Carol “CJ” Patterson provides no-cost counseling services to all SFUAD students.

Jazmin Ramirez, a Film Production major with a focus on cinematography, practices playing the piano after class.

Marking the end of the Spring semester, Santa fe University of Art and Design’s annual Outdoor Vision Fest approaches on April 29 with a variety of visual and physically interactive art displays. From past caged performers to creative film projection to edible symbols of the written word, OVF is an exhibition created by and for nearly every department at SFUAD. Jackalope Magazine interviewed OVF Executive Producer and screenwriting professor Terry Borst via email about the upcoming event. Jackalope Magazine: Can you start by describing to us what Outdoor Vision Fest is? How many years has Outdoor Vision Fest been an event on the Santa Fe University of Art and Design campus? Terry Borst: Outdoor Vision Fest® (OVF®) began as an experimental collaboration between The Film School and Graphic Design (when it still included Digital Arts) in Spring 2011. Before it debuted, Photography and Studio Arts began contributing installations, and the rest—as they say—is history. Outdoor Vision Fest is an annual one-night-only on-campus event that showcases the creativity of students developing cutting-edge media installations that break down barriers between artistic disciplines. Use of Projection media and creation of an outdoor experience are really the only requirements for OVF installations, so everything from performance to motion graphics to multi-channel video to sculpture to sound-and-picture that interact with the audience may comprise a piece. JM: What kind of outside participation is involved? I’ve heard that Meow Wolf is a regular participant in OVF. What role do they, or any other outside involvement, play? TB: Meow Wolf has never participated in OVF. One can actually argue that some of OVF’s DNA is in Meow Wolf, as several current students and OVF alumni have contributed to the design and development of Meow Wolf’s new “House of Eternal Return.” We’re...

Courtney Brandt gives a regular haircut to Nicoli Sinyakov, one of the many students he has given haircuts to. Cutting hair used to be his passion, but Brandt has found a new love for theater since  attending SFUAD. Brandt has been cutting hair for more than 11 years and even owned his own barber shop several years ago. He does at least 20 haircuts a week on campus during his free time and charges only $10 a...

Just 24 hours before her midterm for World Music Survey, music major Rachel Dupard finishes the last of her review for the exam. Although singing comes to her naturally, history does not.Wanting to do her best, Dupard focused extra attention on the subject.

In the weeks of midterms and spring break, spray painted messages appeared around campus. The first “You’re paying too much money” appeared March 10 near the welcome center was gone by the next morning. The second “What is art? Now, what is art school” appeared during spring break and as of this story were still up by Tishman Hall.

At D-Block, King Hall, there is a free to use art space where student can draw anything and everything, uncut and uncensored. Here are some of the current pieces in the gallery at...

SFUAD will be hosting bands, Kodama Trio and Trio Andaluz this weekend for a CD release and show. Jeremy Bleich, a contributing faculty member for the Contemporary Music Department, has his hands in both bands as he writes, produces and plays in the groups.

While taking a field ecology class at Santa Fe Community College several years ago, Film School Junior Johnny Vigil became interested in Santa Fe’s water system. As a part of the class, students took field trips to locations where they would collect samples and make observations. During a field trip to Santa Fe’s reservoir, Vigil said he felt his eyes opened to something he’d never considered. “I guess I always assumed we just had this magic pipe that would pump our water,” Vigil said. “After taking that trip, I saw all of the wildlife. It really changed me. I saw the delicate ecosystem that provides our water.” Vigil said he was especially struck by the realization that the city’s water comes from a natural source. After the trip, he began to take notice of his own daily water usage. He started trying to find new ways to conserve water, such as simply turning off the sink while he brushed his teeth or taking shorter showers. Now, Vigil is at work on a short documentary about Santa Fe’s water usage. In particular, Vigil is attempting to highlight the ways Santa Fe conserves its water. Additionally, he said he hopes to show individuals how they can be conservative in terms of their own personal water usage. “It got me thinking,” Vigil said. “The water in Santa Fe is really precious. Is it sustainable?” The documentary will feature B-roll footage of the reservoir, which Vigil will be obtaining this week. Additionally, Vigil said he hopes to interview city officials in order to learn about the city’s methods of water conservation. “I really just want to inform my peers, my family and our city,” Vigil said. “Maybe I can even make it educational for students in elementary schools,...

Over spring break, Jackalope’s photography staff took some awesome selfies of what each of them did over the...

Muse Times Two is an annual series of poetry readings, which takes place at Collected Works Bookstore. The series includes a contest open to students from Santa Fe’s four local colleges, and a winner is selected from each school. This year, SFUAD’s winner is Creative Writing senior Marina Woollven.

As the director of photography, Bunee Tomlinson takes a lead role on the set of Jamie Haug’s latest film Lady Bug. With limited time and space, the day enters chaotic harmony. Haug plans to submit the film as his senior thesis at the end of this semester. Consequently, the pressure is on as the crew hustles to put together the perfect shot complete with fog....

Matt Donovan, Creative Writing and Literature faculty member, was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from Creative Capital to produce an opera titled Inheritance, which is based on the life of Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester gun empire. This opera will be in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize in Music finalist Lei Liang, Grammy Award winning soprano Susan Narucki and internationally renowned artist Ligia Bouton.

Nikolae Thomas, a  junior Creative Writing major, greets his friend Beverly Guinn, a former Creative Writing student, who is here visiting friends for spring break. Guinn hopes to return to SFUAD next fall semester.