Oregon College of Art and Craft Names Dylan Beck as Ceramics ...
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<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> <strong>Names</strong> <strong>Dylan</strong> <strong>Beck</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>Ceramics</strong> Department Head <br />
May 7, 2013 (Portl<strong>and</strong>, OR) – <strong>Dylan</strong> <strong>Beck</strong> h<strong>as</strong> joined the faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <br />
<strong>Craft</strong> (OCAC) <strong>as</strong> Head <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ceramics</strong> Department. He comes to OCAC from Kans<strong>as</strong> State <br />
University, where he h<strong>as</strong> been Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Ceramics</strong> Area Head since 2008. <br />
“We are delighted to have <strong>Dylan</strong> <strong>Beck</strong> join our faculty <strong>of</strong> <br />
accomplished artists <strong>and</strong> scholars. <strong>Dylan</strong> exemplifies the <br />
devotion to the craft <strong>of</strong> making that is the hallmark <strong>of</strong> <br />
OCAC. At the same time, he embodies the institutional <br />
commitment to using those skills to investigate <strong>and</strong> <br />
present intriguing subject matter. <strong>Dylan</strong> will be a <br />
wonderful addition to our community,” said Denise Mullen, <br />
President <strong>of</strong> OCAC. <br />
“I am thrilled to be joining OCAC <strong>and</strong> its progressive <strong>Ceramics</strong> Department,” said <strong>Beck</strong>. “OCAC <br />
st<strong>and</strong>s apart from other colleges through its unique model <strong>of</strong> teaching not just artistic <br />
methodology but critical thinking through craft <strong>and</strong> making. And their commitment to <br />
sustainability <strong>and</strong> innovation is germane to my own sensibilities.” <br />
In March 2013, the OCAC <strong>Ceramics</strong> Department joined an elite group <strong>of</strong> art education <br />
institutions with the installation <strong>of</strong> two, state-‐<strong>of</strong>-‐the-‐art, ecologically-‐friendly Blaauw kilns on its <br />
campus. OCAC is one <strong>of</strong> only seven education institutions in the United States—<strong>and</strong> 10 in the <br />
world—to make these innovative kilns available to its students.
Like OCAC, <strong>Beck</strong> is committed to sustainability within the ceramic craft. While at Kans<strong>as</strong> State <br />
he received research grants from the University for studio sustainability <strong>and</strong> efficiency <br />
modifications. <br />
An interdisciplinary artist, <strong>Beck</strong>’s portfolio includes installation, digital animation <strong>and</strong> discreet <br />
objects. He w<strong>as</strong> a recipient <strong>of</strong> the 2012 National Council on Education for the Ceramic <strong>Art</strong>s <br />
(NCECA) Emerging <strong>Art</strong>ist award. <br />
<strong>Beck</strong> received an MFA from the Tyler School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong>, Temple University, <strong>and</strong> a BFA from Ohio <br />
University. He also w<strong>as</strong> the recipient <strong>of</strong> a post-‐baccalaureate fellowship at Illinois State <br />
University. <br />
About <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> <br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> (OCAC), a principal center for education, dialogue, <strong>and</strong> the m<strong>as</strong>tery <strong>of</strong> <br />
contemporary <strong>Craft</strong>, is dedicated to excellence in teaching art through <strong>Craft</strong>. Founded in 1907 by Julia <br />
H<strong>of</strong>fman <strong>as</strong> the <strong>Art</strong>s <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong>s Society to educate the public on the value <strong>of</strong> art <strong>and</strong> craft in daily life, <br />
OCAC today is committed to studio practice <strong>as</strong> making with materials in a sophisticated conceptual <br />
framework. <br />
OCAC is a private, independent, non-‐pr<strong>of</strong>it college <strong>of</strong>fering the M<strong>as</strong>ter <strong>of</strong> Fine <strong>Art</strong>s degree, the Bachelor <br />
<strong>of</strong> Fine <strong>Art</strong>s degree, <strong>and</strong> two certificate programs in <strong>Craft</strong>, <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> continuing education for adults <strong>and</strong> <br />
cl<strong>as</strong>ses <strong>and</strong> workshops for youth. An integral part <strong>of</strong> the Portl<strong>and</strong> ethos <strong>of</strong> the h<strong>and</strong>-‐made <strong>and</strong> <br />
sustainable, the OCAC campus, nestled in the West Hills, features the new LEED Silver Jean Vollum <br />
Drawing, Painting <strong>and</strong> Photography <strong>and</strong> Bonnie Laing-‐Malcolmson Thesis Buildings <strong>as</strong> the result <strong>of</strong> a <br />
$14.7 million dollar capital <strong>and</strong> endowment campaign. For more than three decades, OCAC h<strong>as</strong> attracted <br />
nationally <strong>and</strong> internationally recognized artists, makers <strong>and</strong> thinkers to Portl<strong>and</strong> through the robust <br />
<strong>and</strong> diverse <strong>Art</strong>ists-‐in–Residence program, annual lecture series, <strong>and</strong> H<strong>of</strong>fman Gallery exhibitions. <br />
Overlooking the <strong>Oregon</strong> co<strong>as</strong>tal mountains <strong>and</strong> minutes from downtown Portl<strong>and</strong>’s vibrant cultural <br />
resources <strong>and</strong> galleries, OCAC programs <strong>of</strong>fer students the opportunity to learn the creative process in <br />
seven studio are<strong>as</strong> — Book <strong>Art</strong>s, <strong>Ceramics</strong>, Drawing/Painting, Fibers, Metals, Photography, <strong>and</strong> Wood. <br />
An accredited member <strong>of</strong> the National Association <strong>of</strong> Schools <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> Design (NASAD) <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> the <br />
Northwest Commission <strong>of</strong> <strong>College</strong>s <strong>and</strong> Universities (NWCCU) OCAC h<strong>as</strong> partnerships <strong>as</strong> wide ranging <strong>as</strong> <br />
Nike, Inc.; Danner Boots; Steven Smith Teamaker; St. Mary’s Home for Boys; Native American tribes <strong>and</strong> <br />
rural community organizations in the Northwest; <strong>and</strong> K through 12 public <strong>and</strong> private schools in the <br />
greater metropolitan area. For more information: <strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> <br />
OCAC’s Mission <br />
<strong>Oregon</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Craft</strong> is dedicated to <strong>Craft</strong> <strong>as</strong> the creative material practice at the core <strong>of</strong> art <br />
<strong>and</strong> design. OCAC’s mentor-‐b<strong>as</strong>ed learning community fosters self-‐reliant, entrepreneurial, globally <br />
conscious, critical <strong>and</strong> innovative makers. <br />
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