This has been a long time coming! We’ve teased it since the beginning of the year, and we’ve finally partnered with a really exciting group to make it happen (more on that a bit later!)

As a student interested in submitting something for the show, here’s what you gotta know:
-We want to emphasize hand-craft and old-school worksmanship, but feel free to submit any project you’ve made that embodies hard work. Sweat of our brow means the labour we put in to something to make it look perfect, so if your project matches that description please send it along.
-Submit one or two jpeg images of your project, as well as your name, project title, and 100-150 word description. For anyone who already sent a submission in… we still have it! Couldn’t hurt to resubmit just to make sure, though.
-You can send your submissions to submissions@thesda.ca
-All submissions due at Midnight on March 4th.

We’ll have all the concrete details about the show very soon, but this should give you enough to work on over reading week. As usual, ask any questions on facebook, by twitter, in person, or whatever.

Look forward to seeing your work!
-M.

First, a delayed welcome-back to the designers who represented UofA design in Toronoto’s Interior Design Show. We have some sick photos that we’ll put on the flickr account pretty soon.

Also, what happened to Sweat of Our Brow? We’ve actually been in perpetual damage-control for it all year. We’re sorry to string you along, but we’ve been trying to get the best venue possible. The good news? We may have something good. Keep your ear to the ground.

Also a reminder that the next On Design show is just around the corner. Unfortunately ( or fortunately? Depends who you are!) it’s another sold-out show, so no more tickets are available. If you have tickets and you’ve had a change of heart, remember to let us know so we can give them to some needy designers.

Take care!
-M.

I like this. I’m biased, but I’ll just say that I really like the SDA. We’ve had some good parties, made some bad-ass busses for a charity, had two fantastic lecturers come in to share their sage design wisdom, had a nice little poster show, and made delicious waffles.

Next term, we’ve got the Sweat of Our Brow show, IDS, and more lectures. Want to get involved in any of that? Send us an email or ask one of the executives — our faces are on the about section of the website, so no excuses not recognizing us.

I’d also like to thank everyone that got involved with SDA projects or supported the SDA in any way. Each of you rock, and obviously it would be a pretty crummy group if you didn’t do what you do. If you didn’t get involved, don’t stress it; We all have our own stuff to deal with, but let me just say from personal experience that you won’t regret it!

See you next term!

Ho Ho Ho,
Matt

Gezellig is the theme for this year’s art auction for the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Design grad shows! Gezellig is a Dutch word that is untranslatable into English, however its essence is that of a place of warmth, an exclamation of belonging, and a feeling of togetherness. We hope the meaning of the word will translate into the feel of the event. No stiff art talk, just friends getting together near the end of term to share in the community of art at the UofA.
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The SDA and VASA join forces to say goodbye to summer the ironic way: with a hipster party! Friday at 8:00, Plato’s Pizza (next to Garneau). Get there before it’s cool.

We have the place to ourselves, so it’s a good chance to mingle and meet. Bring a friend (no bike gangs!), drink some Combat Juice, and play some games.
For directions to Plato’s, just click here.

Look on the facebook page and make sure all your design and fine art friends are invited. If not, correct the injustice.