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<Title>SPARK Submission DEADLINE EXTENDED: February 15, 2021</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>DEADLINE EXTENDED: February 15, 2021</span></p>
    <br><p><span>Call for student artwork for SPARK IV: </span><span>A New World? </span></p>
    <p><span>UMBC and Towson undergraduate and graduate students with visual art major concentrations are invited to submit artwork for consideration for the fourth installment of the collaborative SPARK exhibition and related programming, </span><span>SPARK IV: A New World? </span><span>April 29 through June 26, 2021. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>With </span><span>A New World? </span><span>as our theme, we seek artworks that are inspired by the events and conditions of 2020 and the associated </span><span>implications for the future</span><span>. If 2020 is a hinge moment, what might the future hold? </span></p>
    <br><p><span>Conceptual, representational, experimental, or abstract work responding to this theme in any media will be considered for the exhibition and related video screening(s).</span></p>
    <br><p><span>A limited number of student contributions will hang in the MAP gallery alongside work from Towson and UMBC faculty, while a more expansive presentation of student work will be presented in an online extension of the exhibition (or expansion, as a virtual version of the gallery exhibition, is likely due to Covid restrictions) accessed via the Maryland Art Place website. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>Students who apply will also be considered for a SPARK Student Award with a stipend of $50 to $250. There is no cost to submit work for consideration.</span></p>
    <br><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U6dSOWuHy6nGvCOOU6Luhw6r4ECuCmFe?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>MAP gallery space images and floorplan can be viewed here.</span></a></p>
    <br><p><span>How to apply</span></p>
    <p><span>To be considered for the exhibition please submit on or before </span><span>February 15, 2021</span><span>:</span></p>
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    <li><p><span>an image file or link to images and/or video of up to two existing works for consideration via email</span><span> to </span><a href="mailto:sparkIV.submissions@gmail.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>sparkIV.submissions@gmail.com</span></a></p></li>
    <li><p><span>along </span><span>with supporting information: </span></p></li>
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    <p><span>the title, year completed, dimensions, materials – and if you think it necessary you can also submit a short description. </span></p>
    <ul><li><p><span>Please also note your major concentration and expected graduation year in your email.</span></p></li></ul>
    <br><p><span>DO NOT send image files larger than 3 MB, please</span><span> and PLEASE NOTE submission of images and videos grants permission to MAP/UMBC/TU to include these in an online exhibition of student work (images will appear with a caption noting the artist’s name, the title of work, etc.) </span></p>
    <br><p><span>Send your submission to </span><a href="mailto:sparkIV.submissions@gmail.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>sparkIV.submissions@gmail.com</span></a></p>
    <br><p><span>If you have any questions, send them to exhibition curator Catherine Borg (</span><a href="mailto:cborg@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>cborg@umbc.edu</span></a><span>)</span></p></span></div>
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<Title>Waitlist Deadline-February 1st</Title>
<Tagline>Last Day to add Waitlisted Course</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Dear Students,<div><br></div>
    <div>The last day to add yourself to a <strong>waitlisted course is February 1st. </strong>If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you.</div>
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    <div>
    <div>Brittney Stephenson</div>
    <div>Program Coordinator</div>
    <div>Visual Arts Department</div>
    <div><a href="mailto:bstep@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">bstep@umbc.edu</a></div>
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<Summary>Dear Students,    The last day to add yourself to a waitlisted course is February 1st. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you.      Brittney Stephenson  Program Coordinator...</Summary>
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<Title>Orser Center Fellow, Spring 2021-$1,000 Stipend</Title>
<Tagline>Due February 5th</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Dear Students,<div><br></div>
    <div>Please check out the below fellow opportunity with the Orser Center. Thank you.</div>
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    <div>Brittney Stephenson</div>
    <div>Program Coordinator</div>
    <div>Visual Arts Department</div>
    <div><a href="mailto:bstep@umbc.edu">bstep@umbc.edu</a></div>
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    <p><span>Baltimore Field School</span></p>
    <p><span>Orser Center Fellow, Spring 2021</span></p>
    <p><br></p>
    <p><span>The Baltimore Field School is accepting applications for a student fellow to assist us with graphic design, content creation, and web design for an estimated 5 hours per week during the spring semester. </span><span>This position  offers a $1,000 stipend from the Orser Center endowment.</span></p>
    <br><p><span>Sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the </span><span>Baltimore Field School</span><span> is a planning intensive focusing on building collaborative public arts and humanities projects developed with community partners. The project seeks to create a model of ethical humanities research and teaching in Baltimore and cities like it. During 2021, we will focus on programming, a week-long summer institute, and a fall convening. The Baltimore Field School is committed to anti-racist and decolonial models of engagement working with communities in Baltimore.</span></p>
    <br><p><span>The student fellow must be interested in Baltimore and the arts and humanities. Working directly with the program assistant, the fellow will help develop graphic design branding and the Baltimore Field School website and promotions focused on information and updates for participants of the Field School as well as the public. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>The position requires:</span></p>
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    <li><p><span>Interest in the future of Baltimore City</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Skills working in WordPress </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Graphic Design skills using Adobe Creative Suite</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Experience and interest in the arts and humanities as social change agents </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Generative; building off ideas and creating more possibilities </span></p></li>
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    <br><p><span>Application should include:</span><span> (1) a CV/resume (no longer than 2 pages), (2) a paragraph on your interests and potential contribution to the Baltimore Field School (included in the body of the email), and (3) links to work samples. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>Send applications to Baltimore Field School program assistant </span><a href="https://english.umbc.edu/past-alumni-spotlights/imani-spence/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Imani Spence</span></a><span> (UMBC ‘16) </span><a href="mailto:ispence1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>ispence1@umbc.edu</span></a><span> by February 5. Start date is February 15.</span></p>
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<Summary>Dear Students,    Please check out the below fellow opportunity with the Orser Center. Thank you.     Brittney Stephenson  Program Coordinator  Visual Arts Department  bstep@umbc.edu...</Summary>
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<Title>Spring 2021-Schedule Adjustment Deadline</Title>
<Tagline>February 8th</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Dear Students,<div><br></div>
    <div>I hope you are all enjoying your much needed break. This is a friendly reminder that the last day to make any adjustments to your schedule is <strong>Monday, February 8th.</strong> </div>
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    <div>Below are some other schedule deadlines that you should consider. If you need help with any changes, please do reach out. Thank you.</div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Brittney Stephenson</div>
    <div>Program Coordinator</div>
    <div>Visual Arts Department</div>
    <div><a href="mailto:bstep@umbc.edu">bstep@umbc.edu</a></div>
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    <h4>Spring 2021</h4>
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    <span>Last day to make changes to your schedule</span><p>Last day to change grade method</p>
    <p>Last day to drop a course without a W grade</p>
    <p>All schedule adjustments after this date must be submitted via <a href="https://registrar.umbc.edu/RT/Registration/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">help ticket to the Registrar’s Office</a></p>
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<Summary>Dear Students,    I hope you are all enjoying your much needed break. This is a friendly reminder that the last day to make any adjustments to your schedule is Monday, February 8th.      Below are...</Summary>
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<Title>Free Professional Development Opportunities</Title>
<Tagline>Information Sessions for Aspiring Arts Professionals</Tagline>
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    <div>Please see the below <strong>FREE Professional Development Opportunities,</strong> from the Baltimore Office of Promotion &amp; the Arts. Thank you.</div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Brittney Stephenson</div>
    <div>Program Coordinator-Visual Arts Department</div>
    <div><a href="mailto:bstep@umbc.edu">bstep@umbc.edu</a></div>
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    <div><span>Information Sessions for Aspiring Arts Professionals</span></div>
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    <div>
    <p><strong>Mastering THE LOOK and Defining Your Personal Style as an Artist</strong><br>Thursday, January 28, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 PM (led by <strong>Shae Li</strong>)<br><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-the-look-and-personal-brand-as-an-artist-tickets-136510595867" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><u>Register Here </u></a></p>
    <p><br></p>
    <p><strong>Building Your Personal Brand Successfully on Social Media</strong><br>Thursday, January 28, 2021, 6:30 – 7:30 PM (led by <strong>Jazmin Washington</strong>)<br><u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-your-personal-brand-successfully-on-social-media-tickets-136517522585" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register Here</a></u></p>
    <p><u><br></u></p>
    <p><strong>Where: Defining a Space and Agency for Marginalized Artists:</strong><br>Friday, January 29, 2021, 6:30 – 7:30 PM (led by <strong>Abdu Ali</strong>)<br><u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-a-space-and-agency-for-marginalized-artists-tickets-136518720167" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register Here</a></u></p>
    <p><u><br></u></p>
    <p><strong>Mini Casual Concert Series:</strong><br>Friday, January 29, 2021, 8:00-8:30 PM (performance by <strong>Brandon Kanion</strong>)<br>Watch on BOPA's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/promoandarts" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BOPAInc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Youtube</a>. </p>
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<Title>SPARK Submission deadline is January 21!</Title>
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    <span><p><span>Call for student artwork for SPARK IV: </span><span>A New World? </span></p>
    <p><span>UMBC and Towson undergraduate and graduate students with visual art major concentrations are invited to submit artwork for consideration for the fourth installment of the collaborative SPARK exhibition and related programming, </span><span>SPARK IV: A New World? </span><span>April 29 through June 26, 2021. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>With </span><span>A New World? </span><span>as our theme, we seek artworks that are inspired by the events and conditions of 2020 and the associated </span><span>implications for the future</span><span>. If 2020 is a hinge moment, what might the future hold? </span></p>
    <br><p><span>Conceptual, representational, experimental, or abstract work responding to this theme in any media will be considered for the exhibition and related video screening(s).</span></p>
    <br><p><span>A limited number of student contributions will hang in the MAP gallery alongside work from Towson and UMBC faculty, while a more expansive presentation of student work will be presented in an online extension of the exhibition (or expansion, as a virtual version of the gallery exhibition is likely due to Covid restrictions) accessed via the Maryland Art Place website. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>Students who apply will also be considered for a SPARK Student Award with a stipend of $50 to $250. There is no cost to submit work for consideration.</span></p>
    <br><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U6dSOWuHy6nGvCOOU6Luhw6r4ECuCmFe?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>MAP gallery space images and floorplan can be viewed here.</span></a></p>
    <br><p><span>How to apply</span></p>
    <p><span>To be considered for the exhibition please submit an image or link to a video of up to two existing works for consideration via email on or before </span><span>January 21, 2021,</span><span> along with supporting information: </span></p>
    <p><span>the title, year completed, dimensions, materials – and if you think it necessary you can also submit a short description. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>DO NOT send images larger than 3 MB, please. Submission of image(s) grants permission to MAP/UMBC/TU to include images in an online exhibition of student work (images will appear with a caption noting the artist’s name, the title of work, etc.)  Links to video works hosted online may be submitted in lieu of file submission.</span></p>
    <br><p><span>Please also note your major concentration and expected graduation year in your email.</span></p>
    <br><p><span>Send your submission to </span><a href="mailto:sparkIV.submissions@gmail.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>sparkIV.submissions@gmail.com</span></a></p>
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    <br><p><span>Online drop-in Q&amp;A sessions for TU and UMBC student artists via WebEx</span></p>
    <p><a href="https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m2efbf1d707c1072ca142f044115f9721" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Thursday, Dec. 17, 4 - 5 pm</span></a></p>
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    <p>Last April, 251 students presented their research and creative work, and thousands of visitors logged on the URCAD online via an interactive platform called VoiceThread. Nothing can compare to being together to be able to celebrate all of the research, scholarship, and creative work of our talented UMBC undergraduate students. Experiencing the live dance performances, being able to talk face to face with students about their research, or being able to take a ride on a kinetic sculpture are things that are meant to be experienced in person, and the energy of hosting URCAD on campus is irreplaceable. But last year’s online event provided a unique experience for visitors to explore the presentations and to interact with presenters in really meaningful ways. The online format also expanded URCAD to a global event- visitors logged on from as far away as Korea and the U.K. </p>
    <p>Mark your calendars for the week of April 19-23, 2021 for URCAD XXV Online!</p>
    <p>You can still view the presentations form 2020 here: <a href="https://urcad.umbc.edu/departments/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://urcad.umbc.edu/departments/</a></p>
    <p><strong>Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD)</strong> features research, scholarship, and creative work carried out by UMBC undergraduates. Student work is shared through oral presentations, posters, artistic exhibits, performances, and film. Over 300 presenters participate annually. Researchers work with faculty mentors on independent research, or research that is part of the mentor’s on-going projects.  They are from all disciplines, and can be working on a thesis, capstone project, part of a scholars or honors program, or they can be unaffiliated.This campus-wide celebration of achievement affirms UMBC’s commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.</p>
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    <div>If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you.</div>
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