http://www.cia.edu http://www.cia.edu/about/pressroom.php?sub=current&news_id=165 View more than 2,000 works of art when The Cleveland Institute of Art presents its annual Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Thesis Exhibition in the McCullough building, 11610 Euclid Avenue. The show will be open to the public May 6-8, 6:30-9:00PM. A public reception is set for Friday evening, May 9, 6:30-10:00 p.m. Work will remain on view on May 10, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. This artwork promises to challenge viewers with fresh perspectives and commentaries on our world. CIA to Showcase the Work of Graduating Students 194 1 864b1a84cfc27dc660326e53e3f0d11e.jpg http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/an/11403/ When the Romanian drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days won the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival, many film buffs declared Romania is the hottest filmmaking center on the planet right now. The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, in conjunction with CIA’s Kacalieff Lecture Series, presents a series of Romanian films that run through May 11. Click the Cinematheque tab below for a complete schedule and click the link below for a WCPN 90.3 interview. Romanian Film Festival runs through May 11 193 1 14a4d7f09c2bbb9c34a729619fd5c956.jpeg http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080428/TWENTY08/281356127/ Amanda Almon, assistant professor and department head of Biomedical Art, has been honored as one of the up and coming professionals in Greater Cleveland by Crain’s Cleveland Business. She is one of the “20 in their 20s” featured in Crain’s April 28 issue. Nominated by CIA President David L. Deming, Almon has introduced digital illustration and animation into the curriculum and has established fruitful collaborations with the top hospitals and museums in the city. 191 1 09d1e70dc70da11f0cb9622c2f2410d0.jpg http://www.westportartscenter.org/ Saul Ostrow, Chair of The Cleveland Institute of Art’s Visual Arts and Technology Environment, is curator of the Westport (Connecticut) Arts Center exhibition “Color in 3D,” which runs from April 18 through June 8. The show features work by 12 artists and focuses on the use of color in sculpture and installation work. At right, Ostrow stands in front of one of the show’s installations, titled “Heart,” by John Monti, head of sculpture at Pratt Institute. 189 1 28a52fa00716b9de87eb96c42387eee7.jpg http://www.judsonretirement.com/events_smartliving_people2008.html John Ewing, director of The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque, has won a Judson Smart Living Award in the arts category in celebration of his significant contributions to the vitality of University Circle. Ewing co-founded The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque and the film program at the Cleveland Museum of Art 22 years ago. Also honored with a Judson Smart Living Award was Tim Shuckerow \\'75, director of Case Western Reserve University’s art education and art studio program. 187 1 3aac6f74993d8b9e30a7312cb24cdd42.jpg http://www.id-mag.com/article/Ned-Hill-Daniel-Cuffaro/ The May 2008 issue of I.D., The International Design Magazine, features a one-page Q&A with Dan Cuffaro, professor of Industrial Design and chair of the Design Environment at The Cleveland Institute of Art, and Ned Hill, Cleveland State University’s Vice President for Economic Development, masterminds of the District of Design. Click the link below to read about their idea for opening street-level consumer product showrooms in downtown Cleveland and attracting retail buyers from around the country... CIA, CSU Professors featured in I.D. Magazine 188 1 cb407164dddb2bbb7c53b5d0a406985c.jpg http://www.cia.edu/about/pressroom.php?sub=current&news_id=162 Anthony Paul Scalmato, a 2007 CIA graduate, won two awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation’s College Television Awards for his short film, “When the World Goes Dark.” He accepted the prestigious Bricker Humanitarian Award and a second place in the animation category at a black-tie ceremony in Los Angeles. Scalmato, who majored in T.I.M.E.-Digital Arts and minored in Illustration, animated the film for his BFA (bachelor of fine arts) thesis project. 184 1 8ed4294f6c8f9c93bdea29f4ecd7dde4.jpg