Blue Mitchell (’05) is showing new work in January at Newspace Center for Photography along with photographer Corey Davis.  Exhibit runs January 8th - 31st, opening reception: Friday, January 8th, 2009 7-10pm.  Newspace Center for Photography, 1632 SE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 503.963.1935. http://www.newspacephoto.org

Colleen Flanigan (’97)  is returning to Bali this month with intention to create another ocean sculpture at “Karang Lestari” with Celia Gregory (http://www.theMarineFoundation.org) and the Pemuteran community (http://www.biorockbali.webs.com).  The project is intended to help the oceans by using creative and technical skills to build a colorful, vital marine habitat where it has been destroyed.  Colleen will be joined by Jodi Lomask, Artistic Director of the San Francisco-based organization http://www.Capacitor.org to begin a touring ocean production—an interdisciplinary exhibit bringing together performance, art, science and action to raise awareness and motivate healthy relationships with the ocean. The Global Coral Reef Alliance (http://www.globalcoral.org) certified Colleen in their Biorock technology in 2004.Colleen has also been awarded one of the TED Senior Fellows. The TED Senior Fellows program is an extended, three-year fellowship awarded to 20 individuals from the disciplines of arts, science, entrepreneurship, the NGO sector and education. Senior Fellows are selected from the previous year’s class of TED Fellows. Over the course of their Senior Fellowships, the Senior Fellows will work on projects within their individual disciplines. www.ted.com

Hilary Pfeifer (’99) spent the summer creating a 1000 piece installation for the home of Pixar director Lee Unkrich. Her ‘sWarm installation was included in the book 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse by Garth Johnson, Quarry Press, 2009.