The Art Directors Club (ADC), the premier organization for creatives in integrated media and the first global creative collective of its kind, announced the winners of its inaugural Portfolio Night All-Stars competition, which is presented by Ford Motor Company in partnership with Adobe. The All-Stars were selected at Portfolio Night, an international creative portfolio review and recruitment event, and will be flown to New York for a week-long creative challenge from Monday, August 5 until Friday, August 9.nn”I’ve had a chance to speak with the All-Stars and to see their work.” said Brendan Watson, Director of Education for the Art Directors Club. “The creative fire power we will have under one roof is going to be incredible.”nnThe Art Directors Club, Ford Motor Company and Adobe look forward to welcoming the following 24 All-Stars to the inaugural competition:nn• Athens: Kostas Kaparos, 25, Technical Educational Institute of Athensn• Austin: Daniel Miller, 26, University of Texasn• Beijing: Chao Quan, 29, Dalian Nationalities Universityn• Boston: Ariel Simon, 22, Syracuse Universityn• Budapest: Zolt๏ฟฝn Kolozvari, 25, College of Duna๏ฟฝjv๏ฟฝrosn• Chicago: Sean Collander, 27, Chicago Portfolio Schooln• Costa Rica: Laura Rosa Delago Mendez, 25, Universidad de las Ciencias y el Arten• Dallas: Paul Curry, 21, Southern Methodist Universityn• Detroit : Andrew James Stencil, 21, College Creative Studiesn• Johannesburg: Lize-Marie Dreyer, 21, The Open Window School of Visual Communicationn• Kansas City: Mars Denton, 22, University of Kansasn• Los Angeles: Jeremy Eichebbaum, 30, Art Center College of Designn• Montreal: Melissa Charland, 25, University of Sherbrooken• Mumbai: Chaitanya Joshi, 25, Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabadn• New Delhi: Vaibhav Pandey, 25, Delhi Universityn• New York: Keri Tan, 28, Miami Ad Schooln• Paris: Saurabh Kejriwal, 30, Miami Ad Schooln• Philadelphia: Rebecca Williams, 24, Kutztown University of Pennsylvanian• Sao Paulo: Heloisa Ribeiro, 23, Miami Ad Schooln• Shanghai: Arthur Gui, 24, Central Academy of Fine Artsn• Singapore: Zara Kok, 25, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Designn• Stockholm: Isabelle ๏ฟฝsterlund, 21, Berghs School of Communicationn• Tokyo: Shogo Kuwabara, 22, Chuo Universityn• Toronto: Arrabelle Stavroff, 32, Seneca CollegennThe competition will kick-off with an opening ceremony on August 5 where Ford and Team Detroit will present the All-Stars with the creative brief. The All-Stars will then have the remainder of the week to work on the assignment and prepare for the corresponding creative presentation. Morning progress checks will be paired with mentor sessions led by prominent members of the ADC creative community. These mentors include Benjamin Palmer, Cofounder and CEO of The Barbarian Group, and Rei Inamoto, Chief Creative Officer of AKQA, among others.nnThe All-Stars will present their creative concepts on the afternoon of August 9 at the ADC Gallery. Their work will be featured in a polished digital presentation for a panel including Ford representatives and the ADC’s Portfolio Night Global Team. Each presentation will be limited to ten minutes, followed by a five-minute Q&A. Upon completion, the panel will be sequestered to deliberate on the creative presentations and ultimately decide the winner.nn Christina Austin
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The results of the AICP National and Regional Board elections are in. On the AICP National Board, all four incumbents were re-elected to serve a two-year term. The three General Members Director At Large seats were won by Yvette Cobarrubias of Cosmo Street, Gloria Pitagorsky of Heard City and Frank Scherma of RadicalMedia. Margaret Capossela of NEED Financial was re-elected as an Associate Member Director At Large. At the year-end AICP National Board meeting, Tabitha Mason-Elliott of BARK BARK was re-elected Chairperson of the Board, while Sally Campbell was re-elected Vice Chairperson. Lisa Mehling of Chelsea continues as Immediate Past Chairperson; Robert Fernandez of Moxie Pictures continues as Treasurer. To view the full AICP National Board, click here.
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On the East Board, Shelby Ross of Group Thrpy was elected to serve as President, while Lauren Hertzberg of Cut+Run was elected Vice President. Ross succeeds Gloria Pitagorsky of Heard City; he previously served as Vice President of the board. Robert Fernandez of Moxie Pictures continues as Regional Representative to the National Board.
Dana Villarreal of Sound Lounge was newly elected as a General Member Director; incumbents Robert Fernandez, Moxie Pictures; Chris Franklin, Big Sky; Mark Kovacs, Bodega; Geoffrey Ollwerther, Station Film; Gloria Pitagorsky, Heard City; and Erica Thompson,โฏWork Editorial were all re-elected. Kim Berzak, Wrapbook; Scott Taylor, Taylor & Taylor; and Richard Stern, Bloom Hochberg... Read More
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abitha Mason-Elliott of BARK BARK and Sally Campbell of Somesuch, who have re-elected at Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, respectively.
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