  {"id":208227,"date":"2024-04-22T12:19:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/?p=208227"},"modified":"2024-04-22T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T16:19:21","slug":"launchpad-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/2024\/04\/22\/launchpad-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Launchpad II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Art &amp; Design at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ in partnership with Studio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is excited to announce the opening of Launchpad II, a juried exhibition featuring the thesis work of graduating students.<\/p>\n<p>Launchpad II will showcase a range of works from the Visual Arts, Illustration, Fashion Design &amp; Merchandising, Visual Communication Design, and Product Design programs. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience a compelling sampling of the talent of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ students showing thought-provoking artworks that explore a diverse range of themes that visually communicate cultural issues.<\/p>\n<p>Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is proud to continue a partnership with Studio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, an inclusive, nationwide non-profit organization exhibiting, professional and emerging artists and others interested in the visual arts. The mission of the organization is to promote culture, education, equality, and tolerance through art. Located in Downtown Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, this exhibition is sure to be a highlight of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ art scene and is an exciting opportunity for the students, art enthusiasts, and the general public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department of Art and Design at Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ eagerly announces its renewed partnership with Studio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ for the second consecutive year to showcase the outstanding work of our graduating students. Since the inception of this partnership, collaborating with the dedicated team at SMI has been a delight. The Department of Art &amp; Design highly values this mutually fruitful relationship and is looking forward to the continued strengthening of ties between the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ art community and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ.\u201d \u2013 Christopher Kaczarek, Chair, Department of Art and Design, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ has always believed in the importance of collaboration, partnerships, and community and we are delighted to again welcome Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ into our main gallery at 127 Bloomfield Avenue for their thesis show, &#8220;Launchpad II&#8221;, an exhibition of student thesis work. We can&#8217;t wait to see what these talented artists have been creating and can now share with the entire Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ community and beyond!&#8221; &#8211; Phoebe Pollinger, SMI Interim President<\/p>\n<p>Launchpad will run from April 30th to May 10th. The opening reception will take place on Wednesday, May 1st from 6pm-9pm.<br \/>\nVisitors are welcome to attend and enjoy the artwork, meet the artists, and celebrate the exhibition with some light refreshments. Admission to the exhibition is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Studio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is committed to providing access to the arts for all with the hopes that this exhibition will inspire and engage visitors from all backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Launchpad II<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Student Thesis Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exhibition dates: April 30 &#8211; May 10, 2024<\/li>\n<li>Opening Reception: May 1, 2024, 6:00 &#8211; 9:00 pm<\/li>\n<li>Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Sundays, 1:00 \u2013 5:00 pm (Check website for updates)<\/li>\n<li>Studio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<br \/>\n127 Bloomfield Ave.<br \/>\nÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, NJ 07042<\/li>\n<li>For more information about Launchpad, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiomontclair.org\">Studio Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juried Exhibition Featuring the Thesis Work of Graduating Students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":208228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-19_announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208229,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208227\/revisions\/208229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/art-and-design\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}