Program in Arts Technology
Imagine working with a team of students on a major project using visual, audio, and interactive components; and being able to succesfully design and program all aspects of the project using powerful technical media. This is what students in the Arts Technology program do. Students use digital media to explore areas of traditional creative art making in music, sound, still and moving imagery, and typography to express ideas and solve problems.
Faculty encourage exploration and experimentation across multiple disciplines; as a result, each student is prepared to build a career in the dynamic and everchanging field of creative digital arts. Arts Technology students are prepared to take advantage of career opportunies such as media/web developer, animation designer and programmer, sound designer and editor, and video producer. These opportunities can be found in industries such as, entertainment, advertising, publishing, scientific research, exhibit design, and education; as well as traditional art making such as studio art, music composition, and design for live theatre production. New digital media fields continue to emerge including data visualization and software coding for art and design applications.
Students come to the program with varied backgrounds and wide ranging interests. If this sounds like you, please continue to explore this site for information about applying to the program.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fall 2013 Admission
The undergraduate and graduate program continues to accept applicants for fall 2013 enrollment (as space is available). Interested students are encouraged to begin the application process as soon as possible.
Apply to the program here.
• Please submit your Portfolios for Spring 2014 by September 16, 2013.
Congratulations to our Spring 2013 Dean's List Honorees
- Michael Ater
- Alexia Doane
- Tessa Gillett
- Cornelius Jordan
- Catherine Murphy
- Becca Neblock
- Leslie Noll
- Chuck Nutick
- Austin Robbins
- Emily Sewing
- Tyler Silva
- Rachel White
Congratulations to all the Arts Technology students graduating on Saturday, May 11!
Graduate Students
- Adam Fox
- Clarence Moorer
- Kerrie Parker
- Cody Sherman
- Ziggy Sun Oo
- Erica Williams
Undergraduate Students
- Michael Ater, Summa cum laude
- Amanda Carlson
- Leo Dorsey
- Tessa Gillett
- Austin Kelley
- Sarah Lockenvitz
- Kyle Magnusson
- Mary McCubbins
- Rebecca Neblock, Summa cum laude
- Emily Nee
- Leslie Noll, Magna cum laude
- Kieran Pereira, Cum laude
- Austin Robbinson
- Lance Savage, Magna cum laude
- Emily Sewing
- Tyler Silva
- Katie Spain
- Michelle Waxberg
Congratulations to our Fall 2012 Dean's List Honorees
- Michael Ater,
- Emily Burklow
- Amanda Carlson
- Alexia Doane
- Joe Donhowe
- Seth Hodel
- Jonathan Klein
- Sarah Lockenvitz
- Becca Neblock
- Emily Nee
- Leslie Noll
- Grayson Randall
- Lance Savage
- Nathan Schiavone
- Katie Spain
- Jessica Tran
- Rachel White
Congratulations to all the Arts Technology students graduating on Saturday, December 15!
Graduate Students
- Jonathan Robinson
- Taylor Yager
Undergraduate Students
- Dillon Barenbrugge
- Emily Burklow, Cum laude, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Tami Cleinmark, Cum laude
- Joseph Donhowe, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Michael Hanning
- Seth Hodel , Summa cum laude
- Jonathan Klein, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Dan McCall
- Brett Pyers
- Adam Sedwick
Arts Technology Homecoming Alumni Honoree, Ben Chaykin, set for campus visit October 4th and 5th.
Benjamin Chaykin -- a 2009 Arts Technology: Music graduate from Illinois State University -- is a Creative at Digital Kitchen, an agency that pairs storytelling, content, marketing, emerging technologies and traditional technology re-imagined with a "think-make" point of view. Prior to joining DK, Ben was an Art Director at VML, Inc., one of the largest interactive marketing agencies in the United States.
Ben combines an interest in creating interaction and story based on physical, mechanical, software, and online technologies, music, art, sound, and motion. At VML, Ben developed the "IMP," an interactive tracking and messaging system for public environments. At DK, Ben continues his pursuit of experience design in surprising places to create unexpected results. Some of Ben's more notable projects include the creation of "Protobooth," a modernized 3-D version of the traditional photobooth and the development of "Stanley Piano" -- the world's first interactive player piano which can receive Twitter requests for songs and interact with its local and worldwide virtual audience in real time. Ben has also worked on a wide range of design, ideation, and production projects for Transformers 3, the Dodge Journey's "Search Engine for the Real World" campaign, the Los Angeles Airport, Discovery Channel, Atlantic Lottery, Microsoft XBox, and Adidas.
A native of Kansas, Ben currently resides in Seattle, WA.
Ben will make a public presentation about his work on Thursday, October, 4 in CVA 133.
Congratulations to our Spring 2012 Dean's List Honorees
- Michael Ater
- Randy Baum
- Emily Burklow
- Alexia Doane
- Joseph Donhowe
- Jason Geiger
- Seth Hodel
- Joe Holland
- Cornelius Jordan
- Jon Klein
- Sarah Lockenvitz
- Emily Nee
- Rebecca Richter
- Michael Ripka
- Emily Sewing
Congratulations to all the Arts Technology students graduating on Saturday, May 12!
Graduate Students
- Jeremy Carter
- Michael Hubatch
- Klarisa White
Undergraduate Students
- Eric August
- Randy Baum, Summa cum laude
- Jim Brennan, Cum laude
- Nathan Campbell
- Mark Caspary, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Derick Downey, Cum laude, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- CJ Draper
- Sean Fernitz
- Jason Geiger, Magna cum laude
- Emily Herrick
- Joe Holland
- Chadman James, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Matt Johnson
- Brianna Kuhn, Cum laude
- Eric Lucas
- Stephanie Milovic, Magna cum laude, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Blake Nunes
- Milton Owens
- Jeff Rainey
- Charlie Raney
- Becky Richter
- Mike Ripka, Summa cum laude, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Mitch Rothstein, Exceptional Merit in the Arts award
- Rachel Schenck
- Martha Warfel
- Carla Westlund
Congratulations to Arts Technology student, Mark Caspary!
Mark won 2nd Place for Excellence in Sound Design at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
The Arts Technology Program is proud to have 7 of our students represented by their art work in the Student Annual. Congratulations to:
Award winners:
- Michale Ater's, Dada Book won the ISU Graphic Design Program Best in Show Award
- Derick Downey's video work, Big History, won the Arts Technology Program Best in Interactive Media and Technology Award.
- Adam Sedwick's interactive media piece, Vine Lights (Inorganic Life Series), won the Arts Technology Program Special Achievement in Interactive Media and Technology Award.
- James Brennan, What do you wish to wake up to ... (video)
- Emily Burklow, Innocence (video)
- Jason Geigner, A Thousand Cranes (poster), Bruegala (poster), and Glitch (digital multimedia motion design)
- Milton Owens, Untitled (painting)
Fall 2012 Admission is now CLOSED, please submit your portfolios for Spring 2013 by September 15, 2012.
Congratulations to our Fall 2011 Dean's List Honorees
- Michael Ater
- Randy Baum
- Alexia Doane
- Laura Fehr
- Seth Hodel
- Brianna Kuhn
- Sarah Lockenvitz
- Mary McCubbins
- Rachel McIntyre
- Stephanie Milovic
- Michael Ripka
- Mitchell Rothstein
- Lance Savage
Congratulations to our December 2011 Graduates!
- Minjie Wu (Grad)
- David Cawall
- Laura Fehr
- Rachel McIntyre
- Savannah Seed
Volition, Inc. presents a sound design project to ATK students
October 19, 2011
The Champaign, Illinois based game design company, Volition, presented a sound design project to Rose Marshack's Arts Technology, 380, Music Using Non-musical Instruments. The class was given an assignment to create sounds for a 30 second clip of one of the company's games. The Arts Technology Program is excited to bring this opportunity to our students and wishes to thank Professor Marshack and the Audio Team from Volition. That is Ariel Gross,Volition's Audio Lead, in the lower photograph.
Program announces Homecoming Week Alumni Honoree: Kelly Pratl
Public Presentation
Thursday, October 13, 2:30pm, University Galleries
Ms. Pratl's presentation is open to the public.
Kelly will be visiting Arts Technology classes Thursday and will be honored along with other distinguished university alumni at a luncheon in Brown Ballroom on Friday, October 14.
Kelly Pratl is the Director of Marketing for Deltak, a leading provider of online student lifecycle services for traditional universities and colleges throughout the country. She oversees the Brand Marketing teams serviced out of the Chicago, Orlando and Denver offices, and is responsible for developing and implementing marketing efforts across 24 partners and 90+ degree programs.
Prior to entering the education industry, Kelly worked for advertising agencies Crispin, Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) out of Boulder, CO and Leo Burnett in Chicago, IL, where she managed accounts such as: Volkswagen, Old Navy, Kellogg’s, Allstate Insurance, Turner Classic Movies and Beck’s beer.
Kelly earned her Master of Science in Arts Technology in 2003 after receiving a bachelors degree in English with a minor in Mass Communications, also from Illinois State. While pursuing her undergraduate and graduate degrees, she worked in the Creative Services department at State Farm Insurance. She currently resides in her hometown, Chicago, IL.
Spring 2011, Performance Studio Project
• Techture
Spring 2009, Performance Studio Project
• Dave's PC Trailer
