smiles, wearing a jean jacket and a colorful scarf.

SVA’s BFA Advertising and BFA Design Chair Gail Anderson Named Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture 2024 Commencement Speaker

Additionally, Anderson will talk about her work with the dean in Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture.

May 1, 2024
An urban display of various posters for the Rubin Museum, which includes an intricate sculpture image and multicolored geometric elements.

May 2024 Exhibitions and Events at SVA

This month brings a full slate of thesis exhibitions, screenings, open studios and talks at the College.

Maeri Ferguson
April 30, 2024
Picture of an installation with three walls being projected with the same image: A foggy dimly lit environment, with several people strewn about the floor, and a single figure of a strong man standing, backlit, against the only source of light.

Six SVA Community Members Bestowed Prestigious 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships

Rodrigo Perez
April 25, 2024
A black caligraphy-drawn "S" next to a red Square resembling an "I," the words "Society Of Illustrators," in black ink above, "Founded in 1901" below.

SVA’s Yuko Shimizu and Steven Brodner Inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame

Rodrigo Perez
April 24, 2024