ART Tank 2024
First there was Shark Tank. Then there was Wolfie Tank. Now there's ART Tank!
Competition Details: Join us on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 4-6:30 p.m. in the Stony Brook Union
Room 103 and be a part of the audience that sees our ART Tank pitches first!
What is ART Tank? This competition among Stony Brook students encourages students to put their skills,
mediums and vision to work on designs that can be anything from multimedia in format,
to a mural, sculpture, landscape design or any other creative impulse you have that
can help us engage people’s senses of sight or even hearing, smell or touch. Like
Shark and Wolfie Tank, we’ve invited selected participants to show off their skills
to a panel of professional judges (see below). In turn, these students will gain valuable
feedback and get a feel for how to present their pieces to the outside world. The
winner will then collaborate with the Campus Beautification Committee (CBC) to create
and display their art as a lasting legacy on campus.
Judges
Georgia LaMair Tomczak
Georgia is the Public Programs Manager at the Zuccaire Gallery, Stony Brook University’s
contemporary art gallery, where she leads educational programming and community outreach.
She focuses on transforming complex ideas into engaging experiences, believing that
museums should foster a sense of community and acceptance. Since joining Stony Brook
in 2019, she has organized public programs that highlight diverse perspectives, collaborated
with faculty and staff across campus, and mentored undergraduate students.
Judith Brown Clarke
Judi is the Vice President for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer for
Stony Brook University and Health System. Under her leadership, the Office of Diversity,
Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives (DI3) has the responsibility for developing
and sustaining programs, policies and initiatives that serve to create a welcoming
environment for all students, staff, faculty, clinicians and administrators. In her
role, Judi also serves as Executive Sponsor of the Campus Beautification Committee.
Smita Majumdar Das
Smita serves as Executive Director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
and Behavioral Health at Stony Brook’s Center for Prevention and Outreach, an office
dedicated to provide prevention, early intervention, education and outreach services
on major public health concerns impacting college students, including but not limited
to, substance abuse, mental health/suicide prevention, sexual/interpersonal violence
and health education.
Eric
Murphy
Eric is the Assistant to the Director of Asian Art and Culture at the Charles B. Wang
Center, where he combines his passion for art installation with managing cultural
programs that engage both students and the wider Long Island community. He is a lifelong
resident of the East End of Long Island where he has established himself as an active
figure in the Long Island art community, working with notable institutions such as
the Islip Art Museum and PAC/MOCA LI.