Kalman Gacs 

www.kalmangacs.com

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87 Gayland Rd    ●   Needham MA, 02492   ●   (781) 444-1471   

 

 

OBJECTIVE:     A position teaching visual art, grades K-12 , as a long-term substitute teacher in the Spring 2007 semester.

 

EDUCATION:         

 

Boston University, College of Fine Arts

 

MFA in Studio Teaching, May 2007

 

Massachusetts Licensure: Preliminary Visual Art,  pending December, 2006

 

BFA in Sculpture, Magna Cum Laude, May 2006

 

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA, (2003/2004)

  • Visiting Student: studied web animation, 3D animation, and sculpture

           

Ruthe Wacker’s Academy of Classical Art, Amsterdam, (Spring 2000) (GPA: 8/10)

  • Sculpture Major with electives: Portrait and Figure Drawing, and Painting.

 

EXPERIENCE:   

 

Student Teacher(Pre-practicum)

Newton South High School, Newton, MA (May-June 2006)

  • Learned software taught in classes, and developed tutorials for software
  • Worked with cooperating teacher to redesign courses for fall semester

 

Student Teacher

Weston Middle School, Weston, MA (Sept.–Oct. 2006)

·        Develop and teach lessons for 6th and 8th grade Sculpture and Digital Art classes

·        Teach Robotics and Design and Construction (MCAS preparatory classes)   

 

Clay room teacher

Babson College Creative Arts Camp, Wellesley, MA (Summer 2004 & 2005)

·        Designed and executed weeklong curricula for five groups of children between the ages of 6 and 13

·        Oversaw ordering of materials and organization of clay room

·        Supervised counselors for each group of students during clay room activity                          

 

Freelance Sculptor

Self-Employed, Boston, MA (2004-2005)

·        Wrote proposal and contracts and made preparatory sketches to win projects

·        Sculpted from life and photographs

·        Cast finished pieces in bronze, plaster and resin

·        Supervised casting of monumental work at local foundry

Private Sculpture Teacher

Self-Employed, Boston, MA (2004-2005)

·        Designed and taught curricula for private adult student in observational figure sculpture to work at home as well as at sculptor’s studio

 

Sculptor’s Apprentice

Skylight Studios, Woburn MA (Summer 2003)

  • Planned and modeled architectural and furniture elements in clay for casting

·        Assisted in monumental castings up to 12’ high

·        Corrected anatomy on monumental figure sculpture (Paul Manship enlargement)

 

Political Action Chairman 

BU Environmental Student Organization, Boston, MA (2003)

·     Lobbied school and state officials

·        Curated climate change art exhibition

 

Canvasser and Field Manager

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG), Boston MA (Summer 2001)

·        Advocated Public Land Preservation Act

·        Supervised a group of five co-workers

·        Taught organizing skills and canvassing         

 

Teaching Assistant

 Visual Art Summer Camp, Zebegeny, Hungary (Summer 1999)

  • Demonstrated portrait sculpting and casting techniques to high school age students

                                                             

SCULPTING AND PROTOTYPING SKILLS

  • Clay portraiture
  • Ceramic glazing and firing
  • Plaster and rubber waste molds
  • Bronze casting
  • Soapstone carving
  • Arc and MIG welding
  • Basic machine shop use (Design and Manufacture class at B.U.)
  • Basic electronics (Electronic Projects class at MassArt)

 

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Dreamweaver
  • Macromedia Flash (Interactive Animation class at MassArt)
  • Maxon Cinema 4D (3D animation) 
  • Maya  (Intermediate 3D Anim. class at MassArt)
  • Final Cut Studio (Video Production at B.U.)
  • C++ programming (C++ class at B.U.).
  • WestPoint Bridge Builder( taught the program at Weston)      

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • Hungarian (fluent)

 

HOBBIES

  • Acting (Member of improv. group at B.U.)
  • Fencing (epee for twelve yrs; four competitive)
  • Outdoor activities: biking, hiking and canoeing