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Friday, October 28, 2016
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John Havens Thornton: Vertical / Horizontal / Diagonal
- Location: Star Store, New Bedford
, Purchase Street, New Bedford
- Cost: FREE
- Contact: University Art Gallery
- Description: Reception: Thursday, AHA! Night, October 13, 5-8 pm
Abstract geometric paintings by New Bedford artist John Havens Thornton (b. 1933). Thornton has exhibited since the early 1960s, notably at the ICA, Boston (1967), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1970), the Whitney Museum of American Art (1967), the Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA (1979), the De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (1987), and the New Bedford Art Museum, MA (2004).
University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus, 715 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
Contact: Viera Levitt, Gallery Director
508.999.8555
gallery@umassd.edu
www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries
www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries
The gallery is open daily from 9 am - 6 pm
Closed on major holidays. All events are free and open to the public.
- Link: http://www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries
- Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits, Visual Arts
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Bill Plympton Animator; Crowned King of Indie Animation: Drawings from Cheatin'
- Location: CVPA: College of Visual and Performing Arts
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Cost: FREE
- Contact: University Art Gallery
- Description: Opening Reception: CVPA Campus Gallery, Sept 29 at 4-6 pm.
Artist Talk to follow at Claire T. Carney Library Grand Reading Room: 6-7:30 pm
(RSVP required on Eventbrite.com - under "Bill Plympton Talk at UMass Dartmouth").
Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/bill-plympton-talk-at-umass-dartmouth-tickets-27607014323
Gallery will remain open until 9 pm for the reception.
UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) proudly presents Bill Plympton
Animator; Crowned King of Indie Animation: Drawings from Cheatin'. This exhibition is a showcase of original drawings and production art of animator, cartoonist, and filmmaker Bill Plympton. Nearly 100 original graphite drawings from the artist's recent film Cheatin' will be on display along with other essential production materials and related media to reveal a "behind the scenes" look at Plympton's artistic process. Accompanying the art will be a continuous screening of the feature film Cheatin' in its entirety in the gallery. Video tutorials, produced by the artist himself, further the educational experience of "handmade" animation. This special exhibition curated for UMass Dartmouth can be seen at the CVPA Campus Gallery (UMass Dartmouth Main Campus) from September 29 through November 2, 2016.
Bill Plympton, who has been called The King of Indie Animation, is the first person to independently hand-draw an entire animated feature film. He has created over 40 animated short films and seven animated features. Plympton received Oscar nominations for various animated shorts along with winning the Cannes Palme d'Or and the Canal+ Award for short films at Cannes Critics' Week. Bill Plympton will speak about his work and provide insight into the wild world of cartooning and independent animation. While the event is free and open to the public, reservations for the talk are required and can be made through this link:
www.eventbrite.com/e/bill-plympton-talk-at-umass-dartmouth-tickets-27607014323
Excerpts from Artist's Statement
"Why is it that animation is stereotyped as being only aimed at children and created by computer graphics? Why can't adults see stories for themselves, created in the fantastically free style of a hand-drawn animator? The look of this film is very special to me. When I started my career as an illustrator, I developed a style that I loved, watercolor with a pen and ink crosshatch overlay. But because of the limits of technology, I was never able to recreate my favorite style in animation. However, with the new digital technology available now, I've been able to exactly replicate that beautiful watercolor look."
Biography
Bill Plympton moved to New York City in 1968 and began his career creating cartoons for publications such as The New York Times, Playboy, National Lampoon, and Screw. In 1987, he was nominated for an Oscar for his animated short Your Face. In 2005, Plympton received another Oscar nomination, this time for his short Guard Dog. Push Comes to Shove won the prestigious Cannes 1991 Palme d'Or; and in 2001, another short film, Eat, won the Grand Prize for Short Films in Cannes Critics' Week. After producing many shorts that appeared on MTV, Spike, and Mike's, he turned his talent to feature films. Since 1991, he has made ten feature films. Seven of them, The Tune, Mondo Plympton, I Married a Strange Person, Mutant Aliens, Hair High, Idiots and Angels, and Cheatin', are all animated features. Bill Plympton has also collaborated with Madonna, Kanye West, Terry Gilliam, and "Weird Al" Yankovic in a number of music videos, animated films, and book projects. In 2006, Plympton received the Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award from The Annie Awards.
This event made possible through the generous support of Allan and Priscilla Ditchfield.
Personnel: Prof. Jean-FranÒ«ois Allaux (Illustration): Producer
Prof. James Edwards (Illustration): Curator
Prof. Michael Swartz (Digital Media): Co-Curator, Graphic Design
Viera Levitt: Gallery Director
Contacts: James Edwards, Curator: jedwards@umassd.edu, Viera Levitt, Gallery Director: vlevitt@umassd.edu
- Link: jedwards@umassd.edu
- Topical Areas: Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts
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MS Thesis Defense - Department of Fisheries Oceanography/School for Marine Science and Technology - Stephanie Thompson
- Location: > See description for location
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL AND STATE-PERMITTED TRAWLING VESSELS IN HORSESHOE SHOAL, NANTUCKET SOUND
by Stephanie Thompson
Advisor Steven Cadrin
Friday, October 28, 2016
1 pm
SMAST II, Room 157
200 Mill Road
Fairhaven, MA
Renewable energy, in particular offshore wind energy, is an important national investment and a growing industry. The implementation of Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is equally important for balancing such uses of the ocean. MSP includes stakeholder analysis, which is the identification and inclusion of all parties using a marine resource over space and time. The goal of my thesis is to assess the impact of an offshore wind farm on mobile gear fishing communities that rely most on Nantucket Sound. The Cape Wind Project, owned by private developer Cape Wind Associates, Limited Liability Company, was granted approval in 2011 for its Construction and Operations Plan by the U.S. Department of Interior. Cape Wind is the first U.S. offshore wind project to be fully permitted and to have been issued a commercial lease. In April 2010, Department of Interior Secretary announced the Record of Decision for the Cape Wind Project, selecting Horseshoe Shoal (within Nantucket Sound) as the sited location for construction of the Cape Wind Project. The project is planned to consist of 130 wind turbine generators in a grid pattern over approximately twenty-five square miles of the forty-six leased square miles. Construction of Cape Wind is currently delayed because of litigations and the termination of contracts with utility companies who had previously agreed to buy power. In addition, the state-run Energy Facilities Siting Board issued a decision on March 29, 2016 to deny Cape Cod wind permits for an electricity transmission line to run through state-owned territory in Nantucket Sound, Hyannis Harbor, and across several Cape Towns. Cape Wind plans to file a new application for electricity transmission permits. My thesis has the following objectives: 1) To characterize the commercial mobile gear fishery for fluke, squid, and other targeted species in Nantucket Sound, specifically on Horseshoe Shoal, by surveying trawl fishermen holding Coastal Access Permits and mapping “high intensity†fishing grounds within Nantucket Sound via Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Sea Sampling data 1993-2012; 2) To assess the net income of Horseshoe Shoal to commercial mobile gear fishermen by employing a discount model to predict future economic impacts of the Cape Wind Project footprint over its twenty-five year operation; and 3) To review guidance from Marine Spatial Planning, as documented in two New England management plans and two European case studies, to form recommendations for Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the future. I conducted two surveys in 2011 and 2013 by mail, and I received responses from 40-45% of the surveyed population. Respondents relied mostly or solely on fishing for annual income. It was evident that Nantucket Sound, especially Horseshoe Shoal, is a vital fishing ground for their income. There were mixed opinions on the ability, safety, and willingness to continue fishing on Horseshoe Shoal if a wind farm were constructed there. There are distinct fishing “hot spots†within Nantucket Sound, including the shelf break of Horseshoe Shoal. The locations of catches differ by spring and summer, based on a “following the run†in search of fluke and squid during migratory months. Between 1993-2012, fish caught from Horseshoe Shoal accounted for 29-30% of the total valued mobile gear fishery in Nantucket Sound. Projected economic importance of Horseshoe Shoal over the next twenty-five years is estimated at $1.1 million, with a confidence interval of $923,000- $1.3 million. This estimate differs from a previous study of $8- $13 million but is significantly more than Cape Wind’s estimate of a $182,803 impact to all gear types combined. New initiatives from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding Wind Energy Areas, as well as established practices by Rhode Island and Massachusetts, have paved the way for Marine Spatial Planning efforts in the future. The fishing community was not consulted when Cape Wind was in its early stages of approval for siting at Horseshoe Shoal. By contrast, European wind farms included the fishing community when siting, developing plans, constructing, and operating offshore wind farms. My research can be used to inform Regional Ocean Councils on future offshore wind development sites, highlighting the potential conflict between renewable energy and traditional fishing grounds.
for more information, please contact cfox@umassd.edu
- Topical Areas: University Community, Lectures and Seminars
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BMEBT Seminar by Dr. Philip Lessard-Agrivida Inc.
- Location: CCB 115
- Contact: BMEBT Seminar Series
- Description: TOPIC: A NEW PLATFORM TO PRODUCE ENZYMES FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
ABSTRACT:
Global demand for high-quality dietary protein is driving the expansion of livestock production. The sustainability of chicken, egg, and pork production, in particular, depend on the development of nutritionally balanced animal feeds. The largest components of animal feed are agricultural products such as corn and soy, which provide macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and oils, as well as micronutrients, such as minerals and vitamins. However, even feed that contains all of the required nutrients may be nutritionally deficient because many nutrients are present in forms that make them difficult to digest or absorb by the animal. To compensate, a grower must either overformulate a diet (e.g. increase the amount of protein present to make up for the portion that is not well absorbed) or add nutrients from alternative and often more expensive sources. In contrast, adding enzymes to animal feed is a strategy that allows the animals to extract more nutritional value from feed by allowing them to digest and absorb more of the nutrients that are already present in feed. This approach improves feed efficiency, reduces waste and ameliorates agricultural pollution.
- Topical Areas: University Community, Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bioengineering, College of Engineering
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Halloween Costume Party
- Location: Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth Campus
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747
- Cost: $3 for off-campus students
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: The Rho Rhoses of Sigma Phi Rho Fraternity, inc., Iota Delta Nu, Zeta Lambda Chi and Resident Student Association with be hosting a HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY in WOODLAND COMMONS from 10pm to 2am.
Doors open at 9:30pm. There will be PRIZES! First place price is $100 snack money! There will be prizes for best group, couple and even more! Hope to see you there!
Contact Shakira Davies sdavies1@umassd.edu for more information or to get off-campus guests on the list!
- Topical Areas: Students
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