BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:/svpca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for School of Visual, Performing, and Communication Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T120000 DTSTAMP:20260611T024734 CREATED:20260111T221843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T181837Z UID:10000258-1770202800-1770206400@www.wcsu.edu SUMMARY:Visiting Artist Lecture - Rudy Gutierrez\, Illustrator DESCRIPTION:³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ MFA Visiting Artist Lecture with RUDY GUTIERREZ\, ILLUSTRATOR – Wed\, Feb 4\, 2026\, 11:00 am.\n\n\nRUDY GUTIERREZ\, ILLUSTRATORWednesday\, Feb 4\, 2026\, 11:00 am\nVisual & Performing Arts Center\, room 144³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ\, Westside Campus \nFree & Open to the PublicLimited Seating Available \nRudy Gutierrez is an award-winning American illustrator and educator born in Bronx\, NY\, of Puerto Rican heritage. He has created artworks for films and performances\, U.S. Postage stamps\, book covers\, posters\, picture books\, and LP / CD covers. His artwork for Santana’s hit album Shaman was used as a set design at the 2002 Super Bowl half-time show\, and his paintings were commissioned for the film Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary. \nIn 2019\, Rudy’s paintings were featured as the Curatorial Spotlight at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Mesa\, Arizona. His work was shown at the Norman Rockwell Museum as part of the Unity Project Exhibition 2020\, an initiative of the museum dedicated to an inclusive America. He was also included in Imprinted: Illustrating Race in 2022 and 2025 at the Delaware Art Museum. The work will also be on exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis\, TN\, in 2026. Imprinted explores how the printed image has both challenged and reinforced cultural stereotypes in the United States. \nRudy’s art is in many public and private collections\, including those of musical icons Carlos Santana\, Clive Davis\, and Wayne Shorter. His awards include: Dean Cornwell Recognition Award; Distinguished Educator in the Arts Award; Society of Illustrators Gold Medal; Caldecott Honor Award; Africana Book Award; and Pura Belpre Award for his children’s books. In October 2025\, Rudy was inducted into the prestigious Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. He is a Professor Emeritus at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, NY\, and has lectured at various institutions internationally. URL:/svpca/event/visiting-artist-lecture-rudy-gutierrez-illustrator/ LOCATION:Visual & Performing Arts Center\, 43 Lake Avenue Extension\, Danbury\, CT\, 06811\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:/svpca/wp-content/uploads/sites/123/2026/01/f5ad1fccae079d7ea2ffc52ff6960dab.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR