Nazareth College Art and Alumni Relations departments to host talk with Hollywood set artists on September 17

ROCHESTER, NY (09/06/2015)(readMedia)-- Hollywood fantasy set builder, Duncan Crawford (a 1985 graduate of the Nazareth College Art Department), and animator Akiko Crawford, will discuss their work during a one-hour talk.

This event is free and open to the public.

Duncan Crawford has worked as a sculptor on Super-8, Lost, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Green Lantern, Thor, Iron Man 2, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Transformers, and Spiderman 3.

Akiko Crawford is a photographer, matte painter, and talented Disney animator.

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The Nazareth College Art Department offers undergraduate programs in studio art, art education, visual communication design, and art history; and graduate programs in art education and art therapy, all taught by a faculty made up of highly talented practicing artists. The department also runs the popular Saturday Art School and Summer Art for Teens community enrichment programs, and is proud to house two gallery spaces curated by department faculty. For more information, visit naz.edu/art.

Nazareth College's academic strengths cross an unusually broad spectrum of 60 majors, including education, health and human services, management, the fine arts, music, theater, math and science, foreign languages, and the liberal arts. The coeducational, religiously independent, classic campus in a charming suburb of Rochester, N.Y. challenges and supports 2,000 undergrads and 800 graduate students. Nazareth is recognized nationally for its Fulbright global student scholars and commitment to civic engagement. Rigorous programs, an uncommon core, experiential learning, career skills, and a global focus prepare graduates for not just one job, but for their life's work. For more information, visit naz.edu.