Semester Recap and Next Years stoof!

Just wanted to do a little re-cap so we can all pat ourselves on the back for HAGA's AWESOME semester!/make you wanna join next semester!

Our Accomplishments:

• Good vs. Evil Gallery Opening
  
• Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk
  
• Photoshop Workshops
• Co-sponsored the Art of Healing and had a full display case of members artwork.
• Started the Applebees Thursdays Tradition
• Co-Sponsored FONT party
• Dave and Busters End of the Year Dinner
• Trip to New York City (Lower East Side) to check out galleries and The New Museum

Meetings next semester: Wednesdays at 8pm & Thursdays at 9pm! We hope you can join us!

What to look forward to next semester:

• Three different photoshop workshops
• Word It, first project!
• Tshirt design project
  
• HAGA apparel!
  
• Not All Artists are Starving, a Night of Networking - March 3rd, 6:30, 2010 (read about last years)
• Trips to NYC for a screen printing / silk screen demo, to see galleries, etc
  
• Recycling challenge
  
• Bake sale WoAhHh!
• anddddd Moreeeeeee!

Also, thanks to TJ and Doreen for the work they did this past semester! TJ is studying abroad next semester and Doreen will be interning so they won't be with us. Good luck to them!! And Congrats to $Nadir$ who's been elected the new Treasurer for the spring. And remember, ALL EBOARD POSITIONS WILL BE OPEN FOR NEXT FALL! And we will be doing elections after our networking night mid-march! So get involved! :)))

Have a great break and we hope to see you next semester!!!!!

Art of Healing!

November 30th was the night of Art of Healing and HAGA was there!


This year's Art of Healing was PSU's 3rd annual multimedia benefit show, and this year, it was the kick-off to AIDS awareness week! All the proceeds from the show went towards Save the Children.

Anyway, during intermission, people who went to the event could go downstairs to check out the art made by students and go to the booths where you could buy bags and T-shirts (and those profits would also go to non-profit orgs).

Well, HAGA was there, and HAGA art took up one WHOLE display case! The members in the picture are (right to left) Shea Molloy, Nadir Khan, Emily Miethner, Desiree O'Kane, Scarlett Hubbard, Miles Zinni, and Carmen Lew, and all of them had art in the case! (not pictured, Jenny Hart and Brendan Bailey)

It went *AMAZINGLY*! Oh, and the picture was shamelessly stolen from Scarlett's Facebook :)

A little something from The Good VS Evil Gallery!

Miles Zinni



This was Miles' Good VS Evil entry - IT'S SO AWESOME!

Good vs. Evil Art Work!

Here is some of the work that was featured in the
2nd Annual HAGA Gallery Opening
Good vs Evil!

To read more about how the gallery show went, jump HERE!

Carmen Lew

Molly Sternin

Doreen Dardastian

Shea Molloy

Brendan Baily


Emily Miethner

2nd Annual Gallery Opening, Good vs. Evil!

HAGA celebrated it's 2nd Annual Gallery Opening last week, GOOD vs. EVIL! In the Calkins Form Gallery.

The show features the work of over 15 members:
Emily Miethner
Carmen Lew
Doreen Dardastian
Bredan Bailey
Molly Sternin
Miles Zinni
Emily Crist
Shea Molloy
Fatima White
Desiree O'Kane
Scarlett Hubbard
Sean Davis
Mary Moore
TJ Fabian
Alex Torres
Lizzie Strupat
Jessica Griffiths





To see some of the work up close, check out THIS entry!

HAGA @ Making Strides

Hellooo, HAGA! Mollayyy speaking! I am popping in to tell you all about HAGA's first family outing!
If waking up super early to walk 4 miles in the rain doesn't sound like a really fun time to you... you clearly missed out on the the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk this Sunday~ :P (spoiler alert: It was really fun!)

AND I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW GREAT IT WAS. With pictures!

AND! Since we have learned so much about Photoshop at our meetings, I decided it would be a wonderful thing to put all of that HAGA knowledge to good use!

Hover yer mouse over the photos for a PHOTOSHOP SURPRISE.

At Mineola before the walk


Four miles later...


Packing tape substituted as a prime rain deterrent~


By the ride home we were all feeling very sleepy...


Veeeeeery sleepy


~+*Sweet Dreeeeeams*+~




SO I hope you enjoyed this little adventure! And I hope y'allz had fun on Sunday.
Can't wait to see some of you at HAGA GONE WILD! aka Applebee's - Meet at Hofstra USA at 9:45 (More info HERE) Yippeee!

Love,
Your friendly neighborhood something-or-other,
aka MOLLY THE GUEST-BLOGGER

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE EBOARD!!

CLICK THIS LINK! FOR A FRIKKEN AWESOME JIBJAB LAUGH!

Second Photoshop Workshop!

We made band posters! Here's the work of some people that came to the workshop!

Jenny Hart, Freshman

Miles Zinni, Freshman

Caitlin Spiess, Freshman

Mark Sanderlin, Senior

Carmen Lew, Senior

Shea Molloy, Sophomore

We also have some new member deviant arts!

Lula!
http://xxhavoc.deviantart.com/

Mike Chaplin!
chappy70.deviantart.com

Jenny Hart

jennyhart.deviantart.com

And Sharifi!
http://dansersousleau.deviantart.com/

GOALS FOR HAGA MEMBERS

Here are some goals listed by members!

• For the club to be strong and self sustaining!
  
• Become more confident in my own capabilities AND sculpt my own capabities with design programs to make me a more effective graphic communicator.Hope to improve photoshop skills.
• Have more artists and minded students to network with.
• To go out with HAGA.
• Participate in Relay for Life with a HAGA team
  
• Be inspired by other HAGA members with work.
• Print photos on over-sized paper.
• Find a better animation program.
• To make some bomb ass art.
• Make friends.
• Pizza!
• Start a portfolio.
• Learn names.
• Refine my photoshop skills.
• Go on outings other than HAGA meetings.
• To focus in on my own style as a graphic designer by just practicing a lot, so I can work on applying my style to my work as a whole.

We'll see if these are accomplished! Hopefully they are :)

Your work and shiz.

Here is some work from last week's meeting!

Shea Molloy, Sophomore


















Desiree O'Kane, Sophomore















Here are some of our member's Deviant Arts

http://mollay.deviantart.com/ , Molly

http://dansersousleau.deviantart.com/ , Sharifi

http://pinwizkid.deviantart.com/ , Brendan

http://em-design.deviantart.com/ , Emily

First Meeting!!!

Tonight was our first meeting. It was a great turnout with lots of cool people :)

We set up different profiles so everyone has places to post their amazing work they will do in HAGA!

deviantart.com

coroflot.com

http://www.google.com/profiles

First Workshop of the Year!

Heyo! So we had a great first workshop, great turnout! Lots of different skill levels.. we even had someone that came help US! Which is exactlyyy what HAGA is all about.

Here is some of the work from our awesome new members!


Mallory Newman, Freshman


Molly Sternin: Like puppies and Sailor Moon!


Emma Lagan


Desiree O'Kane


Irene Wymes, Freshman


Amanda Bondi: Likes funny things, like cat weddings!


Leah Bank, Freshman


Keylah Mellon, Freshman: Loves photography and is totally cool (as in chill)!


Brigid Leahy, Freshman: Thinks Photoshop is hard. But we love it, Brigid!


Juba Bektache, Junior: Can touch his nose with his tongue!


Anthony Lee


Debbie Hersh


Kaylee Platt, Freshman


Donise Jackson, Freshman

HAGA Blog BABY!

Hello All!

This blog will keep you updated on 

HAGA! The Hofstra Association of Graphic Arts.

Starting next year, we will keep this updated with:

• Time, location, plans for meetings
• Tutorials and resources that we go over
• Posts of the work that HAGA members make!
• and more I'm sure!

HAGA is a baby club but we are hoping to grow a lot next year. We had some great accomplishments this year, including:

• "Rock out with your Art Out" Form Gallery Exhibit
• Sponsors of "The Art of Healing, The Healing of Art." Our member's art made up the majority of the Visual Arts display
• "Not All Artists are Starving" night of networking.

After a small meeting today we started brainstorming ideas for next year! Check it.

Recruitment 
- Go to each art class, first day (email teachers to get permission) 
   - Give out handouts 
   - Talk about getting student discount AIGA (America Institute of Graphic Arts) memberships to    graphic classes 

- Go to all activity/club fairs 

Creative Activity at Club Fairs 
- Giant sign with a phrase (I like Art, Art is Cool, Art) to color/paint/draw on. 

Fall FORM show theme 
- Pick one. Sex?  

Other events 
- Alumni event 
- Art of healing 
- T-shirt/Logo 
- Word It  

Speakers

- Matt Lettini? Discussing online presence/ portfolios like Coroflot.
- Help advertise Klinkowstein's speakers

Basically, a GOOD F'ING YEAR!