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SAIC SHOWS 2024 GRADUATE EXHIBITIONS
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SAIC SHOWS 2024 GRADUATE EXHIBITIONS

Graduate Exhibition One

February 26 – March 6, 2024

SAIC Galleries, 33 E. Washington St.

Reception: March 2, 12:00–5:oo pm

 

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Graduate Exhibition One

 

Graduate Exhibition One is the culminating presentation of 54 MFA candidates in SAIC’s class of 2024, and an opportunity for them to present new and ambitious work to the public in the SAIC Galleries. Graduate Exhibition One is the first of two graduate exhibitions this spring.

 

See Gallery Guide and Floor Plans

 


Visiting SAIC Galleries

 

SAIC Galleries welcomes the SAIC community and members of the public to visit the galleries in person. Admission is free.

*All visitors to SAIC Galleries must show a state-issued picture ID.

SAIC Galleries
33 E. Washington St.
Gallery Hours: Monday–Saturday, 11:00 am–6:00 pm


Self-Curated Groups

 

Students participating in Graduate Exhibition One were given the option to exhibit together as a self-curated group. There are two self-curated groups within the larger exhibition – soft answer and Time Will Decide. Please click on the group titles to visit their pages.

 


Performances and Activations

 

Akshaj Kilewala, Daily Activations: 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Lower Level 1

Time Will Decide Group (Elizabeth Flood, Patrick Glennon, Steph Patsula, and Terry Xu): March 2, 3:00–4:00 p.m., Lower Level 1

Che Pai & Rob Croll: March 5, 4:00–4:30 p.m., Lower Level 2

 


Program

 

AAH Conversations: Assembling the Divine
Nathan D. Manna
Maya Ortiz Saucedo
Felipe Villada Ruiz

Cecilia Klimon

Friday March 1, 3:30-5:30pm

SAIC Galleries LL1 Conference Room, 33 E. Washington St.

Organized by Working Title, an art historian-led initiative co-founded by Jessica Zi Chen and Paula Lopez to foster collaboration between SAIC MA and MFA through series of conversations, roundtable discussions, exhibitions and more.

 


The Graduate Exhibition One Team

 

Staci Boris — Director of Exhibitions

Trevor Martin — Executive Director of Exhibitions

Maya Ortiz Saucedo — Graduate Curatorial Assistant

Ziqing Ma — Graduate Curatorial Assistant





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