Re: [MISP] Domefest?

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Joe

That sounds great! Thank you. IS there a certain time
that works best for you, so as not to interfere with
anything going on at ARTSlab? Also, it would be good to
have a general time or day, so that I could let people
know when the tour will be.

Paul

On Fri, 2 Oct 2009 21:55:19 -0600
Joe Abraham Dean <lumenscape@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Hello paul,
> I hope you made i out to donefest. If not, you and as
>many friends and fellows you can gather are welcome to
>tour ARTS Lab and i will guide you through a domefest
>retrospective spanning 6 years of fulldome content, and
>in many respects the evolution of the medium. If you
> gather 15 people i will provide a free box for art
>students consisting of supplies, and equipment gathered
>over 10+ years as a student of film, media, photography
>and art.
>
> Rsvp to lumen@unm.edu
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> Joe Abraham Dean
> 1-505-710-8818
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> On Sep 18, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Paul V Lopez
><observ@unm.edu> wrote:
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>> Hello MISP
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>> It is a pleasure to greet you all.
>>
>> My name is Paul, and I am a student at UNM studying
>>primarily Art Studio Photography and Media Arts,
>>although my interests, like many of us, lie all over the
>>map. It is my hope that my generation will not be
>>pigeon-holed into modernist-style framework of
>> professionalization; being solely identified by their
>>day jobs such as barber, photographer, driver, etc.
>> Rather, I hope that we should be embraced into a vital
>>interdisciplinary culture that nurtures innovation and
>>ingenuity. That being said, it has come to my
>> attention, only through browsing my colleges web site
>>that we have such a thing as ARTSlab, and that they hold
>>such an event as Domefest. Now, I have never seen the
>>dome, which is unsettling because I am a hardworking
>>student who has a passion for photography and cinema and
>>the various means by which they may be presented. So of
>>course, this interests me, however not only for personal
>>reasons, but academic and organizational reasons as
>>well. As director of the Art Student Association, it is
>>my duty to see that students are aware of as many
>>opportunities for art presentation and production as can
>>be known by our organization. As UNM's College of Fine
>>Arts has been transitioning our labs to a digitally
>>incorporated working environment, it seems appropriate
>>to announce these fabulous venues on campus.
>>Furthermore, as economic times are always tough for
>> students of public universities, it also seems
>>appropriate that there should be some kind of incentive
>>to being interested in programs such as ARTSlab, such as
>>invitation and scholarship for students of all academic
>>areas to attend Domefest, as well as for artists to
>>engage themselves with such technologies. Everyone knows
>> that tuition increases, and decreased funding for
>>non-profit organizations have confronted our student
>>population without mercy. So it is at this time, that I
>>must ask, to all of you, please invest in my scholarship
>>to this year's Domefest event. I work and study f ull
>>time, pay rent, take care of my family, my pets, and try
>>my hard est to engage in meaningful art-making when I can
>>find the time. I h ave not the funds to embark on the
>>venture that interest me most, an d in many instances
>>must do without fine-quality materials, or prefe rred
>>technologies. I cant even afford to buy the digital
>>camera the University says I am supposed to have. So,
>>it is up to me to impro vise. This improvisation speaks
>>loudly in my work, such as the compo sition of videos
>>with digital still cameras, painting and drawing on
>> recycled construction materials, as well as a letter of
>>proposal fo r a scholarship which has never existed
>>before writing this.
>>
>> Please, help me to reach my goal of raising $195 dollars
>>for attendance of this year's DomeFest. It is a cause
>>worthy of your co ntribution I assure you. If you have
>>any questions regarding my are as of academic interest,
>>previous works, and intent, please contact me as soon as
>>possible. Here is the URL to DomeFest
>>http://www.domefest.org/
>> and here is my email address observ@unm.edu
>>
>> Thank you for your time.
>>
>> Much respect,
>>
>> Paul V Lopez
>> Senior, Art Studio, College of Fine Arts
>> Equipment Technician, Media Center, UNM School of Law
>> Art Student Association, Director
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Paul V Lopez
University of New Mexico
College of Fine Arts
Director, Art Student Association

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