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Michael Zam’s Script Being Developed for FX anthology ‘The Feud’ by Ryan Murphy

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ryan-murphy-jessica-lange-and-susan-sarandonA script by NYU SPS Instructor Michael Zam and Jaffe Cohen  is being developed by Ryan Murphy into a series for FX called The Feud. It’s set to star Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange, Stanley Tucci, and Alfred Molina. Brad Pitt and Murphy are serving as producers: http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/feud-ryan-murphy-fx-anthology-jessica-lange-susan-sarandon-1201758686/

This summer, Zam is teaching the Summer Intensive in Television Drama, Comedy, and Variety/Sketch Writing and is joining other instructors in A College Refresher: A Sampling of the Humanities in CALA

Other courses offered by the Center for Applied Liberal Arts in Summer 2016:

The Screenwriter’s Craft

Writing the Half Hour Comedy

Creating Great Scenes: The Key to Cinematic Drama

Screenwriting Bootcamp

Writing the One Person Show

Writing a Musical: The Basics and Beyond

Acting Techniques: Finding the One That’s Best For You

Acting and Improvisation: Discovering the Actor Within You

Call for Papers: Symposium on Professionalization in Translation and Interpreting

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circle of translators incNews from the New York Circle of Translators:

June 6, 2016: PROFESSIONALIZATION IN TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING

A symposium on raising the bar in professionalization, quality of service, remuneration, and working conditions

Offered by the New York Circle of Translators, the International Medical Interpreters Association, the Association of Language Interpreters of Greater New York, and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.

The Symposium Committee is still accepting papers, specifically on  the topics of working conditions, remuneration, training, and certification for the purpose of raising professional standards and demanding recognition of our current professionalism. This call is extended to all language professionals, researchers, agency staff, policymakers, and administrators in the translation and interpreting industry.

Deadline to apply: Monday May 9, 2016, 11:59 EDT. More information about the symposium  here

Details about the Symposium:

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
John Jay College of Criminal Justice | City University of New York
524 West 59th Street (between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues)
New York, NY 10019
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The event is free, but you MUST RSVP to: nycirclemanager14@gmail.com

Photographing NYC– NYU SPS students at SohoPhoto Gallery

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On April 28th, students in T Lawrence Wheatman’s Mastering the Art ofStreet Photography class presented their work at the SohoPhoto Gallery in Tribeca.  For each class session, students  met in a different neighborhood in New York and documented what they saw around them. The exhibit presents the unique perspective of each artist, as they stand together in the same place  at the same time, capturing different details and moods of the city.AliaAvidan2

For AliaAliaAvidanPuddleMan2 Avidan, a first-time photographer, the class was an opportunity to pursue a long-time interest and cultivate her creativity.

AlainAlainLicari4 Licari , a photographer and educator from France (now living and working in NYC) whoAlainLicari3 works primarily in  black-and-white, explored the influence that color had on the composition of his photos, changing his focus and illuminating subtleties. You can see more of his work here

Congratulations from CALA  to all students on a truly creative, inspiring, and evocative show!

Other classes offered through CALA this summer include

Photography: from Beginner to Exhibitor

The Photography Book Project

Asymptote: Interview with Translator Ann Goldstein

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Henry Ace Knight interviews Anne Goldstein for Asymptote, an international journal dedicated to literary translation and contemporary literature:

“Head of The New Yorker’s copy department by day, translator from the Italian by night, Ann Goldstein considers herself, on both counts, an “enabler” of words. Her work is a dual enabling, of the author to articulate their meaning with a clarity or scope that would otherwise elude them, and of theAnnGoldstein reader, in turn, to receive it in more accessible form”

Read the full interview here

The Center for Applied Liberal Arts is offering a number of translation classes  (see Summer 2016 course listings  here)

As well as the MS in Translation and several Diploma programs

Weathering Whether: Meera Thompson’s Solo Show at Atlantic Gallery

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NYU SPS Instructor Meera Thompson’s mixed media works on paper will be shown at the Atlantic Gallery from May 17th-June 11th, with an opening reception on Thursday May 19th, 5-8pm. “Weathering Whether” is Thompson’s fifth solo show at Atlantic Gallery.

Thompson is teaching the following courses at the Center for Applied Liberal Arts this summer:

Introduction to Drawing

Drawing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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About the show:
“Thompson’s new paintings offer a meditation on the mutability of the passing moment. Each image sweeps visitors into unfloding dramas. Dynamic brush strokes evocative of crashing waves, swirling clouds, fleeting shadows, and rustling breezes testify to the presence of unseen powers. While the action in the pictures may appear to play out in the air and in the water, more contemplative intimations of force and change await the responsive viewer. Close inspection suggests that Thompson is laying bare the deliberative nature  of painting. All lines, shapes, and colors embody decisions and to recognize them is to participate in their attendant doubt and desire. In essence, Thompson’s sensuous abstractions are an invitation to look inward and “weather whether.”

Visit www.meerathompson.com to learn more.

Atlantic Gallery • 548 West 28 th Street • Suite 540 • New York, NY 10001 • Tel. 212.219.3183

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat noon-6:00 p.m. Open late on Thurs to 9:00 www.atlanticgallery.org

Mastering Street Photography: NYU SPS Student Exhibition on 4/28

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From the NYU SPS CALA course Mastering the Art of Street Photography comes the 35th one-night student show at Soho Photo Gallery. Photographer and Instructor T Lawrence Wheatman and his students cordially invite you to this special event.
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Student Photography Exhibition

Soho Photo Gallery 

Thursday, April 28, 2016

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

15 White Street 

TriBeCa, New York City 

photo credit: RE:ARTISTE

T. Lawrence Wheatman is teaching the following courses at the Center for Applied Liberal Arts this summer:
Wheatman‘s website: www.BothKindsOfPictures.com

Earth Day and Translating “Green”

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Earth-Day-2016-Poster-Earth-Day-NetworkOn Friday, Earth Day 2016,  175 countries signed the historic Paris Agreement on climate change at the  United Nations in New York City (more information here).  The theme of this year’s Earth Day is “Trees for the Earth”,  inaugurating an initiative to plant 7.8 billion new trees by Earth Day’s 50th anniversary in 2020.

NYU SPS CALA instructor Francoise Herrmann recently wrote about translating the color “green” for the New York Circle of Translators:

Translating the color “green” post-UNFCCC – COP21

“Beyond the UN alphabet soup of abbreviations and acronyms…the term “green” is associated and often replaces the term “clean” as in “green energy” and thus technically arises in reference to those sources of energy (sun, water and wind) that do not produce the GHG effect. In reality, the term “green” is often co-opted. The color green then includes reference to alternative biomass-based sources of energy; that is, energy derived from organic matter, such as wood, certain fast growing plants, algae, organic compounds found in municipal waste and agricultural residues”

Other blog posts by Herrman:
Oh patents! Green, what;s green? [ Feb. 4, 2014] http://patentsonthesolesofyourshoes.blogspot.com/2014/02/oh-patents-green-whats-green.html

Programs and courses in Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting at CALA:

Women in Film / Black List Launch TV Lab for Women Writers

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In this blog post from Indiewire, Diana Martinez writes “The eight-week lab is an opportunity for women television writers early in their careers to receive mentoring and feedback on their work. The lab will hold master classes with seasoned writers and Hollywood executives”

Application guidelines here

For What it’s Worth: How Personal Property Appraisers Can Help You

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If you are ever in a situation where you have to move/downsize or handle the estate of a family member or friend, an appraiser can be an important resource. For example, you may not know that your Red Sox memorabilia may be worth $1,000,000 (which is what one family discovered at an Antiques Roadshow taping)  These two recently published articles describe some of the situations in which people may want to consult with a personal property appraiser and how to find a certified appraiser:

Huffington Post: Downsizing or Handling an Estate? A Qualified Personal Property Appraiser Can Help

Washington Post: When Mom and Dad are Gone, How Best to Get Rid of a Lifetime of Possessions

Appraisers need to complete rigorous testing and training requirements in order to receive certification, which is conferred by organizations approved by the Appraisal Foundation (AAA, ASA, ISA). As a consumer and potential client, you should ensure that any appraiser you consult with is currently certified. Also, be wary of an appraiser who charges you a percentage of the appraisal value, as the Washington Post article describes.

Here at NYU SPS CALA , we offer courses every semester in personal property appraising, with a focus on fine and decorative arts. Upcoming courses include:

Intensive in Appraisal/Connoisseurship: Fine Arts

Intensive in Appraisal/Connoisseurship: Household Goods

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Appraising

Essentials of Appraising

Appraising 500 Years of Latin American Art

Appraisal of Costumes and Textiles

A Guide to Style and Ornament

Appraisal of European Furniture Styles

Home From Afghanistan, and Learning to be a Couple Again- One Year Later

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Elizabeth Roldan took a Feature Writing course with Susan Hartman at NYU SPS. Susan Hartman subsequently wrote a moving feature story in the New York Times about Elizabeth and her husband Rafael Ramirez as they negotiated the tricky journey toward reuniting as a couple after deployment.

Elizabeth wrote this update for the CALA blog:

“I took a feature writing class at the Center for Applied Liberal Arts at NYU SPS with Susan Hartman. During my time in her class, my husband was in Afghanistan as a Lieutenant in the army. Each week we had a writing assignment. In a practice interview another student focused the interview on my diagnosis of epilepsy. I wrote a personal essay about mother’s death. For the main feature story, I wrote about my husband’s deployment to Afghanistan. I explained the major differences in communication and how it affected our relationship. For example, the last deployment was 10 years ago and we had to go through great lengths to communicate. This time around, technology made communication easy. We were able to speak and see each other every day.  Ms. Hartman combined all these stories and wrote a beautiful article about me and my husband. She tells our personal histories and challenges.

It’s been almost a year the since story was published. The article highlighted issues in our relationship including the fact that we both travel separately. We still haven’t gone on a honeymoon but did buy a house. This was a huge process that took 7 months. It brought us closer together. However, we continue to travel separately. I went to Miami for an art festival and to the Bahamas for a girl’s trip. Rafael continues to visit his mom in the Dominican Republic, and next month I am going to Cuba on a cultural research trip and Rafael to Colombia for yet another bachelor event!

The article also mentioned my epilepsy disorder. Within the last year, I had another seizure in a NYC restaurant which required me to be admitted into NY Cornell. But of course, Rafael was by my side by the time I regained consciousness.

Many people reached out to us after the article was published. I think people enjoyed reading about our story. It was a raw look at our relationship.”

Read the full article here

NYU SPS Summer Course Suggestions:

Feature Writing

Multimedia Storytelling for Journalists

Legal and Ethical Issues in Journalism 

The Art of the Photo Essay

Podcast/Radio Reporting and Storytelling