The SOA Media Center is the onsite location for resources for both faculty and students. For more information select one of the following topics.

Reserve/ Reference/ Periodicals
SOA Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Student Resources

Periodicals
Our holding of magazines and art journals is extensive. With pubs like Art in America, Flash Art, Oriental Art, Metalsmith, American Craft, Architectural Digest, and Aperture, all areas of the art school are represented. This resource is valuable in containing the most up to date information on current issues and exhibition opportunities. At present the Media Center carries 54 current issues of peiodicals published for the arts. Past issues are stored back to 1985. All past issues of magazines are available for student checkout.

Collections: Reserve and Reference

The Media Center has limited facilities for book check out. However, we maintain a variety of books and publications for room use. Included are works that apply to all progams in the SOA.

The Media Center has historically acquired other special collections for the use of the faculty and students. Donated special collections include a variety of reference books on african art. These were acquired from Dr. James W. Lankton now part of the SOA's African Art Collection. Other collections included personal books from faculty and the NC Museum of Art. Some of these collections have been passed on to ECU's Joyner Library for the lack of physical space of the Media Center. Other features of our collection include museum and exhibition catalogs and a wide variety of reference books.

Materials are also deposited by faculty for the use of students for specific courses. These include study resources like slides, personal books, periodicals and videos.

The Media Center serves as a liason from the SOA to Joyner Library.

Visiting Artist Lecture Series

The Visiting Artist Lecture Series is a vital part of the exposure of students to contempory issues and renowned artists of every field. The Media Center videotapes lectures and maintains a collection of over 200 tapes recorded since 1982. The videos are available for faculty checkout only, however the videos can be viewed in the Center.

These videos include artists, writers, critics and art historians. Renowned artists include Alison Saar ('88), Rudy Pozzatti ('90), Charles Hinman('94), Sidney Goodman ('98), Jerry Uelsmann ('98), and Miriam Schpiro ('99). See the this years Calender of Events for the Visiting Artist Lecture Series.

Student Resource Materials

Picture Morque
Frequently artists need reference images. The Picture Morque is maintained for the use of students. These diverse images are catagorized and can be consumed in the production of artworks.

Other resources available include a large variety of current art supply, computer, and book catalogs. These materials are for room use within the Media Center.

Photographic Tips
Check out this link to some information to help in photographing both 2D and 3D artwork!

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Contact: Kelly L. Adams, SOA Media Center Director
Updated July 2001