Savannah College of Art and Design is pleased to announce SCAD ForwardFest, April 19-21 in Atlanta, a groundbreaking festival of visual effects and mixed reality. ForwardFest invites emergent content creators and forward-thinking professionals to explore the future of digital arts and immersive storytelling.

"What is mixed reality, this curious new way of life? At SCAD ForwardFest, we explore how real and virtual worlds merge in tech and content to bring us new dimensions of experience and understanding," said SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace. "SCAD degree programs lead the way in this brave new world, and SCAD ForwardFest invites everyone into the future of immersive media."

Digital media at SCAD intersects with degree programs across the university, including animation, interactive game design and development, visual effects, film and television, and themed entertainment design. SCAD's pioneering developments in mixed reality include using VR goggles to provide newly accepted students an immersive introduction to SCAD. SCAD is the first university to integrate AR design into its course catalog.

ForwardFest will be presented at SCAD's state-of-the-art Digital Media Center and SCADshow theater. ForwardFest features a VR Experience for guests to directly engage with work by celebrated mixed reality content creators and original content produced by SCAD students for HTV Vive, Oculus, and Samsung Gear devices. Planned demonstrations include "Milo, the motion-capture robot" and professional virtual painter and Google artist-in-residence, Estella Tse. Visual effects masters Chris LeDoux and Drew Sawyer of films "La La Land" and "Hidden Figures" take guests through the unseen magic of visual effects in some of the most popular films and television series.

Special film screenings each day of the festival include the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Visual Effects, "Bladerunner 2049" and an experimental film presentation by the Black Maria Festival, known for preserving and celebrating the diversity, invention and vitality of the short film. Industry experts from Magic Leap Interaction Labs, Moxie, WETA Digital, 42Entertainment, Microsoft HoloLens, Atlanta-based You Are Here Immersive Labs and more present the latest technologies that propel the industry, and alumni teams from SCAD's business development enterprise SCAD+ demonstrate how the university launches the careers of SCAD graduates and assures the future of gaming in Georgia.

About SCADFILM
SCADFILM is the leading program for professional engagement in film, entertainment and the digital arts — offering exclusive access to industry influencers, leading resources and private masterclasses. SCADFILM's preeminent programming includes an annual series of signature festivals in Atlanta: SCAD aTVfest, SCAD ForwardFest, SCAD AnimationFest and SCAD GamingFest. For more information, visit scadfilm.com.

About Digital Media at SCAD
The SCAD School of Digital Media combines artistry and technology within a framework that reflects the highest standards of entertainment production. Digital media students earn degrees in animation, interactive design and game development, motion media design, television producing and visual effects, and gain the technical mastery to launch their careers. Through the production-ready SCAD Digital Media Center, state-of-the-art resources, hands-on opportunities and career-building connections, SCAD students are prepared to rise to pinnacle of their professions.

"I know what I'm doing and nobody else is doing it," Telfar Clemens said from the SCAD MOA stage, his nonchalant confidence befitting his status as 2017 Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund winner. Flanked by fellow finalists Ahlem Manai-Platt of Ahlem Eyewear and Chromat founder and CEO Becca McCharen-Tran, Clemens spoke of his unisex clothing brand Telfar as anything but an overnight success. Moderator Steven Kolb, CFDA president and CEO, interjected: "It's an overnight success that took 15 years."

One alchemical aspect of SCADstyle is witnessing guests and panel moderators interact in real time. Unexpected responses to loose prompts, conflicting answers to knotty questions, these are places where insights bud. "Fashion's New Stance" was civil and convivial. Kolb knew to elicit the requisite friction.

Asked about popular misconceptions about starting a brand, Manai-Platt said, "Don't think that money is the key to making a brand." Clemens: "It is." McCharen-Tran corrected the casual collision course: "Anything you want, you can make happen on whatever budget if you have friends and collaborators who can help."

A unifying element of autodidactism meant extra intrigue for all three designers' personal and professional narratives. French by birth, Manai-Platt qualified for Fashion Fund after becoming a U.S. citizen through marriage. As founder of Ahlem Eyewear, a luxury eyewear company that specializes in handmade frames, she explained her design process: "I take a pen, a paper, draw it, and see what's up. I visited factories to learn what I needed about materials, temples, sizes. All the rest is really intuition."

Chromat's McCharen-Tran, a Virginia native with a background in architecture and a winning grin, said that her brand was "ready to launch our curve collection in a major retail way five years ago, but no one wanted to buy above a size L for their stores. It wasn't until this past fall that we got out first order. Nordstrom has opened the doors to a whole new customer for us. Now we're going to up 3XL with Chromat swimwear."

Of his eponymous label, Telfar said: "It's based on size, but I don't put a gender on anything. Whatever fits you, that's what you wear. When I started doing the line, no one was buying it because I didn't let them know if it was men's or women's." Telfar has exploded fashion world orthodoxy, like his 2017 event celebrating his collaboration with White Castle, where instead of a runway show he hosted a raging dinner awash in onion rings.

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund was established in 2003 to cultivate the next generation of emerging American design talent through monetary support and integral mentorship from CFDA members and editors of Vogue. These designers are rising quickly towards the top of their profession, and their presence is a great fit for SCAD. This was the second year SCADstyle hosted the proverbial CFDA gang and CEO Kolb. Again, it was good.

"If you start high, you can always go low," said Maisonette co-founder Sylvana Ward Durrett, her business partner Luisana Mendoza de Roccia nodding in agreement from the SCAD MOA stage. "You can't do the opposite."

Since launching their e-commerce space for luxury children's apparel a year ago, the pair have grown Maisonette to 22 full-time staffers, 35K Instagram followers and uncountable stylishly outfitted young'uns. Their success also brought them to SCAD as featured guests at SCADstyle 2018, discussing the future of digital brand development with Homepolish CEO and founder Noa Santos.

"Being authentic to the customer that you're serving is the right place to start," said Mendoza de Roccia. "Understand your customer, deliver something that makes sense to them, and be certain it always fits into the narrative of your brand."

Before founding Maisonette, Ward Durrett and Mendoza de Roccia met while working as executive assistants to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Their decision to found Maisonette hinged on one game-changing personal experience: motherhood.

"When it comes to dressing children, there wasn't a Net-a-Porter or Shopbop," Ward Durrett explained. "We built Maisonette to solve our own problem, which was we wanted shopping for our children to be more fun. We didn't want to spend hours on the internet trying to find stylish cool things in different locations. As mothers we innately knew what moms were looking for, because we were solving our own problem."

Maisonette deploys a drop-ship model, storing no inventory themselves, their hand-selected vendors filling every order using Maisonette brand-standard packaging.

"We're able to get top boutiques and brands to work with us because they trust we're a positive brand alignment and that we'll showcase their brands in a way they want," said Mendoza de Roccia. "We really have two customers: the customers on our site, and our vendors. Because we're selling and representing what our vendors do, they're our customers too."

The pair were lovingly interrogated by Homepolish's Santos, whose wry soundbites ("If you aren't a little embarrassed with the first thing you go to market with, you're waiting too long"), suggested his deep experience as a business owner. He asked Maisonette's lady bosses what has surprised them so far about their baby business.

"When you start a business, you think you're going to be consumed 99 percent of the time with your customers and what you're delivering to them," Mendoza de Roccia observed. "But a lot of time is dedicated to building your team, and finding the right people at the right time to continue to build your company. One of the surprises once you're up and running is how much time you're dealing with internal team building and company culture. You have to make coming to work fun."

Considering the importance of Maisonette as an e-commerce entity, Ward Durrett's answer took a tech bent: "You have to build a platform that's nimble, because technology changes every year. Create an open source system where you can add plug-ins and a middleware system that will give you the most flexibility."

A spirited Q&A session punctuated the talk. Students, professors and members of the SCAD community filed out enlightened, anticipating the next scintillating SCADstyle event.

Savannah College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the 13th annual SCADstyle, the university's signature week celebrating the luminaries of design and their work, April 10-12, 2018.

SCAD Étoile honoree Jason Wu, and guests including Eric Villency, CEO at Villency Design Group; W Magazine fashion director Rickie De Sole; Noa Santos, CEO and co- founder of interior design site Homepolish; and recent CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund award winners and CFDA President and CEO Steven Kolb will take part in panels and intimate conversations, celebrating global design innovation and leadership.

"Feel the vibrations! Style is all around us, and SCADstyle is where people come to find the frequency," said SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace. "SCAD’s preeminent degree programs in fashion, industrial design, interior design, jewelry, architecture, accessory design, and more contribute to the culturally expansive role of the built environment and fashion in global economies. Our honored guests are leading experts, defining style across marketplaces and continents. Conversation, creative energy, of-the-moment cachet—it’s all here at SCADstyle. Tune in and be transformed."

SCADstyle brings together influential international thought leaders and practitioners from across design industries — fashion, architecture, interior design and graphic design, among others — to discuss contemporary ideas and business principles that are defining success for these fields. SCADstyle will hold concurrent marquee programming at SCAD locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, and Hong Kong.

This year's programming will feature Tiffany & Co. chief artistic officer Reed Krakoff and Delphine Krakoff, principal of the interior design firm Pamplemousse Design, Vogue contributing editor Chloe Malle, Maisonette co-founders Sylvana Ward-Durrett and Luisana Mendoza Roccia, advocate and fashion blogger Sinéad Burke, Teen Vogue’s Jessica Andrews, Away Luggage co-founder Jen Rubio and celebrity fashion stylist Robert Verdi and more.

SCADstyle will also bring together alumni Eduardo Calvo-Mendoza (B.F.A., fashion, 2012), Thomas Finney (B.F.A., fashion, 2010), Recho Omondi (B.F.A., fashion, 2011) and Rita Watson (B.F.A., fashion, 2010) to share their business experiences and advice on what propelled them toward success. Calvo-Mendoza is a designer and creative assistant at Tory Burch, where he develops collections from initial concept to final production. Finney launched his eponymous label of made-to-measure suits, shirts, knitwear and accessories after stints at Thom Browne and Club Monaco. Omondi’s eponymous line OMONDI challenges cultural norms by eschewing pre-prescribed seasons and casting all women of color. Her designs have been featured in ELLE, Vogue, W magazine and on HBO’s "Insecure. Watson is a designer at Kate Spade, overseeing the design of eight accessory and ready-to-wear categories, including eyewear, soft accessories, legwear, outerwear, activewear, sleepwear and swimwear.

As the preeminent authority in creative disciplines with four locations on three continents, SCAD has long been a destination for industry leaders to connect with emerging talent. The university cultivates and celebrates careers in art and design by prioritizing professional preparation in a real-world context. SCADstyle provides a platform for students to interact directly with professionals in fields closely related to SCAD's intentionally curated degree programs.

SCADstyle is open to the public. Follow @SCADdotedu and use #SCADstyle to join the conversations via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

"Wear makeup if you're going to be a rock chick," journalist and author Sylvie Simmons said from the Arnold Hall stage, flecking her "Art of the Mind" lecture with a wry aside. A rare woman in the elite rock critic fraternity of the 1970s and '80s, and the subject of BBC documentary "The Rock Chick," Simmons saw and heard it all, wrote for music publications including Sounds, Creem, Kerrang and Rolling Stone, and lived to deliver jewel bright insights.

Simmons' lecture was an inviting, picaresque stroll through her London childhood, her breakthrough scribbling for England's weekly music broadsheets ("they called them the 'inkies' because the ink was so cheap it came off on your hands"), her stint documenting the hair metal bacchanal of '80s L.A., and the writing process behind her award-winning biography "I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen" (Ecco Press, 2012).

A singer-songwriter in her own right, Simmons engaged in a lengthy and lively Q&A before concluding the evening serenading students on her ukulele, performing three Leonard Cohen songs, including a "Hallelujah" singalong. Simmons will join musician Jim White in performance at the Roasting Room in Bluffton, SC, Thursday, April 5.

Sylvie Simmons' Top Ten Writing Tips

1. Persistence. That isn't required just to become a writer, but to stay a writer. If words don't come, if you're not in the mood, you have to fulfill some other function of whatever book or story you're working on. Just putting one word after another is a kind of sacrifice to the gods of words, and they'll look kindly on you.
2. Keep rewards for yourself in the house. Cold drinks, chocolate, whatever you want, so whenever you finish your page you can reward yourself.
3. Do not take a break to Google yourself or any other writer.
4. Read aloud what you've written. This is very important. Sometimes people who get logorrhea write long ridiculous sentences. If you can't read what you wrote aloud then it's not going to communicate what you want to say.
5. Fine yourself for every exclamation point and any unnecessarily pretentious word you use, then send the money to the Authors Guild, an excellent organization worth joining.
6. Don't keep a picture of a favorite author on the wall above your desk. This is especially important if your favorite author committed suicide.
7. If you're writing an article, make sure you cover the brief that your editor gave you (that's the outline of what the editor wants), but be sure to add the things that interest you, because that's often what the reader will want to read.
8. Write honestly and accurately and the best you can. Don't be lazy.
9. Write a book or an article that you would want to read.
10. This is for career writers: Remember that writing is work. You may love your work but it's still a job. But by all means, make it seem as glamorous as possible on social media.

On Saturday, April 7, SCAD Atlanta opens its doors to introduce prospective students, family and friends to the university's award-winning degree programs, thriving student life and inspiring learning spaces on SCAD Day.

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., engage with faculty and students, participate in hands-on demonstrations, initiate the enrollment process and learn more about financial aid and scholarship opportunities. That's not all: You can also test your photo and social media skills for a chance to win a membership to SCAD Atlanta's SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film.

To enter the membership contest, attend SCAD Day on Saturday, April 7 and post a photo to either Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #SCADDay and tagging @scaddotedu. Photos must be posted by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, April 7 to qualify.

The winner will be chosen at random from entries meeting the above requirements. The prize is one membership to SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film, located in the heart of Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood. The prize drawing will be conducted Monday, April 9 and the winner will be contacted directly.

SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film celebrates fashion as a universal language, garments as important conduits of identity, and film as an immersive and memorable medium. Situated within the SCAD Atlanta campus, SCAD FASH focuses on the future of fashion design, connecting conceptual to historical principles of dress — whether ceremonial, celebratory or informal — and welcomes visitors of all ages to engage with dynamic exhibitions, captivating films and educationally enriching events.

SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film members advance the museum's mission and provide vital support for ongoing community outreach, educational programs, exhibitions and permanent collection conservation. SCAD FASH members enjoy exclusive benefits, which are also honored at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia.

Visit the SCAD Day site for more information.

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13. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: In order to participate in the Contest, participants will be required and requested to supply certain information about themselves. The Sponsor has specified which information is mandatory in order to participate in the Contest. Any information provided to the Sponsor will be used by the Sponsor for the purposes of administering the Contest and for marketing purposes, but will not be sold or rented to third parties. The personal information will be collected, processed and used in accordance with the Sponsor's privacy policy which can be found at http://www.scad.edu/content/privacy-and-terms-use. By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to the Sponsor's collection and usage of their personal information and that they have read and accepted such privacy policy. In addition, personal information may be used by the Sponsor to contact you after the Contest is over to provide you with information about the Sponsor and its activities and other promotions.
14. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE CHALLENGE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15. DISPUTES: Each entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with  the Contest, or the Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court in Savannah, Georgia; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering  the Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages (other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses) and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and the Sponsor in connection with  the Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Georgia or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Georgia.
WINNER'S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: For a list of Winners or a copy of the Official Rules, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Savannah College of Art and Design, SCAD® Day Contest Winner's List/Official Rules, 342 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia, 31402, to be received no later than the date that is 60 days after the end of the Contest Period. Winners' lists will be sent once all Winners have been verified and Prizes have been awarded.  The Official Rules can also be located on Sponsor's blog at http://www.scad.edu/blog. 
© 2018 The Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. All rights reserved.

Join SCAD at Art Central, one of Asia's fastest-growing, annual art fairs, March 27-April 1, 2018. Visit Hong Kong's Central Harbourfront and view contemporary artwork from more than 100 exhibitors and mingle with artists, curators and art enthusiasts from around the globe.

SCAD will showcase artwork from alumni Monica Cook (B.F.A., painting, 1996) and Lavar Munroe (B.F.A., illustration, 2007) during this year's Art Central Hong Kong at booth F20. Cook and Munroe explore aspects of the uncanny in their works, shifting practice between painting and sculpture, formally and conceptually.

Monica Cook is known for her enduring practice exploring intimacy and reverence for the exposed and the vulnerable. Describing herself as a scavenger, Cook works with found objects that are reconfigured and made into uneasy, often surprising compositions. The artist creates narrative works bordering on the grotesque while eliciting pathos and empathy.

Lavar Munroe's painting practice incorporates elements of assemblage and collage, with composite pieces stitched and glued into a larger whole. Anthropomorphic figures that vacillate between the playful and macabre are the central motifs of his large-scale canvases. Often incorporating found and discarded materials, Munroe creates rich, painterly works that foreground his interest in history, anthropology and sociology.

This is the fourth consecutive year SCAD Hong Kong will join Art Central as an educational partner, with representatives from SCAD Hong Kong conducting daily tours of the art fair. The event is open to the public with the purchase of an Art Central ticket. For more information, visit the Art Central website or email [email protected].

Artwork by Monica Cook and Lavar Munroe is available for purchase through SCAD Art Sales, a full-service art consultancy.

This Saturday, March 3, attend SCAD Day in Atlanta, and use your photo skills and social media savvy to be entered to win two tickets to the upcoming inaugural SCAD ForwardFest!

From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, SCAD Day will introduce prospective SCAD Atlanta students to the university’s award-winning degree programs, thriving student life and inspiring learning spaces at SCAD Day.

At this open house event, prospective students and their families are invited to engage with faculty and students, participate in hands-on demonstrations, start the enrollment process and learn more about financial aid and scholarship opportunities. Take advantage of the SCAD Day concierge and design your SCAD Day to perfectly complement your unique interests and professional goals.

To enter the SCAD Day to ForwardFest contest, attend SCAD Day on Saturday, March 3 and post a photo to either Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #SCADDay and tagging @scaddotedu. Photos must be posted by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, March 3 to qualify.

About those tickets: ForwardFest will take place at SCAD Atlanta, April 19-20, 2018. Presented by SCADFILM, Forward Fest is an exploration through demos and experiences of “mixed reality” – a world where AR, VR and visual effects deliver a recombinant future.

The winner will be chosen at random from entries meeting the above requirements. The prize is two tickets to the inaugural SCAD ForwardFest, held April 19-20, 2018. The prize drawing will be conducted Monday, March 5 and the winner will be contacted directly.

Visit the SCAD Day site for more information.

SCAD Atlanta 1600 Peachtree St. NW 30309

OFFICIAL RULES
SCAD®  Day Contest
NO PURCHASE OF ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE IS REQUIRED TO ENTER OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST. PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST IS FREE. PURCHASE OF THE SPONSOR'S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. SPONSOR: The Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc., 342 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31402 (the "Sponsor").
2. ELIGIBILITY: The SCAD® Day Contest (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia who are sixteen (16) years of age or older at the time of entry. The Contest is void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Employees, officers, directors, board members and agents of the Sponsor and its affiliates, and the immediate families (parents, siblings, children and spouse) and persons living in the same household (whether related or not) of such persons are not eligible to enter the Contest or win a Prize (as defined below).
3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and the Sponsor's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning and receiving any Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
4. HOW TO ENTER: The Contest begins at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time ("EST") on Saturday, March 3, 2018 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EST on Saturday, March 3, 2018 (the "Contest Period"), according to the Sponsor's time clock.
To enter, entrants must comply with the following entry requirements ("Entry Requirements"): entrants must attend SCAD Day at 1600 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA on March 3, 2014 between 10:00 a.m. EST and 2:59:59 p.m. EST and (A) on March 3, 2018 follow SCAD's Twitter handle @scaddotedu (http://twitter.com/scaddotedu), tweet/post a photo from attendance at SCAD Day with the hashtag #SCADDay and mention username @scaddotedu in the post to enter to win (if you do not have a Twitter account, you will need to create one, and it is free to do so); and/or (B) on March 3, 2018 set your Instagram account profile to public and follow SCAD @scaddotedu (http://instagram.com/scaddotedu), make a post with a picture from attendance at SCAD Day with the hashtag #SCADDay and mention username @scaddotedu to enter to win (if you do not have an Instagram account, you will need to create one, and it is free to do so). Entrants who comply with the Entry Requirements, the Guidelines and Restrictions (as defined below) and the other terms and conditions of these Official Rules will receive one (1) entry into the Contest per social media platform ("Entry"). Compliance with the Entry Requirements will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Only one (1) Entry per person, per Twitter and Instagram account is allowed. Multiple Entries from the same person on each individual social media platform will be disqualified at Sponsor's sole discretion.  Entries that violate, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, these Entry Requirements and the Guidelines and Restrictions or do not meet the submission deadlines will be disqualified.
If entering via a mobile phone or other web-enabled device and using your wireless carrier's network, standard data charges from your wireless carrier may apply. Entrants are responsible for any data and messaging rates that might apply.  This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with, Twitter and/or Instagram.
By entering, you represent and warrant the following with respect to your Entry: (a) you are the sole and exclusive owner of the Entry and the contents and elements thereof; (b) the Entry is your own creation and is one hundred percent (100%) original; and (c) the Entry will not infringe on any rights of any third parties. By submitting your Entry, you also represent, warrant and agree that your Entry conforms to the Guidelines and Content Restrictions set forth below (collectively, the "Guidelines and Restrictions") and that the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may deem you or your Entry ineligible and disqualify you from the Contest if it believes that your Entry fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.
Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void. By entering the Contest, each entrant grants to the Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, copy, modify, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, translate, adapt, edit (including for length), display and otherwise exploit such Entry in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes without additional compensation, notification, permission or approval. If requested, each entrant will sign any documentation that may be required for the Sponsor or its designees to make use of the non-exclusive rights entrant is granting to use the Entry.
In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant who has submitted any Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the applicable social media platform account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.
By entering, entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements. The Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility of all entrants. Incomplete Entries, and Entries submitted by entrants who do not meet the eligibility requirements (including all requirements with respect to age and residence) are void. The Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Entries, for technical failures of any kind, or any human error which may occur in the receipt or processing of Entries. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify the scheduling of the Contest without prior notification.
5. GUIDELINES AND CONTENT RESTRICTIONS:
(a) The Entry must be an original work of authorship by the entrant and the entrant must own all right, title and interest in and to the Entry;

(b) The entrant must have acquired permissions from individuals included in any Entry subject to the terms of these Official Rules;

(c) If any identifiable person appearing in the Entry is under the age of majority in his/her state of residence, the parent or legal guardian is required to provide permission;

(d) The Entry must not contain material that violates or infringes another's rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;

(e) The Entry must not disparage the Sponsor or any other person or party affiliated with the Contest;

(f) The Entry must not contain brand names or trademarks other than those owned by the Sponsor, which entrant has a limited license to use to incorporate in his/her Entry in the Contest;

(g) The Entry must not contain material that is offensive, inappropriate, profane, lewd, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;

(h) The Entry must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and

(i) The Entry must not contain material that violates or is contrary to any applicable laws or regulations.
The Sponsor reserves the right to require proof of any permissions in a form acceptable to the Sponsor from any entrant at any time.
6. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: After the conclusion of the Contest Period and on Monday, March 5, 2018, Sponsor will randomly select one (1) potential prize winner from among all of the eligible Entries received on such social media platforms. 
The Sponsor reserves the right to extend the Contest Period, the right to select fewer than potential winners and the right to cancel the Contest and not award any prizes if, in its sole discretion, there are not a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries received during the Contest Period.  The decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest.
The potential winner will be notified by SCAD on or around 5:00 pm EST on Monday, March 5, 2018 on the social media platform used to submit such Entry (the "Prize Notification"). The potential winner must then follow the prize claim instructions provided in the Prize Notification or the prize will be forfeited in its entirety.   The potential winner will be required to send an email to a representative of the Sponsor and may be required to submit a valid email address, mailing address, telephone number and/or other information.  Except where prohibited, the potential winner (or such potential winner's parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release, in form and substance satisfactory to the Sponsor, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to execute and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability and publicity release or provide any other requested information within the required time period (as applicable), or does not comply with these Official Rules, such potential winner will be disqualified and forfeit the applicable prize. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the applicable prize may be awarded to an alternate winner selected from among all applicable eligible Entries. Only three (3) alternate winners may be determined, after which the applicable prize will remain unawarded. The potential winner who complies with all of the foregoing requirements and ultimately receives a prize is known as a "Winner".  The Winner may be announced by the Sponsor via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Savannah-College-of-Art-and-Design/106189806079331), Twitter (@SCADdotedu) and Instagram (@scaddotedu).
7. PRIZE:  There will be one Winner for the following prize: two tickets for SCAD ForwardFest being held in Atlanta, Georgia on August 19 - 20, 2018 (the "Prize"). The Prize has an estimated retail value of $40.00.  The Winner is solely responsible for all applicable taxes and other unspecified expenses, including travel expenses, which may be required for the attendance/use of the Prize.  No other Prizes are part of the Contest. Limit one Prize per individual. Prizes may not be redeemed for cash. No substitutions of the Prize by a Winner is permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any reason in the sole discretion of Sponsor if the Prize is unavailable for any reason. In no event will Sponsor award more prizes than are provided for in these Official Rules and Regulations.

8. PRIZE CONDITIONS: Selection and specifics of the Prize will be determined at the Sponsor's sole discretion. All Prizes are subject to availability. Winners are not entitled to any surplus between the actual retail value of his/her Prize and its stated approximate retail value; and any difference between the stated approximate retail value and actual value of the Prize will not be awarded. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute cash value or another prize it believes is of equal or greater value. All prizes are non-transferable. All Prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose). Acceptance, participation in and/or use of the Prize are at the Winner's sole risk and the Sponsor is not responsible for damages whatsoever, including special, indirect, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the use and/or misuse of any of the Prize. The Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility of all Winners. If Winner is unable to accept the Prize or any portion of the Prize for any reason, the Sponsor shall have no further obligation to such Winner.
9. TAXES AND COSTS RELATED TO THE PRIZES: All applicable taxes, tariffs and fees are the sole responsibility of the Winner. Winner may be issued a 1099 tax form for the approximate retail value of the applicable Prize.
10. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating in  the Contest and/or by accepting a Prize, participants: (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its designees and (b) agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Twitter, Instagram and their respective affiliates, together with their respective employees, directors, board members, officers, licensees, licensors, shareholders, members, attorneys and agents including, without limitation, any person or entity associated with the production, judging or administration of the Contest (collectively, the "Released Parties"), from any and all claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses caused by, arising out of, in connection with, or related to their participation in the Contest and/or their use or misuse of the Prize. By accepting the Prize, Winner consents to the use of his/her name and/or likeness (voice, biographical information, city and state of residence, statements (including, but not limited to, any statements in any Submission), screen name/Instagram handle, photograph, and recordings) for advertising and promotional purposes (including, but not limited to, use on the Sponsor's website without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law). The Sponsor reserves the right to make changes or additions to these Official Rules and/or extend the dates of the Contest for any reason at any time. The Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
11.  FREE TO ENTER CONTEST:  The Contest is free to enter and designed to increase consumer awareness of and interest in the Sponsor. The Contest may not be used for any form of gambling.  In the event that the Contest is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, the Sponsor reserves the right to discontinue or modify the Contest, or to disqualify entrants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, the Released Parties shall have no liability to any entrants who are disqualified due to such an action.
12. RELEASE. All decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding; and entrants agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. By accepting the Prize, Winner agrees to release the Released Parties from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of the Prize. The Sponsor reserves the right to use the Contest for publicity purposes in any media and to use the name, screen name/handle/username, likeness, and hometown name and/or Prize information of selected entrants as part of that publicity, without any compensation or prior review unless prohibited by law. This Contest is void outside the US and where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or violating these Official Rules. The Released Parties shall not be liable for: (a) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, postage due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible Submissions or communications, regardless of the method of transmission; (b) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, network, server, internet service provider, satellite, cable, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (c) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of Submission or other materials; (d) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the Prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of the Prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (e) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest should any unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond the Sponsor's control corrupt the administration, security or judging of the Contest. The Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning the Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest in any way by cheating, deception, or any other unfair playing practice that annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other entrants or representatives of the Sponsor.
13. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: In order to participate in the Contest, participants will be required and requested to supply certain information about themselves. The Sponsor has specified which information is mandatory in order to participate in the Contest. Any information provided to the Sponsor will be used by the Sponsor for the purposes of administering the Contest and for marketing purposes, but will not be sold or rented to third parties. The personal information will be collected, processed and used in accordance with the Sponsor's privacy policy which can be found at http://www.scad.edu/content/privacy-and-terms-use. By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to the Sponsor's collection and usage of their personal information and that they have read and accepted such privacy policy. In addition, personal information may be used by the Sponsor to contact you after the Contest is over to provide you with information about the Sponsor and its activities and other promotions.
14. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE CHALLENGE MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15. DISPUTES: Each entrant agrees that (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with  the Contest, or the Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court in Savannah, Georgia; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering  the Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages (other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses) and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and the Sponsor in connection with  the Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Georgia or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the State of Georgia.
WINNER'S LIST/OFFICIAL RULES: For a list of Winners or a copy of the Official Rules, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Savannah College of Art and Design, SCAD® Day Contest Winner's List/Official Rules, 342 Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia, 31402, to be received no later than the date that is 60 days after the end of the Contest Period. Winners' lists will be sent once all Winners have been verified and Prizes have been awarded.  The Official Rules can also be located on Sponsor's blog at http://www.scad.edu/blog. 
© 2018 The Savannah College of Art and Design, Inc. All rights reserved

"Sound resonates through nearly every degree program at SCAD," announced SCAD president and founder Paula Wallace from the Trustees Theater stage, "and that's why our students should listen closely to tonight's honorees, two legendary artisans of sound and sense who have collaborated for over 35 years."

The honorees worth hearing were Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The occasion was the SCAD deFINE ART 2018 keynote lecture. The crowd — primarily but not exclusively students — filled the venue to its thousand-plus capacity as Cardiff and Miller unspooled the secrets behind what President Wallace deemed their "transcendent aural masterpieces."

When the couple took the stage, jocular, youthful, and slightly shaggy, the fun began. Renowned for their immersive sound installations and "audio walks," Cardiff and Miller have two major installations currently at SCAD Museum of Art: "Opera for a Small Room" and "Experiment in F# Minor." Both works repanel the museum-going mindset: movements trigger sounds, while Hitchcock's "Rear Window" mis-en-scène is flipped for the DJ generation.

"We've been collaborating as artists from the first time we met," Cardiff remarked about work she called "hybrids between theater, music and the visual arts." Their talk provided an overview of their accomplishments dating to the 1990s, when they began first experimenting with the potential of listening with both ears.

"We love binaural audio," said Miller, as a duck might speak of water.

When the pair produced Cardiff's first audio walk in 1991, participants listened to pre-recorded sounds on a Walkman while walking through a forest. Some of those sounds were birds Cardiff had recorded in the forest. The effect was "an overlapping of reality…is that a fake bird or a real bird, and what about that boat going by?"

"I wasn't sure if it was art," Cardiff admitted.

The pair proceeded to create hundreds of these "audio walk" experiences in different locations around the world. After the advent of the iPhone made digital video an everyday reality, they developed "video walks" under the same reality-curving principles. Representing their native Canada at the 49th Venice Biennale in 2002, they built a 16-seat cinema simulator that turned the moviegoing experience on – and into – its head.

"We like trickery or intrigue, to bring people in to wonder, ‘How are they doing that?'," Cardiff said.

"Making art, you manipulate your senses or reality to believe in things that aren't possible," Miller added.

The energy in Trustees Theater was predicated on the enmeshed personalities of the honorees themselves. Befitting a long-time collaborating couple, they demanded clarity from each other while evincing tenderness and trust.

As the couple continued screening clips from the works, a very Cardiff and Miller thing happened: the Trustees Theater audience sat looking at a moving image of a theatergoer looking at a screen depicting an audience looking at a screen. It felt natural of course, and totally hyperreal and transporting. It felt like SCAD deFINE ART 2018.

More than a lark in the park, it’s the art activation of the season: it’s Pia Camil’s "Fade Into Black."

On Tuesday, Feb. 20 at noon, in the salubrious setting of Forsyth Park, join the SCAD Museum of Art for a public, participatory performance featuring a new, specially commissioned work. "Fade Into Black" is the Mexico City-born and based artist’s most monumental expression of her ongoing interest in T-shirts as repositories of cultural information. All members of the SCAD community and intrigued Savannah citizens are welcome to attend and participate. The event kicks off SCAD deFINE ART 2018 in memorable fashion.

Seen hanging from the ceiling in the long, slender Pamela Elaine Poetter Gallery in the SCAD MOA, "Fade Into Black" appears at first to be a semi-permeable membrane of esoteric origin. A closer inspection reveals the piece is formed from over 1,000 repurposed t-shirts, split at the seams and sewn back together. Were SCAD MOA the piece’s sole destination, its impressiveness remains assured. But this stylized super-garment has wondrous utility. Everyone who gathers in Forsyth Park on Tuesday is invited to wear it, collectively and simultaneously, celebrating diversity, inclusivity and community.

The performance, accompanied by the legitimately funky SCAD Drumline, is free and open to the public. All who attend are invited to participate.

"Fade Into Black" is part of SCAD deFINE ART 2018, held Feb. 20–23 at university locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, and Hong Kong. SCAD deFINE ART is an annual program of exhibitions, lectures, performances and public events that highlights emerging and established artists and visionaries.

For more information on the full program of events, visit the official SCAD deFINE ART 2018 website.