Posted below is an interview conducted by Rochelle Spencer with current AICAD Fellow at California College of the Arts, Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera. In it he discusses art and design and its roots in colonization, Puerto Rico as a space for the reevaluation of Eurocentric perspectives in design, and socially conscious work generated with his students.
RS: Tell me about your lecture, “Decolonizing & Design: A Boriqueer Perspective.” What do you want your audience to gain from...
The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) is introducing a first-of-its kind apprenticeship program for design graduates throughout Wisconsin. The newly created Designship SM program is the first apprenticeship management training program for designers to be offered in the country. MIAD is also the first design college to take apprenticeships to a professional level. This professional development program fills a void in management training for designers in all organizations. The...
Kelli S. Williams has joined Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia as an AICAD Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow.
Williams is a visual and community artist. In her personal work she uses experimental animation, photography, installation and humor to create work that comments on society through the lens of social media and technology. She is an alumna of Morgan State University where she majored in fine art, with a concentration in photography. She recently graduated with a Master of...
