14
Jan
By admin
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Clear your mind- write it down!

I assume many of you entrepreneurs and freelancers probably wake up feeling overwhelmed by your constantly-growing to-do-list most days, just like me! So I'm going to share with you this invaluable tool that I borrowed from the book 'Organizing Your Day' by Sandra Felton.  I read this book several years ago as a beginner business owner and several of the techniques I still incorporate in my day-to-day operations today, including this one. The idea here is that you take a piece of paper, and separate it into 4 quadrants: 1) Urgent/Important (time sensitive and needs to be done), 2) Not Urgent/Important…
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Field Trip Fridays: Warren Co. Kentucky High School
26
Oct
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General, ,

Field Trip Fridays: Warren Co. Kentucky High School

AMUA had the honor of hosting the senior art students from Warren County High School (Kentucky) this past Friday. We organised the Field Trip Fridays in which the students learned about the career possibilities of makeup artists, toured our facility, and watched one of their classmates get turned into a zombie by our own Emmy-award winning Instructor Ben Rittenhouse. The students then had the opportunity to turn each other into zombies using the techniques and materials presented by Ben. Schedule a field trip for your junior/senior art, drama, and cosmetology students by calling 615-925-9963!
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25
Sep
By admin
Alumni Spotlight, Announcements, General

Recent AMUA Grad Competes at IMATS in Toronto!

Recent Academy of Makeup Arts graduate Faith McLane is competing at the IMATS Battle of the Brushes in Toronto on Saturday September 26th. McLane graduated from the Special Effects program at AMUA in 2015 where she was trained by Emmy Award-winning artist Ben Rittenhouse. The theme of this particular competition is "old age" makeup. Faith will compete with 7 other finalists that were chosen from makeup schools world-wide. They are allotted 3 hours time to complete their work before it is judged by a panel of professional makeup artists. "I never really wanted anything as bad as I wanted to…
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24
Sep
By admin
Faculty Spotlight, General

AMUA SFX Instructor Ben Rittenhouse Featured on the Huffington Post!

Our very own Ben Rittenhouse was featured on the Huffington Post Recently. Read it here: "After 20 years as a makeup effects artist in Los Angeles, Emmy Award-winning Ben Rittenhouse (The Pacific 2010) relocated to Nashville, Tenn. where he now teaches at the Academy of Makeup Arts. A quick glance at his IMBD profile is impressive, with films like Men in Black and Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2. With such a successful resumé, what's behind the move to Tennessee? "I was working out of town a lot," said Rittenhouse, "when my sons Lucas and Issac were born. I really loved what I was doing,…
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16
Apr
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Elizabeth Romano Places 3rd in IMATS New York Battle of the Brushes!

Congratulations to AMUA Advanced Program Graduate, Elizabeth Anne Romano of Saranac Lake, NY for earning third place at IMATS New York's Battle of the Brushes. Key Publishing Group, known for Makeup Artist Magazine and International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS) chooses only eight students from professional makeup schools around the world to compete in this exciting competition. AMUA is proud to say that in our four short years in Nashville, we have had at least one student chosen to compete each year, and have had students place for the past three years. So, congrats to Lizzie and to AMUA Nashville! Special thanks…
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14
Mar
By admin
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Elizabeth Romano selected as a finalist at IMATS New York!

Each year, 8 finalists from professional makeup schools around the world are chosen to compete in this exciting competition. We are proud to announce that an AMUA graduate will be competing again this year in New York! Elizabeth Romano, from Saranac Lake, NY graduated from our Advanced Program in December 2013. She is passionate about theatrical, fashion, and fantasy makeup and we anticipate jaw-dropping work from this talented artist! At last year's IMATS New York, AMUA graduate, Kenzie Gregg, earned 2nd place! Kenzie will be back at IMATS this year at AMUA's booth #614 doing a demo and cheering Elizabeth…
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06
Jan
By admin
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Meet Amy Young and Learn why she chose AMUA

Lights! Camera! Action! Words I dreamt of hearing my entire life. I grew up wanting to be an actress. Doesn’t every little girl want to be an actress? That is when life happens and everyone tells you to figure out what you want to do with your life; something that is sensible and responsible and ‘realistic’. I found myself in jobs that used some of my skill set, but didn’t make me come alive. I was content enough to live my life, find the man I was going to marry and become a mom. I was on my way to…
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01
Oct
By admin
Announcements

We love thank you notes!

The Zombie Run Nashville 2013 Hi Ashley, I just wanted to drop a line and say Thank you so much! Your girls were a pleasure to work with. Not only did they present themselves as the super pros they are but they were so much fun to chat with. It is obvious that you do an amazing job at your academy. I appreciate you coming out and participating in our crazy event. I hope to work with you again! Ruby Ann Muro FX Coordinator The Zombie Run National Tour
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