DSC showcases UCF’s Flying Horse Editions

Masterworks from the UCF Flying Horse Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2015) – Daytona State College’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art welcomes a special exhibition, Sept. 21, 2015-Jan. 13, 2016, to the North

Gallery in the college’s News-Journal Center at 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach.

Sponsored in part by the Gary R. Libby Charitable Trust, Masterworks from the UCF Flying Horse Press, showcases a selection of some of the exceptional works on paper created by invited contemporary artists at one of America’s preeminent art presses – Flying Horse Editions.

Internationally renowned artists work with professional fine art printers to push the boundaries of their work while offering unique opportunities for University of Central Florida students to participate in this creative process. Curated by Theo Lotz, director of the Press, Flying Horse Editions is located in UCF Center for Emerging Media in downtown Orlando.

Masterworks from the UCF Flying Horse Press exhibit is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and will be closed during college-observed holidays, Nov. 26-29 and Dec. 19, 2015-Jan. 3, 2016. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.

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DSC showcases artist’s “Blackboard Variations: Celebrating the Performing Arts”

Paintings by John A. O’Connor

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 6, 2015) – Daytona State College’s Mike Curb College of Music,

Entertainment and Art welcomes a special exhibition, June 15-Sept. 2, celebrating its gallery space in the college’s News-Journal Center.
Suggested by Gary Libby, past director of the Museum of Arts & Sciences, and painter Margaret Hodges, DSC arts alumna, the exhibit by artist John O’Connor explores the tracings of a life's journey forged from impressions, imagination, relationships, education, dreams, music, language and various experiences of realities.

Since 1985 the Blackboard paintings, with reviews including The New York Times, have been the predominant form of O’Connor’s art. The current exhibition offers paintings that explore music, dance, theatre and film. In contrast to the visual arts, which consist of objects that are intended to endure unchanged through time, the performing arts are transitory. Even when recorded, they can be re-experienced only in a different format.

“In the Blackboard Variations,” says O’Connor, “I invite the viewer to enter an environment of palimpsests – ghosts of gestures, the residue of images and words linking thoughts and concepts – and to question both the concept of time and the nature of reality itself.”

Viewing hours will be Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and Fridays from 9 to 11 a.m. The gallery also will be open during all DSC scheduled public performances, noted below:

June 6, 7 p.m., June 7, 13, 14 & 20, 2:30 p.m., and June 12, 18 & 19, 10 a.m.
How I Became A Pirate
Book, music and lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman. Based upon the book “How I Became a Pirate,” written by Melinda Long and illustrations by David Shannon, performed by arrangement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency. Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion when a band of comical pirates lands at Daytona Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob, as they try to find the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Jeremy finds that adventuring can be lots of fun, but also learns that love and home are treasures you can't find on any map. The whole family will love this delightful and swashbuckling musical adventure. Come dressed like a pirate and enter our pre-show costume contest for children and adults of ALL ages!
DSC News-Journal Center, Gillespy Theater
Free to Daytona State College and Volusia and Flagler county students, all others $8 per person or $15 for two. Tickets are available at the News-Journal Center Box Office at 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Summer box office hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact the Box Office by calling (386) 226-1927. NOW FEATURING RESERVED SEATING. You can choose your favorite seat and know it will be waiting for you when you arrive. Online ticketing is available at www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.
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July 2, 7:30 p.m.
Patriotic Concert
Join our community symphonic band, choir and soloists as we celebrate the independence of our great nation. From Sousa to Gershwin, we will be playing a variety of patriotic and Broadway favorites. Please come early as we expect a full house.
DSC News-Journal Center, Davidson Theater
FREE ADMISSION
For more information, call the Box Office at (386) 226-1927 or visit www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.
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July 9, 7:30 p.m.
Southern Winds Ensemble
DSC News-Journal Center, Davidson Theater
FREE ADMISSION
For more information, call the Box Office at (386) 226-1927 or visit www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.
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July 10, 7:30 p.m.
Daytona Horn Ensemble
DSC News-Journal Center, Grand Lobby
FREE ADMISSION
For more information, call the Box Office at (386) 226-1927 or visit www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.
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Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Concert
Plan to spend a cool evening on a hot Florida summer night with our big band and combo as we play some eclectic and creative sounds from the contemporary jazz scene.
DSC News-Journal Center, Gillespy Theater
Free to Daytona State College and Volusia and Flagler county students, all others $8 per person or $15 for two. Tickets are available at the News-Journal Center Box Office at 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach. Summer box office hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Contact the Box Office by calling (386) 226-1927. NOW FEATURING RESERVED SEATING. You can choose your favorite seat and know it will be waiting for you when you arrive. Online ticketing is available at www.DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.

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DSC studio arts student exhibition, March 24-April 25

Opening reception and awards presentation, March 28
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 18, 2014) – Celebrating the talent, creativity and imagination of students in Daytona State College’s studio art classes, an exciting gallery exhibit featuring a wide diversity of artwork opens Monday, March 24, and continues through Friday, April 25, in the North Lobby/Art Gallery at the college’s News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach Street, Daytona Beach.

The free public exhibit features an opening reception and awards presentation on Thursday, March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. Daily gallery hours run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Studio arts are an essential corner stone in developing well-rounded and innovative individuals for both art and non-art majors alike. Students learn the specifics of studio art mediums in a hands-on program designed to develop their creative skills while fostering a theoretical and historical understanding.

Studio arts include the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, airbrush and design. The fundamental building blocks of all studio art courses instill skills in: divergent thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and creativity.

For more information about the exhibition, call the News-Journal Center Box Office, (386) 226-1927, or visit DaytonaState.edu/TheArts.

Find out more about the studio arts programs at DSC’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art, or call (386) 506-3276.

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DSC student art club announces week-long exhibition

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 20, 2014) – Students in Daytona State College’s Art Club have organized a week-long exhibition to showcase their talents starting Monday, Feb. 24, through Friday, Feb. 28, in the Studio Arts Hall, room 110 on the college’s Daytona Beach Campus at 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd.

The gallery will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and an opening reception will be held on Monday, Feb. 24, from 4 to 7 p.m.
Studio arts are an essential corner stone in developing well-rounded and innovative individuals for both art and non-art majors alike. Students learn the specifics of studio art mediums in a hands-on program designed to develop their creative skills while fostering a theoretical and historical understanding.
Studio arts include the disciplines of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, airbrush and design. The fundamental building blocks of all studio art courses instill skills in: divergent thinking, problem solving, critical thinking and creativity.
For more information about the exhibition, call Patricia Singer, president of the Art Club, at (386) 795-0116.
Find out more about the studio arts programs at DSC’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art, or call (386) 506-3276.
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