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NewsThe Illinois Creative Workforce Partnership, a partnership focused on understanding and elevating the creative workforce in Illinois, announced the release of its first report this month. The report, Where Do Artists work? Exploring the Careers of Arts Graduates in Illinois and the U.S., explores career pathways in Illinois for arts graduates.
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NewsA new special report released by the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project paints a clearer picture of how artists and creative workers in the U.S. were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Arts and Design Alumni was authored by Dr. Jennifer L. Novak-Leonard, faculty in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Illinois, as well as Dr. Rachel Skaggs and Dr. Jeff Barbee with The Ohio State University. The data for the report came from over 40,000 alumni from 118 postsecondary institutions that participated in the 2022 SNAAP Survey. The College of Fine and Applied Arts is an institutional partner of the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project.
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NewsThis week, the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) released the first Special Report using 2022 SNAAP survey data that explores alumni reflections on the quality of their postsecondary arts and design experience. The report is authored by professor of urban planning and associate research professor for FAA, Dr. Jennifer Novak-Leonard, and Arts Impact Initiative post-doctoral fellow, Dr. Shanita Bigelow.
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NewsKevin Hamilton, noted scholar, artist, and dean of the College of Fine & Applied Arts will begin a new role this year as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation - Humanities, Arts, and related fields. The recent announcement from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research emphasized Hamilton's commitment to scholarly research and creativity.
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NewsA team of three students from the Sustainable Design program in the College of Fine and Applied Arts won the top prize for the Reimagine Our Future Sustainability Competition. Congratulations to Margot O'Malley, Tom George, and Jasper Nord whose project, Grounds for Nutrition, used coffee grounds to grow nutritious oyster mushrooms.
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NewsOne of this summer’s blockbuster movies, “Oppenheimer,” tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist who helped develop the atomic bomb that the U.S. used against Japan in World War II and who later warned against the dangers of a nuclear arms race.
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NewsResearch support at FAA is growing with new appointments for faculty at the college level to support applied research in the arts. By Mariana Seda
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NewsBeginning January 2021, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will serve as a host institution for the Strategic National Arts Alumni Project.
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NewsStarting on July 23, FAA will present five sessions of "We Got Next" through Zoom as webinars and stream live on YouTube on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.