HAGA Gallery: Memories

Check out HAGA's Memories display in Calkins Form Gallery.

Our talented HAGA members created designs based on memories and experiences. Here are some pictures! (But you should check out the real thing!)

TJ Fabian

Allison Bremer

Kristin Sprague

Miles Zinni

Desiree O'Kane

Anna Rozentsvit

OH HEY H.A.G.A GUESS WHAT.........Our deadline is November 30th for the Form Gallery! If you need to submit your project through email just make sure it's a jpeg. And remember it can be any medium you choose! So get busy! And if you can't submit any work to the gallery make sure you come and take a look at all the cool projects our theme is memories.

Awesome Student Work in FORM Gallery!

Hey guys!

Everyone should go check out Fatima White's work in the Form gallery on the first floor of Calkins!

First Week!

HAGA begins again! Re-energizing our photoshop skills for the beginning of a new year of networking, galleries, art, and fun! Hopefully more pictures to come!

Shea Molloy

Kristin Sprague

A Year in Review!

Hi All, Emily Miethner here! First of all, I finally designed HAGA a logo! And it's pretty ballin.

As co-founder/co-president/president of HAGA, I couldn't be more proud of all we've done as such as young club...it's really incredible. HAGA has become a household name on the Hofstra campus, and I'm confident the club will continue to grow and accomplish more and more. Here is a list of our achievements from this year.

Spring:

• Held the 2nd Annual, "Not All Artists are Starving, A Night of Networking"
• NAAAS featured in Newsday, AM New York, and the Fine Arts website.
  
• Participated in Relay for Life and raised $695
• Created a viral ad campaign for Hofstra Earth Day 2010, with each member designing a poster.
• Three Successful Photoshop Workshops
• Sponsor of Hofstra MusicFest
  
• Trip to New York City (Chelsea) to check out galleries
• Continued the Applebees Thursdays Tradition

Fall:

• 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

Congrats to the new Executive Board!
Scarlett Hubbard: Co-President
Desiree O'Kane: Co-President
Events Coordinator: Kristin Sprague
Treasurer: Nadir Khan
Publicity: Jenny Hart
Secretary: Molly Sternin

Congrats to our graduates! (All who achieved Departmental High Honors!)
Carmen Lew
Brendan Bailey
Emily Miethner (me!)

Thanks to everyone for a great year! And remember follow us on twitter @hagainfo and email us for information on how to join hagainfo@gmail.com

Stay in touch, have great summers, and HAGA hopes to see you in the Fall :)

Hey guys Relay for Life was amazing! I just wanted to thank everyone for coming and participating I'm really proud of H.A.G.A! We raised alot of money, $695.00 to be exact and we all got to bond which was super cool. You can see all our progress here Also we successfully built a tent out of plastic bags.

Yea that's right H.A.G.A isn't just graphic arts... Bob Vila better watch out.










Thanks to Miles we were able to document all the excitement! here's some cool pictures...













We're beautiful!


and artistic....


So yay we did it! I love you guys and I know we helped alot of people!

Dear HAGA,

Not All Artists are Starving, A Night of Networking - RECAP!

The 2nd Annual "Not All Artists are Starving, A Night of Networking" was a HUGE success!

On March 2nd, 2010, The Hofstra Association of Graphic Arts in association with the Career Center, held the second annual "Not All Artists are Starving, A Night of Networking." The goal was to give students a chance to hear from alumni and professionals who are working artists. Seven speakers, all from varying fields with varying backgrounds, gave students advice and answered questions about how to prepare for the transition from college to the "real world." The night started with an informal panel, followed by mingling, networking, and hors d'eourves. The event was a huge success. Students gained insight and left feeling hopeful, motivated, and inspired.

Quick facts:

• Presented by the Hofstra Association of Graphic Arts and The Career Center
• Sponsored by The Fine Arts Department, The Golden Key Honors Society, and The Hofstra Association of Photographic Arts
  
• Over 100 attendees

7 speakers

• Sean O'Kane (Hofstra Alum) -- sokane1 -at- gmail.com
  
• Yvonne Dagger (Hofstra Alum) -- ypdagger -at- aol.com
  
• Amy Odell (Hofstra Alum) -- amy.odell -at- gettyimages.com
• Amy Dresser (Hofstra Alum) -- amy -at- amydresser.com
  
• Mieko Anakawa -- info -at- miekomieko.com
  
• Letha Wilson -- letha -at- lethaprojects.com
  
• Marc Whalen -- mwhalen -at- timeoutny.com
  

Media Coverage

• Newsday
• AM New York
• The Chronicle

What the students are saying...

"The questions that were asked really helped me to understand more about what it means to be an artist, and the risks one has to be willing to take."

"The variety (of the panel) was terrific and they offered fantastic advice from several different perspectives."

"I got a lot of contacts and another chance to get myself out there!"

"I got some confidence and some ideas for the future. Completely priceless :]"

"I got a good perspective on what to do when it comes to careers, not only just art but everything in general. It was refreshing."

What the speakers are saying...

"The idea of having an event like this is absolutely wonderful to me. As I said during the event, I just wish that they had this while I was a student here at Hofstra U. To be a part of it was a privilege and honor."

"I liked how conversational the panel was; I think it benefited the students that all the panelists were able and willing to continue others' thoughts, comment on them, and even disagree."

"For having run events at Hofstra myself while I was a student there I was taken aback by how well organized and executed the event was! I hope the students were able to gather as much, and I believe they got a lot of information/encouragement/useful insight that will hopefully help them."

Intermediate Photoshop Workshop

First, some HAGA announcements:

1. Our club meets every Wednesday at 8PM and every Thursday at 9PM in Calkins Rm. 224.
2. Our blog is located at http://www.hagaminutes.blogspot.com/
3. You can email us for information at HAGAinfo@gmail.com
4. We will be starting a new fundraiser initiative by selling Starving Artist T-shirts! Prices start at $15, with discounts for HAGA members.
5. We are requesting a $3 donation from everyone who attends our workshops. We’ll gladly take more or less!

And now, the workshop itinerary:

1. Basics review
2. Layer Styles Menu
3. Making custom gradients
4. Making your own brushes; the brush menu
5. Patterns; creating your own patterns
6. Installing new patterns and brushes
7. Hue/Saturation screen
8. Masking

The workshop project:

Design a magazine cover! Take images from the web and arrange them to create an eye catching cover. To start, search the web for magazines you like and try to base your design on their layout. Use Layer Styles on the text to make it stand out. Try to use the brushes and patterns that you made/found to make decorative elements.

We'll give you $2!

Students, if you take our survey about the event we'll give you $2 off your "Starving Artist" tshirt! Although the night went extremely well, we are always looking for ways to improve, as this was only the second time we've run the event! Please be honest with your feedback and feel free to share any thoughts on the event, through the survey or through email.

Survey HERE!

Thanks!

Not All Artists are Starving, A Night of Networking..HUGE SUCCESS!

Here are pictures from our event...more details and a post-event re-cap coming soon!


Speaker Yvonne Dagger with student

Speaker Letha Wilson with student Shea Molloy

Speaker Sean O'Kane with student Caitlin Maloney (front) Speaker Amy Odell with student Nicole (back)

Speaker Sean O'Kane with student Caitlin Maloney and Brendan Bailey, HAGA E-Board member

Speaker Amy Dresser with students

Rick and Amy Odell. Thanks so much to Rick for all his help / running the lab and being awesome.


HAGA Eboard being AWESOME :)

Some lovely HAGA members

More details soon! Please email us (hagainfo@gmail.com) any pictures you took at the event / comment on the post to share your thoughts on the event!!

HAGA Word it Project!

Here is our first project for the new semester! Based on the phrase "The End", our members created these:


Kristen Sprague


Rebecca Banks


Sean Davis


Scarlett Hubbard


Miles Zinni


Nicole Bazzinotti


Emily Miethner

Anna Rozentsvit

Feb 24 Meeting

Stuff to talk about tonight!

• visitors from NONSENSE, humor magazine here...to corrupt you!
• Meetings at Thursdays at 9:23 student center room 201 (second floor)...you can go after our meeting! :)
• Layout Friday night and Sunday afternoon!
• Jess from Earth Week. To talk about our 3rd project, fliers for Earth Week!
• Earth Week is April 18-23rd.
• Blurbs about sustainability... DID YOU KNOW, etc.
• Each member will do their own flier.
• use HAMMER LAB rejects!!! FO SHO.
• Make "carbon footprints" ... type fliers.
• Networking Night! (FREE subscriptions to Time Out NY for a year AND $50 Utrecht Gift Card to be raffled off!)
• Table dates tomorrow to sell t-shirts and advertise our event!
• RELAY FOR LIFEEEE! Sign up here!
• WordIt projects due at tomorrows meeting, at 9pm!

HAGA goes to APPLEBEE'S!

Howdy hey my HAGA babies, it's Molly your friendly neighborhood guest-blogger coming to show off how much fun we have at our Applebee's trips every other Thursday.

We go for the twofer drinks

(And by "we" I mean Carmen)

For the excellent service

And for the beautiful servers.

I LOVE YOU EVAN!

So yeah, if my math is right (and it usually isn't) Thursday, March 4th will be our next trip to Applebee's! Come on our HAGA field trips!! Half-off appetizers! And other fun stuff!

The next meeting is TOMORROW -- Wednesday, February 24 at 8PM

As well as on Thursday the 25th at 9PM!

Networking Night!

Click the link to head to our facebook page for details of this awesome event!

Click here to join the LinkedIn group for Hofstra Fine Arts Students and Alumni! If you don't have a profile...do it!

First Workshop of the Semester

On Monday, February 8th @ 8 we had our first workshop night of the semester...1 down 2 to go! The workshop theme was to create a movie poster and you will learn some photoshop basics in the process. Here is just a tasting of what some of the people who attended came up with:

Tara Broughton
Kristen Sprague
Alexander Press

Garrin Bufo

If you liked what you see come to our next workshop Tuesday, March 16th @8

New Spring Members

As the new semester began we happened to come across a new group of members. Here are a few new projects from our newbies and their newly acclaimed photoshop skills take a look! Nicole Bazzinotti Kristin Sprague
Rebecca Banks
Samatha Mitgang