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Alumni Advancement
SCAD's unwavering support is visible through unprecedented resources the university offers alumni. Through SCAD Art Sales, SCAD is the only university to offer a commercial gallery service that exclusively represents the work of students, alumni, and faculty to an international clientele. Artists represented by SCAD Art Sales book commissions like HBO’s The Undoing, brighten corporate headquarters at Microsoft, Facebook, and Wayfair, and delight millions of fans in the Art Collection at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, curated by SCAD. Across the globe at hotels by Sotherly, Kimpton, and the Four Seasons, international travel epicenters like Heathrow Airport, and in notable new restaurants, SCAD art shines. The SCAD Art Sales fine arts consultancy team actively recruits clients across residential, commercial, and hospitality sectors, and maintains relationships with private collectors. SCAD Art Sales also offers an avenue for artists to sell their work directly to global clients through its online gallery and at virtual Open Studios, where SCAD artists showcase their distinctive work to fine art’s international tastemakers.
Complementing the university’s preeminent curriculum, SCADpro Fund invests in new ventures by SCAD alumni, helping them scale fast and solve business challenges through innovation by design. Supported by the resources of SCADpro Fund, alumni entrepreneurs including Streamlytics CEO Angela Benton, Q4 Sports co-founder Quintin Williams, and Parafin, Inc. founder Brian Ahmes build valuable businesses that compete on an international scale, while nurturing their home communities and creating new internship and job opportunities for SCAD students. Personalized SCADamp consultations equip alumni with the pitching and presentation prowess to secure backers or shine in big media moments. Alums Eleanor Turner, founder of sustainable brand The Big Favorite, and Christopher John Rogers, famed fashion designer, have used SCADamp to bolster their career journeys post graduation.
Getting SCADpro behind us is important not only from the significant funding but from the business acumen that the SCADpro team brings to the table. AUSTIN WEBSTER Founder and CEO, Deepr SCAD B.F.A., industrial design, 2006 Germantown, Tennessee
The SCAD Alumni Atelier, conceived and endowed by SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace, offers alumni the time, space, and resources to immerse themselves in the creative process and launch a new, progressive phase of professional work. SCAD Alumni Atelier associates and ambassadors advance their careers, strengthen their connection to the university, and join a select cohort of ascendant and established entrepreneurs, artists, designers, and scholars. At professional networking opportunities across the globe and at SCAD locations such as Après SCAD in Lacoste, graduates connect with leading industry professionals and enrich their creative and professional endeavors. The university’s alumni-mentorship program taps into the knowledge of distinguished graduates at every step of their professional journeys. At preeminent SCAD signature events and in the classroom, alumni share wisdom, review portfolios, and welcome the newest members of the SCAD family alumni. Industry and alumni engagement leaders in key markets strengthen the alumni network and develop industry partnerships that translate to new career opportunities for SCAD talent.
MEPTIK was co-founded by SCAD M.F.A. motion media design alum Sarah Linebaugh (Atlanta, Georgia). Pictured are MEPTIK SCAD alums who designed the XR stage. From left to right: Joss Abaco, Sarah Linebaugh, Joshua Eason, Alexander Smith, Julianna Mercado, Imani Daniels, and Jordan Adams Lambert
