Winter 2009_February.indd - The Art Institutes

AiFL Students are only winners from US in Sony
Photography Awards
Under the guidance of veteran Photography
instructor Don Sheffield, students Tim Detert (from
Germany and now living in Hollywood, FL) and
Grant Goldstein (originally from Chicago, Illinois,
and now living in Aventura, FL), both current
bachelor’s degree Photography students, were
selected as the only United States winners in
the Sony World Photography Awards. They were
chosen from 14 schools in the United States and
Canada as the two North American short-listed
winners. They will be representing not only The Art
Institute of Fort Lauderdale, but the United States
and Canada.
Students were invited to submit images which
highlight an environmental issue specific to their
country, resulting in an astonishing overall display.
Twelve budding photographers have been chosen
- two students from 6 institutions from 6 continents.
The North American competition included:
• Canada, Ryerson University
• Hawaii, University of Hawaii
at Manoa
• USA, Arizona Northern State
University
• USA, Art Center College of Design,
California
• USA, Art Institute of
Fort Lauderdale, FL
March 2009
• USA, Cranbrook Academy of Art,
Michigan
• USA, Georgia State University,
Ernest G. Welch School of Art
& Design
• USA, James Madison University
• USA, Marylhurst University
• USA, Nossi College of Art, TN
• USA, Rhode Island School of Design
• USA, Tisch School of Art, NYU
• USA, University of Illinois at Chicago
• USA, Yale School of Art
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale was invited
along with 60 universities throughout the world
to enter this competition. Sheffield served as the
college’s on-site point person for this contest and
solicited entries through his Photojournalism class
during the fall quarter 2008.
Sony is sending the students and Photography
program chair William Cadieux to Cannes, France,
to attend the Festival and Awards Ceremony at
Sony World Photography Awards from April 13-
April 17, 2009. During this week, Detert and Goldstein
will be participating in multiple workshops
with the other short-listed winners to compete for
the grand prizes.
Tim Detert
Grant Goldstein
Getting Back to Nature
On Thursday, March 5, AiFL instructor Nancy
Doyle, along with Fashion Design student
and Seminole Native American Judy Jones,
presented “Legacies of the Kissimmee Prairie
and Seminole Tribe.” This presentation of
the free Lecture Luncheon Series included a
delicious menu from Culinary and a fascinating
film and talk about an area in Florida not
many know about.
After Nancy’s film, Judy talked and answered
questions and showed the audience several
original objects of art including a handmade
doll, a colorful woven basket. The Kissimmee
Prairie is one of Florida’s largest state
preserves offering observations of wildlife,
hiking/backpacking, biking, and horseback
riding.
For more information about this natural
state park, contact Kissimmee Prairie
Preserve 863.462.5360 or
www.floridastateparks.org.